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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.