The Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) directed
the Commission to revise its regulations to mandate closed
captioning on IP-delivered video programming that was published or
exhibited on television with captions after the effective date of
the regulations. Accordingly, the Commission requires video
programming owners (VPOs) to send program files to video
programming distributors and providers (hereinafter VPDs) with
required captions, and it requires VPDs to enable the rendering or
pass through of all required captions to the end user. The CVAA
also directed the Commission to revise its regulations to mandate
that all apparatus designed to receive, play back, or record video
programming be equipped with built-in closed caption decoder
circuitry or capability designed to display closed-captioned video
programming, except that apparatus that use a picture screen that
is 13 inches or smaller and recording devices must comply only if
doing so is achievable. These rules are codified at 47 CFR §§ 79.4
and 79.100 – 79.104.
The Commission has adjustments
to this collection which are due to adjustments to the burdens
contained in this collection. They are as follows: the number of
respondents increased (+85) from 1,237 to 1,322; number of
responses decreased (-17) from 3,683 to 3,666; the total annual
burden hours decreased (-146) from 10,208 to10,062, and the total
annual cost increased (+2,100) from $93,600 to $95,700. There are
no program changes to this collection.
$56,966
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Diana Sokolow 202
418-0588
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:
(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.