Notice2023-22425
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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October 10, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69926-69927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22425]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1139; FR ID 176951]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested
concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December
11, 2023. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce9e9c8f8ea8adade0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c6c6e7d7c5a5f5f125b534a">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#147a7d777b78713a7b7a73717871547277773a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e40474d41424b004140494b424b6e484d4d00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not
display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1139.
Title: FCC Consumer Broadband Services Testing and Measurement.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit and individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 501,020 respondents and
501,020 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-200 hours.
Frequency of Response: Biennial reporting requirement and third-
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in the Broadband
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Data Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-385, Stat 4096, 103(c)(1).
Total Annual Burden: 46,667 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring collection
after this 60-day comment period to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to obtain the full three-year clearance.
This study's collection of information on actual speeds and
performance of fixed and mobile broadband connections delivered to
consumers by ISPs has been reported to be of great value to academic
researchers, manufacturers and technology providers, broadband
providers, public interest groups and other diverse stakeholders.
Validation of fixed broadband subscribed speeds as opposed to actual
speeds by participating ISPs remains unique to this program and
provides a context for measured speeds. Mobile broadband performance
information is measured using the FCC Speed Test app for Android and
iOS devices to test the upload and download speeds, latency and packet
loss, as well as the wireless performance characteristics of the
broadband connection and the kind of handsets and versions of operating
systems tested. Information the FCC Speed Test App (``Application'')
collects is limited to information used to measure volunteers' mobile
broadband service and no personally identifiable information, such as
subscribers' name, phone number or unique identifiers associated with a
device is collected. Software-based tools and online tools exist that
can test consumer's broadband connections, including a set of consumer
tools launched by the FCC in conjunction with the National Broadband
Plan. However, these tools track speeds experienced by consumers,
rather than speeds delivered directly to a consumer by an ISP. The
distinction is important for supporting Agency broadband policy
analysis, as ISPs advertise speeds and performance delivered rather
than speeds experienced, which suffers from degradation outside of an
ISP's control. No other dedicated panel of direct fixed and mobile
broadband performance measurement using publicly documented
methodologies using free and add-free technologies exists today in the
country. The program will continue to support existing software-based
tools and online tools but the focus of the program will remain the
direct measurement of broadband performance delivered to the consumer.
The collection effort also has specific elements focused on further
network performance statistics, time of day parameters, and other
elements affecting consumers' broadband experience that are not tracked
elsewhere. The information to be confirmed by ISP Partners about their
subscribers or technical and market data regarding the broadband
services they provide is unavailable from other sources.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22425 Filed 10-6-23; 8:45 am]
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