[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 10496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4538]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB 
for Review and Approval

February 18, 2000.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency 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 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control 
number. Comments are requested concerning (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) 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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before March 29, 
2000. 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 comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 or 
via the Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0390.
    Title: Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report.
    Form Number: FCC 395-B.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 16,425.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 0.166 to 1.0 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,100 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Employment Report, FCC Form 395-B, is 
required to be filed by all licensees and permittees of AM, FM, TV, 
international, and low power TV broadcast stations. It is a data 
collection device used to assess industry employment trends. The report 
identifies each staff member by gender, race, color, and/or national 
origin in each of the nine major job categories. On September 30, 1998, 
the FCC suspended the requirement that television and radio broadcast 
licensees and permittees submit the FCC Form 395-B. This suspension was 
to remain in effect until the Commission revised the EEO rules to be 
consistent with the D.C. Circuit Court's decision in Lutheran Church-
Missouri Synod v. FCC. On January 20, 2000, the Commission adopted a 
Report and Order, MM Docket Nos. 98-204 and 96-16, Review of the 
Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and 
Policies and Termination of the EEO Streamlining Proceeding. This 
Report and Order reinstates the requirement that broadcasters file the 
FCC Form 395-B. In addition, the FCC eliminated all requirements that 
broadcast licensees compare their employment profile and employee 
turnover with the local labor force. Furthermore, the Commission will 
no longer compare individual employment profiles with the local labor 
force as a screening device. These data will only be used to monitor 
industry employment trends and report to Congress.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-4538 Filed 2-25-00; 8:45 am]
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