[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14010-14011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05155]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1298; FR ID 75434]


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 May 10, 
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 No.: 3060-1298.
    Title: Volunteer Service Agreement Form, FCC Form A-384.
    Form No.: FCC Form A-384.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 140 respondents and 140 
responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority to 
collect this information derives from 5 U.S.C. 3111, Acceptance of 
volunteer service. Certification of compliance with COVID-19 vaccine 
requirements for Federal workers derives from several sources, 
including most recently Executive Order 13991, Protecting the Federal 
Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing; Executive Order 14043, Requiring 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees; and OMB 
Memorandum M 21-15, COVID-19 Safe Federal Workplace: Agency Model 
Safety Principles (Jan. 24, 2021), as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 35 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. Records of current and former 
Federal employees as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2105, including volunteers, 
grantees, and contract employees on whom the agency maintains records, 
are covered by OPM's governmentwide System of Records Notice (SORN) 
OPM/GOVT-1 General Personnel Records, posted at https://www.opm.gov/information-management/privacy-policy/sorn/opm-sorn-govt-1-general-personnel-records.pdf. The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the 
Electronic Official Personnel Folder is posted at https://www.opm.gov/information-management/privacy-policy/privacy-policy/eopf-pia.pdf.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: As Privacy Act-protected 
records, these records are kept confidential and will not be disclosed 
except under applicable Privacy Act exceptions, including the routine 
uses identified in the OPM/GOVT-1 SORN.
    Needs and Uses: The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 authorized 
Federal agencies to establish programs designed to provide 
educationally related work assignments for students in a non-pay 
status. The Act provides that heads of agencies may accept, subject to 
regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management, volunteer 
service for the United States if the service (1) is performed by a 
student,

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with permission of the institution at which the student is enrolled; 
(2) is to be uncompensated; and (3) will not displace any employee. 
Form A-384 establishes the responsibility of students, their 
institutions, and the FCC as a precondition to accepting individuals as 
unpaid volunteers.
    One such precondition now included on Form A-384, for which the FCC 
previously received Emergency approval, is the requirement that 
students comply with regulations and policies pertaining to COVID-19 
vaccination requirements for Federal workers. On September 9, 2021, the 
President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14043, ``Requiring Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees,'' requiring all Federal 
employees, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105, to be vaccinated against COVID-
19, with exceptions only as required by law. Although the vaccination 
requirement is currently the subject of a nationwide injunction, the 
FCC will continue to develop and implement health and safety protocols 
to ensure and maintain the safety of all occupants during standard 
operations and public health emergencies or similar health and safety 
incidents, such as a pandemic. As relevant here, this includes 
requiring unpaid employees to report their vaccination status.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-05155 Filed 3-10-22; 8:45 am]
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