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network computer databases. Other FCC 

staff and contractors may be granted 

access to this information, only on a 

‘‘need-to-know’’ basis. The COALS, 

CDBS, and LMS databases are part of 

the FCC’s computer network databases. 

The records are stored within FCC or a 

vendor’s accreditation boundaries and 

maintained in a database housed in the 

FCC’s or vendor’s computer network 

databases. The electronic files and 

records are protected by the FCC and 

third-party privacy safeguards, a 

comprehensive and dynamic set of IT 

safety and security protocols and 

features that are designed to meet all 

Federal privacy standards, including 

those required by the Federal 

Information Security Modernization Act 

of 2014 (FISMA), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST). 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedures below. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedures below. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about themselves may do so 

by writing to privacy@fcc.gov. 

Individuals requesting access must also 

comply with the FCC’s Privacy Act 

regulations regarding verification of 

identity to gain access to records as 

required under 47 CFR part 0, subpart 

E. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

81 FR 72047 (October 19, 2016) 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20847 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 243635] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC, Commission, or 

Agency) proposes to modify an existing 

system of records, FCC/MB–2, Broadcast 

Station Public Inspection Files, which 

has been renamed FCC/MB–2, Online 

Public Inspection File. The Commission 

requires television broadcasters to 

submit their public filing information to 

the FCC to be posted in an online public 

inspection file. In 2016, the Commission 

expanded its Online Public Inspection 

File (OPIF) requirements to cable 

operators, satellite TV (also referred to 

as ‘‘Direct Broadcast Satellite’’ or 

‘‘DBS’’) providers, broadcast radio 

licensees, and satellite radio (also 

referred to as ‘‘Satellite Digital Audio 

Radio Services’’ or ‘‘SDARS’’) licensees. 

This system of records covers the 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

that may be contained in an OPIF. 

DATES: This modified system of records 

will become effective on September 13, 

2024. Written comments on the routine 

uses are due by October 15, 2024. The 

routine uses in this action will become 

effective on October 15, 2024 unless 

comments are received that require a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Brendan 

McTaggart, Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554, or privacy@

fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brendan McTaggart, (202) 418–1738, or 

privacy@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice serves to update and modify 

FCC/MB–2 as a result of various 

necessary changes and updates. The 

substantive changes and modifications 

to the previously published version of 

the FCC/MB–2 system of records 

include: 

1. Updating the SORN to reflect the 

addition of cable operators, DBS 

providers, broadcast radio licensees, 

and SDARS licensees, and changing the 

name of the system to ‘‘Online Public 

Inspection File;’’ 

2. Updating the Purposes, Categories 

of Records, Categories of Individuals, 

and Record Source Categories to reflect 

the collection of Equal Employment 

Opportunity (EEO) and related data 

through FCC Form 2100 Schedule 396 

Broadcast Equal Employment 

Opportunity Program Report (Form 

396–B), annual EEO Public File Reports 

(certain years of which can also be 

attached to Form 396–B, attached to the 

Multichannel Video Program Distributor 

EEO Program Report (Form 396–C), or 

submitted in response to an EEO audit), 

and audit responses related to the 

administration of the Commission’s 

responsibilities under 47 CFR 73.2080; 

and adding the Enforcement Bureau to 

System Location and System Manager, 

to reflect the Bureau’s role in enforcing 

the Commission’s EEO requirements; 

3. Updating the language in the 

Security Classification to follow OMB 

guidance; 

4. Otherwise modifying the language 

in the Categories of Individuals and 

Categories of Records to be consistent 

with the language and phrasing now 

used in FCC SORNs; 

5. Deleting three former routine uses 

(listed by the routine use number in the 

previous iteration of this SORN: (9) FCC 

Enforcement Actions, which is 

duplicative of the expanded Law 

Enforcement and Investigation routine 

use in this notice; and (10) Due 

Diligence Inquiries and (11) Financial 

Obligations under the Debt Collection 

Acts, both of which are no longer 

applicable. 

6. Adding one new routine use (listed 

by the routine use number provided in 

this SORN): (8) Assistance to Federal 

Agencies and Entities Related to 

Breaches, the addition of which is 

required by OMB M–17–12; 

7. Updating and/or revising language 

in seven routine uses (listed by the 

routine use number provided in this 

SORN): (2) Law Enforcement and 

Investigation; (3) Litigation and (4) 

Adjudication (now two separate routine 

uses); (5) Congressional Inquiries; (6) 

Government-wide Program Management 

and Oversight; (7) Breach Notification, 

the modification of which is required by 

OMB M–17–12; and (9) Nonfederal 

Personnel. 

8. Updating the SORN to include the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) records 

schedule DAA–0173–2020–0003, EEO 

Audits. 

