Federal Communications CommissionError! No text of specified style in document. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, DC 20554 News Media Information: 202-418-0500 Internet: www.fcc.gov TTY: 888-835-5322 DA 24-322 Released: April 3, 2024 MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DEADLINES FOR SECOND FNPRM SEEKING COMMENT ON REINSTATEMENT OF THE FCC FORM 395-A DATA COLLECTION MB Docket No. 98-204 Comment Date: April 29, 2024 Reply Comment Date: May 13, 2024 On February 22, 2024, the Commission released a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Second FNPRM) that sought comment on reinstating collection of the FCC Form 395-A, which seeks to gather workforce composition data regarding multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) on an annual basis. Review of the Commission’s Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies, Fourth Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 24-18, paras. 62-67 (Feb. 22, 2024). The Second FNPRM was part of a larger document that also included an order reinstating the Commission’s collection of FCC Form 395-B. The Commission set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments in response to the Second FNPRM at 30 and 45 days, respectively, after publication of the Second FNPRM in the Federal Register. Id. at 1. A summary of the Second FNPRM was published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2024. Federal Communications Commission, Review of the Commission’s Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies, 89 Fed. Reg. 21478 (Mar. 28, 2024). Accordingly, comments will be due on or before April 29, 2024 and reply comments on or before May 13, 2024. Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in the Second FNPRM. See Second FNPRM at para. 69. The Second FNPRM is available on the Commission’s website. See https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-reinstates-use-eeo-form-395-b. For additional information, contact Christopher Sova of the Industry Analysis Division, Media Bureau at Christopher.Sova@fcc.gov or (202) 418-1868. - FCC - 2