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  • alsowouldqualifyas"smallentities.'" "13C.F.R.§121.201,SIC4832. 20 Economicsand.StatisticsAdministration,Bureauof U.S.' of 21 [d. 22 [d. 23- TheCensusBureaucountsradiostations atthesamefacilityas each co-locatedAMlFMcombinationcountsasoneestablishment.- 24- FCCNewRelease, No.72140(releasedFebruary5,1997)(announcingthat4,854AM,5,429FMand1,868 noncommercialeducationalFMbroadcaststationswerelicensedasoUanuary31,1997). 3372 /' Federal.CommunicationsCommission FCC97-68 AlternativeClassificationofSmallStations.Analternativewaytoclassifysmall radiostationswouldbebasedonthenumberofemployees.TheCommissioncurrently appliesastandardbasedonthenumberofemployeesin'administeringitsEqualEmployment OpportunityRule(EEO)forbroadcasting}'Thus,radio(andtelevision)stationswithfewer thanfivefull-timeemployeesareexemptedfromcertainEEOreportingandrecordkeeping requirements.26Weestimatethatthetotalnumberofbroadcaststationswith4'orfewer employeesisapproxiIp.ately4,23927andthatmostoftheseareradiostations. IV. DescriptionofProjectedReporting,Recordkeeping'andOtherCompliance Requirements: Stationslistedinthethirdallotmentplanwillbeafforded90daystofilefeeable applicationsforconstructionpermitsontheallottedchannels.Theseapplicationswillbe placedonctit-offlistsfollowingtheiracceptanceforfilingtopermitthefilingofpetitionsto deny.Eachstation,followinggrantofitsconstructionperinitapplication,willhaveeighteen. monthstocompletestationconstructionandfileafeeableapplicationforcoveringlicense. Tosatisfytheserequirementsitislikelythateach'ofthesestations.willrequiretheuseof professionallegalandengineeringservices. . V. SignificantAlternativesaridStepsTakenByAgencytoMinimizeSignificant EconomicImpactonaSubstantialNumberofSDiallEntitiesConsistentwith StatedObjectives: Asnotedabove,therevisedexpandedbandallotmentplanwouldpermitlessthan thirteenpercentofeligibleAMstationlicenseesandpermitteestomigratetotheexpanded "TheCommission'sdefinitionofasmallbroadcaststationforpurposesofapplyjngitsEEOruleswasadopted priortotherequirementofapprovalbytheSBApursuanttoSection3(a)oftheSmallBusinessAct,15U.S.C. § 632(a),asamendedbySection222oftheSmallBusinessCreditandBusinessOppommityEnhancementActof 1992,Pub. L.No.102-366,§222(b)(1),106Stat.999(1992),asfurtheramendedbytheSmallBusiness AdministrationReauthorizationandAmendmentsActof1994,Pub. L.No.103-403, §301,108Stat.4187(1994). However,thisdefmitionwasadoptedafterthepublicnoticeandtheoppommityforcomrrient. SeeReportandOrder inDocketNo.18244,23FCC2d430(1970). 26 See,e.g.,47C.F.R.§73.3612(RequirementtofileannualemploymentreportsonForm395appliesto. licenseeswithfiveormore employees); FirstReportandOrderinDocketNo.21474(Amendmentof BroadcastEqualEmploymentOpportunityRulesanaFCCForm395),70FCC2d1466(1979).TheCommission iscurrentlyconsideringhowtodecreasetheadministrativeburdensimposedbytheEEOruleonsmallstationswhile maintainingtheeffectivenessofourbroadcastEEOenforcement.OrderandNoticeofProposedRuleMakingin MMDocketNo.96-16 (StreamliningBroadcastEEORuleandPolicies,VacatingtheEEOForfeiturePolicy StatementandAmendingSection1.80oftheCommission'sRulestoIncludeEEOForfeitureGuidelines),IIFCC Red5154(1996).Oneoptionunderconsiderationiswhethertodefineasmallstationforpumosesofaffordingsuch reliefasonewithtenorfewerfull-timeemployees. 27 Compilationof1994BroadcastStationAnnualEmploymentReports(FCCForm395B),EqualOppommity EmploymentBranch,MassMediaBureau,FCC. 3373 Federal,CommunicationsCommission FCC97-68 band.Stationselectingtoapplyforandconstructexpandedbandfacilitiesaresubjectto essentiallytheSllIIlelicenseprocessingrequirementsasananyapplicantseekinganew broadcaststation.ThechangesadoptedintheMemorandumOpinionandOrderwere necessarygiventechnicalconsiderationsandinternationaltreatyrequirements. VI. ReporttoCongress: TheCommissionshallsendacopyofthisFinalRegulatoryFlexibilityAnalysis,along withthisReportandOrder,inareporttoCongresspursuanttotheSmallBusinessRegulatory EnforcementFairnessActof1996,5U.S.C.§801(a)(l)(A).AcopyofthisFRFAwillalso bepublishedintheFederalRegister. 3374
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  • programming reports filed by commercial television licensees pursuant to §73.3526 of this chapter; (6) Annual DTV ancillary/supplementary services reports filed by commercial and non-commercial educational digital television licensees pursuant to §73.624 of this chapter; (7) Station requests for declaratory rulings, special temporary authorizations, and other waivers; (8) Annual employment reports filed by licensees and permittees of broadcast stations pursuant to §73.3612 of this chapter; and. (9) Responses from licensees to random audits of their Equal Employment Opportunity programs conducted pursuant to §73.2080 of this chapter. (c) Common Carrier Services, including: (1) Annual reports filed by carriers under §43.21 of this chapter; (2) Reports of proposed changes in depreciation rates filed by carriers under §43.43 of this chapter; (3) Rate-of-return reports filed
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  • 10-1-2002 CONNECTICUT MAINE MASSACHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE RHODE ISLAND VERMONT Form 397: 12-1-2002 LED: JUNE 1, 2007 LED: AUG. 1, 2007 NEW JERSEY NEW YORK Form 397: 2-1-2001 DELAWARE PENNSYLVANIA Form 397: 4-1-2001 APPENDIX B 1. Part 73 of Chapter 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: Subpart H - Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations Section 73.3612 is amended to add the following Note: Note: Data concerning the gender, race and ethnicity of a broadcast station's workforce collected in the annual employment report will be used only for purposes of analyzing industry trends and making reports to Congress. Such data will not be used for the purpose of assessing any aspect of an individual broadcast licensee's compliance
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  • and Obsolete CMRS Regulations; Forbearance from Applying Provisions of the Communications Act to Wireless Telecommunications Carriers, WT Dkt No. 98-100, MO&O and NPRM, FCC 98-134 (rel. July 2, 1998), First R&O, FCC 00-311 (rel. Sept. 8, 2000). Other Amend cable and broadcast annual employment report due dates to streamline and simplify filing. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review - Amendment of sections 73.3612 and 76.77 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Filing Dates for the Commission's Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Employment Reports, MO&O, FCC 98-39 (rel. Mar. 16, 1998). Streamline broadcast filing and licensing procedures. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review - Streamlining of Mass Media Applications, Rules and Processes, MM Dkt No. 98-43, NPRM, FCC 98-57 (rel. Apr. 3, 1998), R&O, FCC 98-281 (rel. Nov.
