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

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Supporting statement OMB 3060-0761 (2017).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2017-10-18	Source copy available

IC Document Collections

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: 201710-3060-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201408-3060-012
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: 12/04/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/18/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2017
Responses	512,831	0	1,149,437
Time Burden (Hours)	702,562	0	1,254,358
Cost Burden (Dollars)	35,638,596	0	40,220,496

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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 19, 2016, the Commission adopted Closed Captioning of Video Programming; Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, Second Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 1469 (2016), published at 81 FR 57473, August 23, 2016 (Closed Captioning Quality Second Report and Order). The purpose of this submission is to revise currently approved collections for the closed captioning rules (found in 47 CFR § 79.1), add the collections adopted in the Closed Captioning Quality Second Report and Order, and update the estimates of existing burdens that were included in the November 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	81 FR 57473	08/23/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 36768	08/07/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 48511	10/18/2017
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
Section 79.1, Closed Captioning
Section 79.1, Closed Captioning

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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	512,831	1,149,437	0	-636,606	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	702,562	1,254,358	0	-551,796	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	35,638,596	40,220,496	0	-4,581,900	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Due to the adoption of the Commission’s Closed Captioning Quality Second Report and Order, FCC 16-17, amending its rules to allocate the responsibilities of VPDs and video programmers with respect to the provision and quality of closed captioning and the completion of an earlier one-time collection requirement, the Commission reports the following program changes: the annual number of respondents has increased by +37,430, from 22,565 to 59,995 annual number of respondents; annual number of responses has decreased by -636,606, from 1,149,437 to 512,831 annual number of responses; the annual burden hours has decreased by -551,796, from 1,254,358 to 702,562 annual burden hours; and the total annual cost has decreased by -$4,581,900, from $40,220,496 to $35,638,596 annual cost.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $104,399

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 10/18/2017

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