Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 47105-47106 [2021-18076]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 160 / Monday, August 23, 2021 / Notices employers (29 CFR 1602.14); employers, labor organizations, and joint labormanagement committees that control apprenticeship programs (29 CFR 1602.21(b)); labor organizations (29 CFR 1602.28(a)); state and local governments (29 CFR 1602.31); elementary and secondary school systems or districts (29 CFR 1602.40); and institutions of higher education (29 CFR 1602.49(a)). Any of the records maintained which are subsequently disclosed to the EEOC during an investigation are protected from public disclosure by the confidentiality provisions of section 706(b) and 709(e) of Title VII, which are also incorporated by reference into the ADA at section 107(a) and GINA at section 207(a). Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents subject to this recordkeeping requirement is 989,379 entities, which combines estimates from private employment,1 the public sector,2 colleges and universities,3 apprenticeship programs,4 and referral unions.5 An entity subject to the recordkeeping requirement in 29 CFR part 1602 must retain all personnel or employment records, records relating to apprenticeship, or union membership or referral records made or kept by that entity for one year (private employers and referral unions) or two years (public sector, colleges and universities, apprenticeship programs), and must retain any records relevant to charges of discrimination filed under Title VII, the ADA, or GINA until final disposition of those matters, which may be longer than one or two years. This recordkeeping requirement does not require reports or the creation of new documents, but merely requires retention of documents that an entity has already made or kept in the normal course of its business operations. Thus, existing employers and labor organizations bear no burden under this analysis, because their systems for retaining these types of records are already in place. Newly formed entities may incur a small burden when setting up their data collection and retention systems to ensure compliance with EEOC’s recordkeeping requirements. We assume some effort and time must be expended by new employers or labor organizations to familiarize themselves with Title VII, ADA, and GINA recordkeeping requirements and explain those requirements to the appropriate staff. We estimate that 30 minutes would be needed for this one-time familiarization process. Using projected business formation estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2020 and the number of new apprenticeship programs established in 2020 provided by the Department of Labor, we estimate that there are 324,446 entities that would incur this start-up burden.6 Assuming a 30-minute burden per entity, the total annual hour burden is 162,223 hours (.5 hour × 324,446 new entities = 162,223 hours). For the Commission. Dated: August 13, 2021. Charlotte A. Burrows, Chair. [FR Doc. 2021–17931 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6570–01–P jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 1 Source of original data: 2017 Economic Census. (https://www.census.gov/content/census/en/data/ datasets/2017/econ/susb/2017-susb.html). Local Downloadable CSV data. Select U.S. & states, 6 digit NAICS. The original number of employers was adjusted to only include those with 15 or more employees. 2 Source of original data: 2017 Census of Governments: Employment. Individual Government Data File (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/ 2017/econ/apes/annual-apes.html), Local Downloadable Data zip file ‘‘Individual Unit Files’’. The original number of government entities was adjusted to only include those with 15 or more employees. 3 Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2017. Postsecondary Institutions and Cost of Attendance in 2017–18; Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2016–17; and 12-Month Enrollment: 2016–17: First Look (Provisional Data), See Table 1, ‘‘Number and percentage distribution of Title IV institutions, by control of institution, level of institution, and region: United States and other U.S. jurisdictions, academic year 2017–2018’’ (https://nces.ed.gov/ pubSearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2018060REV). 4 Source: U.S. Department of Labor. Registered Apprenticeship National Results Fiscal Year 2020. Number of active apprenticeship programs in 2020 (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/apprenticeship/ about/statistics/2020). 5 EEO–3 Reports filed by referral unions in 2018 with EEOC. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Aug 20, 2021 Jkt 253001 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 21–979; FR ID 43302] Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Fourth Meeting Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 47105 Thursday, September 9, 2021. The meeting will come to order at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: The DAC meeting will be held remotely, with video and audio coverage at www.fcc.gov/live. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Schell, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at (202) 418–0767 or DAC@ fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to members of the general public. The meeting will be webcast with American Sign Language interpreters and open captioning at: www.fcc.gov/live. In addition, a reserved amount of time will be available on the agenda for comments and inquiries from the public. Members of the public may comment or ask questions of presenters via the email address livequestions@ fcc.gov. Requests for other reasonable accommodations or for materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities should be submitted via email to: fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530. Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and a way for the FCC to contact the requester if more information is needed to fill the request. Requests should be made as early as possible; last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to accommodate. Proposed Agenda: At this meeting, the DAC is expected to receive and consider reports and recommendations from its working groups. The DAC may also receive briefings from Commission staff on issues of interest to the Committee and may discuss topics of interest to the committee, including, but not limited to, matters concerning communications transitions, telecommunications relay services, emergency access, and video programming accessibility. DATES: Federal Communications Commission. Suzanne Singleton, Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. 2021–17960 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] In this document, the Commission announces and provides an agenda for the second meeting of the fourth term of its Disability Advisory Committee (DAC or Committee). SUMMARY: BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0508; FR ID 43942] 6 Sources: Business Formation Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/econ/ bfs/). Total projected business formation statistics (series BF_PBF4Q) for 2020, across all industries, for the US, not seasonally adjusted; Department of Labor, New Apprenticeship programs for 2020 (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ eta/apprenticeship/about/statistics/2020). PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1 47106 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 160 / Monday, August 23, 2021 / Notices Notice and request for comments. ACTION: 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 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 October 22, 2021. 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: 3060–0508. Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements. Form Number: Not applicable. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, Individuals or households, and State, Local or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,448 respondents; 16,166 responses. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Aug 20, 2021 Jkt 253001 Estimated Time per Response: 0.13 hours–10 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion, quarterly, and semi-annual reporting requirements; Third-party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309 and 332. Total Annual Burden: 2,579 hours. Annual Cost Burden: $19,116,900. Needs and Uses: On August 16, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released a Third Report and Order (FCC 13–115) in MM Docket No. 93–177 to harmonize and streamline its rules regarding tower construction near AM stations. The reforms included establishing a single protection scheme for tower construction and modification near AM tower arrays. The Commission’s rules previously contained several sections in different rule parts that addressed tower construction near AM antennas and were intended to protect AM stations from the effects of such tower construction, including (among others not relevant here), 47 CFR 22.371. With adoption of this Order, 47 CFR 22.371 was removed and was replaced by a new rule, 47 CFR 1.30002, which is not covered by this Supporting Statement. On November 10, 2014, the Commission released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 14–181) in WT Docket No. 12–40 to reform its rules governing the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone (Cellular) Service. In the Report and Order (Cellular R&O), the Commission changed the Cellular licensing model from site-based to geographic-based. The revised Cellular Service licensing model entailed eliminating several filing requirements that had outlived their usefulness in this mature commercial wireless service that was launched in the early 1980s; it also streamlined application content requirements, and deleted obsolete provisions associated with the legacy site-based regime. Subsequently, on March 24, 2017, the Commission released a Second Report and Order in that same docket (Cellular Second R&O), together with a companion Report and Order in WT Docket No. 10–112 concerning the Wireless Radio Services (WRS), which include the Cellular Service among others (WRS R&O) (FCC 17–27). The Cellular Second R&O and WRS R&O revised or eliminated certain licensing rules and modernized outdated radiated power and other technical rules applicable to the Cellular Service. As part of FCC 17–27, the Commission also PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 released a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in which it sought comment on deleting certain recordkeeping and administrative rules applicable to the Public Mobile Services (including the Cellular Service), which are governed by Part 22 of the Commission’s rules. On July 13, 2018, the Commission released a Third report and Order in the Cellular Reform proceeding (Cellular 3d R&O) (FCC 18–92), in which it deleted certain Part 22 rules that either imposed administrative and recordkeeping burdens that are outdated and no longer serve the public interest, or that are largely duplicative of later-adopted rules and are thus no longer necessary. Among the rule deletions and of relevance to this information collection, the Commission deleted rule section 22.303, resulting in discontinued information collection for that rule section. The Commission is now seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a revision of this information collection. Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–18076 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0625, 3060–1050; FR ID 43428] Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0508; FR ID 43942]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