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  • 20554 ) In the Matter of ) ) Suspension of the Broadcast and Cable Equal ) Employment Opportunity Outreach ) Program Requirements ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: January 30, 2001 Released: January 31, 2001 By the Commission: Commissioner Tristani issuing a separate statement. In this Memorandum Opinion and Order the Commission suspends the effectiveness of Sections 73.2080(b) through (j), 73.3612, 76.73(b), 76.75, 76.77, 76.79, 76.1702, and 76.1802 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.2080(b) through (j), 73.3612, 76.73(b), 76.75, 76.77, 76.79, 76.1702, and 76.1802. These provisions relate to Equal Employment Opportunity (``EEO'') outreach program requirements applicable to broadcast licensees and cable entities. The suspension shall continue until further order of the Commission. The Commission adopted new broadcast and cable
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  • clear in the Report and Order and in the Recon that the collection of this data was intended only for analyzing industry trends and reporting to Congress. We indicated, and specified in rules, that the data would not be utilized for the purpose of assessing any aspect of an individual entity's compliance with the EEO rules. See Note to Section 73.3612 of the Commission's Rules. Thus, the FCC Form 395-B is not a part of our EEO program requirement and is in fact required pursuant to a separate provision of our rules, Section 73.3612. The Court in Association did not directly address the propriety of collecting the FCC Form 395-B data for the limited purpose for which it is intended. The
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  • Register stating otherwise. We will not require television broadcast licensees to file EEO mid-term reports in 2003. Upon the effective date of the rules adopted herein, our action suspending certain of our former rules in Suspension of the Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Outreach Program Requirements, 16 FCC Rcd 2872 (2001) (Suspension Order) WILL BE VACATED, except that Sections 73.3612 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 73.3612 (Annual Employment Report) and 76.1802 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 76.1802 (Equal Employment Opportunity) will remain suspended in accordance with the terms of the Suspension Order pending further action on workforce data collection issues, as discussed above. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
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  • published in the Federal Register. See 5 U.S.C. § 604(b). APPENDIX B I. Part 73 of Chapter 1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: The authority citation for Part 73 continues to read as follows: AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336, 403. Subpart H - Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations Section 73.3612 is amended to read as follows: § 73.3612. Annual employment report. Each licensee or permittee of a commercially or noncommercially operated AM, FM, TV, Class A TV or International Broadcast station with five or more full-time employees shall file an annual employment report with the FCC on or before September 30 of each year on FCC Form 395-B. Note to
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  • AppendixA-9. 45 Id.;SIC7812(MotionPictureandVideoTapeProduction);SIC7922(TheatricalProducersand MiscellaneousTheatricalServices(producersofliveradioandtelevisionprograms). 46FCCNewsReleaseNo.31327,Jan.13,1993;EconomicsandStatisticsAdministration,BureauofCensus, U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,supranote7,AppendixA-9. 47FCCNewsReleaseNo.7033,March6,1997. 48CensusforCommunications'establishmentsareperformedeveryfiveyearsendingwitha"2"or"7".See EconomicsandStatisticsAdministration,BureauofCensus,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,supranote7,atIII. 49Theamountof$10millionwasusedtoestimatethenumberofsmallbusinessestablishmentsbecausethe relevantCensuscategoriesstoppedat$9,999,999andbeganat$10,000,000.Nocategoryfor$10.5millionexisted. Thus,thenumberisasaccurateasitispossibletocalculatewiththeavailableinformation. 50Weusethe77percentfigureofTVstationsoperatingatlessthan$10millionfor1992andapplyittothe 1997totalof1551TVstationstoarriveat1,194stationscategorizedassmallbusinesses. 51 MinorityCommercialBroadcastOwnershipintheUnitedStates,U.S.Dep'tofCommerce,National TelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration,TheMinorityTelecommunicationsDevelopmentProgram ("MTDP")(April1996).MTDPconsidersminorityownershipasownershipofmorethan50%ofabroadcast corporation'sstock,votingcontrolinabroadcastpartnership,orownershipofabroadcastingpropertyasan individualproprietor.Id.TheminoritygroupsincludedinthisreportareBlack,Hispanic,Asian,andNative American. 52 SeeCommentsofAmericanWomeninRadioandTelevision,Inc.inMMDocketNo.94-149andMM DocketNo.91-140,at4n.4(filedMay17,1995),citing1987EconomicCensuses,Women-OwnedBusiness,WB87- 1,U.S.Dep'tofCommerce,BureauoftheCensus,August1990(basedon1987Census).Afterthe1987Census report,theCensusBureaudidnotprovidedatabyparticularcommunicationsservices(four-digitStandardIndustrial Classification(SIC)Code),butratherbythegeneraltwo-digitSICCodeforcommunications(#48).Consequently, since1987,theU.S.CensusBureauhasnotupdateddataonownershipofbroadcastfacilitiesbywomen,nordoes 46 Therearecurrently4,977TVtranslatorstationsand1,952LPTVstationswhichwouldbe affectedbytheallocationpolicyandotherpoliciesinthisproceeding.53TheCommissiondoes notcollectfinancialinformationofanybroadcastfacilityandtheDepartmentofCommercedoes notcollectfinancialinformationonthesebroadcastfacilities.Wewillassumeforpresent purposes,however,thatmostofthesebroadcastfacilities,includingLPTVstations,couldbe classifiedassmallbusinesses.Asindicatedearlier,approximately77percentoftelevision stationsaredesignatedunderthisanalysisaspotentiallysmallbusiness.Giventhis,LPTVand TVtranslatorstationswouldnotlikelyhaverevenuesthatexceedtheSBAmaximumtobe designatedassmallbusinesses. 4.AlternativeClassificationofSmallTelevisionStations Analternativewaytoclassifysmalltelevisionstationsisbythenumberofemployees.The Commissioncurrentlyappliesastandardbasedonthenumberofemployeesinadministeringits EqualEmploymentOpportunity("EEO")ruleforbroadcasting.54Thus,radioortelevision stationswithfewerthanfivefull-timeemployeesareexemptedfromcertainEEOreportingand recordkeepingrequirements.55Weestimatethatthetotalnumberofcommercialtelevision stationswith4orfeweremployeesis132andthatthetotalnumberofnoncommercial educationaltelevisionstationswith4orfeweremployeesis136.56 Wehaveconcludedthatthe746-806MHzbandcanberecoveredimmediately,andthatitis inthepublicinteresttoreallocatethisspectrumtousesinadditiontoTVbroadcasting.We theFCCcollectsuchdata.However,wesoughtcommentonwhethertheAnnualOwnershipReportForm323 shouldbeamendedtoincludeinformationonthegenderandraceofbroadcastlicenseowners.PoliciesandRules RegardingMinorityandFemaleOwnershipofMassMediaFacilities,NoticeofProposedRuleMaking,10FCCRcd 2788,2797(1995). 53FCCNewsReleaseNo.7033,March6,1997. 54TheCommission'sdefinitionofasmallbroadcaststationforpurposesofapplyingitsEEOrulewasadopted priortotherequirementofapprovalbytheSmallBusinessAdministrationpursuanttoSection3(a)oftheSmall BusinessAct,15U.S.C.§632(a),asamendedbySection222oftheSmallBusinessCreditandBusinessOpportunity EnhancementActof1992,Pub.L.No.102-366,§222(b)(1),106Stat.999(1992),asfurtheramendedbytheSmall BusinessAdministrationReauthorizationandAmendmentsActof1994,Pub.L.No.103-403,§301,108Stat.4187 (1994).However,thisdefinitionwasadoptedafterpublicnoticeandanopportunityforcomment.SeeReportand OrderinDocketNo.18244,23FCC2d430(1970). 55See,e.g.,47C.F.R.§73.3612(RequirementtofileannualemploymentreportsonForm395-Bappliesto licenseeswithfiveormorefull-timeemployees);FirstReportandOrderinDocketNo.21474(IntheMatterof AmendmentofBroadcastEqualEmploymentOpportunityRulesandFCCForm395),70FCC2d1466(1979).The CommissioniscurrentlyconsideringhowtodecreasetheadministrativeburdensimposedbytheEEOruleonsmall stationswhilemaintainingtheeffectivenessofourbroadcastEEOenforcement.OrderandNoticeofProposedRule MakinginMMDocketNo.96-16(IntheMatterofStreamliningBroadcastEEORuleandPolicies,Vacatingthe EEOForfeiturePolicyStatementandAmendingSection1.80oftheCommission'sRulestoIncludeEEOForfeiture Guidelines),11FCCRcd5154(1996).Oneoptionunderconsiderationiswhethertodefineasmallstationfor purposesofaffordingsuchreliefasonewithtenorfewerfull-timeemployees.Id.at¶21. 