Media Bureau: Workforce Diversity Data Isn't Due Sept. 30

The FCC won’t require broadcasters to submit workforce diversity data on Sept. 30, a public notice said Friday. Workforce data submission is a new requirement that stems from the FCC's February equal employment opportunity order, which is being challenged in the courts and at the FCC (see 2408290045). Broadcast attorneys had expected the submission to be due at the end of September. The Media Bureau has said it would issue a public notice ahead of the due date for the new Form 395-B with details of the filing process. “Because the Bureau has not yet released that Public Notice, the data collection will not be due on September 30th this year,” the PN said. “The Bureau will provide broadcasters ample time to put into place whatever data collection processes they require prior to the first filing deadline.”