Extension of the Filing Requirement for Children's Television Programming Reports (FCC Form 398)

This document amends the Commission's rules to continue indefinitely the requirement that commercial broadcast television licensees file with the Commission their quarterly Children's Television Programming Reports (FCC Form 398). The document also requires that the reports be filed quarterly, when they are prepared, rather than annually. In addition, the document also makes a number of revisions to FCC Form 398 to make the information contained in the form clearer and more useful to the public and the FCC. The intended effect of these actions is to assist the Commission in continuing to enforce the Children's Television Act of 1990 ("CTA") and our rules implementing the CTA by facilitating monitoring of the amount and quality of educational television programming for children and industry compliance with the Commission's children's educational programming requirements.