56Webasethisestimateonacompilationof1995BroadcastStationAnnualEmploymentReports(FCCForm 395-B),performedbystaffoftheEqualOpportunityEmploymentBranch,MassMediaBureau,FCC. 47 believethatsuchareallocationispossiblewhilecontinuingtoprotectTV.Thereare95full powerTVstations,eitheroperatingorwithapprovedconstructionpermits,inChannel60-69. Therearealsonineproposedstations,andapproximately15stationswillbeaddedduringthe DTVtransitionperiod,foratotalofapproximately119nationwide. Therearealso approximately1,366LPTVstationsandTVtranslatorstationsintheband,operatingona secondarybasistofullpowerTVstations.Weproposetoimmediatelyreallocatethe746-806 MHzbandinordertomaximizethepublicbenefitavailablefromitsuse. TheRFAalsoincludessmallgovernmentalentitiesasapartoftheregulatoryflexibility analysis.57Thedefinitionofasmallgovernmentalentityisonewithapopulationoffewerthan 50,000.58Thereareapproximately85,006governmentalentitiesinthenation.59Thisnumber includessuchentitiesasstates,counties,cities,utilitydistrictsandschooldistricts.Thereare nofiguresavailableonwhatportionofthisnumberhavepopulationsoffewerthan50,000. However,thisnumberincludes38,978counties,citiesandtowns,andofthose,37,566,or96 percent,havepopulationsoffewerthan50,000.60TheCensusBureauestimatesthatthisratio isapproximatelyaccurateforallgovernmentalentities.Thus,oftheapproximately85,006 governmentalentities,weestimatethat96percent,or81,600,aresmallentitiesthatmaybe affectedbyourrules. D. DescriptionofProjectedReporting,RecordkeepingandOtherCompliance Requirements. None. E.SignificantAlternativestoProposedRuleswhichMinimizeSignificantEconomicImpact onSmallEntitiesandAccomplishStatedObjectives. WedonotproposetoprovideLPTVandTVtranslatorstationswiththesameprotection affordedtofull-powerTVstations.Becauseofthelargenumberofsuchstations,protecting themwouldsignificantlydiminishtheutilityofthe746-806MHzbandtobothpublicsafetyand commercialusers.Also,LPTVandTVtranslatorstationsaresecondaryinthisband,andwe haveproposedtomakepublicsafetyandcommercialservicesprimaryintheband.Weremain concerned,however,fortheinterestsofLPTVandTVtranslatorstationsbecausetheyarea valuablepartoftheAmericantelecommunicationsstructureandeconomy.Forthisreason,we seekmeasureswhichwillallowasmanyLPTVandTVtranslatorstationsaspossibletoremain inoperation.Ataminimum,weproposetocontinuethesecondarystatusofthesestations,so thattheywillnotberequiredtochangeorceasetheiroperationsuntiltheyactuallyinterferewith oneofthenewly-allocatedservices.Wealsorequestcommentonanumberofmeasureswhich mayalleviatetheimpactofreallocationofthe746-806MHzbandonLPTVandTVtranslator 575U.S.C.§601(5). 58Id. 591992CensusofGovernments,U.S.BureauoftheCensus,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce. 60Id. 48 stations.Werequestcommentontheseoptions,withemphasisonhowwecanensurefairness toalllicensees,andhowwecanbestbalancetheinterestsofcurrentandfuturelicenseestothe benefitofthepublic. F.FederalRulesthatMayDuplicate,Overlap,orConflictwiththeProposedRules. None. 49
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  • Itshouldalsobenotedthattheforegoingestimatesdonotdistinguishbetween 19FCCNewsReleaseNo.31327,Jan.13,1993;EconomicsandStatisticsAdministration,Bureauof Census,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,supranote7,AppendixA-9. 20FCCNewsReleaseNo.7033,March6,1997. 21CensusforCommunications'establishmentsareperformedeveryfiveyearsendingwitha"2"or"7".See EconomicsandStatisticsAdministration,BureauofCensus,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,supranote7,atIII. 22Theamountof$10millionwasusedtoestimatethenumberofsmallbusinessestablishmentsbecausethe relevantCensuscategoriesstoppedat$9,999,999andbeganat$10,000,000.Nocategoryfor$10.5million existed.Thus,thenumberisasaccurateasitispossibletocalculatewiththeavailableinformation. 23Weusethe77percentfigureofTVstationsoperatingatlessthan$10millionfor1992andapplyitto the1997totalof1551TVstationstoarriveat1,194stationscategorizedassmallbusinesses. 24MinorityCommercialBroadcastOwnershipintheUnitedStates,U.S.Dep'tofCommerce,National TelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration,TheMinorityTelecommunicationsDevelopmentProgram ("MTDP")(April1996).MTDPconsidersminorityownershipasownershipofmorethan50%ofabroadcast corporation'sstock,votingcontrolinabroadcastpartnership,orownershipofabroadcastingpropertyasan individualproprietor.Id.TheminoritygroupsincludedinthisreportareBlack,Hispanic,Asian,andNative American. 25SeeCommentsofAmericanWomeninRadioandTelevision,Inc.inMMDocketNo.94-149andMM DocketNo.91-140,at4n.4(filedMay17,1995),citing1987EconomicCensuses,Women-OwnedBusiness, WB87-1,U.S.Dep'tofCommerce,BureauoftheCensus,August1990(basedon1987Census).Afterthe1987 Censusreport,theCensusBureaudidnotprovidedatabyparticularcommunicationsservices(four-digit StandardIndustrialClassification(SIC)Code),butratherbythegeneraltwo-digitSICCodeforcommunications (#48).Consequently,since1987,theU.S.CensusBureauhasnotupdateddataonownershipofbroadcast facilitiesbywomen,nordoestheFCCcollectsuchdata.However,wesoughtcommentonwhethertheAnnual OwnershipReportForm323shouldbeamendedtoincludeinformationonthegenderandraceofbroadcast licenseowners.PoliciesandRulesRegardingMinorityandFemaleOwnershipofMassMediaFacilities,Notice ofProposedRuleMaking,10FCCRcd2788,2797(1995). D-6 network-affiliated26stationsandindependentstations.AsofApril,1996,theBIA Publications,Inc.MasterAccessTelevisionAnalyzerDatabaseindicatesthatabout73percent ofallcommercialtelevisionstationswereaffiliatedwiththeABC,CBS,NBC,Fox,UPN,or WBnetworks.Moreover,sevenpercentofthoseaffiliateshavesecondaryaffiliations.27 Therearecurrently4,977TVtranslatorstationsand1,952LPTVstationswhichwould beaffectedbytheallotmentpolicyandotherpoliciesinthisproceeding.28TheCommission doesnotcollectfinancialinformationofanybroadcastfacilityandtheDepartmentof Commercedoesnotcollectfinancialinformationonthesebroadcastfacilities.Wewill assumeforpresentpurposes,however,thatmostofthesebroadcastfacilities,includingLPTV stations,couldbeclassifiedassmallbusinesses.Asindicatedearlier,approximately77 percentoftelevisionstationsaredesignatedunderthisanalysisaspotentiallysmallbusiness. Giventhis,LPTVandTVtranslatorstationswouldnotlikelyhaverevenuesthatexceedthe SBAmaximumtobedesignatedassmallbusinesses. 4.AlternativeClassificationofSmallTelevisionStations Analternativewaytoclassifysmalltelevisionstationsisbythenumberofemployees. TheCommissioncurrentlyappliesastandardbasedonthenumberofemployeesin administeringitsEqualEmploymentOpportunity("EEO")ruleforbroadcasting.29Thus,radio ortelevisionstationswithfewerthanfivefull-timeemployeesareexemptedfromcertain EEOreportingandrecordkeepingrequirements.30Weestimatethatthetotalnumberof 26Inthiscontext,"affiliation"referstoanylocalbroadcasttelevisionstationthathasacontractual arrangementwithaprogrammingnetworktocarrythenetwork'ssignal.Thisdefinitionofaffiliatedstation includesbothstationsownedandoperatedbyanetworkandstationsownedbyotherentities. 27Secondaryaffiliationsaresecondarytotheprimaryaffiliationofthestationandgenerallyaffordthe affiliateadditionalchoiceofprogramming. 28FCCNewsReleaseNo.7033,March6,1997. 29TheCommission'sdefinitionofasmallbroadcaststationforpurposesofapplyingitsEEOrulewas adoptedpriortotherequirementofapprovalbytheSmallBusinessAdministrationpursuanttoSection3(a)of theSmallBusinessAct,15U.S.C.§632(a),asamendedbySection222oftheSmallBusinessCreditand BusinessOpportunityEnhancementActof1992,Pub.L.No.102-366,§222(b)(1),106Stat.999(1992),as furtheramendedbytheSmallBusinessAdministrationReauthorizationandAmendmentsActof1994,Pub.L. No.103-403,§301,108Stat.4187(1994).However,thisdefinitionwasadoptedafterpublicnoticeandan opportunityforcomment.SeeReportandOrderinDocketNo.18244,23FCC2d430(1970). 30See,e.g.,47C.F.R.