Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Station, FCC Form 323

ICR 200908-3060-001

OMB: 3060-0010

Federal Form Document

ICR Details
3060-0010 200908-3060-001
Historical Active 200809-3060-016
FCC MB
Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Station, FCC Form 323
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 10/19/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/11/2009
Revised to remove non-attributable requirement.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
10/31/2012 36 Months From Approved 09/30/2011
9,250 0 2,000
38,125 0 2,750
26,940,000 0 2,166,800

On December 18, 2007, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Diversity Order”) in MB Docket No. 07-294; 06-121; 02-277; 04-228, MM Docket No. 01-235; 01-317; 00-244; FCC 07-217. The Diversity Order adopts rule changes designed to expand opportunities for participation in the broadcasting industry by new entrants and small businesses, including minority- and women-owned businesses (new universe of respondents). On April 8, 2009, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “323 Order”) in MB Docket No. 07-294, 06-121, 02-277, 01-235, 01-317, 00-244, 04-228; FCC 09-33. The 323 Order directs the Commission to revise Form 323 to improve the quality of the data collected in order to obtain an accurate, reliable, and comprehensive assessment of minority and female broadcast ownership in the United States. Specifically, the Commission changed the biennial reporting requirements on Form 323 so that there is a uniform filing date, broadened the biennial reporting requirements to include commercial broadcast licensees that are sole proprietorships and partnerships comprised of natural persons, and expanded the class of persons and entities that must file to include low power television stations (“LP TV”) licensees, including Class A stations, and provided that the form should be electronically searchable and that there should be edit checks built in.

US Code: 47 USC 154(i), 303 and 310 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  
None

3060-AH72 Final or interim final rulemaking 74 FR 25163 05/27/2009

  74 FR 27549 06/10/2009
74 FR 40188 08/11/2009
Yes

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 9,250 2,000 0 7,250 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 38,125 2,750 0 35,375 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 26,940,000 2,166,800 0 24,773,200 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
The Commission has program changes to the annual burden hours of +35,375 hours and +$24,773,200 to the total cost burden which are due to revisions to FCC Form 323. These revisions are a result of the Commission adopting the Diversity Order, FCC 07-217 and the 323 Order, FCC 09-33. Therefore, the instructions and questions in all sections of the form have been significantly revised. The instructions to Form 323 have been revised to incorporate a definition of “eligible entity,” which will apply to the Commission’s existing Equity Debt Plus (“EDP”) standard, one of the standards used to determine whether interests in a media entity are attributable. The instructions to Form 323 have also been revised slightly to provide updated citations to the Commission’s applicable rules governing media ownership. The instructions for Section I have been revised to state the Commission’s revised Biennial filing requirements adopted in the 323 Order. Many questions on the form have been reworked or reordered in order to (1) clarify the information sought in the form; (2) simplify completion of the form by giving respondents menu-style or checkbox-style options to select rather than submit a separate narrative exhibit; and (3) make the data collected on the form more adaptable for use in database programs used to prepare economic and policy studies relating to media ownership. The instructions to the Form have been revised to make them clearer and easier to follow by going question-by-question and having each instruction correspond to a relevant question. In addition, portions of the Form that relate only to non-biennial or to biennial filings separately have been placed into separate subsections of the Form. Respondents using the Commission's electronic filing system will be required to launch only the portions of the form that are applicable depending on the purpose of the filing (i.e., whether it is a biennial filing or a non-biennial filing) and complete only those sections. In addition, since the Commission’s original submission of a revised draft Form 323 to OMB on August 11, 2009, and commensurate with the changes adopted in the Reconsideration Order, the Commission has eliminated from the August 11, 2009 draft version of the form and instructions the obligation to report certain non-attributable ownership interests on Form 323. An amended version of Form 323 has been submitted along with a revised supporting statement which are both contained in this collection.

$612,720
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Kristi Thompson 2024181318

  No

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.
08/11/2009


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