Non-substantive Change Request

NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REQUEST JUSTIFICATION

OMB CONTROL NUMBER 3060-0009

Form 2100, Schedule 316 – Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License

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 316. FCC Form 316, Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, is used to apply for Commission consent to a pro forma assignment of a broadcast station license or construction permit, or a pro forma transfer of control of an entity holding a broadcast station license or construction permit, and to reflect the assignment or change of control in the “Consolidated 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 316 – LMS Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License as part of the database transition.

In general, the new LMS Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License will replicate the FCC Form 316. The form sections and substance of the individual questions essentially remain the same. As with the (current) FCC Form 316, the LMS Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License 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.

In this next phase of the LMS roll-out, the new LMS Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License is replacing FCC Form 316 for applications for consent to a pro forma assignment or pro forma transfer of control of a broadcast license or construction permit, and to reflect the new ownership and/or control of the licensee/permittee in LMS.

The respondents, burden hours and costs of this Information Collection are not impacted by the minor non-substantive changes to the FCC Form 316, which will now be a part of the LMS Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License. The minor non-substantive change is highlighted below:

Change #1 – To accommodate the Media Bureau’s database transition from CDBS to LMS, FCC Form 316 will be replaced by an LMS-compatible LMS Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License for TV, AM, and FM full-service stations, TV and FM translator stations, Low-Power FM stations, Class A Television stations, and Low-Power Television stations. The certification-based questions and explanatory exhibit format remains the same. The substance, respondents, burden hours, and costs of Information Collection OMB Control No. 3060-0009 are not impacted.