§73.3612(RequirementtofileannualemploymentreportsonForm395-Bappliesto licenseeswithfiveormorefull-timeemployees);FirstReportandOrderinDocketNo.21474(IntheMatterof AmendmentofBroadcastEqualEmploymentOpportunityRulesandFCCForm395),70FCC2d1466(1979). TheCommissioniscurrentlyconsideringhowtodecreasetheadministrativeburdensimposedbytheEEOrule onsmallstationswhilemaintainingtheeffectivenessofourbroadcastEEOenforcement.OrderandNoticeof ProposedRuleMakinginMMDocketNo.96-16(IntheMatterofStreamliningBroadcastEEORuleand Policies,VacatingtheEEOForfeiturePolicyStatementandAmendingSection1.80oftheCommission'sRules toIncludeEEOForfeitureGuidelines),11FCCRcd5154(1996).Oneoptionunderconsiderationiswhetherto defineasmallstationforpurposesofaffordingsuchreliefasonewithtenorfewerfull-timeemployees.Id.at¶ 21. D-7 commercialtelevisionstationswith4orfeweremployeesis132andthatthetotalnumberof noncommercialeducationaltelevisionstationswith4orfeweremployeesis136.31 5.OtherIndustryGroups. Whilewedonotbelievethatthefollowinggroupsofequipmentmanufacturers constituteregulatedentitiesforthepurposeofthisFRFA,wenotethattheseentitieswere interestedincertaintechnicalissuesinthisproceedingand,accordingly,submittedcomments fortherecord.BecausetherulechangesandtextualdiscussionsintheSixthReportand Ordermayultimatelyhavesomeaffectonequipmentcompliance,weincludetheseentities forthepurposeofthisFRFA. TelevisionEquipmentManufacturers:TheCommissionhasnotdevelopedadefinition ofsmallentitiesapplicabletomanufacturersoftelevisionequipment.Therefore,wewill utilizetheSBAdefinitionofmanufacturersofRadioandTelevisionBroadcastingand CommunicationsEquipment.32AccordingtotheSBA'sregulations,aTVequipment manufacturermusthave750orfeweremployeesinordertoqualifyasasmallbusiness concern.33CensusBureaudataindicatesthatthereare858U.S.firmsthatmanufactureradio andtelevisionbroadcastingandcommunicationsequipment,andthat778ofthesefirmshave fewerthan750employeesandwouldbeclassifiedassmallentities.34TheCensusBureau categoryisverybroad,andspecificfiguresarenotavailableastohowmanyofthesefirms areexclusivemanufacturersoftelevisionequipmentorhowmanyareindependentlyowned andoperated.Weconcludethatthereareapproximately778smallmanufacturersofradio andtelevisionequipment. Household/ConsumerTelevisionEquipment:TheCommissionhasnotdeveloped adefinitionofsmallentitiesapplicabletomanufacturersoftelevisionequipmentusedby consumers,ascomparedtoindustrialusebytelevisionlicenseesandrelatedbusinesses. Therefore,wewillutilizetheSBAdefinitionapplicabletomanufacturersofHouseholdAudio andVisualEquipment.AccordingtotheSBA'sregulations,ahouseholdaudioandvisual equipmentmanufacturermusthave750orfeweremployeesinordertoqualifyasasmall businessconcern.35CensusBureaudataindicatesthatthereare410U.S.firmsthat manufactureradioandtelevisionbroadcastingandcommunicationsequipment,andthat386 31Webasethisestimateonacompilationof1995BroadcastStationAnnualEmploymentReports(FCC Form395-B),performedbystaffoftheEqualOpportunityEmploymentBranch,MassMediaBureau,FCC. 32Thiscategoryexcludesestablishmentsprimarilyengagedinthemanufacturingofhouseholdaudioand visualequipmentwhichiscategorizedasSIC3651.SeeinfraforSIC3651data. 3313C.F.R.121.201,(SIC)Code3663. 34U.S.Dept.ofCommerce,1992CensusofTransportation,CommunicationsandUtilities,Table1D(issued May1995),SICcategory3663. 3513C.F.R.121.201,(SIC)Code3651. D-8 ofthesefirmshavefewerthan500employeesandwouldbeclassifiedassmallentities.36 Theremaining24firmshave500ormoreemployees;however,weareunabletodetermine howmanyofthosehavefewerthan750employeesandtherefore,alsoqualifyassmall entitiesundertheSBAdefinition.Furthermore,theCensusBureaucategoryisverybroad, andspecificfiguresarenotavailableastohowmanyofthesefirmsareexclusive manufacturersoftelevisionequipmentforconsumersorhowmanyareindependentlyowned andoperated.Weconcludethatthereareapproximately386smallmanufacturersof televisionequipmentforconsumer/householduse. ComputerManufacturers:TheCommissionhasnotdevelopedadefinitionofsmall entitiesapplicabletocomputermanufacturers.Therefore,wewillutilizetheSBAdefinition. AccordingtoSBAregulations,acomputermanufacturermusthave1,000orfewer employeesinordertoqualifyasasmallentity.37CensusBureaudataindicatesthatthereare
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  • to file a Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Model Program Report (Form 396-A). See Form 314 and Instructions for Form 314, Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License; Form 315 and Instructions for Form 315, Application For Consent to Transfer of Control of Corporation Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License. 10 See 47 C.F.R. § 73.3612. See Form 303-S. 11 See 47 U.S.C. § 334(b); 47 C.F.R. § 73.2080(d). 4 religion,7 or national origin.8 The rules also provide that broadcasters and cable entities must afford equal opportunity in employment to qualified persons and must establish and maintain an equal employment opportunity program designed to provide equal opportunity for minorities and women in all aspects of their
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  • of the due dates for filing Annual Employment Reports, Annual Employment Reports are now due to be filed with the Commission by September 30 of each year. The employment data reported on the Annual Employment Reports may reflect information from any payroll period in July, August or September of the year in which the report is filed. Amendment of Section 73.3612 and 76.77 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Filing Dates for the Commission's Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Employment Reports, 13 FCC Rcd 6973 (1998). In 2000, however, September 30 falls on a Saturday. Consequently, we will require that the Forms 395-B for 2000 be filed no later than October 2, 2000. NOTICE Submit two Submit two copies copies Enclosed you will
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  • is available for public inspection during our regular business hours at (address of location of the station's public inspection file). Individuals who wish to advise the FCC of facts relating to the station's eligibility for Class A status should file comments and petitions with the FCC prior to Commission action on this application. * * * * * 44. Section 73.3612 is amended to read as follows: § 73.3612 Annual employment report. Each licensee of permittee of a commercially or noncommercially operated AM, FM, TV, Class A TV or International Broadcast station with five or more employees shall file an annual employment report with the FCC on or before September 30 of each year on FCC Form 395. * * *
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  • 20554 ) In the Matter of ) ) Suspension of the Broadcast and Cable Equal ) Employment Opportunity Outreach ) Program Requirements ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: January 30, 2001 Released: January 31, 2001 By the Commission: Commissioner Tristani issuing a separate statement. In this Memorandum Opinion and Order the Commission suspends the effectiveness of Sections 73.2080(b) through (j), 73.3612, 76.73(b), 76.75, 76.77, 76.79, 76.1702, and 76.1802 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.2080(b) through (j), 73.3612, 76.73(b), 76.75, 76.77, 76.79, 76.1702, and 76.1802. These provisions relate to Equal Employment Opportunity (``EEO'') outreach program requirements applicable to broadcast licensees and cable entities. The suspension shall continue until further order of the Commission. The Commission adopted new broadcast and cable
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  • (rel. July 20, 1998). Streamline Part 97 amateur rules. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Amendment of Part 97 of the Commission's Amateur Service Rules, WT Dck No. 98-143, NPRM, FCC 98-183 (adopted July 29, 1998). II. ORDERS ADOPTED Amends cable and broadcast annual employment report due dates to streamline and simplify filing. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Amendment of Sections 73.3612 and 76.77 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Filing Dates for the Commission's Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Employment Reports, MO&O, FCC 98-39 (rel. Mar. 16, 1998). III. PROCEEDINGS PENDING OR OTHERWISE PLANNED Telecommunications Providers (Common Carriers) Modify Part 68 rules that limit the power levels at which any device attached to the network can operate to allow use of 56 Kbps
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  • 999 (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Public Law 103-403, 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and the opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970), 35 FR 8925 (Jun. 6, 1970). See, e.g., 47 CFR 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395 applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees). See also, Review of the Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies and Termination of the EEO Streamlining Proceeding, FCC 00-20, released February 2, 2000 (``Review of EEO Rules''). See Review of EEO Rules, Appendix B, Sec. C [from
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  • Regulatory Review - Review of Depreciation Requirements for Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, CC Dkt No. 98-137, NPRM, FCC 98-170 (rel. Oct. 14, 1998), R&O, FCC 99-397 (rel. Dec. 17, 1999), FNPRM, FCC 00-119 (rel. Apr. 3, 2000). Other Amend cable and broadcast annual employment report due dates to streamline and simplify filing. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review - Amendment of sections 73.3612 and 76.77 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Filing Dates for the Commission's Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Employment Reports, MO&O, FCC 98-39 (rel. Mar. 16, 1998). Streamline broadcast filing and licensing procedures. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review - Streamlining of Mass Media Applications, Rules and Processes, MM Dkt No. 98-43, NPRM, FCC 98-57 (rel. Apr. 3, 1998), R&O, FCC 98-281 (rel. Nov.
