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submitted all of the district data on a
single form, EEOC Form 168A. The
individual school form, EEOC Form
168B, was eliminated in 1996, reducing
the respondent burden and cost.
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Overview of Information Collection
Collection Title: ElementarySecondary Staff Information Report
(EEO–5).
OMB–Number: 3046–0003.
Frequency of Report: Biennial.
Type of Respondent: Certain public
elementary and secondary school
districts.
Description of Affected Public: Certain
public elementary and secondary school
districts.
Number of Responses: 7,218.
Reporting Hours: 32,481.
Cost to the Respondents: $617,139.
Federal Cost: $190,000.
Number of Forms: 1.
Form Number: EEOC Form 168A.
Abstract: Section 709 (c) of Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e–8(c), requires
employers to make and keep records
relevant to a determination of whether
unlawful employment practices have
been or are being committed, to preserve
such records, and to produce reports as
the Commission prescribes by
regulation or order. Accordingly, the
EEOC issued regulations prescribing the
reporting requirements for elementary
and secondary public school districts.
The EEOC uses EEO–5 data to
investigate charges of employment
discrimination against elementary and
secondary public school districts. The
data also are used for research. The data
are shared with the Department of
Education (Office for Civil Rights) and
the Department of Justice. Pursuant to
Section 709(d) of Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended, EEO–
5 data also are shared with state and
local Fair Employment Practices
Agencies (FEPAs).
Burden Statement: The estimated
number of respondents included in the
biennial EEO–5 survey is 7,218 public
elementary and secondary school
districts. The form is estimated to
impose 32,481 burden hours biennially.
Dated: June 27, 2012.
For the Commission.
Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair.
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Farm Credit Administration Board;
Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting
AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the Government in the
Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of
the regular meeting of the Farm Credit
Administration Board (Board).
DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of
the Board will be held at the offices of
the Farm Credit Administration in
McLean, Virginia, on July 12, 2012, from
9:00 a.m. until such time as the Board
concludes its business.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm
Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–
4009, TTY (703) 883–4056.
ADDRESSES: Farm Credit
Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,
McLean, Virginia 22102–5090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting of the Board will be open to the
public (limited space available). In order
to increase the accessibility to Board
meetings, persons requiring assistance
should make arrangements in advance.
The matter to be considered at the
meeting is:
Open Session
A. Approval of Minutes
• June 14, 2012
B. Report
• Periodic Report on Farm Credit
System Funding Conditions
Dated: June 28, 2012.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501—
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
SUMMARY:
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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 burden
for 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 OMB 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 OMB control
number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before August 31, 2012.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments
to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202–
395–5167 or via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the
Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To
submit your PRA comments by email
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
Control Number: 3060–0723.
Title: 47 U.S.C. section 276, Public
Disclosure of Network Information By
Bell Operating Companies (BOCs).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 3
respondents; 3 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 120
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirements and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
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authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. section 276 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 360 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit confidential
information to the FCC. If the
Commission requests respondents to
submit information which respondents
believe is confidential, respondents may
request confidential treatment of such
information under 47 CFR section 0.459
of the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking an extension of this information
collection in order to obtain the full
three year approval from OMB. There is
no change to the reporting requirements
and/or third party disclosure
requirement.
Under 47 U.S.C. section 276(b)(1), the
Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) are
required to publicly disclose changes in
their networks or new network services.
Section 276(b(1)(C) directs the
Commission to ‘‘prescribe a set of
nonstructural safeguards for BOC
payphone service to implement the
provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (a), which safeguards shall,
at a minimum, include the
nonstructural safeguards equal to those
adopted in the Computer Inquiry-III (CC
Docket No. 90–623) proceeding.’’ The
Computer Inquiry-III network
information disclosure requirements
specifically state that the disclosure
would occur at two different points in
time. First, disclosure would occur at
the make/buy point: When a BOC
decides to make for itself, or procure
from an unaffiliated entity, any product
whose design affects or relies on the
network interface. Second, a BOC would
publicly disclose technical information
about a new service 12 months before it
is introduced. If the BOC can introduce
the service within 12 months of the
make/buy point, it would make a public
disclosure at the make/buy point. In no
event, however, would the public
disclosure occur less than six months
before the introduction of the service.
