The Democratic majority on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted recently to resume collecting race and ethnicity data from broadcasters, an information collection that the agency abandoned more than 20 years ago. Once the data is collected, the FCC intends to disclose it to the public in non-aggregated form as submitted by each covered broadcaster. Again on a 3 to 2 party-line vote, the commission voted to propose reinstating the reporting mandate for cable and satellite television companies.
The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, will consider submitting comments on this proposed collection by the April 29, 2004, deadline if members show sufficient interest. Members should direct input to Mike Eastman at meastman@cwc.org as soon as possible.
A copy of the FCC’s “Fourth Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” is available on the FCC’s website. The agency’s March 28, 2024, Federal Register notice requesting public comments is also available online.
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