[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1915-1916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00376]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX, OMB 3060-0848; FR ID 195711]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.'' The Commission 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

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of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB 
control number.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before February 12, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted 
to OMB: (1) go to the web page https://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 Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''

    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Request For Religious Accommodation.
    Form Number: FCC Form-5652.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3 respondents; 3 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Part 1605; U.S. Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission's Compliance Manual, Section 12: Religious 
Discrimination (January 15, 2021); U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission's Questions and Answers: Religious Discrimination in the 
Workplace (July 22, 2008); U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Fact 
Sheet: Adjustment of Work Schedules for Religious Observances.
    Total Annual Burden: 8 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $600.
    Needs and Uses: In order to file a religious accommodation request, 
requesters must provide certain information to allow the FCC's Office 
of Workplace Diversity to determine that the employee or applicant 
satisfies the requirements of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 for filing a request. The information requested in the Religious 
Accommodation Form assists requesters to provide information to 
ascertain if the requesters sincerely held religious beliefs, 
observances or practices conflict with a specific task or requirement 
of the position or an application process. Specifically, the FCC Form 
5652, the Religious Accommodation Request Form provides information 
regarding the type of accommodation or modification requested, the 
requesters sincerely held belief, and which FCC requirement, policy, or 
practice that conflicts with the requesters sincerely held religious 
observance, practice, or belief.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0848.
    Title: Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced 
Telecommunications Capability, CC Docket No. 98-147.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 750 respondents; 9,270 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3.54 hours (average burden per 
response).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third-party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 201 and 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 201, 251.
    Total Annual Burden: 32,845 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements implement 
sections 201 and 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to 
provide for physical collocation on rates, terms and conditions that 
are just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory, and to promote deployment 
of advanced telecommunications services without significantly degrading 
the performance of other services. All of the requirements will be used 
by the Commission and competitive local exchange carriers (LECs) to 
facilitate the deployment of telecommunications services, including 
advanced telecommunications services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-00376 Filed 1-10-24; 8:45 am]
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