[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43127-43128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20558]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on October 26, 2009. 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the 
Internet at [email protected] and to Cathy Williams, 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street 
S.W.

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Washington, D.C. 20554 . To submit your comments by e-mail send then 
to: [email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact 
Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0349.
    Title: Equal Employment Opportunity (''EEO'') Policy, 47 CFR 
Sections 73.2080, 76.73, 76.75, 76.79 and 76.1702.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 14,178 respondents; 14,178 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 42 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual and five-
year reporting requirements.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
Sections 154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 595,476 hours
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality and respondents are not being asked to submit 
confidential information to the Commission.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.2080 provides that equal opportunity in 
employment shall be afforded by all broadcast stations to all qualified 
persons and no person shall be discriminated against in employment by 
such stations because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex. 
Therefore, Section 73.2080 requires that each broadcast station 
employment unit with 5 or more full-time employees shall establish, 
maintain and carry out a program to assure equal opportunity in every 
aspect of a broadcast station's policy and practice.
    Section 76.73 provides that equal opportunity in employment shall 
be afforded by all multichannel video program distributors (``MVPD'') 
to all qualified persons and no person shall be discriminated against 
in employment by such entities because of race, color, religion, 
national origin, age or sex.
    Section 76.75 requires that each MVPD employment unit shall 
establish, maintain and carry out a program to assure equal opportunity 
in every aspect of a cable entity's policy and practice.
    Section 76.79 requires that every MVPD employment unit maintain, 
for public inspection, a file containing copies of all annual 
employment reports and related documents.
    Section 76.1702 requires that every MVPD place certain information 
concerning its EEO program in the public inspection file.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-20558 Filed 8-25-09; 8:45 am]
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