Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108 , FCC 17-166

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
RIF Supporting Statement Revised 5.2.18.docx Supporting Statement A	2018-05-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
198416	Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108 , FCC 17-166	Modified
198415	Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108 , FCC 17-166	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1158	ICR Reference No: 201802-3060-028
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201608-3060-005
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: CGB
Title: Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108 , FCC 17-166
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/02/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/28/2018
Terms of Clearance: Supporting statement updated during review. Previous terms of clearance no longer applicable due to change in the underlying collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2019
Responses	1,919	0	3,188
Time Burden (Hours)	49,894	0	99,466
Cost Burden (Dollars)	560,000	0	640,000

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Abstract: On December 14, 2017, the Commission adopted the Restoring Internet Freedom Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order, FCC 17-166. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order restores the light-touch regulatory framework, which allowed the Internet to flourish for almost two decades. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order revises the information collection requirements applicable to Internet service providers (ISPs). The Open Internet Order, adopted in 2010, required ISPs to disclose certain network management processes, performance characteristics, and other attributes of broadband Internet access service. These transparency rule disclosure requirements were significantly increased by the Title II Order. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order eliminates the additional information collection obligations imposed by the Title II Order and adds a few discrete elements to the Open Internet Order’s information collection requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 257 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK21	Final or interim final rulemaking	83 FR 7852	02/22/2018

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 2638	01/18/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 13278	03/28/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108 , FCC 17-166
Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108 , FCC 17-166

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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	1,919	3,188	0	-1,269	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	49,894	99,466	0	-49,572	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	560,000	640,000	0	-80,000	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 re-evaluated the assessment of the burdens for this information collection and determined there has been a decrease in the total annual number of respondents of 1,269 (from 3,188 to 1,919), as a result of changing the underlying source data on which it relies—from census data to the Commission’s Form 477 data—for purposes of accuracy. For the same reason, the Commission has determined there has been a 1,269 decrease in the total annual number of responses (from 3,188 to 1,919). The Commission has determined that there has been a decrease in the total annual burden hours by 49,572 (from 99,466 to 49,894), as a result of the Commission’s elimination of the Title II Order’s additional reporting requirements and the new calculation for the number of respondents. The Commission has also determined that there has been a decrease of $80,000 to the total annual cost from $640,000 per year to $560,000 per year as a result of the elimination of the Title II Order’s additional reporting requirements.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $17,830

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? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 03/28/2018

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