**DA 04-2902**

**September 8, 2004**

**Media Bureau Notice**

**Deadline for Filing Mandatory Media Bureau EEO Form 396-C**

**is September 30, 2004**

FCC Form 396-C, Multi-Channel Video Programming Distributor EEO Program
Annual Report (September 2003 Edition) is due to be filed electronically
with the Commission by midnight on September 30, 2004. Users can access
the electronic filing system *via* the Internet from the Media Bureau's
Web Site at:

[**http://www.fcc.gov/mb**](http://www.fcc.gov/mb)

Paper versions of the form will not be accepted unless accompanied by an
appropriate request for waiver of the electronic filing requirement. The
Commission has recognized the need for limited waivers of the electronic
filing requirement in light of the "burden that electronic filing could
place upon some licensees who are seeking to serve the public interest,
with limited resources, and succeed in a highly competitive local
environment." *Streamlining Order,* 13 FCC Rcd 23061. However, such
waivers will not be routinely granted and the applicant must plead with
particularity the facts and circumstances warranting relief.

Filers who submitted a request for exemption from filing in 2003 because
of employment of five or fewer full time employees do not need to file a
Form 396-C for 2004, unless the unit has increased employment to more
than five full time employees since the last Form 396-C was filed.

As in prior years, randomly selected MVPDs will be required to fill out
portions of the Supplemental Investigation Sheet ("SIS") at the end of
the form. At the end of this Public Notice is a list of unit ID numbers
for the units required to fill out an SIS for 2004. MVPDs required to
file the SIS will see a box checked on page one of the electronic
version of the form next to the statement, "Supplemental Investigation
Sheet attached." For these filers, we are requiring this year that job
descriptions be provided only for the sales workers category and that
only questions two, four, and six be answered in the question list. As
with other electronic forms, filers may fill out part or all of the form
and press "save" to save what they have filled out. "Saving" does not
file the form but it does keep what has been entered in the filer's form
so that the filer may return to the form later and complete it by the
due date. In order to actually file a form, filers must press the "File
Form" button and complete the filing process. The form may be printed at
any stage while it is being filled out.

Instructions for use of the electronic filing system are available in
the CDBS User's Guide which can be accessed from the electronic filing
web site. Special attention should be given to the details of the
applicant account registration function and form filing function.
Failure to follow the procedures in the User's Guide may result in a
form being dismissed, returned, or not considered as officially filed.

Internet access to the CDBS public access system at the Commission's Web
Site requires a user to have a browser such as Netscape version 3.04 or
Internet Explorer version 3.51, or later.

For technical assistance using the system or to report problems, please
contact the CDBS Help Desk at (202) 418-2MMB. To request additional
information concerning the Form 396-C, please call the EEO staff at
(202) 418-1450.

News Media Contact: Rebecca Fisher 202-418-7200.

Media Bureau Contacts: Lewis Pulley 202-418-1456; Estella Salvatierra
202-418-1789.

**FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT**

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. § 3507)
("PRA"), the FCC is notifying the public that it has approval from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), granted on July 22, 2004, for the
information collection contained herein pursuant to the PRA. The OMB
Control Number for the FCC Form 396-C is 3060-1033. The annual reporting
burdens for this collection of information, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the required data and completing and reviewing the
collection of information, are estimated to be: 2,200 respondents, 10
minutes to 2.5 hours per response per annum, for a total annual burden
of 3,188 hours; no annual costs. If you have any comments on this burden
estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it
causes you, please write to Les Smith, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20554.
Please include the OMB Control Number: 3060-1033, in your
correspondence. We will also accept your comments regarding the PRA
aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to
Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or call (202) 418-0217.

Under 5 CFR § 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a current valid control number. No person
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid control
number. The OMB Control Number for this collection is 3060-1033.

THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995,
PUBLIC LA W 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

-FCC-

ID Numbers of MVPD Units Filing SIS in 2004

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  9           1239        4031        9629        10900       11565

  25          1352        4035        9662        10944       11576

  78          1357        4043        9710        10947       11582

  102         1463        4089        9768        11005       11583

  131         1495        4130        9778        11018       11585

  143         1524        4153        9911        11019       11590

  153         1546        4232        9920        11025       11592

  226         1564        4256        9971        11034       11597

  234         1571        4377        9983        11107       11609

  241         1575        4397        9986        11116       11614

  288         1596        4463        10106       11235       11616

  289         1615        4563        10132       11248       11618

  293         1683        4571        10187       11264       11629

  295         1690        4614        10188       11276       11631

  298         1714        4642        10347       11292       11648

  304         1761        4686        10353       11304       11656

  368         1774        4723        10362       11312       11665

  378         1814        4969        10409       11322       11676

  394         1869        5210        10410       11326       11681

  396         1875        5252        10521       11330       11685

  398         1945        5255        10570       11332       11696

  400         1979        5418        10571       11335       11700

  439         2003        5611        10573       11342       11704

  534         2077        5641        10583       11350       299122

  544         2136        5711        10601       11384       778279

  548         2210        5755        10609       11395       990030

  551         2231        5794        10620       11399       990067

  552         2241        5827        10622       11400       990210

  589         2388        5889        10625       11402       990232

  594         2411        5975        10637       11405       990266

  595         2420        6235        10641       11415       990418

  640         2425        6252        10667       11436       

  662         2438        6645        10689       11458       

  734         2447        7007        10697       11462       

  735         2713        7061        10701       11469       

  740         2824        7262        10713       11478       

  756         2858        7399        10717       11479       

  800         2978        7604        10729       11481       

  802         3025        7931        10745       11484       

  811         3095        7934        10754       11508       

  849         3154        7994        10766       11511       

  1000        3383        8554        10794       11519       

  1051        3451        8697        10797       11527       

  1065        3455        8701        10800       11531       

  1113        3600        9200        10817       11533       

  1116        3799        9267        10819       11534       

  1119        3802        9362        10821       11541       

  1201        3914        9448        10827       11547       

  1216        3921        9555        10850       11554       

  1221        4015        9602        10876       11557       
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