Non-substantive Change Request

Justification for Non-Substantial Changes to FCC Forms 314 & 315—OMB Control No. 3060-0031

The Commission is requesting approval for non-substantial changes to collection 3060-0031, FCC Forms 314 and 315. As a result of the Commission’s recent decision to attribute certain television joint sales agreements (“JSAs”), the multiple ownership question in each form (Form 314, Section III, Question 6, and Form 315, Section IV, Question 8) is being changed to require an affirmative response if the assignee/transferee or any party to the application holds an attributable television JSA in the same market as the station(s) subject to the application. Each question was previously limited to attributable radio JSAs and attributable radio and television time brokerage agreements.

These changes do not add new questions to FCC Form 314 or 315; rather, the changes modify an existing question in each form that all respondents are required to answer. Accordingly, these non-substantial changes will not increase the burden or cost to commercial television broadcast applicants.

In addition to the changes to the forms detailed below, the Commission will make various conforming edits to the instructions for each form.

Current Text (Form 314, Section III, Question 6):

Is the assignee or any party to the application the holder of an attributable radio joint sales agreement or an attributable radio or television time brokerage agreement with the station(s) subject to this application or with any other station in the same market as the station(s) subject to this application?

Proposed Text (Form 314, Section III, Question 6):

Is the assignee or any party to the application the holder of an attributable radio or television joint sales agreement or an attributable radio or television time brokerage agreement with the station(s) subject to this application or with any other station in the same market as the station(s) subject to this application?

Current Text (Form 315, Section IV, Question 8):

Is the transferee or any party to the application the holder of an attributable radio joint sales agreement or an attributable radio or television time brokerage agreement for the subject station(s) or any other stations in the same market as the station(s) subject to this application?

Proposed Text (Form 315, Section IV, Question 8):

Is the transferee or any party to the application the holder of an attributable radio or television joint sales agreement or an attributable radio or television time brokerage agreement for the subject station(s) or any other stations in the same market as the station(s) subject to this application?