Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 March 27, 2019 DA 19-221 SMALL ENTITY COMPLIANCE GUIDE Amendment of Section 73.624(g) of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Submission of FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, Used to Report TV Stations’ Ancillary or Supplementary Services FCC 18-41 MB Docket Nos. 17-264, 17-105 Released April 13, 2018 This Guide is prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It is intended to help small entities—small businesses, small organizations (non-profits), and small governmental jurisdictions—comply with the revised rules adopted in the above-referenced Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) rulemaking dockets. This Guide is not intended to replace or supersede these rules, but to facilitate compliance with the rules. Although we have attempted to cover all parts of the rules that might be especially important to small entities, the coverage may not be exhaustive. This Guide cannot anticipate all situations in which the rules apply. Furthermore, the Commission retains the discretion to adopt case-by-case approaches, where appropriate, that may differ from this Guide. Any decision regarding a particular small entity will be based on the statute and any relevant rules. In any civil or administrative action against a small entity for a violation of rules, the content of the Small Entity Compliance Guide may be considered as evidence of the reasonableness or appropriateness of proposed fines, penalties or damages. Interested parties are free to file comments regarding this Guide and the appropriateness of its application to a particular situation. The FCC will then consider whether the recommendations or interpretations in the Guide are appropriate in that situation. The FCC may decide to revise this Guide without public notice to reflect changes in the FCC’s approach to implementing a rule, or it may clarify or update the text of the Guide. Direct your comments and recommendations, or calls for further assistance, to the FCC’s Consumer Center: 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) TTY: 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) Videophone: 1-844-4-FCC-ASL (1-844-432-2275) Fax: 1-866-418-0232 I. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROCEEDING In this Report and Order in MB Docket Nos. 17-264 and 17-105, the Commission revised section 73.624(g) of its rules to require only those digital television (DTV) broadcast stations that actually provided fee-able ancillary or supplementary services during the 12-month period ending on the preceding September 30 to submit Form 2100, Schedule G to the Commission. Amendment of Section 73.264(g) of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Submission of FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, Used to Report TV Stations’ Ancillary or Supplementary Services, Report and Order, 33 FCC Rcd 3702 (2018) (Report and Order). Under the former rules, all DTV stations were required to submit Schedule G every year even if they provided no ancillary or supplementary services during the relevant reporting period. The rule changes adopted in the Report and Order will reduce regulatory burdens for a substantial number of broadcasters, including small entities. II. COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS The Report and Order revised the Commission’s rules to eliminate reporting burdens, but it imposed no new requirements. III. RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS The Report and Order created no new recordkeeping or reporting requirements. IV. IMPLEMENTATION DATE The rule revisions adopted in the Report and Order became effective on May 3, 2018. V. INTERNET LINKS A copy of the Report and Order is available at: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-18-41A1.docx A copy of the Federal Register Summary of the Report and Order is available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/03/2018-09335/obligations-relating-to-submission-of-fcc-form-2100-schedule-g-used-to-report-tv-stations-ancillary