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  • of Enhanced Services; 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Review of Computer III and ONA Safeguards and Requirements, CC Dkt Nos. 95-20 and 98-10, FNPRM, FCC 98-8 (rel. Jan. 30, 1998), R&O, FCC 99-36 (rel. March 10, 1999). Other Amend cable and broadcast annual employment report due dates to streamline and simplify filing. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Amendment of Sections 73.3612 and 76.77 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Filing Dates for the Commission's Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Employment Reports, MO&O, FCC 98-39 (rel. Mar. 16, 1998). Streamline broadcast filing and licensing procedures. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Streamlining of Mass Media Applications, Rules and Processes, MM Dkt No. 98-43, NPRM, FCC 98-57 (rel. Apr. 3, 1998), R&O, FCC 98-281 (rel. Nov.
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  • petition for rehearing en banc in Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod v. FCC and issued its mandate in that case, sections 73.2080(b) & (c) are currently null and void. Although the MO&O does not say so, it is, after all, the present legal invalidity of these regulations that requires us to clarify the status of ancillary rules such as section 73.3612. For my part, I see no need for broadcasters to report on the conduct of their EEO programs given the simple fact that, unless and until the Court of Appeals' mandate is stayed or its decision reversed by the Supreme Court, there is no longer a valid rule requiring the maintenance of such programs. In other words, it makes no
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  • for hearing. [688]TEXT [689]PDF 73.3594 Local public notice of designation for hearing. [690]TEXT [691]PDF 73.3597 Procedures on transfer and assignment applications. [692]TEXT [693]PDF 73.3598 Period of construction. [694]TEXT [695]PDF 73.3601 Simultaneous modification and renewal of license. [696]TEXT [697]PDF 73.3603 Special waiver procedure relative to applications. [698]TEXT [699]PDF 73.3605 Retention of applications in hearing status after designation for hearing. [700]TEXT [701]PDF 73.3612 Annual employment report. [702]TEXT [703]PDF 73.3613 Filing of contracts. [704]TEXT [705]PDF 73.3615 Ownership reports. [706]TEXT [707]PDF 73.3617 Information available on the Internet. [708]TEXT [709]PDF 73.3999 Enforcement of 18 U.S.C. 1464 (restrictions on the transmission of obscene and indecent material). [710]TEXT [711]PDF 73.4000 Listing of FCC policies. [712]TEXT [713]PDF 73.4005 Advertising--refusal to sell. [714]TEXT [715]PDF 73.4015 Applications for AM and FM
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  • (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Public Law 103-403, Section 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970), 35 FR 8925 (June 6, 1970). See, e.g., 47 CFR Section 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on FCC Form 395 applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees); First Report and Order in Docket No. 21474 (Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979), 50 Fed. Reg. 50329 (December 10, 1985). The Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative
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  • 106 Stat. 999 (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-403, ( 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after the public notice and the opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970). See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. ( 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395 applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees); First Report and 0rder in Docket No.21474 (Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979). The Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative burdens imposed by the EEO rule on small stations
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  • 106 Stat. 999 (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-403, § 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after the public notice and the opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970). See, e.g., 47 CFR § 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 7 395 applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees); First Report and Order in Docket No. 21474 (In the Matter of Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979). The Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative burdens imposed by
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  • AppendixA-9. 45 Id.;SIC7812(MotionPictureandVideoTapeProduction);SIC7922(TheatricalProducersand MiscellaneousTheatricalServices(producersofliveradioandtelevisionprograms). 46FCCNewsReleaseNo.31327,Jan.13,1993;EconomicsandStatisticsAdministration,BureauofCensus, U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,supranote7,AppendixA-9. 47FCCNewsReleaseNo.7033,March6,1997. 48CensusforCommunications'establishmentsareperformedeveryfiveyearsendingwitha"2"or"7".See EconomicsandStatisticsAdministration,BureauofCensus,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,supranote7,atIII. 49Theamountof$10millionwasusedtoestimatethenumberofsmallbusinessestablishmentsbecausethe relevantCensuscategoriesstoppedat$9,999,999andbeganat$10,000,000.Nocategoryfor$10.5millionexisted. Thus,thenumberisasaccurateasitispossibletocalculatewiththeavailableinformation. 50Weusethe77percentfigureofTVstationsoperatingatlessthan$10millionfor1992andapplyittothe 1997totalof1551TVstationstoarriveat1,194stationscategorizedassmallbusinesses. 51 MinorityCommercialBroadcastOwnershipintheUnitedStates,U.S.Dep'tofCommerce,National TelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration,TheMinorityTelecommunicationsDevelopmentProgram ("MTDP")(April1996).MTDPconsidersminorityownershipasownershipofmorethan50%ofabroadcast corporation'sstock,votingcontrolinabroadcastpartnership,orownershipofabroadcastingpropertyasan individualproprietor.Id.TheminoritygroupsincludedinthisreportareBlack,Hispanic,Asian,andNative American. 52 SeeCommentsofAmericanWomeninRadioandTelevision,Inc.inMMDocketNo.94-149andMM DocketNo.91-140,at4n.4(filedMay17,1995),citing1987EconomicCensuses,Women-OwnedBusiness,WB87- 1,U.S.Dep'tofCommerce,BureauoftheCensus,August1990(basedon1987Census).Afterthe1987Census report,theCensusBureaudidnotprovidedatabyparticularcommunicationsservices(four-digitStandardIndustrial Classification(SIC)Code),butratherbythegeneraltwo-digitSICCodeforcommunications(#48).Consequently, since1987,theU.S.CensusBureauhasnotupdateddataonownershipofbroadcastfacilitiesbywomen,nordoes 46 Therearecurrently4,977TVtranslatorstationsand1,952LPTVstationswhichwouldbe affectedbytheallocationpolicyandotherpoliciesinthisproceeding.53TheCommissiondoes notcollectfinancialinformationofanybroadcastfacilityandtheDepartmentofCommercedoes notcollectfinancialinformationonthesebroadcastfacilities.Wewillassumeforpresent purposes,however,thatmostofthesebroadcastfacilities,includingLPTVstations,couldbe classifiedassmallbusinesses.Asindicatedearlier,approximately77percentoftelevision stationsaredesignatedunderthisanalysisaspotentiallysmallbusiness.Giventhis,LPTVand TVtranslatorstationswouldnotlikelyhaverevenuesthatexceedtheSBAmaximumtobe designatedassmallbusinesses. 4.AlternativeClassificationofSmallTelevisionStations Analternativewaytoclassifysmalltelevisionstationsisbythenumberofemployees.The Commissioncurrentlyappliesastandardbasedonthenumberofemployeesinadministeringits EqualEmploymentOpportunity("EEO")ruleforbroadcasting.54Thus,radioortelevision stationswithfewerthanfivefull-timeemployeesareexemptedfromcertainEEOreportingand recordkeepingrequirements.55Weestimatethatthetotalnumberofcommercialtelevision stationswith4orfeweremployeesis132andthatthetotalnumberofnoncommercial educationaltelevisionstationswith4orfeweremployeesis136.56 Wehaveconcludedthatthe746-806MHzbandcanberecoveredimmediately,andthatitis inthepublicinteresttoreallocatethisspectrumtousesinadditiontoTVbroadcasting.We theFCCcollectsuchdata.However,wesoughtcommentonwhethertheAnnualOwnershipReportForm323 shouldbeamendedtoincludeinformationonthegenderandraceofbroadcastlicenseowners.PoliciesandRules RegardingMinorityandFemaleOwnershipofMassMediaFacilities,NoticeofProposedRuleMaking,10FCCRcd 2788,2797(1995). 