Annual Cable Price Survey and Supplemental Questions, FCC Form 333

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FCC Form 333 Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form FCC Form 333 Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
DA-14-673A1.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-07-30	Available
DA-14-1829A1.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-07-30	Available
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0647 (2015)(without Part B).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-07-30	Repair queued
OMB 3060-0647 (Part B 2015).docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2015-07-30	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
44153	Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices	Form and Instruction	Modified
183495	Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0647	ICR Reference No: 201507-3060-027
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201306-3060-009
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Annual Cable Price Survey and Supplemental Questions, FCC Form 333
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: 09/25/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/31/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2016
Responses	776	0	760
Time Burden (Hours)	5,432	0	4,560
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 ("Cable Act") requires the Commission to publish an annual report on average rates for basic cable service, cable programming service, and equipment. The report must compare the prices charged by cable operators subject to effective competition and those that are not subject to effective competition. The Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices ("Price Survey") is intended to collect the data needed to prepare this report. Each year, in order to implement this congressional mandate, the Media Bureau releases an Order, which directs certain randomly selected cable operators to respond to a price survey. The survey is designed to solicit information concerning rates for basic and expanded basic cable programming services, and equipment used to receive those services. The questionnaire in this collection contains changes to the currently approved questionnaire. Increases in burden hours relate to the implementation of the STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 (STELAR) , and to a higher survey response rate on average, from 95 percent to 97 percent. Other changes offset these increases to an extent.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 4(i) and 623(k) 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:
	80 FR 30458	05/28/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 45657	07/31/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices	FCC Form 333	2015 Cable Service Price Survey Questionnaire
Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices	FCC Form 333	2015 Cable Service Price Survey Questionnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	776	760	0	16	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,432	4,560	0	872	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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 collection which are due to revisions to the Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices, FCC Form 333. These program changes/increases are as follows: 16 to the number of respondents, 16 to the number of annual responses and 872 to the annual burden hours. There are no adjustments to this collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $42,781

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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: 07/31/2015

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