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OMB Control No: 3060-0761	ICR Reference No: 202401-3060-014
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202101-3060-003
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: CGB
Title: Section 79.1 Closed Captioning, CG Docket No. 05-231
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/08/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2024
Responses	510,514	0	521,074
Time Burden (Hours)	766,435	0	727,143
Cost Burden (Dollars)	35,324,172	0	34,350,444

Abstract: Section 713 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. § 613, which was added pursuant to section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, requires the Commission to prescribe rules and implementation schedules for closed captioning of televised video programming. In enacting section 713, Congress generally required that video programming be closed captioned, regardless of distribution technology, to ensure access to persons who are deaf and hard of hearing. The purpose of this submission is to seek Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a three-year extension to the currently approved information collections under Control No. 3060-0761, which relates to the closed captioning on television rules (found in 47 CFR § 79.1).

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 613 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:
	88 FR 78750	11/16/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 5232	01/26/2024
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
Section 79.1, Closed Captioning
Section 79.1, Closed Captioning

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	510,514	521,074	-10,560
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	766,435	727,143	39,292
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	35,324,172	34,350,444	973,728

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 has re-evaluated the existing burdens associated with this information collection since the last time this information collection was reviewed and approved by OMB. In this submission, the Commission has annualized the existing information collection requirement for video programmers to provide contact information to the FCC. Therefore, the Commission makes the following adjustments: (a) the Commission’s estimate for the total number of respondents has increased by +3,789, from 64,218 to 68,007 annual number of respondents; (b) the Commission’s estimate for the total number of responses has decreased by -10,560, from 521,074 to 510,514 annual number of responses; and (c) the Commission’s estimate for the total number of hours has increased by +39,292, from 727,143 to 766,435 annual number of hours; and (d) the Commission’s estimate or the total annual cost has increased by +$973,728.00, from $34,350,444.00 to $35,324,172.00. There are no program changes.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $111,373

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? No

Agency Contact: Joshua Mendelsohn 202 418-1727

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