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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 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 October 
22, 2021. 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: 3060-0508.
    Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or 
households, and State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,448 respondents; 16,166 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.13 hours-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion, 
quarterly, and semi-annual reporting requirements; Third-party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 
222, 303, 309 and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,579 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $19,116,900.
    Needs and Uses: On August 16, 2013, the Federal Communications 
Commission (Commission) released a Third Report and Order (FCC 13-115) 
in MM Docket No. 93-177 to harmonize and streamline its rules regarding 
tower construction near AM stations. The reforms included establishing 
a single protection scheme for tower construction and modification near 
AM tower arrays. The Commission's rules previously contained several 
sections in different rule parts that addressed tower construction near 
AM antennas and were intended to protect AM stations from the effects 
of such tower construction, including (among others not relevant here), 
47 CFR 22.371. With adoption of this Order, 47 CFR 22.371 was removed 
and was replaced by a new rule, 47 CFR 1.30002, which is not covered by 
this Supporting Statement.
    On November 10, 2014, the Commission released a Report and Order 
and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 14-181) in WT Docket No. 
12-40 to reform its rules governing the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone 
(Cellular) Service. In the Report and Order (Cellular R&O), the 
Commission changed the Cellular licensing model from site-based to 
geographic-based. The revised Cellular Service licensing model entailed 
eliminating several filing requirements that had outlived their 
usefulness in this mature commercial wireless service that was launched 
in the early 1980s; it also streamlined application content 
requirements, and deleted obsolete provisions associated with the 
legacy site-based regime.
    Subsequently, on March 24, 2017, the Commission released a Second 
Report and Order in that same docket (Cellular Second R&O), together 
with a companion Report and Order in WT Docket No. 10-112 concerning 
the Wireless Radio Services (WRS), which include the Cellular Service 
among others (WRS R&O) (FCC 17-27). The Cellular Second R&O and WRS R&O 
revised or eliminated certain licensing rules and modernized outdated 
radiated power and other technical rules applicable to the Cellular 
Service. As part of FCC 17-27, the Commission also released a Second 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in which it sought comment on 
deleting certain recordkeeping and administrative rules applicable to 
the Public Mobile Services (including the Cellular Service), which are 
governed by Part 22 of the Commission's rules.
    On July 13, 2018, the Commission released a Third report and Order 
in the Cellular Reform proceeding (Cellular 3d R&O) (FCC 18-92), in 
which it deleted certain Part 22 rules that either imposed 
administrative and recordkeeping burdens that are outdated and no 
longer serve the public interest, or that are largely duplicative of 
later-adopted rules and are thus no longer necessary. Among the rule 
deletions and of relevance to this information collection, the 
Commission deleted rule section 22.303, resulting in discontinued 
information collection for that rule section.
    The Commission is now seeking approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for a revision of this information 
collection.

Federal Communications Commission.

Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-18076 Filed 8-20-21; 8:45 am]
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