Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, FCC Form 301; Form 2100, Schedule A - Application for Media Bureau Video Service Authorization; 47 Sections 73.3700(b)(1).....

ICR 202004-3060-022

OMB: 3060-0027

Federal Form Document

ICR Details
3060-0027 202004-3060-022
Historical Active 201909-3060-002
FCC MB
Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, FCC Form 301; Form 2100, Schedule A - Application for Media Bureau Video Service Authorization; 47 Sections 73.3700(b)(1).....
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 06/15/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 04/17/2020
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
06/30/2023 36 Months From Approved 07/31/2020
6,526 0 6,526
15,317 0 15,317
62,444,288 0 62,444,288

FCC Form 301 is used to apply for authority to construct a new commercial AM or FM broadcast station and to make changes to existing facilities of such a station. It may be used to request a change of a station’s community of license by AM and non-reserved band FM permittees and licensees. In addition, FM licensees or permittees may request, by filing an application on FCC Form 301, upgrades on adjacent and co-channels, modifications to adjacent channels of the same class, and downgrades to adjacent channels. All applicants using this one-step process must demonstrate that a suitable site exists that would comply with allotment standards with respect to minimum distance separation and principal community coverage and that would be suitable for tower construction. For applicants seeking a community of license change through this one-step process, the proposed facility must be mutually exclusive with the applicant’s existing facility, and the new facility must comply with the Commission’s standards with respect to minimum distance separation and principal community coverage. Applicants availing themselves of this procedure must also attach an exhibit demonstrating that the proposed community of license change comports with the fair, efficient, and equitable distribution of radio service, pursuant to Section 307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). FCC Form 301 also accommodates commercial FM applicants applying in a Threshold Qualifications Window (TQ Window) for a Tribal Allotment. A commercial FM applicant applying in the TQ Window, who was not the original proponent of the Tribal Allotment at the rulemaking stage, must demonstrate that it would have qualified in all respects to add that particular Tribal Allotment for which it is applying. Additionally, a petitioner seeking to add a new Tribal Allotment to the FM Table of Allotments must file Form 301 when submitting its Petition for Rulemaking. The collection also accommodates applicants applying in a TQ Window for a Tribal Allotment that had been added to the FM Table of Allotments using the Tribal Priority under the “threshold qualifications” procedures. Similarly, to receive authorization for commencement of Digital Television (DTV) operations, commercial broadcast licensees must file FCC Form 2100, Schedule A for a construction permit. The application may be filed any time after receiving the initial DTV allotment and before mid-point in the applicant’s construction period. The Commission will consider the application as a minor change in facilities. Applicants do not have to provide full legal or financial qualifications information. In the first phase of the “Licensing and Management System” roll-out, Form 2100, Schedule A replaced FCC Form 301 only for the filing of full-service digital television construction permits. Subsequently, the Commission received OMB approval for FM Auxiliary Stations to transition from CDBS to LMS using Form 2100, Schedule 301-FM. FCC Form 301 is still being used through CDBS to apply for authority to construct a new full-service commercial AM or FM commercial broadcast station and to make changes to the existing facilities of such stations.

US Code: 47 USC 154(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 308 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 303 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  85 FR 8590 02/14/2020
85 FR 21435 04/17/2020
No

  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 6,526 6,526 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 15,317 15,317 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 62,444,288 62,444,288 0 0 0 0
No
No

$5,226,359
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Lisa Scanlan 202 418-2700

  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.
04/17/2020


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