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MTDP considers minority ownership as ownership of more than 50% of a broadcast  corporation's stock, voting control in a broadcast partnership, or ownership of a broadcasting property as an  yO  individual proprietor. Id. The minority groups included in this report are Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American. According  P"to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, in 1987 women owned and controlled 27 (1.9%) of 1,342  Xv0commercial and noncommercial television stations in the United States.?v yO   #X\  P6G;P#э See Comments of American Women in Radio and Television, Inc. in MM Docket No. 94149 and MM  yO  Docket No. 91140, at 4 n.4 (filed May 17, 1995), citing 1987 Economic Censuses, WomenOwned Business, WB87 1, U.S. Dep't of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, August 1990 (based on 1987 Census). After the 1987 Census  Preport, the Census Bureau did not provide data by particular communications services (fourdigit Standard Industrial  PClassification (SIC) Code), but rather by the general twodigit SIC Code for communications (#48). Consequently,  since 1987, the U.S. Census Bureau has not updated data on ownership of broadcast facilities by women, nor does  0the FCC collect such data. However, we sought comment on whether the Annual Ownership Report Form 323  yO7  should be amended to include information on the gender and race of broadcast license owners. Policies and Rules  yO  Regarding Minority and Female Ownership of Mass Media Facilities, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 10 FCC Rcd 2788, 2797 (1995).  P"pThe proposed rule changes would also affect radio stations. The SBA defines a radio  X10 P"broadcasting station that has no more than $5 million in annual receipts as a small business.r@10 yO #X\  P6G;P#э 13 C.F.R.  121.201, SIC 4832.r  P" A radio broadcasting station is an establishment primarily engaged in broadcasting aural programs  X 0 P"` by radio to the public.A  yOt  @#X\  P6G;P#э Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, supra note 55, Appendix A-9. Included in this industry are commercial religious, educational, and other  X 0 P"radio stations.ZB  yO! #X\  P6G;P#э Id.Z Radio broadcasting stations which primarily are engaged in radio broadcasting  X 0 P"`and which produce ratio program materials are similarly included.ZC  yO.$ #X\  P6G;P#э Id.Z However, radio stations  P" which are separate establishments and are primarily engaged in producing radio program material" 8C,-(-(ZZ"  X0 P"pare classified under another SIC number.ZD yOy #X\  P6G;P#э Id.Z The 1992 Census indicates that 96 percent (5,861 of  X0 P"@6,127) of radio station establishments produced less than $5 million in revenue in 1992.EX yO  #X\  P6G;P#э The Census Bureau counts radio stations located at the same facility as one establishment. Therefore, each co-located AM/FM combination counts as one establishment.  P"Official Commission records indicate that 11,334 individual radio stations were operating in  X0 P"p1992.{F yO #X\  P6G;P#э FCC News Release No. 31327, Jan. 13, 1993.{ As of February 1997, official Commission records indicate that 12,135 radio stations are  X0currently operating.G@ yO #X\  P6G;P#э FCC News Release, Broadcast Station Totals as of February 28, 1997 (released March 6, 1997).  P" We seek comment on these data and estimates regarding the number of small entities affected by  X_0the proposals in this Notice. 4. Alternative Classification of Small Television Stations  P"`An alternative way to classify small television stations is by the number of employees. The  P"Commission currently applies a standard based on the number of employees in administering its  X 0 P"Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") rule for broadcasting.Hx  yOV  @#X\  P6G;P#э The Commission's definition of a small broadcast station for purposes of applying its EEO rule was adopted  prior to the requirement of approval by the Small Business Administration pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Small  0Business Act, 15 U.S.C.  632(a), as amended by Section 222 of the Small Business Credit and Business Opportunity  Enhancement Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102366,  222(b)(1), 106 Stat. 999 (1992), as further amended by the Small   Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103403,  301, 108 Stat. 4187  yO>  (1994). However, this definition was adopted after public notice and an opportunity for comment. See Report and  yO Order in Docket No. 18244, 23 FCC 2d 430 (1970). Thus, radio or television  P"stations with fewer than five fulltime employees are exempted from certain EEO reporting and  X 0 P"recordkeeping requirements.I  yOh  #X\  P6G;P#э See, e.g., 47 C.F.R.  73.3612 (Requirement to file annual employment reports on Form 395B applies to  yO0   licensees with five or more fulltime employees); First Report and Order in Docket No. 21474 (In the Matter of  Amendment of Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and FCC Form 395), 70 FCC 2d 1466 (1979). The  Commission is currently considering how to decrease the administrative burdens imposed by the EEO rule on small  yO  0stations while maintaining the effectiveness of our broadcast EEO enforcement. Order and Notice of Proposed Rule  yOP!  pMaking in MM Docket No. 9616 (In the Matter of Streamlining Broadcast EEO Rule and Policies, Vacating the  EEO Forfeiture Policy Statement and Amending Section 1.80 of the Commission's Rules to Include EEO Forfeiture   Guidelines), 11 FCC Rcd 5154 (1996). One option under consideration is whether to define a small station for  yO# purposes of affording such relief as one with ten or fewer fulltime employees. Id. at  21. We estimate that the total number of broadcast stations with 4 or  X0fewer employees is 4,239. J yO!&  p#X\  P6G;P#э We base this estimate on a compilation of 1995 Broadcast Station Annual Employment Reports (FCC Form 395B), performed by staff of the Equal Opportunity Employment Branch, Mass Media Bureau, FCC. "8J,-(-(ZZ"Ԍ X0 P"$ ԙ Any Significant Alternatives Minimizing the Impact on Small Entities and Consistent with  X0 P"@the Stated Objectives : This Notice solicits comment on a variety of alternatives discussed  X0 P"herein. Any significant alternatives presented in the comments will be considered. This Notice  P"proposes to relax the main studio rule in order to minimize regulatory burdens and give more  P" flexibility to entities that own more than one broadcast station in a market and that wish to co P"locate the main studios for these stations at one site. This would allow such entities to achieve  P" greater economies of scale in their operations. We also seek comment on whether the present  P"0rule should be modified because it has a differential impact on stations that operate with lower  P" power given that it relies on a signal contour standard which varies by type of broadcast station.  P"`In addition, we seek comment on how the Commission, if it chooses to relax the rule, should  P"continue to ensure that the main studio is reasonably accessible to a station's community of  P"license. We seek comment on several options. We seek comment on whether there is a  P"psignificant economic impact on any class of small licensee or permittee as a result of any of our proposed approaches.  P" In addition, the Commission proposes to amend the public file rule to permit a broadcast licensee  P"@ to locate its local public inspection file at its main studio, even when the studio is located outside  Xy0 P"pits community of license.  Allowing this flexibility will minimize regulatory burdens, allow same P"pmarket multiple station owners to take advantage of economies of scale, and ensure that public  P"files are kept in proper order given that the licensee will have direct supervision over the files.  P"0Finally, the Commission seeks comment on various ways to update and clarify the local public  P"0inspection file rules with respect to the required contents of the public files and their retention  P"periods. Such proposals should minimize regulatory burdens by making the rules more uniform and easier to understand.  X0 P" Report to Congress : The Commission shall send a copy of this Initial Regulatory Flexibility  P"P Analysis along with this Notice of Proposed Rule Making in a report to Congress pursuant to the  P"Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, codified at 5 U.S.C.   Xe0801(a)(1)(A). A copy of this IRFA will also be published in the Federal Register.l ă