Without provision of this information,
the industry would be unable to
ascertain whether the BOCs are
designing new network services or
changing network technical
specifications to the advantage of their
own payphones, or in a manner that
might disadvantage BOC payphone
competitors.
These requirements ensure that BOCs
comply with their obligations under the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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OMB Control Number: 3060–0745.
Title: Implementation of the Local
Exchange Carrier Tariff Streamlining
Provisions of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96–187.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 50
respondents; 1,536 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25
hours to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirements, 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 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i) and
204(a)(3) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,054 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $808,750.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit confidential
information to the FCC. If the
Commission requests respondents to
submit information which respondents
believe is confidential, respondents may
request confidential treatment of such
information under 47 CFR section 0.459
of the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking an extension of this information
collection in order to obtain the full
three year approval from OMB. There is
no change to the reporting requirements,
recordkeeping requirements and/or
third party disclosure requirements. The
Commission is now reporting a $22,500
increase in annual costs. This increase
adjustment is due to an increase in the
filing fee from $815 per filing to $845
per filing.
In CC Docket No. 96–187, the
Commission adopted measures to
streamline tariff filing requirements for
local exchange carriers (LECs) pursuant
to the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
In order to achieve a streamlined and
deregulatory environment for LEC tariff
filings, local exchange carriers are
required to file tariffs electronically.
There are eight information collection
requirements that contain reporting,
third party disclosure and
recordkeeping requirements. These are
described in the Supporting Statement
that will accompany the submission to
OMB. They are: (1) Electronic filing
requirement; (2) requirement that
carriers desiring tariffs proposing rate
decreases to be effective seven days file
separate transmittals; (3) requirement
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that carriers identify transmittals filed
pursuant to the streamlined provisions
of the 1996 Act; (4) the requirements are
described in the Supporting Statement
that will accompany the submission to
OMB. They are: (1) Electronic filing
requirement for LECs to file tariffs seven
and fifteen days notice; (2) requirement
that carriers desiring tariffs proposing
rate decreases to be effective seven days
file separate transmittals; (3)
requirement that carriers identify
transmittals filed pursuant to the
streamlined provisions of the 1996 Act;
(4) requirement that price cap LECs file
their Tariff Review Plans prior to filing
their annual access tariffs; (5) filing
petitions and replies electronically
(reporting requirement); (6) filing
petitions and replies electronically
(third party disclosure requirement); (7)
recordkeeping requirement (standard
protective order); and (8) reporting
requirement (standard protective order).
The information collected via
electronic filing will facilitate access to
tariff and associated documents by the
public, especially by interested persons
or parties who do not have ready access
to the Commission’s public reference
center, and state and federal regulators.
Electronic access to carrier tariffs should
also facilitate the compilation of
aggregate data for industry analysis
purposes without imposing new
reporting requirements on carriers.
Carriers desiring tariffs proposing rate
decreases to be effective in seven days
must file a separate transmittal. This
requirement will ensure that a tariff
filing proposing a rate decrease is given
the shortest notice period possible
under the 1996 Act. The Commission
also adopted the requirement that
carriers identify transmittals filed
pursuant to the streamlining provisions
of the 1996 Act.
All of the requirements help to ensure
that local exchange carriers comply with
their obligations under the
Communications Act and that the
Commission is able to ensure
compliance within the streamlined
timeframes established in the 1996 Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501--3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection(s). 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 burden for 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 OMB 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 OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before August 31, 2012. If you anticipate that you will
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov.
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0723.
Title: 47 U.S.C. section 276, Public Disclosure of Network
Information By Bell Operating Companies (BOCs).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 3 respondents; 3 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory
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authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
section 276 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 360 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the FCC.
If the Commission requests respondents to submit information which
respondents believe is confidential, respondents may request
confidential treatment of such information under 47 CFR section 0.459
of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking an extension of this
information collection in order to obtain the full three year approval
from OMB. There is no change to the reporting requirements and/or third
party disclosure requirement.
