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for a variety of industries. To obtain
assistance in responding to this
contract, ERG has entered into contracts
with the following subcontractors and
consultant: Avanti Corporation (located
in Alexandria, Virginia), Corollo
Engineering (located in Walnut Creek,
California), Craftwater (located in San
Diego, California), GrantTech (located in
New London, Connecticut), Great Lakes
Environmental Center (GLEC, located in
Traverse City, Michigan), Horsley
Witten Group, Inc. (located in
Sandwich, Massachusetts), Rumley
Solutions, Inc., dba/Hummingbird Firm
(located in Atlanta, Georgia),
LimnoTech, Inc., dba/LimnoTech
(located in Washington, District of
Columbia), Mabbett & Associates, Inc.
(located in Stoneham, Massachusetts),
PG Environmental, LLC (located in
Chantilly, Virginia and Golden,
Colorado), and RESPEC Inc. (located in
Rapid City, South Dakota and Decatur,
Georgia).
All EPA contractor, subcontractor,
and consultant personnel are bound by
the requirements and sanctions
contained in their contracts with EPA
and in EPA’s confidentiality regulations
found at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. ERG
will adhere to an EPA-approved security
plan which describes procedures to
protect CBI. ERG will apply the
procedures in this plan to CBI
previously gathered by EPA and to CBI
that may be gathered in the future. The
security plan specifies that contractor
personnel are required to sign nondisclosure agreements and are briefed
on appropriate security procedures
before they are permitted access to CBI.
No person is automatically granted
access to CBI: a need to know must
exist.
The information that will be
transferred to ERG consists of
information previously collected by
EPA to support the development and
review of effluent limitations guidelines
and standards under the CWA and that
EPA had transferred to ERG under a
previous contract with them. In
particular, information, including CBI,
collected for the planning, development,
and review of effluent limitations
guidelines and standards for the
following industries may be transferred
to ERG under the new contract: airport
deicing; aquaculture; centralized waste
treatment; coal bed methane;
concentrated animal feeding operations;
coal mining; construction and
development; drinking water treatment;
industrial container and drum cleaning;
industrial laundries; industrial waste
combustors; iron and steel
manufacturing; landfills; meat and
poultry products; metal finishing; metal

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products and machinery; nonferrous
metals manufacturing; oil and gas
extraction (including coalbed methane);
ore mining and dressing; organic
chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers;
pesticide chemicals; petroleum refining;
pharmaceutical manufacturing; pulp,
paper, and paperboard manufacturing;
shale gas extraction; steam electric
power generation; textile mills; timber
products processing; tobacco;
transportation equipment cleaning; and
other industrial categories that EPA has
reviewed or may review as part of its
CWA required annual review activities.
EPA also intends to transfer to ERG all
information listed in this notice, of the
type described above (including CBI)
that may be collected in the future
under the authority of section 308 of the
CWA or voluntarily submitted (e.g., in
comments in response to a Federal
Register notice), as is necessary to
enable ERG to carry out the work
required by its contract to support EPA’s
effluent guidelines planning and review
process and the development of effluent
limitations guidelines and standards.
Deborah Nagle,
Director, Office of Science and Technology,
Office of Water.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information
collection—extension without change:
Demographic Information on Applicants
for Federal employment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC or Commission) announces that
it intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for a three-year extension of a
Commission form (Demographic
Information on Applicants OMB No.
3046–0046).
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be submitted on or before May 8,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods—
please use only one method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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Fax: (202) 663–4114. Only comments
of six or fewer pages will be accepted
via FAX transmittal to assure access to
the equipment. Receipt of FAX
transmittals will not be acknowledged,
except that the sender may request
confirmation of receipt by calling the
Executive Secretariat staff at (202) 921–
2815 (voice), 1–800–669–6820 (TTY), or
1–844–234–5122 (ASL video phone).
