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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  03-  1712  Released:  May  16,  2003 
 BIENNIAL  OWNERSHIP  REPORTING  FOR 
 BROADCAST  STATION  LICENSEES 
 Each  commercial  and  noncommercial  educational  radio  and  television  broadcast  station  licensee  that  is  not  exempt  from  the  Commission’s  biennial  ownership  reporting  program  must  update 
 its  ownership  report  (FCC  Form  323  or  Form  323-  E)  on  the  anniversary  date  of  its  station’s  renewal  application  filing  date.  The  mandatory  electronic  filing  of  the  biennial  ownership  report  for  broadcast 
 station  licensees  has  resumed  in  calendar  year  2003.  On  or  before  June  2,  2003,  an  ownership  report  (FCC  Form  323  or  Form  323-  E)  should  be  filed  by  licensees  whose  commercial  or  noncommercial 
 educational  stations  are  located  in  the  District  of  Columbia  and  the  States  of  Arizona,  Idaho,  Maryland,  Michigan,  Nevada,  New  Mexico,  Ohio,  Utah,  Virginia,  West  Virginia,  and  Wyoming.  At  two-  month 
 intervals  throughout  2003,  the  remaining  commercial  and  noncommercial  educational  broadcast  station  licensees  will  file  their  stations’  biennial  ownership  reports. 


 The  biennial  filing  of  FCC  Form  323  or  Form  323-  E  can  be  submitted  by  using  the  Media  Bureau’s  Consolidated  Database  System  (CDBS)  electronic  filing  system.  Paper  versions  of  these 
 ownership  report  forms  will  not  be  accepted  for  filing,  unless  accompanied  by  an  appropriate  request  for  waiver  of  the  electronic  filing  requirement.  Users  can  access  the  electronic  filing  system  via  the 
 Internet  from  the  Media  Bureau’s  Web  Site  at: 
 http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  mb 


 Instructions  for  use  of  the  electronic  filing  system  are  available  in  the  CDBS  User’s  Guide  which  can  be  accessed  from  the  electronic  filing  web  site.  Special  attention  should  be  given  to  the 
 details  of  the  applicant  account  registration  function,  form  filing  functions,  and  the  fee  form  handling  procedures,  if  a  fee  is  required.  Failure  to  follow  the  procedures  in  the  User’s  Guide  may  result  in  an 
 application  or  report  form  being  dismissed,  returned,  or  not  considered  as  officially  filed. 
 Internet  access  to  the  CDBS  public  access  system  at  the  Commission’s  Web  Site  requires  a  user  to  have  a  browser  such  as  Netscape  version  3.04  or  Internet  Explorer  version  3.51,  or  later. 
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 For  technical  assistance  in  running  the  system  or  to  report  technical  problems  with  the  system,  please  contact  the  CDBS  Help  Desk  at  (202)  418-  2662.  To  request  additional  information  concerning 
 FCC  Reports  323  or  323-  E,  please  call  (202)  418-  1626  or  418-  1627. 
 By:  Chief,  Media  Bureau 
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