Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 314; Application for consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Pe
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Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 314; Application for consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Pe
LPFM: The Instructions to FCC Forms 314 and 315 have been revised to reflect the new ownership limits adopted in the Third Report and Order and Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Creation of a Low Power Radio Service, FCC 07-204, MM Docket No. 99-25 (released Dec. 11, 2007), namely, that an entity may own only one LPFM station. By amending the Rules to permanently limit LPFM eligibility, the Commission is protecting the public interest in localism and fostering greater diversity of programming from community sources. Forms 314 and 315 have also been revised to reflect the three-year holding period of an LPFM license, as adopted in the Third Report and Order, during which a licensee cannot transfer or assign a license, and must operate the station. That restriction will prevent entities from using the LPFM assignment and transfer process to undermine the CommissionÂs LPFM policies and will ensure that the benefits to the public which were the basis for the license grant will be realized.
Media Ownership: On December 18, 2007, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review of the CommissionÂs Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, FCC 07-216, MB Docket Nos. 06-121, 02-277, 04-228, MM Docket Nos. 01-235, 01-317, 00-244 and 99-360. Section 202 requires the Commission to review its broadcast ownership rules every four years and determine whether any of such rules are necessary in the public interest. Further, Section 202 requires the Commission to repeal or modify any regulation it determines to be no longer in the public interest.
Consistent with actions taken by the Commission in the 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review, the following changes are made to Forms 314 and 315: The instructions to Forms 314 and 315 have been revised to include a reference to the 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review as a source of information regarding the Commission's multiple ownership attribution policies and standards. The language in Section A, IV of Worksheet #3 in Forms 314 and 315 is revised. This worksheet is used in connection with Section III, Item 6b of Form 314 and Section IV, Item 8b of Form 315 to determine the applicant's compliance with the Commission's multiple ownership rules and cross-ownership rules set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 73.3555. The revisions to the worksheet account for changes made by the Commission in the 2006 Quadrennial Review to 47 C.F.R. § 73.3555(d), the Daily Newspaper Cross-Ownership Rule. The revised rule changes the circumstances under which an entity may own a daily newspaper and a radio station or television station in the same designated market area. In Section B of Worksheet # 3 of Form 314, the description of a ÂDaily Newspaper is changed to comport to the definition of ÂNewspaper contained in 47 C.F.R. § 73.3555(c)(3)(iii) that the Commission revised in the 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review. In Section B of Worksheet # 3 of Form 315, language from 47 C.F.R. § 73.3555(d) is added to assist applicants in their determination of compliance with the Daily Newspaper Cross-Ownership Rule.
We have a decrease in the annual burden hours and annual costs as a result of the CommissionÂs action in the Second Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Creation of a Low Power Radio Service, MB Docket No. 99-25, FCC. The Commission decreased the amount of time required for LPFM transactions due to revisions to the form which now makes it easier understood by the public. The Commission made this a main focus point when revising the Forms for LPFM transitions.
There was a increase in the total annual burden hours and annual cost for this information due to form revisions and information collection requirements contained in FCC 07-216, 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review of the CommissionÂs Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
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