Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, FCC Form 301

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 301 Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station Form and Instruction	Modified
Supporting Statement 3060-0027 (062008).doc Supporting Statement A	2008-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
29468	Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0027	ICR Reference No: 200806-3060-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200804-3060-014
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, FCC Form 301
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/08/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/30/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2011
Responses	4,278	0	4,278
Time Burden (Hours)	11,072	0	10,513
Cost Burden (Dollars)	51,802,197	0	51,350,347

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Abstract: On December 18, 2007, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration in its 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review of the Commission’s Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB Docket No. 06-121, FCC 07-216. Section 202 requires the Commission to review its broadcast ownership rules every four years and determine whether any of such rules are necessary in the public interest. Further, Section 202 requires the Commission to repeal or modify any regulation it determines to be no longer in the public interest. Consistent with actions taken by the Commission in the 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review, the following changes are made to Form 301. The instructions to Form 301 are revised to include a reference to the 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review as a source of information regarding the Commission's multiple ownership attribution policies and standards. Also, the language in Section A, IV of Worksheet #2 in Form 301 is changed. This worksheet is used in connection with Section II, Item 4 of Form 301 to determine the applicant's compliance with the Commission's multiple ownership rules and cross-ownership rules set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 73.3555. The revisions to the worksheet account for changes made by the Commission in the 2006 Quadrennial Review to 47 C.F.R. § 73.3555(d), the Daily Newspaper Cross-Ownership Rule. The revised rule changes the circumstances under which an entity may own a daily newspaper and a radio station or television station in the same designated market area. In conjunction with this same rule change, language from 47 C.F.R. § 73.3555(d) is added to Section B of Worksheet # 2 to assist applicants in their determination of compliance with the Daily Newspaper Cross-Ownership Rule. FCC Form 301 is used to apply for authority to construct a new commercial AM, FM, TV, or TV broadcast station or to make changes to the existing facilities. The FCC uses the data to determine whether an applicant meets basic statutory requirements to become a licensee.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 303 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   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
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AI38	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 9481	02/21/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 22946	04/28/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 36868	06/30/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station	FCC Form 301	Application for Construction Permit for a Commercial Broadcast Station

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	4,278	4,278	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,072	10,513	0	559	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	51,802,197	51,350,347	0	451,850	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission made modifications to the Cross Ownership and Family Relationship Sections (Instructions, Section A, IV, and Section B of Worksheet #2) of Forms 301 and revisions to 47 CFR § 73.3555(d). These modifications/revisions are based on the adoption of a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration in its 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review of the Commission’s Broadcast Ownership Rules pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, MB Docket No. 06-121, FCC 07-216. Therefore, the Commission had program changes of +559 hours and +$451,850 cost burden for this information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,887,855

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/30/2008

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