Non-substantive Change Request

NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REQUEST JUSTIFICATION

OMB CONTROL NUMBER 3060-0404

Form 2100, Schedule 350 – FM Translator or FM Booster Station License Application¹

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 the “Consolidated Data Base System” (CDBS)-based FCC Form 350. FCC Form 350, Application for an FM Translator or FM Booster Station License, is used in all cases when applying for an FM translator or FM booster broadcast station license in the current Media Bureau database system, CDBS.

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 350 – FM Translator or FM Booster Station License Application (LMS FM Translator or FM Booster License Application) as part of the database transition.

In general, the new LMS FM Translator or FM Booster License Application will replicate the CDBS-based FCC Form 350. The form sections and substance of the individual questions essentially remain the same. As with the CDBS-based FCC Form 350, the LMS FM Translator or FM Booster 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 350, which will now be a part of the LMS FM Translator or FM Booster 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 350 will be replaced with the LMS-compatible “LMS FM Translator or FM Booster 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. 3060-0404 are not impacted.

Also, the Supporting Statement for OMB Control No. 3060-0405 has been updated accordingly.

1Pursuant to this non-substantive change, CDBS-based FCC Form 350 will be renamed “Form 2100, Schedule 350 – FM Translator or FM Booster Station License Application” and eventually encompassed within the new on-line, electronic licensing database system called the Licensing Management System. Accordingly, the title of this Information Collection is also being changed.

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