Federal Register #2026-22408

FCC removes obsolete broadcast employment-reporting requirements

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a regulatory rule change, not a procurement opportunity. - Government agency: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), through its Media Bureau. - Action: Removes 47 CFR § 73.3612 and related references from parts 73 and 74. - The removed provision concerned broadcasters’ annual reporting of employees’ race, ethnicity, and gender by job category. - The change conforms FCC regulations to the Fifth Circuit decision in National Religious Broadcasters v. FCC, which found the FCC lacked statutory authority to require the employment data. - No products, services, OEMs, vendors, quantities, or part numbers are identified or requested.

Description

The Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau adopts an Order removing 47 CFR § 73.3612 and references to that section from parts 73 and 74. The section concerned broadcasters' annual reporting of employee race, ethnicity, and gender by job category. The FCC says the removal conforms the rules to the Fifth Circuit's decision in National Religious Broadcasters v. FCC, which found that the FCC lacked statutory authority to require the employment data. The rule took effect upon publication on November 3, 2026.

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