Transparency Rule Disclosures, Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order, GN Docket No. 14-28, FCC 15-24 (Fixed Broadband Disclosures)
ICR 201608-3060-005
OMB: 3060-1158
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Transparency Rule
Disclosures, Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, Report and
Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order, GN Docket No.
14-28, FCC 15-24 (Fixed Broadband Disclosures)
OMB approves
fixed broadband disclosure ICR for three years. Prior to renewal,
1. FCC will continue to refine its current fixed disclosure
requirements and methodologies for measuring performance, as may be
necessary, to ensure that the disclosures best serve the goals of:
a. providing accurate information that is useful to consumers, and
b. providing information that is useful for decision-making
purposes. 2. When submitting the fixed broadband ICR for renewal,
FCC will report to OMB the results of the above evaluations, the
analysis of consumer information, and the conclusions FCC reached
on the basis of the information. 3. When submitting the fixed
broadband ICR for renewal, FCC will include an estimate of burden
associated with fixed disclosures specifically taking into
consideration any differences in burden associated with the
disclosure of fixed versus mobile broadband data. Currently, FCC’s
burden estimate, for the calculation and disclosure of broadband
performance data, is the same for fixed and mobile broadband
providers.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2017
3,188
0
1,712
99,466
0
41,773
640,000
0
560,000
On February 26, 2015 the Commission
adopted the Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet Report and
Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order (“2015 Open Internet
Order”). The 2015 Open Internet Order builds on the Preserving the
Open Internet and Broadband Industry Practices Report and Order (“
2010 Open Internet Order”). The 2015 Order will help ensure that
Internet openness will continue, providing greater certainty to
consumers, innovators, investors, and broadband providers,
including the flexibility providers need to effectively manage
their networks. It concludes that high-level protections to ensure
the continued vitality of the Internet are needed in light of
instances of broadband providers interfering with the Internet’s
openness, and the incentives providers may face to exert gatekeeper
control over Internet content, applications, and services. The
transparency rule adopted in the 2010 Open Internet Order and
enhanced in the 2015 Open Internet Order requires all broadband
providers to publicly disclose network management practices,
performance characteristics, and commercial terms (collectively
referred to here as “network management practices”) of their
broadband services. The rule ensures transparency and continued
Internet openness, while making clear that broadband providers can
effectively manage their networks and respond to market
demands.
The Commission has recalculated
the burdens for this information collection based on: 1) the
enhancements set forth in the 2015 Open Internet Order, as
discussed previously; and 2) the changed source of data for the
number of respondents. Therefore, below are the program changes for
this information collection: The Commission has determined that
there has been an increase in the total annual number of
respondents of +1,476 from 1,712 to 3,188 and an increase in the
total annual number of responses of +1,476 from 1,712 to 3,188. The
Commission has further determined there will be an increase in the
estimated time per response of +6.8 from 24.4 to 31.2 and an
increase in the total annual burden hours of +57,693 from 41,773 to
99,466. These increases are due to a change in the source of data
used by the Commission to determine the number of respondents and
marginal increases in the estimates of employee hours required to
comply with the clarifications, enhancements, and one deletion of
disclosure requirements under the Transparency Rule. Previously,
the Commission used the number of providers listed in the Internet
Access Services Report , which was based on the number of providers
filing a Form 477. The Commission is now using information from the
most recently available Economic Census. The Commission has
determined that there is an increase in the total annualized
capital cost of +$80,000 from $560,000 per year to $640,000 to
reflect the increase in cost of measurement devices.
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:
(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;
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.
3060-1158 OI PRA Supporting Statement edits 12-7 clean (Fixed Broadband Disclosures).docx
Transparency Rule Disclosures, Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order, GN Docket No. 14-28, FCC 15-24 (Fixed Broadband Disclosures)