The system of records is also updated 

to reflect various administrative changes 

related to the system managers and 

system addresses; policy and practices 

for storage, retention, disposal and 

retrieval of the information; 

administrative, technical, and physical 

safeguards; and updated notification, 

records access, and contesting records 

procedures. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

FCC/MB–2, Online Public Inspection 

File. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 


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SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Media Bureau (MB) and Enforcement 

Bureau (EB), Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC), 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

MB and EB, FCC, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 303, 

307, 315, and 335. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Commission requires television 

broadcasters to submit their public 

filing information to the FCC to be 

posted in an online public inspection 

file. In 2016, the Commission expanded 

its OPIF requirements to cable 

operators, DBS providers, broadcast 

radio licensees, and SDARS licensees. 

This system of records covers the PII 

that may be contained in an OPIF. This 

includes information related to 

individuals associated with broadcast 

entities and SDARS licensees as well as 

individuals identified in EEO data 

(including the name of any EEO 

complainants) collected through Form 

396–B pursuant to 47 CFR 73.2080 as 

well as in audit responses. EEO data are 

also provided in EEO Public File 

Reports (including PII related to 

recruitment and referral sources), which 

are uploaded to OPIF annually and, in 

certain years, are attached to Form 396– 

B and/or an EEO audit response. 

Further, this system of records also 

includes information related to 

individuals associated with cable 

operators and DBS providers identified 

in EEO data provided in annual EEO 

Public File Reports (including PII 

related to recruitment and referral 

sources), which are required to be 

uploaded to OPIF annually, and, every 

fifth year, the most recent report must 

be attached by cable operators and DBS 

providers to the Supplemental 

Investigation Sheet (SIS) of the Form 

396–C, under 47 CFR 76.77. The 

Commission hosts OPIF in an online, 

publicly available database for the 

purpose of making the files more 

accessible to the public. 

This system also includes information 

about individuals who are required to 

file personal information pertaining to 

their political campaigns, including 

requests for broadcast time made by or 

on behalf of a candidate and the 

disposition of those requests, 

information regarding other appearances 

by candidates (excluding those in 

certain news programming exempt from 

the equal opportunities provision), and 

information about issue advertising that 

communicates a message relating to any 

political matter of national importance. 

Requiring these entities to maintain 

complete and up to date political files 

is critical because the information in 

these files directly affects, among other 

things, the statutory rights of opposing 

candidates to request equal 

opportunities under Section 315(a) of 

the Communications Act and present 

their positions to the public prior to an 

election. In addition, the political files 

allow the public to verify that 

Commission licensees and regulatees 

have complied with their obligations 

relating to use of their facilities by 

candidates for political office and to 

obtain information about entities 

sponsoring candidate and issue 

advertisements. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

The categories of individuals in this 

system include: (1) Individuals who are 

required to file personal information 

pertaining to their political campaigns, 

as described above; (2) Individuals who 

are associated with a television or radio 

broadcast station licensee, cable 

operator, DBS provider, or SDARs 

licensee and are required to submit 

information under 47 CFR 73.3526, 

73.3527, 25.701, 25.702, and 76.1700; 

and (3) Individuals filing Form 396–B 

on behalf of broadcast stations and 

SDARS licensees and individuals who 

have filed discrimination complaints 

involving those licensees and are named 

in attachments to Form 396–B, which is 

required under 47 CFR 73.2080, and 

individuals identified in audit 

responses and EEO Public File Reports; 

(4) Individuals associated with EEO data 

provided by cable operators and DBS 

providers in annual EEO Public File 

Reports, including the year subject to 

SIS which is attached to the Form 396– 

C. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

The categories of records in this 

system may include an individual’s 

name, home address, home telephone 

number, personal cell phone number, 

personal email address(es), personal fax 

number, and other personal information 

that stations may include in their public 

files, and which may be included in the 

documents, files, and records (including 

Form 396) that television and radio 

broadcast stations, cable operators, DBS 

providers, SDARS licensees, and certain 

individuals are required to either submit 

to the FCC or to post in the FCC’s 

Online Public Inspection File. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The sources for the information in the 

Online Public Inspection File include 

the documents, files, and records 

(including Form 396, EEO Public File 

Reports, and, as applicable, responses to 

audit letters) that television and radio 

broadcasters, cable operators, DBS 

providers, and SDARS licensees are 

required to make available for public 

inspection in OPIF, as well as 

information imported from the FCC 

Licensing and Management System 

(LMS). 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Information about individuals in this 

system of records may routinely be 

disclosed under the following 

conditions: 

1. Public Access—Under the rules of 

the Commission, documents in the 

Online Public Inspection File are 

available for public inspection on the 

FCC’s website. 

2. Law Enforcement and 

Investigation—When the FCC 

investigates any violation or potential 

violation of a civil or criminal law, 

regulation, policy, executed consent 

decree, order, or any other type of 

compulsory obligation and determines 

that a record in this system, either alone 

or in conjunction with other 

information, indicates a violation or 

potential violation of law, regulation, 

policy, consent decree, order, or other 

compulsory obligation, the FCC may 

disclose pertinent information as it 

deems necessary to the target of an 

investigation, as well as with the 

appropriate Federal, State, local, Tribal, 

international, or multinational agencies, 

or a component of such an agency, 

responsible for investigating, 

prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing 

a statute, rule, regulation, or order. 