53FCCNewsReleaseNo.7033,March6,1997. 54TheCommission'sdefinitionofasmallbroadcaststationforpurposesofapplyingitsEEOrulewasadopted priortotherequirementofapprovalbytheSmallBusinessAdministrationpursuanttoSection3(a)oftheSmall BusinessAct,15U.S.C.§632(a),asamendedbySection222oftheSmallBusinessCreditandBusinessOpportunity EnhancementActof1992,Pub.L.No.102-366,§222(b)(1),106Stat.999(1992),asfurtheramendedbytheSmall BusinessAdministrationReauthorizationandAmendmentsActof1994,Pub.L.No.103-403,§301,108Stat.4187 (1994).However,thisdefinitionwasadoptedafterpublicnoticeandanopportunityforcomment.SeeReportand OrderinDocketNo.18244,23FCC2d430(1970). 55See,e.g.,47C.F.R.§73.3612(RequirementtofileannualemploymentreportsonForm395-Bappliesto licenseeswithfiveormorefull-timeemployees);FirstReportandOrderinDocketNo.21474(IntheMatterof AmendmentofBroadcastEqualEmploymentOpportunityRulesandFCCForm395),70FCC2d1466(1979).The CommissioniscurrentlyconsideringhowtodecreasetheadministrativeburdensimposedbytheEEOruleonsmall stationswhilemaintainingtheeffectivenessofourbroadcastEEOenforcement.OrderandNoticeofProposedRule MakinginMMDocketNo.96-16(IntheMatterofStreamliningBroadcastEEORuleandPolicies,Vacatingthe EEOForfeiturePolicyStatementandAmendingSection1.80oftheCommission'sRulestoIncludeEEOForfeiture Guidelines),11FCCRcd5154(1996).Oneoptionunderconsiderationiswhethertodefineasmallstationfor purposesofaffordingsuchreliefasonewithtenorfewerfull-timeemployees.Id.at¶21. 56Webasethisestimateonacompilationof1995BroadcastStationAnnualEmploymentReports(FCCForm 395-B),performedbystaffoftheEqualOpportunityEmploymentBranch,MassMediaBureau,FCC. 47 believethatsuchareallocationispossiblewhilecontinuingtoprotectTV.Thereare95full powerTVstations,eitheroperatingorwithapprovedconstructionpermits,inChannel60-69. Therearealsonineproposedstations,andapproximately15stationswillbeaddedduringthe DTVtransitionperiod,foratotalofapproximately119nationwide. Therearealso approximately1,366LPTVstationsandTVtranslatorstationsintheband,operatingona secondarybasistofullpowerTVstations.Weproposetoimmediatelyreallocatethe746-806 MHzbandinordertomaximizethepublicbenefitavailablefromitsuse. TheRFAalsoincludessmallgovernmentalentitiesasapartoftheregulatoryflexibility analysis.57Thedefinitionofasmallgovernmentalentityisonewithapopulationoffewerthan 50,000.58Thereareapproximately85,006governmentalentitiesinthenation.59Thisnumber includessuchentitiesasstates,counties,cities,utilitydistrictsandschooldistricts.Thereare nofiguresavailableonwhatportionofthisnumberhavepopulationsoffewerthan50,000. However,thisnumberincludes38,978counties,citiesandtowns,andofthose,37,566,or96 percent,havepopulationsoffewerthan50,000.60TheCensusBureauestimatesthatthisratio isapproximatelyaccurateforallgovernmentalentities.Thus,oftheapproximately85,006 governmentalentities,weestimatethat96percent,or81,600,aresmallentitiesthatmaybe affectedbyourrules. D. DescriptionofProjectedReporting,RecordkeepingandOtherCompliance Requirements. None. E.SignificantAlternativestoProposedRuleswhichMinimizeSignificantEconomicImpact onSmallEntitiesandAccomplishStatedObjectives. WedonotproposetoprovideLPTVandTVtranslatorstationswiththesameprotection affordedtofull-powerTVstations.Becauseofthelargenumberofsuchstations,protecting themwouldsignificantlydiminishtheutilityofthe746-806MHzbandtobothpublicsafetyand commercialusers.Also,LPTVandTVtranslatorstationsaresecondaryinthisband,andwe haveproposedtomakepublicsafetyandcommercialservicesprimaryintheband.Weremain concerned,however,fortheinterestsofLPTVandTVtranslatorstationsbecausetheyarea valuablepartoftheAmericantelecommunicationsstructureandeconomy.Forthisreason,we seekmeasureswhichwillallowasmanyLPTVandTVtranslatorstationsaspossibletoremain inoperation.Ataminimum,weproposetocontinuethesecondarystatusofthesestations,so thattheywillnotberequiredtochangeorceasetheiroperationsuntiltheyactuallyinterferewith oneofthenewly-allocatedservices.Wealsorequestcommentonanumberofmeasureswhich mayalleviatetheimpactofreallocationofthe746-806MHzbandonLPTVandTVtranslator 575U.S.C.§601(5). 58Id. 591992CensusofGovernments,U.S.BureauoftheCensus,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce. 60Id. 48 stations.Werequestcommentontheseoptions,withemphasisonhowwecanensurefairness toalllicensees,andhowwecanbestbalancetheinterestsofcurrentandfuturelicenseestothe benefitofthepublic. F.FederalRulesthatMayDuplicate,Overlap,orConflictwiththeProposedRules. None. 49
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  • Itshouldalsobenotedthattheforegoingestimatesdonotdistinguishbetween 19FCCNewsReleaseNo.31327,Jan.13,1993;EconomicsandStatisticsAdministration,Bureauof Census,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,supranote7,AppendixA-9. 20FCCNewsReleaseNo.7033,March6,1997. 21CensusforCommunications'establishmentsareperformedeveryfiveyearsendingwitha"2"or"7".See EconomicsandStatisticsAdministration,BureauofCensus,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce,supranote7,atIII. 22Theamountof$10millionwasusedtoestimatethenumberofsmallbusinessestablishmentsbecausethe relevantCensuscategoriesstoppedat$9,999,999andbeganat$10,000,000.Nocategoryfor$10.5million existed.Thus,thenumberisasaccurateasitispossibletocalculatewiththeavailableinformation. 23Weusethe77percentfigureofTVstationsoperatingatlessthan$10millionfor1992andapplyitto the1997totalof1551TVstationstoarriveat1,194stationscategorizedassmallbusinesses. 24MinorityCommercialBroadcastOwnershipintheUnitedStates,U.S.Dep'tofCommerce,National TelecommunicationsandInformationAdministration,TheMinorityTelecommunicationsDevelopmentProgram ("MTDP")(April1996).MTDPconsidersminorityownershipasownershipofmorethan50%ofabroadcast corporation'sstock,votingcontrolinabroadcastpartnership,orownershipofabroadcastingpropertyasan individualproprietor.Id.TheminoritygroupsincludedinthisreportareBlack,Hispanic,Asian,andNative American. 25SeeCommentsofAmericanWomeninRadioandTelevision,Inc.inMMDocketNo.94-149andMM DocketNo.91-140,at4n.4(filedMay17,1995),citing1987EconomicCensuses,Women-OwnedBusiness, WB87-1,U.S.Dep'tofCommerce,BureauoftheCensus,August1990(basedon1987Census).Afterthe1987 Censusreport,theCensusBureaudidnotprovidedatabyparticularcommunicationsservices(four-digit StandardIndustrialClassification(SIC)Code),butratherbythegeneraltwo-digitSICCodeforcommunications (#48).Consequently,since1987,theU.S.CensusBureauhasnotupdateddataonownershipofbroadcast facilitiesbywomen,nordoestheFCCcollectsuchdata.However,wesoughtcommentonwhethertheAnnual OwnershipReportForm323shouldbeamendedtoincludeinformationonthegenderandraceofbroadcast licenseowners.PoliciesandRulesRegardingMinorityandFemaleOwnershipofMassMediaFacilities,Notice ofProposedRuleMaking,10FCCRcd2788,2797(1995). D-6 network-affiliated26stationsandindependentstations.AsofApril,1996,theBIA Publications,Inc.MasterAccessTelevisionAnalyzerDatabaseindicatesthatabout73percent ofallcommercialtelevisionstationswereaffiliatedwiththeABC,CBS,NBC,Fox,UPN,or WBnetworks.Moreover,sevenpercentofthoseaffiliateshavesecondaryaffiliations.27 Therearecurrently4,977TVtranslatorstationsand1,952LPTVstationswhichwould beaffectedbytheallotmentpolicyandotherpoliciesinthisproceeding.28TheCommission doesnotcollectfinancialinformationofanybroadcastfacilityandtheDepartmentof Commercedoesnotcollectfinancialinformationonthesebroadcastfacilities.Wewill assumeforpresentpurposes,however,thatmostofthesebroadcastfacilities,includingLPTV stations,couldbeclassifiedassmallbusinesses.Asindicatedearlier,approximately77 percentoftelevisionstationsaredesignatedunderthisanalysisaspotentiallysmallbusiness. Giventhis,LPTVandTVtranslatorstationswouldnotlikelyhaverevenuesthatexceedthe SBAmaximumtobedesignatedassmallbusinesses. 4.AlternativeClassificationofSmallTelevisionStations Analternativewaytoclassifysmalltelevisionstationsisbythenumberofemployees. TheCommissioncurrentlyappliesastandardbasedonthenumberofemployeesin administeringitsEqualEmploymentOpportunity("EEO")ruleforbroadcasting.29Thus,radio ortelevisionstationswithfewerthanfivefull-timeemployeesareexemptedfromcertain EEOreportingandrecordkeepingrequirements.30Weestimatethatthetotalnumberof 26Inthiscontext,"affiliation"referstoanylocalbroadcasttelevisionstationthathasacontractual arrangementwithaprogrammingnetworktocarrythenetwork'ssignal.Thisdefinitionofaffiliatedstation includesbothstationsownedandoperatedbyanetworkandstationsownedbyotherentities. 