Don't Disclose Station-Attributable EEO Data, Broadcasters Tell FCC
NAB doesn’t object to the FCC collecting equal employment opportunity information under certain conditions, but state broadcast associations said the agency shouldn’t collect any EEO data, according to reply comments posted in docket 98-204 Tuesday (see 2110010066). The FCC “should…
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decline here to take any such action,” said state broadcast associations in a joint filing, arguing the agency lacks the authority to collect the data and saying the data collection is redundant and raises constitutional concerns. If the FCC does collect EEO data, it shouldn’t be disclosed in a station-attributable form, said the state associations. “Indeed, this is the only permissible approach,” NAB said. It said FCC efforts to increase diversity would be more effective if they were focused on outreach rather than “regulatory fiat.” There's "no evidence, including in the comments on the Further Notice, that more paperwork obligations or data will actually increase employment diversity in broadcasting,” NAB said.