Notice2026-02506
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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February 9, 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 can further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5769-5770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02506]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0844; FR ID 329357]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; 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
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before March 11, 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 Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aafaf8ebeaccc9c984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3f3f1e2e3c5c0c08dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e4d6f7a66772059676262676f637d4e686d6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="367557425e4f18615f5a5a5f575b457650555518515940">[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 Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. 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: 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.
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 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: 3060-0844.
Title: Carriage of the Transmissions of Television Broadcast
Stations: Section 76.56(a), Carriage of qualified noncommercial
educational stations; Section 76.57, Channel positioning; Section
76.61(a)(1)-(2), Disputes concerning carriage; Section 76.64,
Retransmission consent.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 370 respondents and 2,550
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this action is contained in Sections 1, 4(i)
and (j), 325, 338, 614, 615, 631, 632, and 653 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i) and (j), 325, 338, 534,
535, 551, 552, and 573.
Total Annual Burden: 2,220 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: Under Section 614 of the Communications Act and the
implementing rules adopted by the Commission, commercial TV broadcast
stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights on cable
systems located within the station's television market. Under Section
325(b) of the Communications Act, commercial TV broadcast stations are
entitled to negotiate with local cable systems for carriage of their
signal pursuant to retransmission consent agreements in lieu of
asserting must carry rights. This system is therefore referred to as
``Must-Carry and Retransmission Consent.'' Under Section 615 of the
Communications Act, noncommercial educational (NCE) stations are also
entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights on cable systems located
within the station's market; however, noncommercial TV broadcast
stations are not entitled to retransmission consent.
In 2019, the Commission adopted new rules governing the delivery
and form of carriage election notices. Electronic Delivery of MVPD
Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, MB Docket
Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, FCC 19-69, 34 FCC Rcd 5922(2019) (2019 Report and Order).
That decision modernized the carriage election notice rules by moving
the process online for most broadcasters and multichannel video
programming distributors (MVPDs), but the Commission sought comment on
how to apply these updated rules to certain small broadcast stations
and MVPDs.
In 2020, the Commission adopted a Report and Order that resolved
the remaining issues regarding carriage election notice rules for small
broadcast stations and MVPDs. Electronic Delivery of MVPD
Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, MB Docket
Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order, FCC 20-14, 2020 WL 948697 (rel.
Feb. 25, 2020) (2020 Report and Order). Pursuant to that decision, the
obligations of certain small broadcasters and MVPDs were slightly
modified.
The Commission is seeking an extension without change of this
currently approved collection for the full three-year period.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02506 Filed 2-6-26; 8:45 am]
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