[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64069-64070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25133]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0095]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 
21, 2020. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0095.
    Title: Multi-Channel Video Programming Distributors Annual 
Employment Report, FCC Form 395-A.
    Form Number: FCC Form 395-A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,500 respondents; 2,500 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: One hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and annual 
reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of

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information is contained in Section 154(i) and 634 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): 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 sixteen 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.
    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 each year.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-25133 Filed 11-19-19; 8:45 am]
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