Notice2024-00376
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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Published
January 11, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might "further reduce the information collection burden for 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 Register Volume 89, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1915-1916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00376]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX, OMB 3060-0848; FR ID 195711]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
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,
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. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for 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
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of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before February 12,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eabab8abaa8c8989c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc8c8e9d9cbabfbff2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93ddfaf0fcfff6bddcfdf4f6fff6d3f5f0f0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="622c0b010d0e074c2d0c05070e07220401014c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted
to OMB: (1) go to the web page <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (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 Title 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection. 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 estimates; (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. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns
with fewer than 25 employees.''
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Request For Religious Accommodation.
Form Number: FCC Form-5652.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3 respondents; 3 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Part 1605; U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission's Compliance Manual, Section 12: Religious
Discrimination (January 15, 2021); U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission's Questions and Answers: Religious Discrimination in the
Workplace (July 22, 2008); U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Fact
Sheet: Adjustment of Work Schedules for Religious Observances.
Total Annual Burden: 8 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $600.
Needs and Uses: In order to file a religious accommodation request,
requesters must provide certain information to allow the FCC's Office
of Workplace Diversity to determine that the employee or applicant
satisfies the requirements of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 for filing a request. The information requested in the Religious
Accommodation Form assists requesters to provide information to
ascertain if the requesters sincerely held religious beliefs,
observances or practices conflict with a specific task or requirement
of the position or an application process. Specifically, the FCC Form
5652, the Religious Accommodation Request Form provides information
regarding the type of accommodation or modification requested, the
requesters sincerely held belief, and which FCC requirement, policy, or
practice that conflicts with the requesters sincerely held religious
observance, practice, or belief.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0848.
Title: Deployment of Wireline Services Offering Advanced
Telecommunications Capability, CC Docket No. 98-147.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 750 respondents; 9,270
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.54 hours (average burden per
response).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third-party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 201 and 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 201, 251.
Total Annual Burden: 32,845 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements implement
sections 201 and 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to
provide for physical collocation on rates, terms and conditions that
are just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory, and to promote deployment
of advanced telecommunications services without significantly degrading
the performance of other services. All of the requirements will be used
by the Commission and competitive local exchange carriers (LECs) to
facilitate the deployment of telecommunications services, including
advanced telecommunications services.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-00376 Filed 1-10-24; 8:45 am]
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