Notice2026-01557
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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January 27, 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 Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 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 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 OMB 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 OMB control number.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3493-3495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01557]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1161; FR ID 327585]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; 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 Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collections. 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 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 OMB 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 OMB control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 30,
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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d080829190b6b3b3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="28787a69684e4b4b064f475e">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7e4c6d3cfde89f0cecbcbcec6cad4e7c1c4c489c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="743715001c0d5a231d18181d151907341217175a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1161.
Title: Construction requirements; Interim reports--Sections
27.14(g)-(l).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information
collection.
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Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 200 respondents; 200 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for, these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C.
154, 301, 302(a), 303, 309, 332, 336, and 337 unless otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 3,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $180,000.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in this collection are as follows: a. 700 MHz Construction
Notification--47 CFR 27.14(k). 47 CFR 27.14(k) requires certain 700 MHz
licensees to file a construction notification with the Commission
within 15 days of the expiration of the relevant benchmark in
accordance with the provisions set forth in 47 CFR 1.946(d),
demonstrating compliance with performance requirements or, if they have
not met the performance requirements, a description and certification
of the areas for which they are providing service. In the construction
notification, a licensee must certify whether it has met the applicable
performance requirement as set forth below. The licensee must file a
description and certification of the areas for which it is providing
service, using electronic coverage maps, supporting technical
documentation and other information as the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau may prescribe by Public Notice.
47 CFR 27.14(g). 47 CFR 27.14(g) requires 700 MHz licensees holding
EA authorizations for Block A in the 698-704/728-734 MHz bands (``Block
A''), CMA authorizations for Block B in the 704-710/734-740 MHz bands
(``Block B''), and EA authorizations for Block E in the 722-728 MHz
band (``Block E''), where the results of the first auction in which
licenses for such authorizations were offered satisfy the reserve price
for the applicable block, to file construction notifications with the
Commission within 15 days after:
(1) June 12, 2013, or the fourth anniversary of initial license
grant if the initial authorization in a market is granted after June
12, 2009. In the construction notification, licensees must certify and
demonstrate that they are providing signal coverage and offering
service over at least 35 percent of the geographic area of each of
their license authorizations.
(2) The end of the applicable license term. In the construction
notification, licensees must certify and demonstrate that they are
providing such service over at least 70 percent of the geographic area
of each of these authorizations.
47 CFR 27.14(h). 700 MHz licensees holding REAG authorizations for
Block C in the 746-757/776-787 MHz bands (``Block C''), as well as 700
MHz licensees holding REAG authorizations for Block C2 in the 752-757/
782-787 MHz bands (C2), must file construction notifications with the
Commission within 15 days after:
(1) June 12, 2013, or the fourth anniversary of initial license
grant if the initial authorization in a market is granted after June
12, 2009. In the construction notification, licensees must certify and
demonstrate that they are providing signal coverage and offering
service over at least 40 percent of the population in each EA
comprising the REAG license area.
(2) The end of the applicable license term. In the construction
notification, licensees must certify and demonstrate that they are
providing such service over at least 75 percent of the population of
each of these EAs.
47 CFR 27.14(i). 700 MHz licensees holding EA authorizations for
Block A, CMA authorizations for Block B, and EA authorizations for
Block E where the results of the first auction in which licenses for
such authorizations in Blocks A, B, and E were offered did not satisfy
the reserve price for the applicable block, as well as EA
authorizations for Block C1 in the 746-752/776-782 MHz bands (``Block
C1'') must file construction notifications with the Commission within
15 days after:
(1) June 12, 2013, or the fourth anniversary of initial license
grant if the initial authorization in a market is granted after June
12, 2009. In the construction notification, licensees must certify and
demonstrate that they are providing signal coverage and offering
service over at least 40 percent of the population in each license
area.
(2) The end of the applicable license term. In the construction
notification, licensees must certify and demonstrate that they are
providing such service over at least 75 percent of the population of
the areas.
47 CFR 27.14(j). 47 CFR 27.14(j) provides that, in the event that a
licensee's authority to operate in an area terminates automatically for
failure to comply with the applicable construction requirements
identified in 47 CFR 27.14(g), (h), or (i), the unserved area will
become available for relicensing to third parties. A 700 MHz licensee
holding an authorization granted pursuant to the unserved area
licensing procedures set forth in 47 CFR 27.14(j) must file a
construction notification with the Commission within 15 days after the
one-year anniversary of initial license grant. In the construction
notification, a licensee must certify and demonstrate that it is
providing signal coverage and offering service over 100 percent of the
geographic area of the new license area.
700 MHz Interoperability Order. Pursuant to the 700 MHz
Interoperability Order, the interim construction deadline for Block A
and Block B licensees was extended to December 13, 2016. The 700 MHz
Interoperability Order waived the interim construction requirement for
certain Block A licensees due to technical issues arising from their
proximity to Television Channel 51 stations. Further, the interim
construction deadline for Block E was extended to March 7, 2017, and
the final Block E construction deadline was moved to March 7, 2021.
b. 700 MHz Interim Reporting Requirement--47 CFR 27.14(l). Pursuant
to 47 CFR 27.14(l), 700 MHz licensees with authorizations in the
spectrum blocks identified above (Blocks A, B, E, C, C1 and C2),
excluding any licensee that obtained its license pursuant to the
procedures set forth in 47 CFR 27.14(j), must file interim reports with
the Commission that provide the Commission, at a minimum, with
information concerning the status of their efforts to meet the
performance requirements applicable to their authorizations in such
spectrum blocks and the manner in which that spectrum is being
utilized.
Required Information. Licensees must identify the date the license
term commenced, and provide a description of the steps the licensee has
taken toward meeting its construction obligations in a timely manner,
including the technology or technologies and service(s) being provided,
as well as the areas within their license areas in which those services
are available.
Deadlines. Pursuant to 47 CFR 27.14(l), licensees were required to
file their first interim report with the Commission no later than June
12, 2011 and no sooner than 30 days prior to this date. Licensees that
meet their interim construction benchmarks must file a second interim
report with the Commission no later than June 12, 2016, and no sooner
than 30 days prior to this date. Licensees that do not meet their
interim construction benchmarks must file their second interim report
no later
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than on June 12, 2015, and no sooner than 30 days prior to this date.
However, the 700 MHz Interoperability Order waived the second
interim report requirement for Lower 700 MHz band A and B Block
licensees subject to the extended interim construction benchmark
deadline. The 700 MHz Interoperability Order did not waive the
reporting requirement for Lower 700 MHz band A Block licensees subject
to a waiver of the interim construction benchmark deadline because of
Channel 51 interference protection requirements. That order also
extended the deadline until March 7, 2019, for Lower 700 MHz band E
Block licensees to file a second status report regarding the licensees'
efforts to meet their performance requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01557 Filed 1-26-26; 8:45 am]
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