14522 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2012 / Notices 

(‘‘R&O’’), FCC 11–182, adopting rules to 

implement the Commercial 

Advertisement Loudness Mitigation 

(‘‘CALM’’) Act. Among other things, the 

CALM Act directs the Commission to 

incorporate into its rules by reference 

and make mandatory a technical 

standard developed by an industry 

standard-setting body that is designed to 

prevent television commercial 

advertisements from being transmitted 

at louder volumes than the program 

material they accompany. Specifically, 

the CALM Act requires the Commission 

to incorporate by reference the 

Advanced Television Systems 

Committee (‘‘ATSC’’) A/85 

Recommended Practice (‘‘ATSC A/85 

RP’’) and make it mandatory ‘‘insofar as 

such recommended practice concerns 

the transmission of commercial 

advertisements by a television broadcast 

station, cable operator, or other 

multichannel video programming 

distributor.’’ As mandated by the 

statute, the rules will apply to TV 

broadcasters, cable operators and other 

multichannel video programming 

distributors (‘‘MVPDs’’).The 

Commission will use this information to 

determine compliance with the CALM 

Act. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5897 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

burdens, 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 (PRA) of 1995. 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; (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; 

and (e) 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 May 11, 2012. 

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 

the Federal Communications 

Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov 

and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0120. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Broadcast EEO Program Model 

Report, FCC Form 396–A. 

Form Number: FCC Form 396–A. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 5,000 respondents; 5,000 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain benefits. The statutory authority 

for this collection of information is 

contained in Sections 154(i) and 303 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Total Annual Burden: 5,000 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: The Broadcast Equal 

Employment Opportunity (EEO) Model 

Program Report, FCC Form 396–A, is 

filed in conjunction with applicants 

seeking authority to construct a new 

broadcast station, to obtain assignment 

of construction permit or license and/or 

seeking authority to acquire control of 

an entity holding construction permit or 

license. This program is designed to 

assist the applicant in establishing an 

effective EEO program for its station. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5898 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Public Availability of Federal Election 

Commission, Procurement Division FY 

2011 Service Contract Inventory 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public availability of 

FY 2011 Service Contract inventories. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

743 of Division C of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 

111–117), FEC PROCUREMENT 

DIVISION is publishing this notice to 

advise the public of the availability of 

the FY 2010 Service Contract inventory. 

This inventory provides information on 

service contract actions over $25,000 

that were made in FY 2011. The 

information is organized by function to 

show how contracted resources are 

distributed throughout the agency. The 

inventory has been developed in 

accordance with guidance issued on 

December 19, 2011 by the Office of 

Management and Budget’s Office of 

Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). 

OFPP’s guidance is available at: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ 

omb/procurement/memo/servicecontract-inventories-guidance11052010.pdf. 

The FEC Procurement Division has 

posted its inventory and a summary of 

the inventory on the FEC homepage at 

the following link: http://www.fec.gov/ 

pages/procure/procure.shtml. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the service contract 

inventory should be directed to Mary 

Sprague, Chief Financial Officer, at 202– 

694–1217 or MSPRAGUE@FEC.GOV. 

Dated: February 29, 2012. 

Shawn Woodhead Werth, 

Secretary and Clerk, Federal Election 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5866 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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