One-Time Information Collection for International Section 214 Authorization Holders

Overview:  On April 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted an Order (FCC 23-28) requiring all International Section 214 Authorization Holders (Authorization Holders) to respond to a one-time collection to update the Commission’s records regarding their foreign ownership. 

One-Time Information Collection Online Filing System:  Each Authorization Holder must complete and submit the form online at the One-Time Information Collection Online Filing System.

Filing Window:  The electronic filing window opens on December 8, 2023 and closes on January 22, 2024.   

• All Authorization Holders are required to file their responses online in the One-Time Information Collection Online Filing System by 11:59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on January 22, 2024.

One-Time Information Collection Resources

• One-Time Information Collection Online Form
• Instructions
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Template for Question 13 (.csv) - International Section 214 Authorization Holders with 42 or More Reportable Foreign Interest Holders must upload a completed template for Question 13 (.csv).   
  • Less than 42 Reportable Foreign Interest Holders - If the Authorization Holder has fewer than 42 reportable Foreign Interest Holders, the Authorization Holder will not use this template (nor answer Question 13).
  • 42 or More Reportable Foreign Interest Holders - If the Authorization Holder has 42 or more reportable Foreign Interest Holders, the Authorization Holder must provide the information about its first 41 reportable Foreign Interest Holders in Questions 10 and 11 and its remaining 42 or more Foreign Interest Holders via the .csv file in Question 13. 
  • Question 13 - In Question 13, the Authorization Holder must download the .csv attachment available at the link provided in Question 13 or at the above link, respond to all of the questions in the .csv attachment (based on Questions 10 and 11) for each of its remaining 42 or more Foreign Interest Holders, and upload the completed attachment in response to this question in the online filing system for the One-Time Information Collection.
• Requesting a Retake Link to Correct Errors Prior to Submission.  If an Authorization Holder needs to correct an error on any question before it certifies and submits its responses to the One-Time Information Collection, the Authorization Holder can send an email to Evolving.Risks_RetakeLink@fcc.gov to request a new link to retake the One-Time Information Collection.
• Video Tutorials
  • One-Time Information Collection: An Overview and Tutorial
  • One-Time Information Collection: An Example of a Filing with Reportable Foreign Ownership
  • One-Time Information Collection: An Example of a Filing with NO Reportable Foreign Ownership
  • One-Time Information Collection: An Example of a Filing Claiming an Exemption
  • One-Time Information Collection: Correcting Responses Prior To or After A Submission

Orders, Public Notices, and Related Sources

• Evolving Risks Order and NPRM.  Review of International Section 214 Authorizations to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks; Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through 1.1109 of the Commission’s Rules, IB Docket No. 23-119, MD Docket No. 23-134, Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 23-28 (Apr. 25, 2023).
• Office of International Affairs Exemption Order.  Review of International Section 214 Authorizations to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks; Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through 1.1109 of the Commission’s Rules, IB Docket No. 23-119, MD Docket No. 23-134, Order, DA 23-745 (Aug. 22, 2023).
• Federal Register. Federal Communications Commission, Review of International Authorizations To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks; Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees, 88 Fed. Reg. 85514 (Dec. 8, 2023).
• Federal Communications Commission, Review of International Authorizations To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks; Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees, 88 Fed. Reg. 50486 (Aug. 1, 2023).
• Public Notice Announcing the Filing Window.  The Office of International Affairs Announces the Opening of the One-Time Information Filing Window for International Section 214 Authorization Holders to Provide Foreign Ownership Information, IB Docket No. 23-119, MD Docket No. 23-134, Public Notice, DA 23-1146 (Dec. 13, 2023).
• FCC Notice Required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
• Privacy Act Statement

FCC Assistance on the One-Time Information Collection

• One-Time Information Collection.  For questions about the One-Time Information Collection, email the FCC’s Office of International Affairs, Telecommunications & Analysis Division at fcc-evolving-risks@fcc.gov.
• FCC Registration Numbers (FRNs).  For questions relating to FRNs, submit a help request or call the FRN Help Desk at (877) 480-3201 (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Eastern time (ET)).  Additional information regarding FRNs can be found on the Commission Registration System (CORES) webpage.
• International Communications Filing System (ICFS).  Additional information regarding ICFS can be found on the ICFS homepage.  For questions relating to ICFS, email ICFSInfo@fcc.gov or call ICFS Help Line at (202) 418-2222 (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET).