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| 96-32323 | Multipoint Distribution Services | Proposed Rule | This Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (``FNPRM'') seeks additional comment in our ongoing proceeding to review our broadcast attribution rules, the rules by which we define what constitutes a ``cognizable interest'' in applying the multiple ownership rules. We seek comment as to how the relaxation of our ownership rules resulting from the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (``1996 Act'') should affect our review of the attribution rules. We also seek comment on new proposals, including a provision to attribute the otherwise nonattributable interests of holders of equity and/or debt in a licensee or media entity subject to the broadcast cross-ownership rules where the interest holder is a program supplier to a licensee or a same-market media entity subject to the broadcast cross-ownership rules and where the equity and/or debt holding exceeds a specified threshold. Additionally, we seek renewed comment on a proposal to attribute Local Marketing Agreements (``LMAs''). We also invite comment on whether we should revise our approach to joint sales agreements (``JSAs'') in specified circumstances. We also seek comment on a study conducted by Commission staff, appended to this FNPRM, on attributable interests in television broadcast licensees and on the implications of this study for our attribution rules, particularly on the voting stock benchmarks. Finally, we invite comment as to whether we should amend the cable/ Multipoint Distribution Service (``MDS'') cross-ownership attribution rule. The proposed rules are necessary to promote our goals of maximizing the precision of the attribution rules, avoiding disruption in the flow of capital to broadcasting, affording clarity and certainty to regulatees, and facilitating application processing, and the proposed rules are intended to effect those results. This NPRM contains proposed or modified information collections subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. It has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under Section 3507(d) of the PRA. OMB, the general public, and other Federal agencies are invited to comment on the proposed or modified information collections contained in this proceeding. | 1996-12-20 | 1996 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/12/20/96-32323/multipoint-distribution-services | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-12-20/pdf/96-32323.pdf | Federal Communications Commission | 161 | This Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (``FNPRM'') seeks additional comment in our ongoing proceeding to review our broadcast attribution rules, the rules by which we define what constitutes a ``cognizable interest'' in applying the multiple... |