27Secondaryaffiliationsaresecondarytotheprimaryaffiliationofthestationandgenerallyaffordthe affiliateadditionalchoiceofprogramming. 28FCCNewsReleaseNo.7033,March6,1997. 29TheCommission'sdefinitionofasmallbroadcaststationforpurposesofapplyingitsEEOrulewas adoptedpriortotherequirementofapprovalbytheSmallBusinessAdministrationpursuanttoSection3(a)of theSmallBusinessAct,15U.S.C.§632(a),asamendedbySection222oftheSmallBusinessCreditand BusinessOpportunityEnhancementActof1992,Pub.L.No.102-366,§222(b)(1),106Stat.999(1992),as furtheramendedbytheSmallBusinessAdministrationReauthorizationandAmendmentsActof1994,Pub.L. No.103-403,§301,108Stat.4187(1994).However,thisdefinitionwasadoptedafterpublicnoticeandan opportunityforcomment.SeeReportandOrderinDocketNo.18244,23FCC2d430(1970). 30See,e.g.,47C.F.R.§73.3612(RequirementtofileannualemploymentreportsonForm395-Bappliesto licenseeswithfiveormorefull-timeemployees);FirstReportandOrderinDocketNo.21474(IntheMatterof AmendmentofBroadcastEqualEmploymentOpportunityRulesandFCCForm395),70FCC2d1466(1979). TheCommissioniscurrentlyconsideringhowtodecreasetheadministrativeburdensimposedbytheEEOrule onsmallstationswhilemaintainingtheeffectivenessofourbroadcastEEOenforcement.OrderandNoticeof ProposedRuleMakinginMMDocketNo.96-16(IntheMatterofStreamliningBroadcastEEORuleand Policies,VacatingtheEEOForfeiturePolicyStatementandAmendingSection1.80oftheCommission'sRules toIncludeEEOForfeitureGuidelines),11FCCRcd5154(1996).Oneoptionunderconsiderationiswhetherto defineasmallstationforpurposesofaffordingsuchreliefasonewithtenorfewerfull-timeemployees.Id.at¶ 21. D-7 commercialtelevisionstationswith4orfeweremployeesis132andthatthetotalnumberof noncommercialeducationaltelevisionstationswith4orfeweremployeesis136.31 5.OtherIndustryGroups. Whilewedonotbelievethatthefollowinggroupsofequipmentmanufacturers constituteregulatedentitiesforthepurposeofthisFRFA,wenotethattheseentitieswere interestedincertaintechnicalissuesinthisproceedingand,accordingly,submittedcomments fortherecord.BecausetherulechangesandtextualdiscussionsintheSixthReportand Ordermayultimatelyhavesomeaffectonequipmentcompliance,weincludetheseentities forthepurposeofthisFRFA. TelevisionEquipmentManufacturers:TheCommissionhasnotdevelopedadefinition ofsmallentitiesapplicabletomanufacturersoftelevisionequipment.Therefore,wewill utilizetheSBAdefinitionofmanufacturersofRadioandTelevisionBroadcastingand CommunicationsEquipment.32AccordingtotheSBA'sregulations,aTVequipment manufacturermusthave750orfeweremployeesinordertoqualifyasasmallbusiness concern.33CensusBureaudataindicatesthatthereare858U.S.firmsthatmanufactureradio andtelevisionbroadcastingandcommunicationsequipment,andthat778ofthesefirmshave fewerthan750employeesandwouldbeclassifiedassmallentities.34TheCensusBureau categoryisverybroad,andspecificfiguresarenotavailableastohowmanyofthesefirms areexclusivemanufacturersoftelevisionequipmentorhowmanyareindependentlyowned andoperated.Weconcludethatthereareapproximately778smallmanufacturersofradio andtelevisionequipment. Household/ConsumerTelevisionEquipment:TheCommissionhasnotdeveloped adefinitionofsmallentitiesapplicabletomanufacturersoftelevisionequipmentusedby consumers,ascomparedtoindustrialusebytelevisionlicenseesandrelatedbusinesses. Therefore,wewillutilizetheSBAdefinitionapplicabletomanufacturersofHouseholdAudio andVisualEquipment.AccordingtotheSBA'sregulations,ahouseholdaudioandvisual equipmentmanufacturermusthave750orfeweremployeesinordertoqualifyasasmall businessconcern.35CensusBureaudataindicatesthatthereare410U.S.firmsthat manufactureradioandtelevisionbroadcastingandcommunicationsequipment,andthat386 31Webasethisestimateonacompilationof1995BroadcastStationAnnualEmploymentReports(FCC Form395-B),performedbystaffoftheEqualOpportunityEmploymentBranch,MassMediaBureau,FCC. 32Thiscategoryexcludesestablishmentsprimarilyengagedinthemanufacturingofhouseholdaudioand visualequipmentwhichiscategorizedasSIC3651.SeeinfraforSIC3651data. 3313C.F.R.121.201,(SIC)Code3663. 34U.S.Dept.ofCommerce,1992CensusofTransportation,CommunicationsandUtilities,Table1D(issued May1995),SICcategory3663. 3513C.F.R.121.201,(SIC)Code3651. D-8 ofthesefirmshavefewerthan500employeesandwouldbeclassifiedassmallentities.36 Theremaining24firmshave500ormoreemployees;however,weareunabletodetermine howmanyofthosehavefewerthan750employeesandtherefore,alsoqualifyassmall entitiesundertheSBAdefinition.Furthermore,theCensusBureaucategoryisverybroad, andspecificfiguresarenotavailableastohowmanyofthesefirmsareexclusive manufacturersoftelevisionequipmentforconsumersorhowmanyareindependentlyowned andoperated.Weconcludethatthereareapproximately386smallmanufacturersof televisionequipmentforconsumer/householduse. ComputerManufacturers:TheCommissionhasnotdevelopedadefinitionofsmall entitiesapplicabletocomputermanufacturers.Therefore,wewillutilizetheSBAdefinition. AccordingtoSBAregulations,acomputermanufacturermusthave1,000orfewer employeesinordertoqualifyasasmallentity.37CensusBureaudataindicatesthatthereare
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  • to file a Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Model Program Report (Form 396-A). See Form 314 and Instructions for Form 314, Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License; Form 315 and Instructions for Form 315, Application For Consent to Transfer of Control of Corporation Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License. 10 See 47 C.F.R. § 73.3612. See Form 303-S. 11 See 47 U.S.C. § 334(b); 47 C.F.R. § 73.2080(d). 4 religion,7 or national origin.8 The rules also provide that broadcasters and cable entities must afford equal opportunity in employment to qualified persons and must establish and maintain an equal employment opportunity program designed to provide equal opportunity for minorities and women in all aspects of their
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  • 102-366, 222(b)(1), 106 Stat. 999 (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-403, 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and an opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970). 352. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395-B applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees); First Report and Order in Docket No. 21474 (In the Matter of Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979). The Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative burdens imposed by the
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  • 222(b)(1), 106 Stat. 999 (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-403, § 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and an opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970). See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. § 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395-B applies to 138 licensees with five or more full-time employees); First Report and Order in Docket No. 21474 (In the Matter of Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979). The Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative burdens imposed by
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  • Commission's Equal Employment Opportunity Rules, 9 FCC Rcd 2047 (1994) ("Implementation of Commission's Equal Employment Opportunity Rules"). 2 Streamlining Broadcast EEO Rule and Policies, (Order and Notice of Proposed Rule Making), 11 FCC Rcd 5154, 5158-59 (1996) ("NPRM"). Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of )) 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- ) Amendment of Sections 73.3612 and ) 76.77 of the Commission's Rules Concerning ) Filing Dates for the Commission's ) Equal Employment Opportunity ) Annual Employment Reports ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: March 13, 1998 Released: March 16, 1998 By the Commission: I. INTRODUCTION 1. In this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission amends Sections 73.3612 and 76.77(a) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.
