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

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
3060-1158.RIF PRA SS.extension_final version.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-04-15	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
198416	State, Local or Tribal Government		Modified
198415	Business or other for-profit		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1158	ICR Reference No: 202403-3060-014
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202102-3060-014
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/29/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/15/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2024
Responses	2,384	0	2,165
Time Burden (Hours)	61,984	0	56,290
Cost Burden (Dollars)	510,000	0	510,000

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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 restored the light-touch regulatory framework which allowed the Internet to flourish for almost two decades. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order revised 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 eliminated the additional information collection obligations imposed by the Title II Order and added 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:
	89 FR 7705	02/05/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 26147	04/15/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business or other for-profit
State, Local or Tribal Government

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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	2,384	2,165	0	0	219	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	61,984	56,290	0	0	5,694	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	510,000	510,000	0	0	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: 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 219 (from 2,165 to 2,384), 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 219 in the total annual number of responses (from 2,165 to 2,384), and a concomitant increase in the total annual burden hours of 5,694 (from 56,290 to 61,984). There are no program changes to this information collection.

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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: 04/15/2024

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