Under 47 U.S.C. section 276(b)(1), the Bell Operating Companies
(BOCs) are required to publicly disclose changes in their networks or
new network services. Section 276(b(1)(C) directs the Commission to
``prescribe a set of nonstructural safeguards for BOC payphone service
to implement the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(a), which safeguards shall, at a minimum, include the nonstructural
safeguards equal to those adopted in the Computer Inquiry-III (CC
Docket No. 90-623) proceeding.'' The Computer Inquiry-III network
information disclosure requirements specifically state that the
disclosure would occur at two different points in time. First,
disclosure would occur at the make/buy point: When a BOC decides to
make for itself, or procure from an unaffiliated entity, any product
whose design affects or relies on the network interface. Second, a BOC
would publicly disclose technical information about a new service 12
months before it is introduced. If the BOC can introduce the service
within 12 months of the make/buy point, it would make a public
disclosure at the make/buy point. In no event, however, would the
public disclosure occur less than six months before the introduction of
the service.
Without provision of this information, the industry would be unable
to ascertain whether the BOCs are designing new network services or
changing network technical specifications to the advantage of their own
payphones, or in a manner that might disadvantage BOC payphone
competitors.
These requirements ensure that BOCs comply with their obligations
under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0745.
Title: Implementation of the Local Exchange Carrier Tariff
Streamlining Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC
Docket No. 96-187.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 50 respondents; 1,536 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements,
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 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i) and 204(a)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,054 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $808,750.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the FCC.
If the Commission requests respondents to submit information which
respondents believe is confidential, respondents may request
confidential treatment of such information under 47 CFR section 0.459
of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking an extension of this
information collection in order to obtain the full three year approval
from OMB. There is no change to the reporting requirements,
recordkeeping requirements and/or third party disclosure requirements.
The Commission is now reporting a $22,500 increase in annual costs.
This increase adjustment is due to an increase in the filing fee from
$815 per filing to $845 per filing.
In CC Docket No. 96-187, the Commission adopted measures to
streamline tariff filing requirements for local exchange carriers
(LECs) pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996. In order to
achieve a streamlined and deregulatory environment for LEC tariff
filings, local exchange carriers are required to file tariffs
electronically. There are eight information collection requirements
that contain reporting, third party disclosure and recordkeeping
requirements. These are described in the Supporting Statement that will
accompany the submission to OMB. They are: (1) Electronic filing
requirement; (2) requirement that carriers desiring tariffs proposing
rate decreases to be effective seven days file separate transmittals;
(3) requirement that carriers identify transmittals filed pursuant to
the streamlined provisions of the 1996 Act; (4) the requirements are
described in the Supporting Statement that will accompany the
submission to OMB. They are: (1) Electronic filing requirement for LECs
to file tariffs seven and fifteen days notice; (2) requirement that
carriers desiring tariffs proposing rate decreases to be effective
seven days file separate transmittals; (3) requirement that carriers
identify transmittals filed pursuant to the streamlined provisions of
the 1996 Act; (4) requirement that price cap LECs file their Tariff
Review Plans prior to filing their annual access tariffs; (5) filing
petitions and replies electronically (reporting requirement); (6)
filing petitions and replies electronically (third party disclosure
requirement); (7) recordkeeping requirement (standard protective
order); and (8) reporting requirement (standard protective order).
The information collected via electronic filing will facilitate
access to tariff and associated documents by the public, especially by
interested persons or parties who do not have ready access to the
Commission's public reference center, and state and federal regulators.
Electronic access to carrier tariffs should also facilitate the
compilation of aggregate data for industry analysis purposes without
imposing new reporting requirements on carriers. Carriers desiring
tariffs proposing rate decreases to be effective in seven days must
file a separate transmittal. This requirement will ensure that a tariff
filing proposing a rate decrease is given the shortest notice period
possible under the 1996 Act. The Commission also adopted the
requirement that carriers identify transmittals filed pursuant to the
streamlining provisions of the 1996 Act.
All of the requirements help to ensure that local exchange carriers
comply with their obligations under the Communications Act and that the
Commission is able to ensure compliance within the streamlined
timeframes established in the 1996 Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-16123 Filed 6-29-12; 8:45 am]
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