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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
3060-0647
ICR Reference No:
201803-3060-013
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201507-3060-027
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
MB
Title:
Annual Cable Price Survey and Supplemental Questions, FCC Form 333
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:
05/03/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/30/2018
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2018
Responses
728
0
776
Time Burden (Hours)
5,096
0
5,432
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Communications Act (Act) requires the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) to publish annually a statistical report (Report), on the average rates (prices) cable operators charge for the basic service, and other cable programming services, including lease of equipment. The Act requires the Commission to compare prices of cable operators subject to effective competition to the prices of operators not subject to effective competition, under a statutorily defined standard. To meet this Congressional mandate, the Commission’s Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices (Survey) collects the information needed to prepare the Report. FCC Form 333 is the survey instrument (questionnaire) for collecting the information. Each year, to implement the Survey, the Media Bureau releases an Order directing a randomly selected sample of cable operators across communities nationwide to complete the Form-333 questionnaire. Consistent with requirements of the Communications Act, this questionnaire solicits data on the basic service and other cable programming services. To calculate annual changes, it requests prices and other data for January 1 of the survey year and preceding year. The questionnaire is the basis of the information and analysis in the Report. This revised survey collection questionnaire being submitted contains changes to the currently approved questionnaire. Revisions are necessary, in part to meet requirements under Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization Act (STELAR). Further, we are removing questions related to a Congressional requirement that has sunset, and other questions no longer of sufficient value. Also, following discussions with survey respondents, we clarify several questions and instructions. Finally, we revise the numeric order of some questions, so respondents may better cross-reference related questions.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 4(i) and 623(k)
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 3707
01/26/2018
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 13747
03/30/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices
FCC Form 333
2018 Cable Service Price Survey Questionnaire
Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices
FCC Form 333
2018 Cable Service Price Survey Questionnaire
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
728
776
0
-48
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
5,096
5,432
0
-336
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Changing Regulations
Short Statement:
The Commission has program changes to this collection due to revisions to the Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices, FCC Form 333. This program changes/decreases are as follows: 48 to the number of respondents, 48 to the annual number of responses, 336 to the number of burden hours due to lowering the sample size of our survey. There are no adjustments to this collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$45,677
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
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
Agency Contact:
John Scott 2024182330
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:
03/30/2018
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