[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45316-45317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17242]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

July 22, 2004.
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(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) 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 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before September 27, 2004. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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 collection(s), contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 
or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0095.
    Title: Multi-Channel Video Programming Distributors Annual 
Employment Report, FCC Form 395-A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.

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    Form Number: FCC 395-A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: 53 minutes (0.88 hours).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 395-A, ``The Multi-Channel Video 
Programming Distributor Annual Employment Report,'' is a data 
collection device used to assess industry employment trends and provide 
reports to Congress. The report identifies employees by gender and 
race/ethnicity in fifteen job categories. FCC Form 395-A contains a 
grid which collects data on full and part-time employees and requests a 
list of employees by job title, indicating the job category and full or 
part-time status of the position. Every cable entity with 6 or more 
full-time employees and all Satellite Master Antenna Television Systems 
(SMATV) serving 50 or more subscribers and having 6 or more full-time 
employees must complete Form 395-A in its entirety and file it by 
September 30 each year. However, cable entities with 5 or fewer full-
time employees are not required to file but if they do, they need to 
complete and file only Sections I, II and VIII of the FCC Form 395-A, 
and thereafter need not file again unless their employment increases. 
In addition, cable entities with 6 or more full-time employees will 
file a Supplemental Investigation Sheet once every 5 years.
    On June 4, 2004, the FCC released the Third Report and Order and 
Fourth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (3rd R&O), In the Matter of Review 
of the Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity 
Rules and Policies, MM Docket No. 98-204, FCC 04-103, in which it 
considers issues relating to the Annual Employment Report forms, 
including FCC Form 395-A, ``The Multi-Channel Video Programming 
Distributor Annual Employment Report.'' In the 3rd R&O, the Commission 
is adopting revised rules for MVPDs to file FCC Form 395-A, which cable 
and other MVPDs will use to file annual employment reports. The intent 
of this 3rd R&O is to update rules for MVPDs to file Form 395-A 
consistent with new rules adopted in the 2nd R&O. The intent of the 
Fourth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is to provide time for cable and 
other MVPDs and the public to address the issue of whether the 
Commission should keep these forms confidential after they are filed. 
With the effective date of the rule revisions adopted in the 3rd R&O, 
MVPDs and broadcasters must start keeping records of their employees so 
they can prepare their annual employment reports due to be filed on 
September 30, 2004.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0390.
    Title: Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report, FCC Form 395-B.
    Form Number: FCC Form 395-B.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 14,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.88 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,320 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 395-B, ``The Broadcast Station Annual 
Employment Report,'' is used to assess industry employment trends and 
provide reports to Congress. Licensees with five or more full-time 
employees are required to file Form 395-B on or before September 30th 
of each year. The form is a data collection device used to compile 
statistics on the workforce employed by broadcast licensees/permittees. 
The report identifies each staff member by gender and race/ethnicity in 
each of the nine major job categories. On June 4, 2004, the FCC 
released the Third Report and Order and Fourth Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (3rd R&O), In the Matter of Review of the Commission's 
Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies, MM 
Docket No. 98-204, FCC 04-103, in which it considers issues relating to 
the Annual Employment Report forms, including Form 395-B, ``The 
Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report.'' In the 3rd R&O, the 
Commission is adopting revised rules requiring broadcasters and 
multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to file annual 
employment reports. Radio and television broadcasters will use Form 
395-B to file annual employment reports. The intent of this 3rd R&O is 
to reinstate and update requirements for broadcasters and MVPDs to file 
annual employment reports. The intent of the Fourth Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking is to provide time for MVPDs, broadcast licensees, and the 
public to address the issue of whether the Commission should keep these 
forms confidential after they are filed. With the effective date of the 
rule revisions adopted in the 3rd R&O, MVPDs and broadcasters must 
start keeping records of their employees so they can prepare their 
annual employment reports due to be filed on or before September 30, 
2004.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-17242 Filed 7-28-04; 8:45 am]
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