[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 2433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00659]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0349; FR ID 66844]


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 (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 March 15, 
2022. 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: 3060-0349.
    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: 20,657 respondents, 20,657 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 42 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; annual reporting; 
five and 8 year reporting requirements and third-party disclosure 
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, and Section 634 of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 
1984.
    Total Annual Burden: 867,594 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements approved 
under this collection are as follows: 47 CFR 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 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. These same requirements also apply to Satellite Digital Audio 
Radio Service (``SDARS'') licensees. In 1997, the Commission determined 
that SDARS licensees must comply with the Commission's EEO 
requirements. See Establishment of Rules and Policies for the Digital 
Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz Frequency Band, 12 
FCC Rcd 5754, 5791, ] 91 (1997) (``1997 SDARS Order''), FCC 97-70. In 
2008, the Commission clarified that SDARS licensees must comply with 
the Commission's EEO broadcast rules and policies, including the same 
recruitment, outreach, public file, website posting, record-keeping, 
reporting, and self-assessment obligations required of broadcast 
licensees, consistent with 47 CFR 73.2080, as well as any other 
Commission EEO policies. See Applications for Consent to the Transfer 
of Control of Licenses, SM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Transferor, 
to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., Transferee, 23 FCC Rcd 12348, 12426, ] 
174, and note 551 (2008).
    47 CFR 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 employing six 
or more full-time employees 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 employing 
six or more full-time employees maintain, for public inspection, a file 
containing copies of all annual employment reports and related 
documents.
    Section 76.1702 requires that every MVPD employment unit employing 
six or more full-time employees place certain information concerning 
its EEO program in its public inspection file.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00659 Filed 1-13-22; 8:45 am]
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