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 SEPARATE  STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  KEVIN  J.  MARTIN 
 Re:  Review  of  the  Commission's  Broadcast  and  Cable  Equal  Employment  Opportunity  Rules  and  Policies,  Second  Report  and  Order,  MM  Docket  Nos.  98-  204  (Nov.  7,  2002). 


 I  am  pleased  to  support  this  Order  adopting  Equal  Employment  Opportunity  rules.  Our  goal  has  been  to  design  an  outreach  program  that  is  comprehensive,  effective,  and 
 constitutional.  I  believe  we  have  succeeded. 
 The  program  we  have  established  ensures  that  broadcasters  and  multi-  channel  video  programming  distributors  (MVPDs)  will  engage  in  expansive  recruitment  efforts, 


 which  will  facilitate  the  ability  of  all  members  of  society  to  learn  about  openings  in  the  media  sector.  By  choosing  candidates  from  a  larger,  more  diverse  pool,  broadcasters  and 
 MVPDs  will  be  better  able  to  find  the  most  qualified  candidates.  A  more  talented  workforce  leads  to  improved  programming,  which  ultimately  benefits  all  consumers.  The 
 program  we  adopt  today  therefore  should  promote  not  just  diversity,  but  also  true  competition. 


 I  note  that  this  Order  does  not  reinstate  the  requirement  that  licensees  submit  annual  reports  on  the  race  and  gender  make-  up  of  their  workforce.  As  we  stated  in  the 
 NPRM,  collection  of  this  information  could  be  useful  for  analysis  of  industry  trends,  but  it  is  not  a  part  of  our  EEO  program  requirement  and  is  in  fact  required  pursuant  to  a 
 separate  provisions  of  our  rules.  1  We  therefore  will  address  the  collection  of  this  information  in  a  future  proceeding. 


 1  See  Review  of  the  Commission's  Broadcast  and  Cable  Equal  Employment  Opportunity  Rules  and 
 Policies,  Second  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  16  FCC  Rcd  22843,  22858,  ¶50  (2001). 
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