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###### Federal Communications Commission

          - [OMB 3060-XXXX, OMB 3060-0848; FR ID 195711]

# AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

# 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                               ( print page 1916)                            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                         *www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*                         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                         *www.reginfo.gov*                         per the above instructions for it to be considered. In addition to submitting in                         *www.reginfo.gov*                         also send a copy of your comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to                         *PRA@fcc.gov*                         and to                         *Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.*                         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                         *https://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 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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