Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108 , FCC 17-166

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
3060-1158.RIF PRA SS_final version (022021).docx Supporting Statement A	2021-02-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
198416	State, Local or Tribal Government	Modified
198415	Business or other for-profit	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1158	ICR Reference No: 202102-3060-014
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201802-3060-028
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108 , FCC 17-166
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/26/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2021
Responses	2,165	1,919
Time Burden (Hours)	56,290	49,894
Cost Burden (Dollars)	510,000	560,000

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Abstract: On December 14, 2017, the Commission adopted the Restoring Internet Freedom Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order, FCC 17-166. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order restores the light-touch regulatory framework, which allowed the Internet to flourish for almost two decades. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order revises the information collection requirements applicable to Internet service providers (ISPs). The Open Internet Order, adopted in 2010, required ISPs to disclose certain network management processes, performance characteristics, and other attributes of broadband Internet access service. These transparency rule disclosure requirements were significantly increased by the Title II Order. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order eliminates the additional information collection obligations imposed by the Title II Order and adds a few discrete elements to the Open Internet Order’s information collection requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 257 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:
	85 FR 78331	12/04/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 11767	02/26/2021
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
State, Local or Tribal Government
Business or other for-profit

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,165	1,919	0	0	246	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	56,290	49,894	0	0	6,396	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	510,000	560,000	0	0	-50,000	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: The Commission has re-evaluated the assessment of the burdens for this information collection and determined there has been an adjustment/increase in the total annual number of respondents of 246 (from 1,919 to 2,165), based on the most recent data available from the Commission’s Form 477. For the same reason, the Commission has determined there has been an increase of 246 in the total annual number of responses (from 1,919 to 2,165), and a concomitant increase in the total annual burden hours of 6,396 (from 49,894 to 56,290). However, we are reporting a decrease in the total annual external costs of 50,000 (from $560,000 to $510,000) to respondents due to the elimination of the start-up costs estimated when this collection was initiated, which we believe will have been expended by now.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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? No

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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: 02/26/2021

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