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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201610</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>3060</CODE>
            <NAME>Federal Communications Commission</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FCC</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Broadcast Ownership Rules</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>Section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires the Commission to review its ownership rules every four&nbsp;years and determine whether any such rules are necessary in the public interest as the result of competition. Accordingly, every four years, the Commission undertakes a comprehensive review of its broadcast multiple and cross-ownership limits examining: Cross-ownership of TV and radio stations; local TV ownership limits; national TV cap; and dual network rule. The last review undertaken was the 2014 review. The Commission incorporated the record of the 2010 review, and sought additional data on market conditions and competitive indicators. The Commission also sought comment on whether to eliminate restrictions on newspaper/radio combined ownership and whether to eliminate the radio/television cross-ownership rule in favor of reliance on the local radio rule and the local television rule. Ultimately, the Commission retained the existing rules with modifications to account for the digital television transition.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>Not Yet Determined</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 151</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 152(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 154(i)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 303</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 307</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 309 and 310</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/05/2001</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>66 FR 50991</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>R&amp;O</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/05/2003</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>68 FR 46286</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Public Notice</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/19/2004</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>69 FR 9216</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>FNPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/09/2006</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>71 FR 4511</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Second FNPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/08/2007</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>72 FR 44539</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>R&amp;O and Order on Reconsideration</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/21/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 9481</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Inquiry</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/11/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 33227</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/19/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 2868</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/19/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>FNPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/20/2014</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>79 FR 29010</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>2nd R&amp;O (08/26/2016)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2016</TTBL_DATE>
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        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Brendan</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Holland</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Chief, Industry Analysis Division, Media Bureau</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Communications Commission</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FCC</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 418-2757</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>brendan.holland@fcc.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>45 L Street NE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20554</ZIP>
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