Mail: Comments may be submitted by
mail to Raymond Windmiller, Executive
Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission,
131 M Street NE, Washington, DC
20507.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Raymond
Windmiller, Executive Officer,
Executive Secretariat, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission,
131 M Street NE, Washington, DC
20507.
Instructions: All comments received
will be posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
However, the Commission reserves the
right to refrain from posting libelous or
otherwise inappropriate comments,
including those that contain obscene,
indecent, or profane language; that
contain threats or defamatory
statements; that contain hate speech
based upon race, color, sex, national
origin, age, religion, disability, or
genetic information; or that promote or
endorse services or products.
Docket: Copies of comments received
are also available for review at the
Commission’s library. Copies of
comments received in response to this
notice will be made available for
viewing by appointment only at 131 M
Street NE, Suite 4NW08R, Washington,
DC 20507. Members of the public may
schedule an appointment by sending an
email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendy Doernberg, Federal Sector
Programs, Office of Federal Operations,
at (202) 921–2948 (voice) or
[email protected]. Requests
for this notice in an alternative format
should be made to the Office of
Communications and Legislative Affairs
at (202) 921–3191 (voice), (800) 669–
6820 (TTY), or (844) 234–5122 (ASL
Video Phone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
EEOC’s Demographic Information on
Applicants (OMB No. 3046–0046) is
intended for use by Federal agencies in
gathering data on the race, ethnicity,
sex, and disability status of job
applicants. This form is used by the
EEOC and other agencies to gauge
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respect to equal employment
opportunity goals.
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, and
OMB regulation 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the
Commission solicits public comment to
enable it to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
data collection tool will have practical
utility by enabling a Federal agency to
determine whether recruitment
activities are effectively reaching all
segments of the relevant labor pool in
compliance with the laws enforced by
the Commission and whether the
agency’s selection procedures allow all
applicants to compete on a level playing
field regardless of race, national origin,
sex, or disability status;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on applicants
for Federal employment who choose to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
Collection Title: Demographic
Information on Applicants.
OMB Control No.: 3046–0046.
Description of Affected Public:
Individuals submitting applications for
federal employment.1
Number of Annual Responses: 9,092.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours (EEOC
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1 Each agency is responsible for its own burden
estimates.
2 This total is calculated as follows: 9,092 annual
responses from EEOC applicants × 3 minutes per
response = 27,276 minutes. 27,276/60 = 455 hours
each year and approximately 1,364 hours for the
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Annual Federal Cost: None.
Abstract: Under section 717 of title
VII and 501 of the Rehabilitation Act,
the Commission is charged with
reviewing and approving Federal
agencies’ plans to affirmatively prevent
potential discrimination before it
occurs. Pursuant to such oversight
responsibilities, the Commission has
established systems to monitor
compliance with title VII and the
Rehabilitation Act by requiring federal
agencies to evaluate their employment
practices through the collection and
analysis of data on the race, national
origin, sex, and disability status of
applicants for both permanent and
temporary employment.
While several federal agencies (or
components of such agencies) have
obtained OMB approval for the use of
forms collecting data on the race,
national origin, sex, and disability status
of applicants, it is not an efficient use
of government resources for each
Federal agency to separately seek OMB
approval. Accordingly, to avoid
unnecessary duplication of effort and a
proliferation of forms, the EEOC seeks
approval of a form to be used by federal
agencies.
Response by applicants is completely
optional. The information obtained will
be provided in the form of aggregate
data and used by federal agencies only
for evaluating whether an agency’s
recruitment activities are effectively
reaching all segments of the relevant
labor pool and whether the agency’s
selection procedures allow all
applicants to compete on a level-playing
field regardless of race, national origin,
sex, or disability status. The voluntary
responses provided by applicants are
treated in a highly confidential manner
and play no part in the selection of the
individual for employment. The
information is not provided to any panel
rating the applications, to selecting
officials, to anyone who can affect the
application or to the public. Rather, the
information is used in summary form to
determine trends over many selections
within a given occupational or
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the form is entered into an official
personnel file.
