PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 17-470
Released:  May 17, 2017
MEDIA BUREAU IMPLEMENTS NON-SUBSTANTIVE BROADCAST FORM CHANGES
GN Docket No. 15-236    
MB Docket Nos. 14-50, 09-182, 07-294, 04-256
On September 30, 2016, the Commission released an order revising its foreign ownership rules
and procedures.
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The Media Bureau made non-substantive changes to the instructions of the FCC forms 
listed below, to reflect these revisions.  The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved non-
substantive change requests for each of the listed FCC Form Information Collections.
2
The Media Bureau
also made non-substantive changes to FCC Forms 301, 314, and 315 to reflect technical updates and other 
minor modifications to the Commission’s media ownership rules adopted in August 2016.
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  OMB
approved the change requests for these FCC Form Information Collections on January 11, 2017.
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  The 
updated forms are now available on the Forms page of the Commission’s website.
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FCC Form Number OMB Information Collection Control Number
301 3060-0027
303-S 3060-0110
314/315 3060-0031
316 3060-0009
340 3060-0029
345 3060-0075
349 3060-0405
                                                          
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Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Broadcast, Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees Under 
Section 310(B)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended, Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 11272 (2016), 
pet. for reconsideration pending.
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A “Notice of Office of Management and Budget Action” was authorized for each respective Information 
Collections on the following dates: 3060-0031 (Form 314; Form 315), 3060-0009 (Form 316), 3060-0075 (Form 
345), and 3060-0405 (Form 349) on October 14, 2016; 3060-0027 (Form 301) and 3060-0029 (Form 340) on 
October 20, 2016; and 3060-0110 (Form 303-S) on January 10, 2017.
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2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review – Review of the Commission’s Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules 
Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Second Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 
9864 (2016), pets. for reconsideration pending.
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As required by the Second Report and Order, OMB’s approval of the form changes was published in the Federal 
Register on May 16, 2017.  See 82 Fed. Reg. 22427 (May 16, 2017); see also Second Report and Order, 31 FCC 
Rcd at 10024, para. 381.
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See https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/forms. 
2For additional information, contact Media Bureau representatives Lisa Scanlan,
Lisa.Scanlan@fcc.gov, (202) 418-2700, or Adrienne Denysyk, Adrienne.Denysyk@fcc.gov, (202)418-
2700, for specific questions related to foreign ownership and Benjamin Arden, Benjamin.Arden@fcc.gov, 
(202) 418-2330, for specific questions related to media ownership.  Press inquiries should be directed to 
Janice Wise, (202) 418-8165.
By the Acting Chief, Media Bureau
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