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 Pe
ICR 200812-3060-014
OMB: 3060-0031
Federal Form Document
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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 Pe
On December 18, 2007, the Commission
adopted a Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (the Order) in MB Docket Nos. 07-294; 06-121; 02-277;
04-228, MM Docket Nos. 01-235; 01-317; 00-244; FCC 07-217. The
Order adopts rule changes designed to expand opportunities for
participation in the broadcasting industry by new entrants and
small businesses, including minority- and women-owned businesses
(new universe of respondents). Consistent with actions taken by the
Commission in the Order, the following changes are made to Forms
314 and 315: The instructions to Forms 314 and 315 have been
revised to incorporate a definition of eligible entity, which
will apply to the Commissions existing Equity Debt Plus (EDP)
standard, one of the standards used to determine whether interests
are attributable. Section II of each form includes a new
certification concerning compliance with the Commissions
anti-discrimination rules. Section III of Form 314 and Section IV
of Form 315 each include a new question asking applicants to
indicate whether the applicant is claiming eligible entity
status. Section III of Form 314 and Section IV of Form 315 each
also contain a new question asking applicants to indicate whether
the proposed transaction involves the assignment of a radio station
license that is part of a grandfathered cluster of radio licenses,
and if the cluster does not comply with the Commissions multiple
ownership rules, whether any of the licenses will be divested
within 12 months of consummation of the transaction and assigned to
an eligible entity in order to come into compliance with
Commissions ownership rules. The instructions for Sections II and
III of Form 314 and Sections II and IV of Form 315 have been
revised to assist applicants with completing the new
questions.
The Commission had a program
change to the annual cost burden of +$2,076,880 and +2,670 burden
hours due to the adoption of information collection requirements
contained in the Order. Therefore, the rules which impose
information collection requirements are designed to expand
opportunities for participation in the broadcasting industry by new
entrants and small businesses, including minority- and women-owned
businesses (new universe of respondents). Also, the increases are
due to revisions made to FCC Forms 314 and 315 which includes a new
certification concerning compliance with the Commissions
anti-discrimination rules, a new question asking whether the
applicant is claiming eligible entity status under the FCCs
revised EDP standards adopted in the Order, and a new question
asking whether the proposed transaction involves the assignment of
a radio station license that is part of a non-compliant,
grandfathered cluster of radio licenses and whether any license
will be divested within 12 months of consummation of the
transaction and assigned to an eligible entity. These changes
reflect an increase by one hour per application for applicants
and/or their attorneys to evaluate compliance with FCC rules,
assess whether they may claim eligible entity status, and
complete (if applicable) the question relating to grandfathered
radio station divestitures; except in the case of waiver
applications, which have increased burdens by 3 hours. We also made
modifications to the instructions for the Assignee/Transferee
Section (Instructions, Section III on Form 314, Instructions,
Section IV on Form 315) of Forms 314 and 315 that do not add
burdens because they are editorial in nature. There also is an
adjustment of -3,527 hours to the annual burden hours due to the
Commission over calculating the burden in its previous submission
to OMB. With this submission the burden is more accurately
calculated.
$8,297,067
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Kristi Thompson
2024181318
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.