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OMB Control No:
3060-1192
ICR Reference No:
201911-3060-013
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201906-3060-004
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
OEA/IATD
Title:
Survey for Urban Rates for Fixed Voice and Fixed Broadband Residential Services
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:
02/05/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/26/2019
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2023
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2022
Responses
2,275
0
1,000
Time Burden (Hours)
6,825
0
3,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
To implement certain reforms to universal service support, the Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau in this Order adopt the form and content for a survey of urban rates for fixed voice and fixed broadband residential services. The information collected in this survey will be used to ensure that eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) receiving high-cost loop support (HCLS) or frozen high-cost support must offer fixed voice and broadband services at reasonably comparable rates to those in urban areas.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 154(i)
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 155
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 254
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 303(r)
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 201-205
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 403
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 151
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 152
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:
84 FR 55153
10/15/2019
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
84 FR 70969
12/26/2019
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
Survey of Urban Rates for Fixed Voice and Vixed Broadband Residential Services
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
2,275
1,000
0
0
1,275
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
6,825
3,500
0
0
3,325
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:
The Commission is reporting adjustments/increases and decreases for this information collection. We are increasing the number of responses we expect to receive in this annual collection from 1,000 to 2,285 (or by 1,275 responses). Further, we are decreasing the time burden per response from 3.5 to 3.0 hours (or by 0.5 hours). The annual net effect from the increase in responses and decrease in time per response is an increase in the total burden hours from 3,500 to 6,825 hours (or by 3,325 hours). The adjustment to the number of responses is due to changes in the sample design of survey samples we conduct as part of the information collection. In our sample of broadband service providers and Internet prices, growth in the variety of Internet service plans providers offer along with higher price variability necessitate adding more subgroups of Internet plans to the sample design and increasing sample size by 1,500 respondents to maintain sampling precision. Further, we are adding a non-response factor to the sample design which lowers responses by 325, for a net increase of 1,275 responses. The adjustment in time burden per response (decrease of 0.5 hours) results from re-estimations of two steps that entities follow in responding to our information collection. First, we are lowering the average time for respondents to review instructions by 0.22 hours, to account for the likelihood that respondents who file more than one response spend less time reviewing each additional response. Second, we are eliminating the step requiring respondents to match a census tract code to the geographic location being sampled and, instead, will provide the location, reducing time per response by 0.28 hours. There are no program changes.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
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:
Suzanne Yelen 202 418-0626
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:
12/26/2019
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