Pre-approval
contingent upon no substantive changes to this collection after
adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be
re-submitted to OMB for review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
4,500
0
0
90,000
0
0
2,700,000
0
0
On May 27, 2011, the FCC released a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM"), FCC 11-84, proposing rules
to implement the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation
("CALM") Act. Among other things, the CALM Act directs the
Commission to incorporate into its rules by reference and make
mandatory a technical standard developed by an industry
standard-setting body that is designed to prevent television
commercial advertisements from being transmitted at louder volumes
than the program material they accompany. Specifically, the CALM
Act requires the Commission to incorporate by reference the
Advanced Television Systems Committee ("ATSC") A/85 Recommended
Practice ("ATSC A/85 RP") and make it mandatory "insofar as such
recommended practice concerns the transmission of commercial
advertisements by a television broadcast station, cable operator,
or other multichannel video programming distributor." As mandated
by the statute, the proposed rules will apply to TV broadcasters,
cable operators and other multichannel video programming
distributors ("MVPDs").
US Code:
47 USC 151, 152, 154(i), 303(r) Name of Law: Communications Act
of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47
USC 621 Name of Law: Commercial Advertisement Loudness
Mitigation Act
This is a new information
collection. It will add program changes/increases of 4,500
respondents, 4,500 responses, 90,000 burden hours and $2,700,000 in
annual cost to OMB's inventory once it is approved.
$14,723,640
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Evan Baranoff 202 418-7142
evan.baranoff@fcc.gov
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.