Notice2026-02509
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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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, 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 26 (Monday, February 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5765-5767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02509]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0340; OMB 3060-0489; OMB 3060-0634; OMB 3060-0849; FR ID
329892]
Information Collections 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:
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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 April 10,
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#1e4e4c5f5e787d7d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="03535142436560602d646c75">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1f2d0c5d9c89fe6d8ddddd8d0dcc2f1d7d2d29fd6dec7"><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: 3060-0340.
Title: Section 73.51, Determining Operating Power.
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: 300 respondents; 330
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to 3.0 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 165 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: When it is not possible to use the direct method of
power determination due to technical reasons, the indirect method of
determining antenna input power might be used on a temporary basis. 47
CFR 73.51(d) requires that a notation be made in the station log
indicating the dates of commencement and termination of measurement
using the indirect method of power determination. 47 CFR 73.51(e)
requires that AM stations determining the antenna input power by the
indirect method must determine the value F (efficiency factor)
applicable to each mode of operation and must maintain a record thereof
with a notation of its derivation. FCC staff use this information in
field investigations to monitor licensees' compliance with the FCC's
technical rules and to ensure that licensee is operating in accordance
with its station authorization. Station personnel use the value F
(efficiency factor) in the event that measurement by the indirect
method of power is necessary.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0489.
Title: Section 73.37, Applications for Broadcast Facilities,
Showing Required.
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: 165 respondents; 165
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 165 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $581,250.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in this collection are found under 47 CFR 73.37(d) which require an
applicant for a new AM broadcast station, or for a major change in an
authorized AM broadcast station, to make a satisfactory showing that
objectionable interference will not result to an authorized AM station
as a condition for its acceptance if new or modified nighttime
operation by a Class B station is proposed. The information collection
requirements under 47 CFR 73.37(f) require applicants seeking
facilities modification that would result in spacing that fail to meet
any of the separation requirements to include a showing that an
adjustment has been made to the radiated signal which effectively
results in a site-to-site radiation that is equivalent to the radiation
of a station with standard Model I facilities. FCC staff use the data
to ensure that objectionable interference will not be caused to other
authorized AM stations.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0634.
Title: Section 73.691, Visual Modulation Monitoring.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 106 responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: One hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 106 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
under 47 CFR 73.691(b) require TV stations to enter into the station
log the date and time of the initial technical problems that make it
impossible to operate a TV station in accordance with the timing and
carrier level tolerance requirements. If this operation at variance is
expected to exceed 10 consecutive days, a notification must be sent to
the FCC. The licensee must also notify the FCC upon restoration of
normal operations. Furthermore, a licensee must send a written request
to the FCC if causes beyond the control of the licensee prevent
restoration of normal operations within 30 days. The FCC staff use the
data to maintain accurate and complete technical information about a
station's operation. In the event that a complaint is received from the
public regarding a station's operation, this information is necessary
to provide an accurate response.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0849.
Title: Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 26 respondents; 10,025
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.00278 hours-40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion reporting requirement.
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Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority is contained in Sections 4(i), 303(r) and 629 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 181 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,800.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in the collection are as follows: 47 CFR 15.123(c)(3) states subsequent
to the testing of its initial unidirectional digital cable product
model, a manufacturer or importer is not required to have other models
of unidirectional digital cable products tested at a qualified test
facility for compliance with the procedures of Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903:
``Uni-Directional Receiving Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS
Proforma'' (incorporated by reference, see Sec. 15.38) unless the
first model tested was not a television, in which event the first
television shall be tested as provided in Sec. 15.123(c)(1). The
manufacturer or importer shall ensure that all subsequent models of
unidirectional digital cable products comply with the procedures in the
Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: ``Uni-Directional Receiving Device:
Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma'' (incorporated by reference, see
Sec. 15.38) and all other applicable rules and standards. The
manufacturer or importer shall maintain records indicating such
compliance in accordance with the verification procedure requirements
in part 2, subpart J of this chapter. The manufacturer or importer
shall further submit documentation verifying compliance with the
procedures in the Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: ``Uni-Directional Receiving
Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma'' (incorporated by
reference, see Sec. 15.38) to the testing laboratory representing
cable television system operators serving a majority of the cable
television subscribers in the United States.
47 CFR 15.123(c)(5)(iii) states subsequent to the successful
testing of its initial M-UDCP, a manufacturer or importer is not
required to have other M-UDCP models tested at a qualified test
facility for compliance with M-Host UNI-DIR-PICS-IO1-061101
(incorporated by reference, see Sec. 15.38) unless the first model
tested was not a television, in which event the first television shall
be tested as provided in Sec. 15.123(c)(5)(i). The manufacturer or
importer shall ensure that all subsequent models of M-UDCPs comply with
M-Host UNI-DIR-PICS-IO1-061101 (incorporated by reference, see Sec.
15.38) and all other applicable rules and standards. The manufacturer
or importer shall maintain records indicating such compliance in
accordance with the verification procedure requirements in part 2,
subpart J of this chapter. For each M-UDCP model, the manufacturer or
importer shall further submit documentation verifying compliance with
M-Host UNI-DIR-PICS-IO1-061101 to the testing laboratory representing
cable television system operators serving a majority of the cable
television subscribers in the United States.
47 CFR 76.1203 provides that a multichannel video programming
distributor may restrict the attachment or use of navigation devices
with its system in those circumstances where electronic or physical
harm would be caused by the attachment or operation of such devices or
such devices that assist or are intended or designed to assist in the
unauthorized receipt of service. Such restrictions may be accomplished
by publishing and providing to subscribers standards and descriptions
of devices that may not be used with or attached to its system. Such
standards shall foreclose the attachment or use only of such devices as
raise reasonable and legitimate concerns of electronic or physical harm
or theft of service.
47 CFR 76.1205 states that technical information concerning
interface parameters which are needed to permit navigation devices to
operate with multichannel video programming systems shall be provided
by the system operator upon request.
47 CFR 76.1207 states that the Commission may waive a regulation
related to subpart P (``Competitive Availability of Navigation
Devices'') for a limited time, upon an appropriate showing by a
provider of multichannel video programming and other services offered
over multichannel video programming systems, or an equipment provider
that such a waiver is necessary to assist the development or
introduction of a new or improved multichannel video programming or
other service offered over multichannel video programming systems,
technology, or products. Such waiver requests are to be made pursuant
to 47 CFR 76.7.
47 CFR 76.1208 states that any interested party may file a petition
to the Commission for a determination to provide for a sunset of the
navigation devices regulations on the basis that (1) the market for
multichannel video distributors is fully competitive; (2) the market
for converter boxes, and interactive communications equipment, used in
conjunction with that service is fully competitive; and (3) elimination
of the regulations would promote competition and the public interest.
47 CFR 15.118(a) and 47 CFR 15.19(d) state that consumer
electronics equipment that is labeled as ``cable ready'' or ``cable
compatible'' must meet certain technical standards.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02509 Filed 2-6-26; 8:45 am]
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