Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for All ..

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0967 (2013).doc Supporting Statement A	2014-02-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
31480	Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for All...	Modified
181859	Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for All...	Modified
181858	Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for All...	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0967	ICR Reference No: 201402-3060-015
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201307-3060-002
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: CGB
Title: Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for All ..
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: 04/09/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/20/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2016
Responses	642	0	50
Time Burden (Hours)	735	0	53
Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,150	0	6,750

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Abstract: This submission supports the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Commission's Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket Nos. 12-107, 11-43, FCC 13-45 (the Emergency Information/Video Description Order). The current emergency information rules, codified at 47 C.F.R. § 79.2, are designed to ensure that persons with hearing and visual disabilities have access to the critical details of television programming containing emergency information. In 2000, the Commission adopted the rules to assist persons with hearing disabilities, in the Second Report and Order in MM Docket No. 95-176. Later that year, the Commission modified the rules to assist persons with visual disabilities, in the Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-339. In the Emergency Information/Video Description Order, the Commission adopts rules implementing portions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (the CVAA) related to accessible emergency information, and apparatus requirements for emergency information and video description. These rules are codified at 47 C.F.R. §§ 79.2, 79.105, and 79.106.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 154(i) and (j), 303, 330(b) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 613, 617 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-AJ85	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 31770	05/24/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 76832	12/19/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 9739	02/20/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for All...
Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for All...
Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing Emergency Information, and Emergency Information; Section 79.105, Video Description and Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements for All...

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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	642	50	0	592	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	735	53	0	682	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,150	6,750	0	17,400	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 the following program changes to this collection as a result of the information collection requirements contained in FCC 13-45: (a) the Commission's estimate for the total number of respondents would increase by 590, from 50 respondents to 640 respondents; (b) the Commission's estimate for the total number of annual responses would increase by 592, from 50 to 642; (c) the Commission's estimate for the total annual burden hours would increase by 682, from 53 to 735; and (d) the Commission's estimate for the total annualized cost burden would increase $17,400, from $6,750 to $24,150.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $18,458

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

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: 02/20/2014

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