Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications Services and Equipment

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-1167 ACS FCC 11-151 (2013).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-07-23	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
201376	Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications Services Equipment		Modified
201375	Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications Services Equipment		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1167	ICR Reference No: 201307-3060-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201203-3060-001
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: CGB
Title: Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications Services and Equipment
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/04/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/23/2013
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2016	04/30/2015	04/30/2015
Responses	119,817	0	119,660
Time Burden (Hours)	409,378	0	408,695
Cost Burden (Dollars)	291,488	0	110,588

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Abstract: The Commission is submitting this revised information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the approval of minor adjustments needed for the filing of informal complaints alleging violations of section 255, 716, or 718 of the Communications Act of 1934 (the Act), as amended, and the Commission's regulations implementing those provisions. Pursuant to the new enforcement rules that will go into effect on October 8, 2013, these informal complaints will be filed on a new FCC Form 2000H. In addition, a new Request for Dispute Assistance Form (FCC Form RDA) will be used to initiate the 30-day period which must precede the filing of an informal complaint. The burdens associated with filing the new 2000H and RDA forms are contained in OMB collection 3060-0874. Therefore, the Commission removed those burdens from this information collection and inserted them into collection 3060-0874. In addition, the Commission has revised its estimate of the number of requests for dispute assistance and the number of informal complaints that it expects to receive and the burdens associated with the processing and handling of those requests and complaints. This modest increase is due to several factors that were not given sufficient weight in the earlier analysis.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 255, 303(r), 403, 503, 716, Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 717, 718 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 29369	05/20/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 44119	07/23/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications Services Equipment
Accessible Telecommunications and Advanced Communications Services Equipment

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	119,817	119,660	0	0	157	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	409,378	408,695	0	0	683	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	291,488	110,588	0	0	180,900	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revised collection of information. The increases added to OMB's inventory as a result of these revisions are as follows: (a) The Commission's estimate for the number of respondents has increased by +95, from 9,454 respondents to 9,549 respondents; (b) The Commission's estimate for number of responses has increased by +157, from 119,659 responses to 119,817 responses; (c) The Commission's estimate for the total annual burden hours has increased by +683, from 408,695 hours to 409,378 hours; and (d) The Commission's estimate for the total annual costs has increased by +$180,900, from $110,588 to $291,488.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $75,654

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/23/2013

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