[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 55614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24332]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

September 15, 2003.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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 October 27, 
2003. 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] or Kim A. Johnson, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, 
(202) 395-3562 or via Internet at [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: 3060-0922.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Broadcast Mid-Term Report, FCC Form 397.
    Form Number: FCC 397.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 4,300.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; Mid-point reporting 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 269 hours (one-eighth of respondents file 
annually).
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Needs and Uses: On November 7, 2002, the FCC adopted a Second 
Report and Order and Third NPRM (Second R&O), MM Docket No. 98-204, FCC 
02-303, 68 FR 670 (2003), which established new EEO rules and forms to 
comply with the court's decision in MD/DC/DE Broadcasters Association 
v. FCC. The new rules adopt a new version of FCC Form 397. The new EEO 
rules also ensure equal employment opportunity in the broadcast and 
multi-channel video program distribution industries through outreach to 
the community in recruitment and prevention of employment 
discrimination. The new version of FCC Form 397 is filed only once at 
the mid-point of the eight-year license term of television licensees, 
with five or more full-time employees, and radio licensees, with eleven 
or more full-time employees. Licensees must certify that they have 
complied with the FCC's EEO rules during the period prior to the date 
of the Mid-Term Report and must include copies of EEO reports that are 
required to be placed in the licensees' local public file for the prior 
two years.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-24332 Filed 9-25-03; 8:45 am]
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