FCC's Second Plea: Help Us Cut More Red Tape!
Published Date: 2/25/2025
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Summary
The FCC is asking the public and agencies to help reduce paperwork by reviewing their information collection process. They want to know if the info they collect is useful, accurate, and easy to provide, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Comments are due by April 28, 2025, so don’t miss your chance to weigh in and help save time and effort!
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 5 costs, 0 mixed.
New FM Booster Notification Form
If you are a broadcaster, you must file a new FM Booster Program Origination Notification (FCC Form 2100, Schedule 336) in the Media Bureau's LMS. The FCC estimates 1,260 respondents and 1,260 responses, with each response taking 1 to 10 hours, total annual burden 1,350 hours and total annual cost $568,500; the notification must be filed 15 days before starting origination or within 30 days after terminating it, and a separate form is required for each booster.
Permanent Allowance of Limited Booster Origination
The FCC permanently allows FM and low power FM (LPFM) boosters to originate programming for up to three minutes of each broadcast hour. This replaces the prior experimental authorization and establishes processing, licensing, and service rules for boosters to carry unique local content.
EAS Notification Requirement for Primaries
Primary stations that are listed in a State Emergency Communications Plan as an EAS Local Primary (LP), State Primary (SP), or State Relay (SR) must notify their State Emergency Communications Committee(s) at least 30 days before using a program-originating booster or changing a booster's status, and must report any EAS-related problems to the FCC Operations Center.
Public-Interest Certification in Online File
Every licensee of an FM primary station using a program-originating booster must place a booster public interest certification in the online public file concurrently with its quarterly issues/programs lists. The certification must include booster call sign(s) and state that the licensee considered the booster coverage area and did not use the booster to exclude or diminish service to populations within the area.
Interference Complaints Allowed at Permit Stage
The FCC amended rules to allow complaints of predicted interference against pending FM booster construction permit applications, enabling interested parties to raise predicted-interference concerns before a booster is built so issues can be addressed prior to operational investment.
Cap of 25 Originating Boosters Per Station
The rules state that no more than 25 program-originating booster stations may be licensed to a single full service FM broadcast station, as provided in 47 CFR 74.1232(g).
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