[Federal Register: December 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 250)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket Nos. 98-43, 94-149; FCC 98-281]

 
Commercial Television Station Children's Programming Report and 
Commercial Broadcast Station Ownership Report

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective dates.

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SUMMARY: These rules announce the effective date of the rules published 
on December 18, 1998. Those rules amended the Commission's rules 
governing the manner of filing of the commercial television station 
children's programming report (FCC Form 398) and the information to be 
set forth in the commercial broadcast station ownership report (FCC 
Form 323). The Commission concluded that commercial television station 
licensees would be required to file their stations' FCC Form 398s in 
electronic form and that persons holding attributable interests in 
commercial broadcast station permittees and licensees would be required 
to disclose their gender and race or ethnicity when filing FCC Form 
323.

DATES: Sections 73.3526(e)(11)(iii) and 73.3615(a) published at 63 FR 
70040 (December 18, 1998) are effective on December 31, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James J. Brown, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 8, 1998 the Office of Management 
and Budget (``OMB'') approved the amendments to the public file rules 
pursuant to OMB Control No. 3060-0754, and on December 8, 1998, OMB 
approved the amendments to the broadcast station ownership filing rules 
pursuant to OMB Control No. 3060-0010.
    Accordingly, the rules in Sections 73.3526(e)(11)(iii) and 
73.3615(a) will be effective on December 31, 1998.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Television broadcasting, Radio and Television Broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34471 Filed 12-29-98; 8:45 am]
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