Section 79.1 Closed Captioning, CG Docket No. 05-231

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0761 (2014).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-11-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
30873	Section 79.1, Closed Captioning		Modified
188444	Section 79.1, Closed Captioning		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0761	ICR Reference No: 201408-3060-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201403-3060-002
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: CGB
Title: Section 79.1 Closed Captioning, CG Docket No. 05-231
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: 12/18/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/13/2014
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2015
Responses	1,149,437	0	67,424
Time Burden (Hours)	1,254,358	0	130,795
Cost Burden (Dollars)	40,220,496	0	35,505,816

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Abstract: Section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. § 613, which was added pursuant to section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, requires the Commission to prescribe rules and implementation schedules for closed captioning of video programming. In enacting section 713, Congress generally required that video programming be closed captioned, regardless of distribution technology, to ensure access to persons who are deaf and hard of hearing. On February 20, 2014, the Commission adopted Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, CG Docket No. 05-231, Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 2221 (2014), published at 79 FR 17911 (March 31, 2014) (Closed Captioning Quality Report and Order). The purpose of this submission is to extend the collection for the closed captioning rules (found in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1), add the collections adopted in the Closed Captioning Quality Report and Order, and update the estimates of existing burdens that were included in the March 2014 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 613 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:
3060-AI72	Final or interim final rulemaking	79 FR 17911	03/31/2014

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 52334	09/03/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 67432	11/13/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Section 79.1, Closed Captioning
Section 79.1, Closed Captioning

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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	1,149,437	67,424	0	1,086,862	-4,849	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,254,358	130,795	0	1,139,410	-15,847	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	40,220,496	35,505,816	0	6,284,400	-1,569,720	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission has program changes to this information collection. These program changes are due to the adoption of the information collection requirements that are contained in the Commission's Closed Captioning Quality Report and Order. Therefore, the program changes are as follows: +11,710 respondents, +1,086,862 responses, +1,139,410 hours and +$6,284,400.00 to the annual cost burden. The Commission also had adjustments to this information collection. These adjustments were due to the Commission reevaluating the burden and cost for various existing information collection requirements. These adjustments are as follows: -1,754 to the number of respondents, -4,849 to the number of annual responses, -15,847 to the annual burden hours and -$1,569,720.00 to the annual cost burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $320,707

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: 11/13/2014

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