3. Litigation—Records may be 

disclosed to the Department of Justice 

(DOJ) when: (a) the FCC or any 

component thereof; (b) any employee of 

the FCC in his or her official capacity; 

(c) any employee of the FCC in his or 

her individual capacity where the DOJ 

or the FCC has agreed to represent the 

employee; or (d) the United States 

Government is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and by 

careful review, the FCC determines that 

the records are both relevant and 

necessary to the litigation, and the use 

of such records by the Department of 

Justice is for a purpose that is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

the FCC collected the records. 

4. Adjudication—Records may be 

disclosed in a proceeding before a court 


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or adjudicative body, when: (a) the FCC 

or any component thereof; or (b) any 

employee of the FCC in his or her 

official capacity; or (c) any employee of 

the FCC in his or her individual 

capacity; or (d) the United States 

Government, is a party to litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation, and by 

careful review, the FCC determines that 

the records are both relevant and 

necessary to the litigation, and that the 

use of such records is for a purpose that 

is compatible with the purpose for 

which the agency collected the records. 

5. Congressional Inquiries— 

Information may be provided to a 

Congressional office in response to an 

inquiry from that Congressional office 

made at the written request of the 

individual to whom the information 

pertains. 

6. Government-wide Program 

Management and Oversight— 

Information may be disclosed to DOJ to 

obtain that department’s advice 

regarding disclosure obligations under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); 

or to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to obtain that office’s 

advice regarding obligations under the 

Privacy Act. 

7. Breach Notification—Records may 

be disclosed to appropriate agencies, 

entities, and persons when: (a) the 

Commission suspects or has confirmed 

that there has been a breach of the 

system of records; (b) the Commission 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed breach there is 

a risk of harm to individuals, the 

Commission (including its information 

system, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security; and (c) the disclosure made to 

such agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with the Commission’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

8. Assistance to Federal Agencies and 

Entities Related to Breaches—Records 

may be disclosed to another Federal 

agency or Federal entity, when the 

Commission determines that 

information from this system is 

reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in: (a) 

Responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (b) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, program, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

9. Non-Federal Personnel—Records 

may be disclosed to non-Federal 

personnel, including contractors, other 

vendors (e.g., identity verification 

services), grantees, and volunteers who 

have been engaged to assist the FCC in 

the performance of a service, grant, 

cooperative agreement, or other activity 

related to this system of records and 

who need to have access to the records 

in order to perform their activity. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

This an electronic system of records 

that resides on the FCC’s network or on 

an FCC vendor’s network. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records in this system of records can 

be retrieved by any category field, e.g., 

first name or email address. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

The information in this system is 

limited to electronic files, records, and 

data, which includes: (1) The 

information that pertains to current 

filing requirements; and (2) the 

information that pertains to historical 

records, which is used for archival 

purposes. National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) 

Records Schedule N1–173–86–2, 

authorizes permanent retention of 

original documents of information 

reported pursuant to 47 CFR 73.3526, 

73.3527, 25.701, 25.702, and 76.1700 of 

the Commission’s rules. EEO audit 

records are retained in accordance with 

NARA records schedule DAA–0173– 

2020–0003, EEO Audits. In the absence 

of a more specific NARA-approved 

records schedule, such as the schedule 

for EEO audits, any information in this 

system that is not covered by the agency 

records control schedule N1–173–86–2 

will also be treated as permanent. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Access to the information, e.g., 

electronic records, files, and data, in the 

Online Public Inspection File, which is 

housed in the FCC computer network 

databases, is posted on the internet to be 

publicly accessible. Only the entities 

that upload information into the files 

can alter their information. The 

electronic records, files, and data are 

stored within FCC or a vendor’s 

accreditation boundaries and 

maintained in a database housed in the 

FCC’s or vendor’s computer network 

databases. Access to the electronic files 

is restricted to authorized employees 

and contractors; and to IT staff, 

contractors, and vendors who maintain 

the IT networks and services. Other 

employees and contractors may be 

granted access on a need-to-know basis. 

The electronic files and records are 

protected by the FCC and third-party 

privacy safeguards, a comprehensive 

and dynamic set of IT safety and 

security protocols and features that are 

designed to meet all Federal privacy 

standards, including those required by 

the Federal Information Security 

Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), and the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedures below. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedures below. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about themselves may do so 

by writing to privacy@fcc.gov. 

Individuals requesting access must also 

comply with the FCC’s Privacy Act 

regulations regarding verification of 

identity to gain access to records as 

required under 47 CFR part 0, subpart 

E. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

77 FR 32111 (May 31, 2012). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20848 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1044; FR ID 244093] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 


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