Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 69643 [2021-26607]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 69643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26607]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0076; FR ID 61144]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 (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. 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 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 Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
7, 2022. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0076.
    Title: Common Carrier Annual Employment Report.
    Form Number: FCC Form 395.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 521 respondents; 521 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 154(i), 303, and 307-310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 521 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The respondents are 
instructed on the appropriate procedures to follow to safeguard 
information deemed confidential under 47 CFR 0.457 of the Commission's 
rules, which details the type of records that are not routinely 
available for public inspection. Section 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules contains procedures for requesting that material and information 
submitted to the Commission be withheld from public inspection.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Report 395, Common Carrier Annual Employment 
Report, is a data collection mechanism to implement the FCC's Equal 
Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules. All common carrier licensees or 
permittees with sixteen (16) or more full-time employees are required 
to file the Annual Employment Report. Each common carrier is also 
obligated to file with this Commission copies of all exhibits, letters, 
and documents pertaining to all equal employment opportunity statements 
and annual reports on complaints regarding violations of equal 
employment provisions of Federal, State, Territorial, or local law. 
Section 22.321(f), 47 CFR, requires each licensee to maintain these 
documents for a period of two years. The Annual Employment Report 
identifies each filer's staff by gender, race, color, and/or national 
origin in each of ten major job categories. The report and all other 
EEOC documents are filed with the Commission to detail the applicant's 
compliance with the Commission's EEO rules. Data from these reports are 
available online so that users can easily locate data for a particular 
carrier and/or specific reporting years.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-26607 Filed 12-7-21; 8:45 am]
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