Notice2026-03738
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
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Published
February 25, 2026
Effective
February 25, 2026
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC, Commission, or Agency) proposes to modify an existing system of records, FCC-2, Business Contacts and Certifications, subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records maintained by the Agency. The Commission uses this system to collect and maintain points of contact and to ensure compliance with FCC rules through certifications of information provided to the Commission. This modification adds two routine uses.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9255-9257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03738]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID: 332367]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC, Commission, or
Agency) proposes to modify an existing system of records, FCC-2,
Business Contacts and Certifications, subject to the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of
the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the
existence and character of records maintained by the Agency. The
Commission uses this system to collect and maintain points of contact
and to ensure compliance with FCC rules through certifications of
information provided to the Commission. This modification adds two
routine uses.
DATES: This modified system of records will become effective on
February 25, 2026. Written comments on the routine uses are due by
March 27, 2026. The routine uses will become effective on March 27,
2026, unless written comments are received that require a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Shana Yates, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#08787a617e696b71486e6b6b266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe8e8c97889f9d87be989d9dd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>, or at
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shana Yates, (202) 418-0683, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4b4b6adb2a5a7bd84a2a7a7eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="09797b607f686a70496f6a6a276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice serves to update and modify FCC-
2 as a result of various necessary changes and updates. The substantive
changes and modifications to the previously published version of the
FCC-2 system of records include:
1. Adding two new routine uses (listed by the routine use number
provided in this notice): (13) Department of Treasury (as required by
Executive Order 14249, Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud,
Waste, and Abuse); and (14) Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Disclosure;
2. Updating and/or revising language in the following routine uses
(listed by the routine use number provided in this notice): (3) Federal
Agencies; (4) State, Local, U.S. Territorial, and Tribal Government
Entities; and (7) Law Enforcement and Investigation.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
FCC-2, Business Contacts and Certifications.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554; Universal Service Administrative Company, 700
12th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005; or FISMA compliant
contractor.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Office of the Managing
Director, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, (888) 225-5322;
Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), 700 12th Street NW,
Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005; or FISMA-compliant contractors.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i)-(j) & (o), 155, 251(e)(3), 254, 257,
301, 303, 332, 402, 1302; and 5 U.S.C. 602(c) and 609(a)(3).
PURPOSES OF THE SYSTEM:
The FCC and organizations administering programs on behalf of the
FCC use this system to collect and maintain points of contact and
certifications from: (1) entities regulated by the FCC and in related
industries, as well as contractors, vendors, and those performing
collateral duties for the FCC; (2) other Federal, state, local, U.S.
territorial, and Tribal government entities that administer, support,
participate in, or receive information related to, FCC programs and
activities; and (3) public interest organizations, nonprofit
organizations, international organizations, and other non-business
entities that participate in FCC proceedings or are included in FCC
programs.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Individuals, including points of contact for and those who certify
on behalf of, businesses, public interest organizations, nonprofit
organizations, government organizations, international organizations,
and other non-business entities that participate in FCC proceedings or
are included in FCC programs; points of contact for Federal, state,
local, U.S. territorial, or Tribal governmental entities.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Contact information, such as name, username, signature, phone
numbers, emails, and addresses, as well as work and educational
history.
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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information in this system is provided by individuals, including
points of contact for and those who certify on behalf of: FCC
contractors; vendors; those providing collateral duties to the FCC;
regulated entities and entities in related industries; Federal, state,
local, U.S. territorial, and Tribal government entities; public
interest organizations, nonprofit organizations, government
organizations, international organizations, and other non-business
entities that participate in FCC proceedings.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or
information contained in this system may be disclosed to authorized
entities, as is determined to be relevant and necessary, outside the
FCC as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows.
1. Public Access--Contact information and certifications made by
individuals contained in this system may be made available for public
inspection to comply with FCC regulations that require public
disclosure of this information, or in Commission releases, including
notices of proposed rulemaking, public notices, orders, and other
actions released by the Commission.
