[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48860-48861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20170]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0349]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 
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; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject 
to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before September 14, 
2015. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0349.
    Title: Equal Employment Opportunity (``EEO'') Policy, 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 and 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 CFR 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 impacts.
    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.
    Section 73.2080 requires that each broadcast station employment 
unit with

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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 an MVPD 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 and on its Web 
site if it has a Web site.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-20170 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
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