This ICR is
approved for the focus group and pre-test portions. Once the FCC
has completed this work, the agency should resubmit any revisions,
including changes to the supporting statements and the survey
instrument. Additionally, for the main survey, the FCC has agreed
that the final report prepared by the contractors, Scott Savage and
Donald Waldman, will contain nonresponse bias analysis. The
analysis will examine nonresponse bias present in the survey
response rates of panel members. The analysis will use multivariate
techniques to identify the characteristics of cases selected for
the survey that were least likely to respond. Cases will be coded
as either responding or not responding and multivariate techniques
will be used to identify which case characteristics are correlated
with nonresponse. The nonresponse bias discussion in the report
will review existing analyses of the nonresponse bias associated
with the recruitment of panel members into the Knowledge Networks
panel. In addition, the procedures used to develop the
post-stratification weights that adjust for non-response will be
discussed.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2011
6 Months From Approved
5,000
0
0
1,250
0
0
0
0
0
Section 202(h) of the 1996
Telecommunications Act requires the Commission to review its media
ownership rules quadrennially to determine whether its rules are
necessary in the public interest as the result of competition. The
Commission is then required to repeal or modify any regulation it
determines no longer to serve the public interest. This Consumer
Survey (Consumer Survey or Information Collection) will be used in
its determination.
The Federal
Communications Commission (Commission) requests OMB approval to
submit the attached information collection under the emergency
processing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (5
CFR 1320.13). The Commission is requesting clearance for a new
information collection in the form of a consumer survey related to
the Commissions Media Ownership proceeding. The Commission is
asking for a 17-day public comment period. The Commission will make
the emergency submission to OMB on the first day that the public
comment begins. Therefore, OMB will be able to begin its review of
the collection at the same time that the Commission is seeking
comments from the public. The Commission requests OMB approval for
this information collection seventeen days after OMB receives the
collection, November 22, 2010. The Commission respectfully requests
emergency processing and approval from OMB because this information
collection is critical to the development and completion of its
statutorily-mandated proceeding required pursuant to Section 202(h)
of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. Specifically, the Commission is
required to review its media ownership rules quadrennially to
determine whether its rules are necessary in the public interest
as the result of competition. The Commission is then required to
repeal or modify any regulation it determines no longer to serve
the public interest. The consumer survey and associated study will
be used in its determination.
US Code:
47
USC 202(h) Name of Law: Telecommunications Act of 1996
This is a new information
collection which adds program changes/increases to this collection
of 5,000 respondents, 5,000 responses and 1,250 burden hours.
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:
(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;
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.