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) (“XM-Sirius Merger Order”). The Commission is making
this submission to the Office of Management and Budget for approval
to add SDARS licensees to this information collection.
US Code:
47
USC 154 Name of Law: Communication Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47
USC 303 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
There are program changes to
this collection which are due to a new respondent pool, SDARs,
being added to this collection. These program changes/increases are
as follows: 1 to the number of respondents, 1 to the annual number
of responses and 42 to the annual burden hours. There are no
adjustments to this information collection.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Kim Matthews 202
418-2130
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.