Non-substantive Change Request Justification

OMB Control No. 3060-0686

The Communications Act of 1934

Executive Order 10530

May 2025

NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REQUEST JUSTIFICATION

OMB Control No. 3060-0686

FCC Forms for International 214 Applications

The Commission’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for de minimis, non-substantive changes to the questions and instructions for this one-time information collection. First, on May 31, 2024, in OBM Control No. 3060-0686, OMB approved rules adopted in the Executive Branch Review Order and the Executive Branch Standard Questions Order. In the Executive Branch Review Order, the Commission created new requirements associated with certain applications, including international 214 applications with reportable foreign ownership, that will be reviewed by the relevant Executive Branch agencies for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy issues, as well as other changes. In the Executive Branch Standard Questions Order, the Commission adopted the Standard Questions – a baseline set of national security and law enforcement questions covering the five categories of information. The Standard Questions for international 214 applications consist of separate questionnaires for (a) new license applications; (b) transfer of control/assignment applications; and (c) a supplement for the provision of personally identifiable information (PII). Second, on May 31, 2024, in OBM Control No. 3060-0686 approved new electronic forms as part of the Commission’s modernization of its online, web-based electronic filing system – the International Communications filing system (ICFS). The ITC forms include: ITC-214, ITC-AMD, ITC-ASG/TC, ITC-DSC, ITC-FCN, ITC-MOD, ITC-RPT, ITC-STA, ITC-WAV, RTL-NEW, RTL-MOD and RTL-WAV. Third, on August 8, 2024, in OMB Control No. 3060-0686, OMB approved de minimis, non-substantive changes to this collection (ICR Reference Number: 202408-3060-004).

In light of several technology issues that arose during creation of the online forms, we have made additional de minimis, non-substantive, clarifying changes to the FCC Forms 214 and 225 and instructions.

We request that OMB treat this as a non-substantive change to OMB Control No. 3060-0686 as the changes do not increase burdens on the applicants. OIA includes the following: (1) screenshots of the ITC and RTL forms as they will appear for public use in a pdf and (2) the revised instructions.