83 FR 44269 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 169 (August 30, 2018)

Page Range		44269-44270
FR Document		2018-18844

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 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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0349]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget

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

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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 October 1, 
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 [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. 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 http://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 control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0349.
    Title: Equal Employment Opportunity (``EEO'') Policy, 47 CFR 
Sections 73.2080, 76.73, 76.75, 76.79 and 76.1702.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 14,179 respondents; 14,179 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 42 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; annual reporting 
requirement; five year 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, and Section 634 of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 
1984.
    Total Annual Burden: 595,518 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 information collection requirements approved 
under this collection are as follows: 47 CFR Section 73.2080 provides 
that equal opportunity in employment shall be afforded by all broadcast 
stations to all qualified persons and no person shall be discriminated 
against in employment by such stations because of race, color, 
religion, national origin or sex. Section 73.2080 requires that each 
broadcast station employment unit with 5 or more full-time employees 
shall establish, maintain and carry out a program to assure equal 
opportunity in every aspect of a broadcast station's policy and 
practice. These same requirements also apply to Satellite Digital Audio 
Radio Service (``SDARS'') licensees. 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, 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'').
    47 CFR Section 76.73 provides that equal opportunity in employment 
shall be afforded by all multichannel video program distributors 
(``MVPD'') to all qualified persons and no person shall be 
discriminated against in employment by such entities because of race, 
color, religion, national origin, age or sex.
    Section 76.75 requires that each MVPD employment unit employing six 
or more full-time employees shall establish, maintain and carry out a 
program to assure equal opportunity in every aspect of a cable entity's 
policy and practice.
    Section 76.79 requires that every MVPD employment unit employing 
six or more full-time employees maintain, for public inspection, a file 
containing copies of all annual employment reports and related 
documents.
    Section 76.1702 requires that every MVPD employment unit employing 
six or more full-time employees place certain information concerning 
its EEO program in its public inspection file.
Federal Communications Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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rank waters that cannot meet water TMDLs according to their established published on March 1, 2016. EPA has
quality standards (WQS) following the schedules. EPA will prepare biennial completed phase 1 of the Water Quality’
implementation of technology-based updates on assessed and impaired Framework, which is a new way of
controls. Under Section 303(d), States waters for Congress and the public for integrating EPA’s data and information
are also required to establish total the 2020 reporting cycle and for the systems to more effectively support
maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for 2022 cycle, and EPA will review 303(d) reporting and tracking water quality
listed waters not meeting standards list and TMDL submissions from protection and restoration actions.
because of pollutant discharges. In respondents. Phase 1 streamlined water quality
developing the Section 303(d) lists, The burdens of specific activities that assessment and reporting by reducing
States are required to consider various States undertake as part of their Section transactions associated with paper copy
sources of water quality related data and 305(b) and 303(d) programs are derived reviews and increasing electronic data
information, including the Section from a project among EPA, States and exchange. The system to support this
305(b) State water quality reports. other interested stakeholders to develop new electronic reporting was released to
Section 106(e) requires that states a tool for estimating the States’ resource support the 2018 reporting cycle in
annually update monitoring data and needs for State water quality April of 2018. Because this is the first
use it in their Section 305(b) report. management programs. This project has year that the new reporting method is
Section 314(a) requires states to report developed the State Water Quality being used, EPA will use this reporting
on the condition of their publicly Management Workload Model cycle to gather information on reporting
owned lakes within the Section 305(b) (SWQMWM), which estimates and sums burden using this new approach. EPA
report. the workload involved in more than one expects the new approach will result in
Pursuant to the Clean Water Act and hundred activities or tasks comprising a a reduction in reporting burden, but
its implementing regulations, EPA’s State water quality management does not have enough information at
WRAPD works with its Regional program. Over twenty States contributed this time to quantify the reduction. EPA
counterparts to review and approve or information about their activities that will use the information collected on
disapprove State Section 303(d) lists became the basis for the model. reporting burden from the 2018 cycle to
and TMDLs from 56 respondents (the 50 According to the SWQMWM, to meet revise the ICR burden estimates in the
States, the District of Columbia, and the Section 305(b) and 303(d) reporting next iteration of this ICR.
five Territories). Section 303(d) requirements the States will conduct:
specifically requires States to develop Dated: August 22, 2018.
Watershed monitoring and
lists and TMDLs, and EPA is to review John Goodin,
characterization; modeling and analysis;
and approve or disapprove the lists and development of Section 303(d) lists and Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans,
the TMDLs. EPA also collects State and Watersheds.
TMDLs for public review; public
305(b) reports from 59 respondents (the outreach; formal public participation; [FR Doc. 2018–18856 Filed 8–29–18; 8:45 am]
50 States, the District of Columbia, five tracking; planning; legal support; etc. In BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Territories, and 3 River Basin general, respondents have conducted
Commissions). each of these reporting and record
Tribes are not required to submit keeping activities for past Section 305(b) FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Section 305(b) reports. However, to and 303(d) reporting cycles and thus COMMISSION
meet the needs of Tribes at all levels of have staff and procedures in place to
development, EPA has prepared [OMB 3060–0349]
continue their Section 305(b) and 303(d)
guidance that presents the basic steps a reporting programs. The burden Information Collection Being
Tribe should take to collect the water associated with these tasks is estimated Submitted for Review and Approval to
quality information it needs to make in this ICR to include the total number the Office of Management and Budget
effective decisions about its program, its of TMDLs that may be submitted during
goals and its future directions. Tribal the period covered by this ICR. AGENCY: Federal Communications
water quality monitoring and reporting Form numbers: None. Commission.
activities are covered under the Section Respondents/affected entities: Entities ACTION: Notice and request for
106 Tribal Grants Program and are not potentially affected by this action are comments.
included in the burden estimates for States, Territories and Tribes with Clean
this ICR. In addition, ICR number SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
Water Act (CWA) responsibilities.
2553.02 ‘‘Treatment of Indian Tribes in Respondent ’s obligation to respond: to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
a Similar Manner as States for Purposes Mandatory: Integrated Water Quality required by the Paperwork Reduction
of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act Inventory Reports (Clean Water Act Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
(Final Rule)’’ addresses the Tribes’ CWA Sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and Communications Commission (FCC or
Section 303(d) Impaired Water Listing 106(e)). the Commission) invites the general
and TMDL TAS application and 303(d) Estimated number of respondents: 59 public and other Federal agencies to
Program implementation burden, as (total). take this opportunity to comment on the
well as EPA’s burden for reviewing the Frequency of response: Biennial. following information collection.
Tribes’ applications and 303(d) Program Total estimated burden: 3,740,017 Comments are requested concerning:
submittals. (per year) hours. Burden is defined at 5 Whether the proposed collection of
During the period covered by this ICR CFR 1320.03(b). information is necessary for the proper
renewal, respondents will: Complete Total estimated cost: $214,524,738 performance of the functions of the
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their 2020 Section 305(b) reports and (per year), includes $0 annualized Commission, including whether the
2020 Section 303(d) lists; complete their capital or operation & maintenance information shall have practical utility;
2022 Section 305(b) reports and 2022 costs. the accuracy of the Commission’s
Section 303(d) lists; transmit annual Changes in estimates: There is no burden estimate; ways to enhance the
electronic updates of ambient change of hours in the total estimated quality, utility, and clarity of the
monitoring data via the Water Quality respondent burden compared with the information collected; ways to minimize
Exchange; and continue to develop ICR currently approved by OMB, the burden of the collection of

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Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments should be submitted on or before October 1, 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.
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 http://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 control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
FR Citation		83 FR 44269