Non-substantive Change Request Justification

NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REQUEST JUSTIFICATION

OMB CONTROL NO. 3060-0031

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 Permit or License, FCC Form 315

The Commission submits this non-substantive change request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of a minor, non-substantive clarifying change to the notification part of FCC Forms 314 and 315.

The required notification has remained unchanged since the forms were combined under the same OMB control number. The Commission is currently preparing to administer the TV Broadcaster Reimbursement Fund (Reimbursement Fund) as required by the Spectrum Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-96, and the rules adopted by the Commission in Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 14-50 (rel. June 2, 2014). To track licensees eligible for reimbursement under the program, the Commission will use FCC Registration Numbers (FRNs). In reviewing the procedures for the reimbursement program, it has come to the Commission’s attention that stations have often provided the incorrect FRN in the notification for Forms 314 and 315. The integrity of the FRN information in the notification is vital to the Commission’s ability to accurately administer the Reimbursement Fund and to assure that stations are promptly reimbursed. The Commission is therefore making a non-substantive change that will clarify which FRN a station should use in making the required consummation notification of Form 314 and 315 transactions. There will be no impact on the substance, burden hours, and costs of completing the forms under OMB Control No. 3060-0031 as a result of the minor, non-substantive change, listed below.

Change:

The notification currently reads “FRN of the Assignee/Transferee:”. The Commission will clarify the text to read “FRN of the Licensee (post-consummation):”.