Closed Captioning of Video Programming Delivered Using Internet Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-1162 (2018).docx Supporting Statement A	2018-08-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
199492	Closed Captioning Video Programming	Modified
199491	Closed Captioning Video Programming	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1162	ICR Reference No: 201808-3060-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201507-3060-004
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Closed Captioning of Video Programming Delivered Using Internet Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption Requirements
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: 09/20/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/02/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2021	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2018
Responses	3,341	0	3,666
Time Burden (Hours)	9,197	0	10,062
Cost Burden (Dollars)	95,700	0	95,700

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Abstract: The Commission is submitting this revised information collection to transfer certain information collection burdens associated with this OMB control number to another OMB control number. This change is being made to reflect the development of an online form for use by consumers in filing complaints with the Commission that allege violations of the FCC’s disability accessibility requirements. The online form is part of an information collection reflected in OMB control number 3060-0874. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) directed the Commission to revise its regulations to mandate closed captioning on IP-delivered video programming that was published or exhibited on television with captions after the effective date of the regulations. Accordingly, the Commission requires video programming owners (VPOs) to send program files to video programming distributors and providers (hereinafter VPDs) with required captions, and it requires VPDs to enable the rendering or pass through of all required captions to the end user. The CVAA also directed the Commission to revise its regulations to mandate that all apparatus designed to receive, play back, or record video programming be equipped with built-in closed caption decoder circuitry or capability designed to display closed-captioned video programming, except that apparatus that use a picture screen that is 13 inches or smaller and recording devices must comply only if doing so is achievable. These rules are codified at 47 CFR §§ 79.4 and 79.100 – 79.104.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 27773	06/14/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 37808	08/02/2018
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
Closed Captioning Video Programming
Closed Captioning Video Programming

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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	3,341	3,666	0	0	-325	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,197	10,062	0	0	-865	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	95,700	95,700	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: Based on its experience, the Commission decreased the burdens associated with this information collection by updating the estimated number of complaints and estimated hourly burdens related to the filing of complaints, and transferred certain information collection burdens related to the filing of complaints from this information collection to OMB Control Number 3060-0874. Overall, the burdens associated with these two information collections were decreased because filing a complaint offline under this collection (OMB Control Number 3060-1162) was estimated to require one (1) hour and is now estimated to require 0.50 hour (30 minutes) per complaint, and filing a complaint online (burdens reflected in OMB Control Number 3060-0874) is estimated to require 0.25 hour (15 minutes) per complaint. Therefore, there are adjustments/decreases to this information collection, which are as follows: -150 from the annual number of respondents (from 1,322 to 1,172), -325 from the annual number of responses (from 3,666 to 3,341), and -865 from the annual burden hours (from 10,062 hours to 9,197 hours). There are no changes to the annual cost. Also, there are no program changes to this information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $37,841

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: 08/02/2018

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