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  • of the due dates for filing Annual Employment Reports, Annual Employment Reports are now due to be filed with the Commission by September 30 of each year. The employment data reported on the Annual Employment Reports may reflect information from any payroll period in July, August or September of the year in which the report is filed. Amendment of Section 73.3612 and 76.77 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Filing Dates for the Commission's Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Employment Reports, 13 FCC Rcd 6973 (1998). In 2000, however, September 30 falls on a Saturday. Consequently, we will require that the Forms 395-B for 2000 be filed no later than October 2, 2000. NOTICE Submit two Submit two copies copies Enclosed you will
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  • is available for public inspection during our regular business hours at (address of location of the station's public inspection file). Individuals who wish to advise the FCC of facts relating to the station's eligibility for Class A status should file comments and petitions with the FCC prior to Commission action on this application. * * * * * 44. Section 73.3612 is amended to read as follows: § 73.3612 Annual employment report. Each licensee of permittee of a commercially or noncommercially operated AM, FM, TV, Class A TV or International Broadcast station with five or more employees shall file an annual employment report with the FCC on or before September 30 of each year on FCC Form 395. * * *
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  • 10-1-2002 CONNECTICUT MAINE MASSACHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE RHODE ISLAND VERMONT Form 397: 12-1-2002 LED: JUNE 1, 2007 LED: AUG. 1, 2007 NEW JERSEY NEW YORK Form 397: 2-1-2001 DELAWARE PENNSYLVANIA Form 397: 4-1-2001 APPENDIX B 1. Part 73 of Chapter 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: Subpart H - Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations Section 73.3612 is amended to add the following Note: Note: Data concerning the gender, race and ethnicity of a broadcast station's workforce collected in the annual employment report will be used only for purposes of analyzing industry trends and making reports to Congress. Such data will not be used for the purpose of assessing any aspect of an individual broadcast licensee's compliance
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  • 20554 ) In the Matter of ) ) Suspension of the Broadcast and Cable Equal ) Employment Opportunity Outreach ) Program Requirements ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: January 30, 2001 Released: January 31, 2001 By the Commission: Commissioner Tristani issuing a separate statement. In this Memorandum Opinion and Order the Commission suspends the effectiveness of Sections 73.2080(b) through (j), 73.3612, 76.73(b), 76.75, 76.77, 76.79, 76.1702, and 76.1802 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.2080(b) through (j), 73.3612, 76.73(b), 76.75, 76.77, 76.79, 76.1702, and 76.1802. These provisions relate to Equal Employment Opportunity (``EEO'') outreach program requirements applicable to broadcast licensees and cable entities. The suspension shall continue until further order of the Commission. The Commission adopted new broadcast and cable
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  • (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Public Law 103-403, 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and the opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970), 35 FR 8925 (Jun. 6, 1970). 120 See, e.g., 47 CFR 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395 applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees); First Report and 0rder in Docket No.21474 (Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979), 50 FR 50329 (Dec. 10, 1985). The Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative burdens imposed by
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  • (rel. July 20, 1998). Streamline Part 97 amateur rules. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Amendment of Part 97 of the Commission's Amateur Service Rules, WT Dck No. 98-143, NPRM, FCC 98-183 (adopted July 29, 1998). II. ORDERS ADOPTED Amends cable and broadcast annual employment report due dates to streamline and simplify filing. 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Amendment of Sections 73.3612 and 76.77 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Filing Dates for the Commission's Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Employment Reports, MO&O, FCC 98-39 (rel. Mar. 16, 1998). III. PROCEEDINGS PENDING OR OTHERWISE PLANNED Telecommunications Providers (Common Carriers) Modify Part 68 rules that limit the power levels at which any device attached to the network can operate to allow use of 56 Kbps
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  • 999 (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Public Law 103-403, 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and the opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970), 35 FR 8925 (Jun. 6, 1970). See, e.g., 47 CFR 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395 applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees). See also, Review of the Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies and Termination of the EEO Streamlining Proceeding, FCC 00-20, released February 2, 2000 (``Review of EEO Rules''). See Review of EEO Rules, Appendix B, Sec. C [from
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  • 999 (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Public Law 103-403, 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and the opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970), 35 FR 8925 (Jun. 6, 1970). See, e.g., 47 CFR 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395 applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees). See also, Review of the Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies and Termination of the EEO Streamlining Proceeding, FCC 00-20, released February 2, 2000 (``Review of EEO Rules''). See Review of EEO Rules, Appendix B, Sec. C [from
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  • the Commission addresses Siemens Business Communications Systems, Inc.'s petition for reconsideration of the Commission's Third Report and Order related to caller identification rules and their application to PBX systems. Dkt No.: CC- 91-281. Action by Chief, Network Services Division. Adopted: March 16, 1998. by MO&O. (DA No. 98-500). CCB Internet URL: [7]http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1998/da980500.txt **1998 BIENNIAL REGULATORY REVIEW -- AMENDMENT OF SECTIONS 73.3612 AND 76.77 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CONCERNING FILING DATES FOR THE COMMISSION'S EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT REPORTS. Amended Sections 73.3612 and 76.77(a) of the Commission's Rules to require all annual employment reports to be filed with the Commission by September 30 of each year. Action by the Commission. Adopted: March 13, 1998. by MO&O. (FCC No. 98-39). MMB Internet
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  • petition for rehearing en banc in Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod v. FCC and issued its mandate in that case, sections 73.2080(b) & (c) are currently null and void. Although the MO&O does not say so, it is, after all, the present legal invalidity of these regulations that requires us to clarify the status of ancillary rules such as section 73.3612. For my part, I see no need for broadcasters to report on the conduct of their EEO programs given the simple fact that, unless and until the Court of Appeals' mandate is stayed or its decision reversed by the Supreme Court, there is no longer a valid rule requiring the maintenance of such programs. In other words, it makes no
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  • amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Public Law 103-403, ' 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after the public notice and the opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970), 35 FR 8925 (June 6, 1970). 33 See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. ' 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395 applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees); First Report and Order in Docket No. 21474 (Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979), 50 FR 50329 (December 10, 1985). The Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative burdens imposed
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  • (1992), as further amended by the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Public Law 103-403, Section 301, 108 Stat. 4187 (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and opportunity for comment. See Report and Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970), 35 FR 8925 (June 6, 1970). See, e.g., 47 CFR Section 73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on FCC Form 395 applies to licensees with five or more full-time employees); First Report and Order in Docket No. 21474 (Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979), 50 Fed. Reg. 50329 (December 10, 1985). The Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative
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  • for hearing. [688]TEXT [689]PDF 73.3594 Local public notice of designation for hearing. [690]TEXT [691]PDF 73.3597 Procedures on transfer and assignment applications. [692]TEXT [693]PDF 73.3598 Period of construction. [694]TEXT [695]PDF 73.3601 Simultaneous modification and renewal of license. [696]TEXT [697]PDF 73.3603 Special waiver procedure relative to applications. [698]TEXT [699]PDF 73.3605 Retention of applications in hearing status after designation for hearing. [700]TEXT [701]PDF 73.3612 Annual employment report. [702]TEXT [703]PDF 73.3613 Filing of contracts. [704]TEXT [705]PDF 73.3615 Ownership reports. [706]TEXT [707]PDF 73.3617 Information available on the Internet. [708]TEXT [709]PDF 73.3999 Enforcement of 18 U.S.C. 1464 (restrictions on the transmission of obscene and indecent material). [710]TEXT [711]PDF 73.4000 Listing of FCC policies. [712]TEXT [713]PDF 73.4005 Advertising--refusal to sell. [714]TEXT [715]PDF 73.4015 Applications for AM and FM
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  • for hearing. [641]TEXT [642]PDF 73.3594 Local public notice of designation for hearing. [643]TEXT [644]PDF 73.3597 Procedures on transfer and assignment applications. [645]TEXT [646]PDF 73.3598 Period of construction. [647]TEXT [648]PDF 73.3601 Simultaneous modification and renewal of license. [649]TEXT [650]PDF 73.3603 Special waiver procedure relative to applications. [651]TEXT [652]PDF 73.3605 Retention of applications in hearing status after designation for hearing. [653]TEXT [654]PDF 73.3612 Annual employment report. [655]TEXT [656]PDF 73.3613 Filing of contracts. [657]TEXT [658]PDF 73.3615 Ownership reports. [659]TEXT [660]PDF 73.3617 Information available on the Internet. [661]TEXT [662]PDF 73.3999 Enforcement of 18 U.S.C. 1464 (restrictions on the transmission of obscene and indecent material). [663]TEXT [664]PDF 73.4000 Listing of FCC policies. [665]TEXT [666]PDF 73.4005 Advertising--refusal to sell. [667]TEXT [668]PDF 73.4015 Applications for AM and FM
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  • due by October 1, 2000. Television stations licensed in Alabama and Georgia were required to file by December 1, 2000. 4/25/00 [280]Clarification of Filing of EEO Broadcast and Cable Initial Election Statement EEO Regs, 47 C.F.R. : EEO Rules for Broadcasting [281]C.F.R. Section 73.2080 Annual Employment Report rule for broadcasters. (Filing requirement for Form 395-B is currently suspended.) [282]C.F.R. Section 73.3612 EEO rules for multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs) [283]C.F.R. Section 76.71 [284]C.F.R. Section 76.73 [285]C.F.R. Section 76.75 [286]C.F.R. Section 76.77 [287]C.F.R. Section 76.79 [288]C.F.R. Section 76.1702 Annual Employment Report for MVPDs. (Filing requirement for Form 395-A is currently suspended.) [289]C.F.R. Section 76.1802 Other EEO Documents and Links: [290]Frequently Asked Questions About EEO 11/22/00 Memorandum Opinion & Order, MM Dockets 98-204