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OMB Control No:
3060-1139
ICR Reference No:
201003-3060-026
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
OSPPA
Title:
Residential Fixed Broadband Services Testing and Measurement
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
04/16/2010
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
04/30/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/06/2010
Terms of Clearance:
This collection is cleared based on the revised materials provided by the agency.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2010
6 Months From Approved
Responses
11,000
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
11,000
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Accurate and clear information is crucial to a well-functioning market. Today, broadband consumers in the U.S. have little information about the actual speed and performance of the broadband services available to them. Consumers lack clarity on: 1) actual speed and performance of the services they are receiving; 2) gap between actual and advertised speeds and the implications of that difference; and 3) speeds and performance of alternative providers in their areas. The FCC seeks to contract with a 3rd party measurement company to measure the speeds and performance of a representative, cost-effective, statistically relevant sample of U.S. fixed broadband households across geographies, technologies and providers. This measurement will occur on an opt-in, voluntary basis. This representative sample will be used to create a baseline level of performance and measurements for the FCC. The 3rd party measurement contractor will deploy testing devices to begin measurement, and these results will then be used to inform measurement standards for performance of broadband services, in support of the FCC-led National Broadband Plan.
Emergency Justfication:
The Commission's Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis and the Consumer and Intergovernmental Affairs Bureau plans to conduct a hardware-based test and analysis of 11,000 consumer broadband connections to examine the performance and services across a number of parameters. This survey is crucial to comparing what consumers know - and need to know - about the performance, cost, and terms and conditions of broadband and related services to what service they actually receive. In light of the 2010 Census-related moratorium on government consumer research efforts, the Commission does not have time to comply with the regular OMB approval process and is requesting emergency processing.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 5 123
Name of Law: American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 123 Name of Law: American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
PL: Pub.L. 110 - 385 103(c)(1) Name of Law: Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Residential Fixed Broadband Services Testing and Measurement
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
11,000
0
11,000
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
11,000
0
11,000
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
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:
This is a new collection resulting in 11,000 total annual burden hours. The Commission is seeking emergency processing and approval because this collection of informtion is critical to the National Broadband Plan authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA) of 2009, and to completing research done for the Broadband Plan on key consumer issues including transparency and actual speeds and performance of broadband service.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$599,940
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
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]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Dave Vorhaus 2024183641
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
04/06/2010
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