Notice2026-02100
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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Published
February 3, 2026
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (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 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4919-4920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02100]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1081; FR ID 328283]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
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,
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. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
might further reduce the information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (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 comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before March 5, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8989a8988aeababe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="277775666741444409404851">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#440a2d272b28216a0b2a23212821042227276a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84caede7ebe8e1aacbeae3e1e8e1c4e2e7e7aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted
to OMB: (1) go to the web page <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to
OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including
whether the information shall have
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practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden
estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks
specific comment on how it might further reduce the information
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1081.
Title: Sections 1.2002, 54.201, 54.202, 54.205, Telecommunications
Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 24 respondents; 28 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-40 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority is contained in sections 201(b), 214(e)(6), and
303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201(b),
214(e)(6), 303(r).
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 808 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: Section 254(e) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended (Act) provides that ``only an ETC designated under section
214(e) shall be eligible to receive specific Federal universal service
support.''
Section 214(e)(2) of the Act gives state commissions the primary
responsibility for performing ETC designations.
Section 214(e)(6) vests the Commission with authority to designate
as an ETC ``a common carrier providing telephone exchange service and
exchange access that is not subject to the jurisdiction of a State
commission.''
Section 214(e)(4) provides that state commissions, in a case of a
common carrier designated under paragraph (2) of this section, or the
Commission, in a case of a common carrier designated under paragraph
(6) of this section, ``shall permit'' an ETC to relinquish its
designation ``in any area served by more than one'' ETC so long as
``the remaining [ETCs] ensure that all customers served by the
relinquishing carrier will continue to be served,'' and the
relinquishing carrier provides ``sufficient notice to permit the
purchase or construction of adequate facilities by any remaining
eligible telecommunications carrier.'' The ETC must provide advance
notice to the state commission or the Commission.
The Commission's rules for ETC designation require the collection
of information specified below, except where the Commission has waived
information collection requirements when enforcing them would not serve
the public interest.
On October 20, 2023, the Commission adopted the Connect America
Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10-90 et al. WT Docket No. 10-208, Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking and Report and Order, FCC 23-87 (Oct. 20, 2023)
(Administrative Order). In the Administrative Order, the Commission
modified, in relevant part, section 205 of the Commission's rules, to
require an ETC that intends to relinquish its ETC designation to
provide: (1) advance notice to the state commission and to the
Commission of such intention to relinquish, and (2) notice to the
Commission of the state authority's decision to permit or deny such
relinquishment, within 10 days of its decision. These filings must be
submitted regardless of whether the ETC is currently receiving federal
support. The Commission identified its statutory authority to impose
these requirements through section 254 of the Act and as reasonably
ancillary thereto.
The Commission notes that information collections associated with
the Lifeline-only ETC designations and relinquishments are reflected in
OMB Control No. 3060-0819.
This information collection addresses the burdens associated with
these requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02100 Filed 2-2-26; 8:45 am]
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