[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16452-16453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8218]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
March 25, 1999.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. An agency 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
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control
number. Comments are requested concerning (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d) 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.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 4, 1999.
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 comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 1-A804, Washington, DC 20554 or
via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or
via the Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0095.
Title: Annual Employment Report--Cable Television.
Form Number: FCC 395-A.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 2,564.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to 2.42 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 4,683.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Needs and Uses: The Annual Employment Report (FCC 395-A) is a data
collection device used to assess and enforce the Commission's EEO
requirements. The report identifies employees by gender, race, color
and/or national origin in nine major job categories. Every cable entity
with six or more full-time employees and all Satellite Master Antenna
Television Systems serving 50 or more subscribers and having six or
more full-time employees must file annually a full FCC 395-A. However,
cable entities with five or fewer full-time employees must only file
Sections I, II, and IX of the FCC 395-A, and thereafter need not file
again unless its employment increases. In addition, cable entities with
six or more full-time employees will file a Supplemental Investigation
Sheet once every five years. The data are used by FCC staff to monitor
a cable unit's efforts to afford equal employment opportunity in
employment. The data are also used to assess industry trends.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0574.
Title: MVPD Annual Employment Report.
Form Number: FCC 395-M.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 155.
Estimated Time Per Response: 0.25 to 2.42 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Total annual burden: 232 hours.
Total annual costs: None.
Needs and Uses: Section 22 (e) of the Cable Television Consumer
Protection Act of 1992 (1992 Cable Act) amends the definition of
``cable operator'' for EEO purposes to include program packages of
multiple video program distributors (MVPD) using owned or leased
transport facilities in the multipoint distribution service (MDS),
multichannel, multipoint distribution service (MMDS), direct broadcast
satellite (DBS), television receive only (TVRO), and video dialtone
facilities to provide multiple channels of video programming. The MVPD
Annual Employment Report (FCC 395-M) is a data collection device used
to assess and enforce the Commission's EEO requirements. The report
identifies employees by gender, race, color, and/or national origin in
nine major job categories. The FCC 395-M contains a grid which collects
data on full and part-time employees, collects hiring and promotion
data for senior upper-level job categories, and a list of job titles
within each of the 15 job categories. MVPD units may submit computer-
generated lists of job titles which are currently maintained for
internal recordkeeping purposes. Every MVPD unit with six or more full-
time employees must file annually a full FCC 395-M. However, MVPD units
with five or fewer full-time employees must only file Sections I, II,
and IX of the FCC 395-M, and thereafter, need not file again unless its
employment increases. In addition, MVPD units with six or more full-
time employees will file a Supplemental Investigation Sheet once every
five years.
The data are used by FCC staff to monitor an MVPD unit's efforts to
afford
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equal employment opportunity in employment. The data are used to assess
industry trends.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-8218 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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