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 STATEMENT  OF  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  K.  POWELL 
 Re:  Review  of  the  Commission’s  Broadcast  and  Cable  Equal  Employment  Opportunity  Rules  and  Policies 
 I  am  proud  to  support  this  item,  which  revises  and  re-  implements  annual  employment  reports  from  broadcasters  and  MVPDs.  This  data  will  allow  the  Commission  to  accurately  identify  and  report 
 industry  trends  and  have  been  collected  by  the  Commission  for  years.  In  addition,  I  support  asking  questions  about  recent  changes  in  administrative  law  and  its  impact  on  how  we  collect  and  disseminate 
 this  data. 
 Finally,  I  would  note  that  the  Commission  seeks  comment  on  whether  our  approach  to  these  forms  should  be  altered  given  the  efforts  of  the  Diversity  Committee  for  Communications  in  the  Digital 
 Age.  I  note  only  that  several  members  of  the  Diversity  Committee  have  asked  that  the  Commission  not  invoke  its  name  as  a  reason  for  changing  some  of  our  policies,  especially  prior  to  the  completion  of  their 
 vitally  important  work.  As  we  move  to  an  Order  on  the  open  questions  in  this  proceeding,  I  will  keep  this  request  in  mind. 
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