The present Notice is for a three-year
extension without change to the
Commission’s existing form for
collecting voluntary demographic
information from federal applicants.
The Commission remains engaged in
interagency discussions about equitable
data collection, including (a) the Federal
Interagency Technical Working Group
on Race and Ethnicity Standards
convened by OMB; and (b) the
Subcommittee on Sexual Orientation,
Gender Identity, and Variations in Sex
Characteristics convened by the
National Science and Technology
Council’s Subcommittee on Equitable
Data. As the work of those groups
continues, the Commission may seek
authorization from OMB, pursuant to
the Paperwork Reduction Act, to amend
the race, ethnicity, and/or sex questions
on the Demographic Information on
Applicants form.
Burden Statement: Because of the
predominant use of online application
systems, which require only pointing
and clicking on the selected responses,
and because the form requests only
seven questions regarding basic
information, the EEOC estimates that an
applicant can complete the form in
approximately 3 minutes or less. Based
on past experience, we expect that 9,092
applicants will choose to complete the
form.
Upon approval of this common form
by OMB, federal agencies may request
OMB approval to use this common form
without having to publish notices and
request public comments for 60 and 30
days. Each agency must account for the
burden associated with their use of the
common form.3
Dated: March 2, 2023.
For the Commission.
Charlotte A. Burrows,
Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission.
BILLING CODE 6570–01–P
3 ‘‘Frequently Asked Questions about ROCIS’s
New Common Forms Module’’ provides further
information about common forms and can be found
by searching www.whitehouse.gov.

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BILLING CODE 6570–01–C

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0204, OMB 3060–1231; FR ID
129898]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 May 8, 2023.
If you anticipate that you will be
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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 [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0204.
Title: Special Eligibility Showings for
Authorizations in the Public Safety Pool
(47 CFR 90.20(a)(2)(v) and
90.20(a)(2)(xi)).
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households and business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–
0.75 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for the collections of
information is contained in Sections
154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), 332(c)(7).
Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
The information collection in 47 CFR
90.20(a)(2)(v) affects individuals, and
there is a system of records that covers
it (FCC/WTB–1, Wireless Services
Licensing Records).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Requests to withhold information
submitted to the Commission from
public inspection will be treated in
accordance with section 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
collects this information to ensure that
certain non-governmental applicants
applying for the use of frequencies in
the Public Safety Pool meet the
eligibility criteria set forth in the
Commission’s rules.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1231.
Title: Section 90.20 (xiv), Public
Safety Pool.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
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Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, and state, local, or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 2
respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One-time; on
occasion reporting requirement and
third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections are
contained in Sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 301,
303, 316, and 337 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
154(j), 301, 303, 316, and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 2 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On August, 23, 2016,
the Federal Communications
Commission released a Report and
Order, FCC 16–113, PS Docket No. 15–
199 that modified Part 90 of the Rules
Private Land Mobile Radio Services.
The amended rule revises the Part 90
eligibility rules to permit railroad police
officers to access the interoperability.
Specifically, the Commission modified
Section 90.20(xiv) to provide that:
(xiv)(A) Railroad police officers are a
class of users eligible to operate on the
nationwide interoperability and mutual
aid channels listed in 90.20(i) provided
their employer holds a Private Land
Mobile Radio (PLMR) license of any
radio category, including Industrial/
Business (I/B). Eligible users include
full and part time railroad police
officers, Amtrak employees who qualify
as railroad police officers under this
subsection, Alaska Railroad employees
who qualify as railroad police officers
under this subsection, freight railroad
employees who qualify as railroad
police officers under this subsection,
and passenger transit lines police
officers who qualify as railroad police
officers under this subsection. Railroads
and railroad police departments may
obtain licenses for the nationwide
interoperability and mutual aid
channels on behalf of railroad police
officers in their employ. Employers of

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