Non-substantive Change Request

NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REQUEST JUSTIFICATION

OMB CONTROL NUMBER 3060-0938

Form 2100, Schedule 319 – Low Power FM Station License Application ¹

The Commission is submitting this non-substantive change request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of minor non-substantive changes made to (current) FCC Form 319, Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License. FCC Form 319 is used to apply for a new or modified low power FM (LPFM) broadcast station license in the current Media Bureau database system, the “Consolidated Database System” (CDBS). Specifically, it may be used: (1) to cover an authorized construction permit; (2) to replace a nondirectional antenna with a different type of nondirectional antenna with the same number of bays; (3) to replace the transmission line, which may require a change in the transmitter power output to maintain the licensed effective radiated power; (4) to change the hours of operation of a LPFM station authorized to operate pursuant to a time-share agreement; (5) to amend a pending license application; and (6) as otherwise ordered by staff.

The Media Bureau is transitioning to a new on-line, electronic licensing database system called the “Licensing Management System” (LMS) in which all Media Bureau broadcast applications and reporting forms will eventually be filed. In effect, the database transition requires a corresponding design conversion of all existing CDBS forms. The Media Bureau is currently developing electronic, LMS-compatible versions of various broadcast station application and reporting forms, such as this Form 2100, Schedule 319 – Low Power FM Station License Application (LMS LPFM License Application) as part of the database transition.

In general, the new LMS LPFM License Application will replicate (current) FCC Form 319. The form sections and substance of the individual questions essentially remain the same. As with the FCC Form 319, the LMS LPFM License Application requires applicants to certify compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. The application is presented primarily in a “Yes/No” certification format and contains places for submitting explanatory exhibits where appropriate.

The respondents, burden hours and costs of this Information Collection are not impacted by the minor non-substantive changes to the FCC Form 319, which will now be a part of the LMS LPFM License Application. The minor non-substantive change is highlighted below:

Change #1 – To accommodate the Media Bureau’s database transition from CDBS to LMS, FCC Form 319 will be replaced by a LMS-compatible LMS LPFM License Application. The certification-based questions and explanatory exhibit format remains the same. The substance, respondents, burden hours, and costs of Information Collection OMB Control No. 3060-0938 are not impacted.

Also, the Supporting Statement for OMB Control No. 3060-0938 has been updated accordingly.

1 Pursuant to this non-substantive change, CDBS-based FCC Form 319, Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License, will be renamed “Form 2100, Schedule 319 – Low Power FM Station License Application” and encompassed within the new on-line, electronic licensing database system called the Licensing Modernization System. Accordingly, the title of this Information Collection is also being changed.

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