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Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before August 13,
2018. 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
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0113.
Title: Broadcast EEO Program Report,
FCC Form 396.
Form Number: FCC Form 396.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not for profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,001 respondents; 2,001
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On renewal
reporting 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.
Total Annual Burden: 3,002 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $300,300.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Broadcast Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Program Report, FCC Form 396, is a
device that is used to evaluate a
broadcaster’s EEO program to ensure
that satisfactory efforts are being made
to comply with FCC’s EEO
requirements. FCC Form 396 is required
to be filed at the time of renewal of
license by all AM, FM, TV, Low Power
TV and International stations. Licensees
in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio
Service (‘‘SDARS’’) also must file FCC
Form 396.
The recordkeeping requirements for
FCC Form 396 are covered under OMB
control number 3060–0214.
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,
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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) (‘‘XM-Sirius Merger
Order’’).
OMB Control Number: 3060–0922.
Title: Broadcast Mid-Term Report,
FCC Form 397.
Form Number: FCC Form 397.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,181 respondents; 1,181
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: Mid-point
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority which covers this information
collection is contained in Sections
154(i) and 303 of the Communications
Act, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 591 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Broadcast MidTerm Report (FCC Form 397) is required
to be filed by each broadcast television
station that is part of an employment
unit with five or more full-time
employees and each broadcast radio
station that is part of an employment
unit with more than ten full-time
employees. It is a data collection device
used to assess broadcast compliance
with EEO outreach requirements in the
middle of license terms that are eight
years in duration. FCC Form 397 must
also be filed by Satellite Digital Audio
Radio Services (SDARS) licensees to
assess compliance with EEO outreach
requirements.
Satellite Radio (also referred to as
‘‘Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services’’
or ‘‘SDARS’’) licensees are required to
comply with the Commission’s EEO
broadcast rules and policies. They must
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engage in the same recruitment,
outreach, public file, website posting,
record-keeping, reporting, and selfassessment obligations required of
broadcast licensees, consistent with 47
CFR 73.2080, and are subject to the
same EEO policies. See Applications for
Consent to the Transfer of Control of
Licenses, XM Satellite Radio Holdings
Inc., Transferor, to Sirius Satellite Radio
Inc., Transferee, 23 FCC Rcd 12348,
12426,) 174, and note 551 (2008) (‘‘XMSirius Merger Order’’). See also
Establishment of Rules and Policies for
the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service
in the 2310–2360 MHz Frequency Band,
12 FCC Rcd 5754, 5791–92,)) 91–92
(1997) (‘‘SDARS Order’’), FCC 97–70.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–12788 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0874]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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
SUMMARY:
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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 of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before August 13,
2018. 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
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0874.
Title: Consumer Complaint Portal:
General Complaints, Obscenity or
Indecency Complaints, Complaints
under the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act, Slamming Complaints,
RDAs and Communications
Accessibility Complaints.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
entities; Not for profit institutions; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 336,004 respondents;
336,004 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes (.25 hours) to 30 minutes (.50
hours).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Voluntary.
The statutory authority for this
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 208
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (the Act).
Total Annual Burden: 84,012 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Confidentiality is an issue to the extent
that individuals and households
provide personally identifiable
information, which is covered under the
FCC’s updated system of records notice
(SORN), FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal
Complaints, Inquiries and Requests for
Dispute Assistance.’’ As required by the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
Commission also published a SORN,
FCC/CGB–1 ‘‘Informal Complaints,
Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute
Assistance,’’ in the Federal Register on
August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which
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became effective on September 24, 2014.
It may be reviewed at https://
www.fcc.gov/general/privacy-actinformation#systems.
Privacy Impact Assessment: The FCC
completed a Privacy Impact Assessment
(PIA) on June 28, 2007. It may be
reviewed at https://www.fcc.gov/omd/
privacyact/Privacy-ImpactAssessment.html.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
consolidated all of the FCC informal
consumer complaint intake into an
online consumer complaint portal,
which allows the Commission to better
manage the collection of informal
consumer complaints. Informal
consumer complaints consist of
informal consumer complaints,
inquiries and comments. This revised
information collection requests OMB
approval for the addition of a layer of
consumer reported complaint
information related to the FCC’s
disability accessibility requirements for
apparatus designed to receive, play
back, or record video programming to be
equipped with built-in closed caption
decoder circuitry or capability designed
to display closed-captioned video
programming. The information
collection burdens associated with these
complaints is being transferred from
OMB Control Number 3060–1162
(Closed Captioning of Video
Programming Delivered Using internet
Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption
Requirements) to OMB Control Number
3060–0874 to enable consumers to file
complaints related to the Commission’s
apparatus closed caption requirements
through the Commission’s online
complaint portal.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–12785 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0854]
Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
SUMMARY:
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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 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 of information
subject to the PRA that does not display
a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before July 16, 2018. 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 contacts listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
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 Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. 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 OMB
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27773-27774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0874]
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 of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collections. 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
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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 of information subject to the PRA that does
not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 13,
2018. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0874.
Title: Consumer Complaint Portal: General Complaints, Obscenity or
Indecency Complaints, Complaints under the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act, Slamming Complaints, RDAs and Communications
Accessibility Complaints.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not for profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 336,004 respondents; 336,004
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (.25 hours) to 30 minutes
(.50 hours).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 208 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended (the Act).
Total Annual Burden: 84,012 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's updated
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints,
Inquiries and Requests for Dispute Assistance.'' As required by the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a SORN, FCC/
CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute
Assistance,'' in the Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152)
which became effective on September 24, 2014. It may be reviewed at
https://www.fcc.gov/general/privacy-act-information#systems.
Privacy Impact Assessment: The FCC completed a Privacy Impact
Assessment (PIA) on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at https://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy-Impact-Assessment.html.
Needs and Uses: The Commission consolidated all of the FCC informal
consumer complaint intake into an online consumer complaint portal,
which allows the Commission to better manage the collection of informal
consumer complaints. Informal consumer complaints consist of informal
consumer complaints, inquiries and comments. This revised information
collection requests OMB approval for the addition of a layer of
consumer reported complaint information related to the FCC's disability
accessibility requirements for apparatus designed to receive, play
back, or record video programming to be equipped with built-in closed
caption decoder circuitry or capability designed to display closed-
captioned video programming. The information collection burdens
associated with these complaints is being transferred from OMB Control
Number 3060-1162 (Closed Captioning of Video Programming Delivered
Using internet Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption Requirements) to
OMB Control Number 3060-0874 to enable consumers to file complaints
related to the Commission's apparatus closed caption requirements
through the Commission's online complaint portal.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-12785 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am]
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