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FCC RIN: 3060-AH95 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Revision of EEO Rules and Policies (MM Docket No. 98-204) 
Abstract: FCC authority to govern Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) responsibilities of cable television operators was codified in the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. This authority was extended to television broadcast licensees and other multi-channel video programming distributors in the Cable and Television Consumer Protection Act of 1992. In the Second Report and Order, the FCC adopted new EEO rules and policies. This action was in response to a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that found prior EEO rules unconstitutional. The Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requests comment as to the applicability of the EEO rules to part-time employees. The Third Report and Order adopted revised forms for broadcast station and MVPDs Annual Employment Report. In the Fourth NPRM, comment was sought regarding public access to the data contained in the forms. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 73.2080    47 CFR 76.73    47 CFR 76.75    47 CFR 76.79    47 CFR 76.1702   
Legal Authority: 47 USC 151    47 USC 154    47 USC 257    47 USC 301    47 USC 303    47 USC 307 to 309    47 USC 334    47 USC 403    47 USC 554   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/14/2002  67 FR 1704   
Second R&O and Third NPRM  01/07/2003  68 FR 670   
Correction  01/13/2003  68 FR 1657   
Fourth NPRM  06/23/2004  69 FR 34986   
Third R&O  06/23/2004  69 FR 34950   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Lewis Pulley
Asst. Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-1450
Email: lewis.pulley@fcc.gov