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Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this expiring information 

collection after this comment period to 

obtain the full, three year clearance from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). The Commission is requesting 

approval for a three year extension. The 

rule sections approved under this 

collections are 47 CFR 13.9, 13.13, 13.17 

13.211 and 13.217. If the information 

collection requirements were not kept or 

fulfilled it is conceivable that examinees 

could be overcharged and that fraud and 

deceit could be used for unjust 

enrichment of the examiners. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00661 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1222; FR ID 66690] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

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 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

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; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; 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 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 March 15, 

2022. 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 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele, (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1222. 

Title: Inmate Calling Services (ICS) 

Provider Annual Reporting, 

Certification, Consumer Disclosure, and 

Waiver Request Requirements. 

Form Number(s): FCC Form 2301(a) 

and FCC Form 2301(b). 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 20 respondents; 23 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

hours–120 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting and certification requirements, 

third party disclosure and waiver 

request requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in sections 1, 

4(i)–4(j), 201(b), 218, 220, 225, 255, 276, 

403, and 617 of the Communications 

Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 

154(i)–(j), 201(b), 218, 220, 225, 255, 

276, 403 and 617. 

Total Annual Burden: 3,740 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Protective Order in the 

Commission’s inmate calling services 

(ICS) proceeding, WC Docket 12–375, 28 

FCC Rcd 16954 (WCB 2013), provides 

confidential treatment for the 

proprietary information submitted by 

(ICS providers in response to the 

Commission’s directives. The 

Commission will treat as presumptively 

confidential any particular information 

identified as confidential by the 

provider in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act and 

Commission rules. Each confidential 

document should be stamped and 

submitted to the Secretary’s Office with 

an accompanying cover letter, as 

specified by the Protective Order. 

Needs and Uses: Section 201 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended (Act), 47 U.S.C 201, requires 

that ICS providers’ interstate and 

international rates and practices be just 

and reasonable. Section 276 of the Act, 

47 U.S.C. 276, requires that payphone 

service providers (including ICS 

providers), be fairly compensated for 

completed calls. 

In 2015, the Commission released the 

Second Report and Order and Third 

Notice of Further Proposed Rulemaking, 

WC Docket No. 12–375, 30 FCC Rcd 

12763 (2015 ICS Order), in which the 

Commission required that ICS providers 

file Annual Reports providing data and 

other information on their ICS 

operations, as well as Annual 

Certifications that reported data are 

complete and accurate and comply with 

the Commission’s ICS rules. Pursuant to 

the authority delegated it by the 

Commission in the 2015 ICS Order, the 

Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) 

created standardized reporting 

templates (FCC Form No. 2301(a)) and 

a related certification of accuracy (FCC 

Form No. 2301(b)), as well as 

instructions to guide providers through 

the reporting process. The instructions 

explain the reporting and certification 

requirements and reduce the burden of 

the data collection. (ICS Annual 

Reporting Form (2017–2019), available 

at https://www.fcc.gov/general/ics-datacollections; ICS Annual Reporting 

Certification Form, available at https:// 

www.fcc.gov/general/ics-datacollections). 

In 2021, the Commission released the 

Third Report and Order, Order on 

Reconsideration, and Fifth Further 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking WC 

Docket No. 12–375, 36 FCC Rcd (2021) 

(2021 ICS Order), which continued the 

Commission’s reform of its ICS rules. 

The Commission revised its rules by 

adopting, among other things, lower 

interim rate caps for interstate calls, 

new interim rate caps for international 

calls, and a new rate cap structure that 

requires ICS providers to differentiate 

between legally mandated and 

contractually required site commissions. 

On December 15, 2021, the Bureau 

issued a Public Notice seeking comment 

on its proposed revisions to the 

instructions and templates for the 

Annual Reports and Certifications 

submitted by ICS providers. The Bureau 

proposed to revise the instructions and 

templates for the Annual Reports, 

Certifications, and Instructions to be 

consistent with the Commission’s rules 

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the Bureau’s experience reviewing prior 

Annual Reports. Notice of this 

document was published in the Federal 

Register on January 4, 2022 (87 FR 212). 

The Bureau will consider comments 

submitted in response to the Public 

Notice in addition to comments 

submitted in response to this 60-Day 

Notice in finalizing this information 

collection prior to submitting the 

documents to the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00660 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0349; FR ID 66844] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

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 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

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; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; 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 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 March 15, 

2022. 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 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele, (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0349. 

Title: Equal Employment Opportunity 

(‘‘EEO’’) Policy, 47 CFR Sections 

73.2080, 76.73, 76.75, 76.79 and 

76.1702. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 20,657 respondents, 20,657 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 42 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; annual 

reporting; five and 8 year reporting 

requirements and third-party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority which covers this information 

collection is contained in Section 154(i) 

and 303 of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended, and Section 634 of 

the Cable Communications Policy Act of 

1984. 

Total Annual Burden: 867,594 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements approved under 

this collection are as follows: 47 CFR 

73.2080 provides that equal opportunity 

in employment shall be afforded by all 

broadcast stations to all qualified 

persons and no person shall be 

discriminated against in employment by 

such stations because of race, color, 

religion, national origin or sex. Section 

73.2080 requires that each broadcast 

station employment unit with 5 or more 

full-time employees shall establish, 

maintain and carry out a program to 

assure equal opportunity in every aspect 

of a broadcast station’s policy and 

practice. These same requirements also 

apply to Satellite Digital Audio Radio 

Service (‘‘SDARS’’) licensees. In 1997, 

the Commission determined that 

SDARS licensees must comply with the 

Commission’s EEO requirements. See 

Establishment of Rules and Policies for 

the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service 

in the 2310–2360 MHz Frequency Band, 

12 FCC Rcd 5754, 5791, ¶ 91 (1997) 

(‘‘1997 SDARS Order’’), FCC 97–70. In 

2008, the Commission clarified that 

SDARS licensees must comply with the 

Commission’s EEO broadcast rules and 

policies, including the same 

recruitment, outreach, public file, 

website posting, record-keeping, 

reporting, and self-assessment 

obligations required of broadcast 

licensees, consistent with 47 CFR 

73.2080, as well as any other 

Commission EEO policies. See 

Applications for Consent to the Transfer 

of Control of Licenses, SM Satellite 

Radio Holdings Inc., Transferor, to 

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., Transferee, 

23 FCC Rcd 12348, 12426, ¶ 174, and 

note 551 (2008). 

47 CFR 76.73 provides that equal 

opportunity in employment shall be 

afforded by all multichannel video 

program distributors (‘‘MVPD’’) to all 

qualified persons and no person shall be 

discriminated against in employment by 

such entities because of race, color, 

religion, national origin, age or sex. 

Section 76.75 requires that each 

MVPD employment unit employing six 

or more full-time employees shall 

establish, maintain and carry out a 

program to assure equal opportunity in 

every aspect of a cable entity’s policy 

and practice. 

Section 76.79 requires that every 

MVPD employment unit employing six 

or more full-time employees maintain, 

for public inspection, a file containing 

copies of all annual employment reports 

and related documents. 

Section 76.1702 requires that every 

MVPD employment unit employing six 

or more full-time employees place 

certain information concerning its EEO 

program in its public inspection file. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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