Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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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