FM Booster Program Origination Notification; Form 2100, Schedule 336; 47 CFR 74.1206

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 2100, Sch FM Booster Program Origination Notification; Form 2100, Schedule 336; 47 CFR 74.1206 Form	New
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-XXXX - New GeoCasting Notification Form - FCC 24-121 1-27-25.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-05-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
275123	FM Booster Program Origination Notification; Form 2100, Schedule 336; 47 CFR 74.1206 Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202505-3060-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: FM Booster Program Origination Notification; Form 2100, Schedule 336; 47 CFR 74.1206
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/02/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,260	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,350	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	568,500	0

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Abstract: On November 21, 2024, the Commission adopted the Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (Second Report and Order), FCC 24-121, which allows FM and low power FM (LPFM) broadcasters to use FM booster stations to originate program content, for up to three minutes of each hour. This option allows FM and LPFM broadcasters to air programming on booster stations different from their primary station to better meet the needs and interests of local listeners. FM boosters are low power, secondary stations that operate in the FM broadcast band. They must be licensed to the same broadcaster and on the same frequency as the primary station, and rebroadcast that primary station’s signal within its protected contour. Until this proceeding, FM boosters were traditionally used only as a means to enhance weak signals of a primary FM station and could not originate programming. With advances in technology it is now possible for FM broadcasters to customize the content delivered to different parts of their service areas by using boosters to air programming different from their primary FM station. Since the April 2024 adoption of the First Report and Order in this proceeding, the Commission has allowed the use of program originating FM boosters on a temporary, experimental basis. The Second Report and Order now establishes specific processing, licensing, and service rules and permanently authorizes broadcasters to originate programming on FM boosters without the need for an experimental authorization.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 154(i), 303, 310, 553 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AL21	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 100868	12/13/2024

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 10631	02/25/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 18853	05/02/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FM Booster Program Origination Notification; Form 2100, Schedule 336; 47 CFR 74.1206	FCC Form 2100, Schedule 336	FM Booster Program Origination Notification

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,260	0	0	1,260	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,350	0	0	1,350	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	568,500	0	0	568,500	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection. Once approved by OMB the following figures will be added to OMB’s inventory as a result of the information collection requirements adopted in FCC 24-121: 1,260 to the number of respondents, 1,260 to the number of responses, 1,350 to the annual burden hours and $568,500 to the annual cost.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $177,795

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/02/2025

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