3060-AH95 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC Revision of EEO Rules and Policies (MB Docket No. 98-204)

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 (MVPDs) 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. In 2004, the Third Report and Order adopted revised forms for broadcast station and MVPD Annual Employment Reports.  The Fourth Report and Order reinstated the collection of workforce composition data for television and radio broadcasters.  The Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking sought to refresh the record on the collection of workforce composition data for MVPDs.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 47 CFR 73.2080 47 CFR 76.73 47 CFR 76.75 47 CFR 76.79 47 CFR 76.1702 47 U.S.C. 151 47 U.S.C. 154 47 U.S.C. 257 47 U.S.C. 301 47 U.S.C. 303 47 U.S.C. 307 to 309 47 U.S.C. 334 47 U.S.C. 403 47 U.S.C. 554 No 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 FNPRM 08/31/2021 86 FR 48610 FNPRM Comment Period End 09/30/2021 Fourth Report and Order, Order of Recon., and 2nd FNPRM 02/22/2024 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined YES Businesses None No No Yes No Radhika Karmarkar Chief, Industry Analysis Division, Media Bureau 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC 202 418-1523 radhika.karmarkar@fcc.gov 45 L Street NE, Washington DC 20554