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No FEAR Act. One purpose of the Act
is to ‘‘require that Federal agencies be
accountable for violations of
antidiscrimination and whistleblower
protection laws.’’ Public Law 107–174,
Summary. In support of this purpose,
Congress found that ‘‘agencies cannot be
run effectively if those agencies practice
or tolerate discrimination.’’ Public Law
107–174, title I, General Provisions,
section 101(1).
The Act also requires this Agency to
provide this notice to Federal
employees, former Federal employees
and applicants for Federal employment
to inform you of the rights and
protections available to you under
Federal antidiscrimination and
whistleblower protection laws.
Antidiscrimination Laws
A Federal agency cannot discriminate
against an employee or applicant with
respect to the terms, conditions or
privileges of employment on the basis of
race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
age, disability, marital status or political
affiliation. Discrimination on these
bases is prohibited by one or more of the
following statutes: 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1),
29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C. 631, 29
U.S.C. 633a, 29 U.S.C. 791 and 42 U.S.C.
2000e–16.
If you believe that you have been the
victim of unlawful discrimination on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin or disability, you must
contact an Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) counselor within 45
calendar days of the alleged
discriminatory action, or, in the case of
a personnel action, within 45 calendar
days of the effective date of the action,
before you can file a formal complaint
of discrimination with your agency. See,
e.g. 29 CFR part 1614. If you believe that
you have been the victim of unlawful
discrimination on the basis of age, you
must either contact an EEO counselor as
noted above or give notice of intent to
sue to the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within
180 calendar days of the alleged
discriminatory action. If you are alleging
discrimination based on marital status
or political affiliation, you may file a
written complaint with the U.S. Office
of Special Counsel (OSC) (see contact
information below). In the alternative
(or in some cases, in addition), you may
pursue a discrimination complaint by
filing a grievance through your agency’s
administrative or negotiated grievance
procedures, if such procedures apply
and are available.
Whistleblower Protection Laws
A Federal employee with authority to
take, direct others to take, recommend
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or approve any personnel action must
not use that authority to take or fail to
take, or threaten to take or fail to take,
a personnel action against an employee
or applicant because of disclosure of
information by that individual that is
reasonably believed to evidence
violations of law, rule or regulation;
gross mismanagement; gross waste of
funds; an abuse of authority; or a
substantial and specific danger to public
health or safety, unless disclosure of
such information is specifically
prohibited by law and such information
is specifically required by Executive
Order to be kept secret in the interest of
national defense or the conduct of
foreign affairs.
Retaliation against an employee or
applicant for making a protected
disclosure is prohibited by 5 U.S.C.
2302(b)(8). If you believe that you have
been the victim of whistleblower
retaliation, you may file a written
complaint (Form OSC–11) with the U.S.
Office of Special Counsel at 1730 M
Street NW., Suite 218, Washington, DC
20036–4505 or online through the OSC
Web site—https://www.osc.gov.
Retaliation for Engaging in Protected
Activity
A Federal agency cannot retaliate
against an employee or applicant
because that individual exercises his or
her rights under any of the Federal
antidiscrimination or whistleblower
protection laws listed above. If you
believe that you are the victim of
retaliation for engaging in protected
activity, you must follow, as
appropriate, the procedures described in
the Antidiscrimination Laws and
Whistleblower Protection Laws sections
or, if applicable, the administrative or
negotiated grievance procedures in
order to pursue any legal remedy.
Disciplinary Actions
Under the existing laws, each agency
retains the right, where appropriate, to
discipline a Federal employee for
conduct that is inconsistent with
Federal Antidiscrimination and
Whistleblower Protection Laws up to
and including removal. If OSC has
initiated an investigation under 5 U.S.C.
1214, however, according to 5 U.S.C.
1214(f), agencies must seek approval
from the Special Counsel to discipline
employees for, among other activities,
engaging in prohibited retaliation.
Nothing in the No FEAR Act alters
existing laws or permits an agency to
take unfounded disciplinary action
against a Federal employee or to violate
the procedural rights of a Federal
employee who has been accused of
discrimination.
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Additional Information
For further information regarding the
No FEAR Act regulations, refer to 5 CFR
part 724, as well as the appropriate
offices within your agency (e.g., EEO/
civil rights office, human resources
office or legal office). Additional
information regarding Federal
antidiscrimination, whistleblower
protection and retaliation laws can be
found at the EEOC Web site (https://
www.eeoc.gov) and the OSC Web site
(https://www.osc.gov).
Existing Rights Unchanged
Pursuant to section 205 of the No
FEAR Act, neither the Act nor this
notice creates, expands or reduces any
rights otherwise available to any
employee, former employee or applicant
under the laws of the United States,
including the provisions of law
specified in 5 U.S.C. 2302(d).
Dated: November 8, 2006.
Roland E. Smith,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
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Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
November 3, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burden
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104–13.
An agency 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
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a valid control number.
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 estimate; (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,
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including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before January 16, 2007.
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 Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) comments to
Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554 or via the Internet to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
For
additional information or copies of the
information collection(s), contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918 or via the
Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1032.
