Notice2026-00890
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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January 20, 2026
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2353-2354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00890]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0790, OMB 3060-0859; FR ID 326237]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested
concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 23,
2026. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ccccedddcfaffffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c191938081a7a2a2efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f29c9b919d9e97dc9d9c95979e97b2949191dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8c6c1cbc7c4cd86c7c6cfcdc4cde8cecbcb86cfc7de">[email protected]</span></a>.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0790.
Title: Section 68.110 (b), Availability of Inside Wiring
Information.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents; 1,200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Providers of wireline
telecommunications services that willfully or repeatedly fail to comply
with this rule are subject to forfeitures under 47 CFR 1.80. Statutory
authority for this collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
151, 154, 201-205, 218, 220 and 405 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $5,000.
Needs and Uses: Section 68.110(b) requires that any available
technical information concerning carrier-installed wiring on the
customer's side of the demarcation point, including copies of existing
schematic diagrams and service records, shall be provided by the
telephone company upon request of the building owner or agent thereof.
The provider of wireline telecommunications services may charge the
building owner a reasonable fee for this service, which shall not
exceed the cost involved in locating and copying the documents. In the
alternative, the provider may make these documents available for review
and copying by the building owner or his agent. In this case, the
wireline telecommunications carrier may charge a reasonable fee, which
shall not exceed the cost involved in making the documents available,
and may also require the building owner or his agent to pay a deposit
to guarantee the documents' return. The information is needed so that
building owners may choose to contract with an installer of their
choice on inside wiring maintenance and installation services to modify
existing wiring or assist with the installation of additional inside
wiring.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0859.
Title: Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling Under Section
253 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities and State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 24 respondents; 24 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 63-125 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 253 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,698 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection to the OMB after this 60-day comment period in
order to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The Commission
is requesting an extension (with no change in the reporting
requirement). There is no reduction in the estimated number of
respondents/responses and the annual burden hours. Although very few
petitions for preemption under section 253 have been filed in the past
few years, there is reason to believe that the current estimate is more
likely to reflect future developments than a reduction in the number of
estimated filings. The Commission published a Public Notice in November
1998 which established suggested guidelines for the filing of petitions
for preemption pursuant to section 253 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, as well as suggested guidelines for the filing of
comments opposing such requests for preemption. The Commission will use
this information to resolve petitions for preemption of state or local
statutes, regulations, or other state or local legal requirements that
are alleged to prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting any entity
from providing a telecommunications service. Section 253 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which was added by the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, requires the Commission, with certain
important exceptions, to preempt (to the extent necessary) the
enforcement of any state or local statute or regulation, or other state
or local legal requirement that prohibits or has the effect of
prohibiting any entity from providing any interstate or intrastate
telecommunications service. The Commission's consideration of
preemption under section 253 typically begins with the filing of a
petition by an aggrieved party. The Commission typically places such
petitions on public notice and requests comment by interested parties.
The Commission's decision is based on the public record, generally
composed of the petition and comments. The Commission has considered a
number of preemption items since the passage of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996, and believes it is in the public interest to inform the
public of the information necessary for full consideration of the
issues likely to be involved in section 253 preemption proceedings. In
order to render a timely and informed decision, the Commission expects
petitioners and commenters to provide it with relevant information
sufficient to describe the legal regime involved in the controversy and
to provide the factual information necessary for a decision.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00890 Filed 1-16-26; 8:45 am]
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