[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 77 (Friday, April 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 21735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08533]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0922; FRS 22322]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 22, 
2021. 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, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0922.
    Title: Mid-Term Self-Identification.
    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: 13,183 respondents, 13,183 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.2 minutes (0.02 hours).
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority which covers this information collection is 
contained in Section 154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 264 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On February 15, 2019, the Commission released a 
Report and Order (``Order''), MB Docket No. 18-23, FCC 19-10; In the 
Matter of Elimination of Obligation to File Broadcast Mid-Term Report 
(Form 397) Under Section 73.2080(f)(2). The Order eliminated the 
provision of Section 73.2080(f)(2) which requires stations to file Form 
397 and replaced it with a technological approach designed to be more 
efficient and less burdensome to licensees. When uploading future EEO 
public file reports to the Commission's Online Public Inspection File 
(OPIF), broadcast radio and Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services 
(SDARS) \1\ licensees will be prompted to answer ``Yes'' or ``No'' to 
indicate whether they have eleven or more full-time employees, which is 
the threshold number of employees triggering a mid-term review for 
radio and SDARS employment units. All television stations uploading an 
EEO public file report to the OPIF are necessarily subject to a mid-
term review because the requisite staff size for both obligations is 
five full-time employees for television employment units. Thus, the 
very act of posting the report to the OPIF will be sufficient to 
identify television stations subject to a mid-term review.
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    \1\ Satellite radio (also referred to as ``Satellite Digital 
Audio Radio Services'' or ``SDARS'') licensees are required to 
comply with the Commission's EEO broadcast rules and policies. They 
must engage in the same recruitment, outreach, public file, website 
posting, record-keeping, reporting, and self-assessment obligations 
required of broadcast licensees, and are subject to the same EEO 
policies. See Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of 
Licenses, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Transferor, to Sirius 
Satellite Radio Inc., Transferee, 23 FCC Rcd 12348, 12426, ] 174, 
and note 551 (2008) (``XM-Sirius Merger Order''). See also 
Establishment of Rules and Policies for the Digital Audio Radio 
Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz Frequency Band, 12 FCC Rcd 
5754, 5791-92, ]] 91-92 (1997) (``SDARS Order''), FCC 97-70.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-08533 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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