Title: Commercial Availability of
Navigation Devices and Compatibility
Between Cable Systems and Consumer
Electronics Equipment, CS Docket No.
97–80 and PP Docket No. 00–67.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 611.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
seconds–40 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; On
occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 97,928 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 17, 2005,
the FCC released a Second Report and
Order (2005 Deferral Order), In the
Matter of Implementation of Section 304
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
Commercial Availability of Navigation
Devices, CS Docket No. 97–80, FCC 05–
76, in which the Commission set forth
reporting requirements for certain cable
providers, the National Cable and
Telecommunications Association
(NCTA), and the Consumer Electronics
Association (CEA). The cable providers
are responsible for filing status reports
regarding deployment and support of
point of deployment modules, more
commonly known as CableCARDs. The
NCTA and CEA are required to file
status reports to keep the FCC abreast of
negotiations over bidirectional support
and software-based security solutions
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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for digital cable products available at
retail.
On October 9, 2003, the FCC released
the Second Report and Order and
Second Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (2nd R&O), In the Matter of
Implementation of Section 304 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996,
Commercial Availability of Navigation
Devices, Compatibility Between Cable
Systems and Consumer Electronics
Equipment, CS Docket No. 97–80, PP
Docket No. 00–67, FCC 03–225, the
Commission adopted final rules that set
technical and other criteria that
manufacturers would have to meet in
order to label or market unidirectional
digital cable televisions and other
unidirectional digital cable products as
‘‘digital cable ready.’’ This regime
includes testing and self-certification
standards, certification recordkeeping
requirements, and consumer
information disclosures in appropriate
post-sale materials that describe the
functionality of these devices and the
need to obtain a security module from
their cable operator. To the extent
manufacturers have complaints
regarding the certification process, they
may file formal complaints with the
Commission. In addition, should
manufacturers have complaints
regarding administration of the Dynamic
Feedback Arrangement Scrambling
Technique or DFAST license which
governs the scrambling technology
needed to build unidirectional digital
cable products, they may also file
complaints with the FCC. The 2nd R&O
also prohibits MVPDs from encoding
content to activate selectable output
controls on unidirectional digital cable
products, or the down-resolution of
unencrypted broadcast television
programming. MVPDs are also limited
in the levels of copy protection that
could be applied to various categories of
programming. As a part of these
encoding rules is a petition process for
new services within existing business
models, a PR Newswire Notice relating
to initial classification of new business
models, and a complaints process for
disputes regarding new business
models.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
November 7, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commissions, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burden
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An
agency 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
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a valid control number.
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 estimate; (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.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before December 15,
2006. 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: You may submit your
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
comments by email or U.S. postal mail.
To submit your comments by e-mail
send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them
to the attention of Cathy Williams,
Federal Communications Commission,
Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554 and Allison E.
Zaleski, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB,
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–6466
or via the Internet at
Allison_E._Zaleski@omb.eop.gov.
For
additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. If you
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
November 3, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency 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 Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control
number. 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 estimate; (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,
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including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before January 16, 2007. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918 or via the Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1032.
Title: Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices and
Compatibility Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics Equipment,
CS Docket No. 97-80 and PP Docket No. 00-67.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 611.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 seconds-40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 97,928 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 17, 2005, the FCC released a Second Report
and Order (2005 Deferral Order), In the Matter of Implementation of
Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Commercial
Availability of Navigation Devices, CS Docket No. 97-80, FCC 05-76, in
which the Commission set forth reporting requirements for certain cable
providers, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association
(NCTA), and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The cable
providers are responsible for filing status reports regarding
deployment and support of point of deployment modules, more commonly
known as CableCARDs. The NCTA and CEA are required to file status
reports to keep the FCC abreast of negotiations over bidirectional
support and software-based security solutions for digital cable
products available at retail.
On October 9, 2003, the FCC released the Second Report and Order
and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2nd R&O), In the
Matter of Implementation of Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996, Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, Compatibility
Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics Equipment, CS Docket No.
97-80, PP Docket No. 00-67, FCC 03-225, the Commission adopted final
rules that set technical and other criteria that manufacturers would
have to meet in order to label or market unidirectional digital cable
televisions and other unidirectional digital cable products as
``digital cable ready.'' This regime includes testing and self-
certification standards, certification recordkeeping requirements, and
consumer information disclosures in appropriate post-sale materials
that describe the functionality of these devices and the need to obtain
a security module from their cable operator. To the extent
manufacturers have complaints regarding the certification process, they
may file formal complaints with the Commission. In addition, should
manufacturers have complaints regarding administration of the Dynamic
Feedback Arrangement Scrambling Technique or DFAST license which
governs the scrambling technology needed to build unidirectional
digital cable products, they may also file complaints with the FCC. The
2nd R&O also prohibits MVPDs from encoding content to activate
selectable output controls on unidirectional digital cable products, or
the down-resolution of unencrypted broadcast television programming.
MVPDs are also limited in the levels of copy protection that could be
applied to various categories of programming. As a part of these
encoding rules is a petition process for new services within existing
business models, a PR Newswire Notice relating to initial
classification of new business models, and a complaints process for
disputes regarding new business models.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-19041 Filed 11-14-06; 8:45 am]
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