2. Authorized Third Parties--Contact information and certifications
made by individuals contained in this system may be shared with
authorized third parties, including individuals and businesses in
regulated and related industries, FCC vendors, and their contractors,
to administer, support, participate in, or receive information related
to, FCC programs and activities; or to ensure compliance with the
confidentiality and other rules regarding information sharing in the
FCC's programs and activities.
3. Federal Agencies--Contact information and certifications made by
individuals contained in this system may be shared with other Federal
agencies in order to administer, support, participate in, or receive
information related to: FCC programs and activities; and programs and
activities the FCC supports.
4. State, Local, U.S. Territorial, and Tribal Government Entities--
Contact information and certifications made by individuals contained in
this system may be shared with authorized state, local, U.S.
territorial and Tribal government entities to administer, support,
participate in, or receive information related to: FCC programs and
activities; and programs and activities the FCC supports.
5. Litigation--Records may be disclosed to the Department of
Justice (DOJ) when: (a) the FCC or any component thereof; (b) any
employee of the FCC in his or her official capacity; (c) any employee
of the FCC in his or her individual capacity where the DOJ or the FCC
has agreed to represent the employee; or (d) the United States
Government is a party to litigation or has an interest in such
litigation, and by careful review, the FCC determines that the records
are both relevant and necessary to the litigation, and the use of such
records by the DOJ is for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose
for which the FCC collected the records.
6. Adjudication--Records may be disclosed in a proceeding before a
court or adjudicative body, when: (a) the FCC or any component thereof;
(b) any employee of the FCC in his or her official capacity; (c) any
employee of the FCC in his or her individual capacity; or (d) the
United States Government, is a party to litigation or has an interest
in such litigation, and by careful review, the FCC determines that the
records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation, and that the
use of such records is for a purpose that is compatible with the
purpose for which the agency collected the records.
7. Law Enforcement and Investigation--When the FCC investigates any
violation or potential violation of a civil or criminal law,
regulation, policy, executed consent decree, order, or any other type
of compulsory obligation and determines that a record in this system,
either alone or in conjunction with other information, indicates a
violation or potential violation of law, regulation, policy, consent
decree, order, or other compulsory obligation, the FCC may disclose
pertinent information as it deems necessary to the target of an
investigation, as well as with the appropriate Federal, State, local,
Tribal, international, or multinational agencies, or a component of
such an agency, responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing,
or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, order, or other compulsory
obligation.
8. Congressional Inquiries--Information may be provided to a
Congressional office in response to an inquiry from that Congressional
office made at the written request of the individual to whom the
information pertains.
9. Government-wide Program Management and Oversight--Records may be
disclosed to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain that
department's advice regarding disclosure obligations under the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA); or to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to obtain that office's advice regarding obligations under the
Privacy Act.
10. Breach Notification--Records may be disclosed to appropriate
agencies, entities, and persons when: (a) the Commission suspects or
has confirmed that there has been a breach of PII maintained in the
system of records; (b) the Commission has determined that as a result
of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to
individuals, the Commission (including its information system,
programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national
security; and; and (c) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities,
and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the
Commission's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or
to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
11. Assistance to Federal Agencies and Entities Related to
Breaches--Records may be disclosed to another Federal agency or Federal
entity, when the Commission determines that information from this
system is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity
in: (a) responding to a suspected or confirmed breach or (b)
preventing, minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to individuals,
the recipient agency or entity (including its information systems,
program, and operations), the Federal Government, or national security,
resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.
12. Non-Federal Personnel--Records may be disclosed to non-Federal
personnel, including contractors, other vendors (e.g., identity
verification services), grantees, and volunteers who have been engaged
to assist the FCC in the performance of a service, grant, cooperative
agreement, or other activity related to this system of records and who
need to have access to the records in order to perform their activity.
13. Department of Treasury--Records may be disclosed to the U.S.
Department of Treasury when disclosure of the information is relevant
to review payment and award eligibility through the Do Not Pay Working
System for the purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping
improper payments to an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds,
including funds disbursed by a state (meaning a state of the United
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States, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the
United States, or a federally recognized Indian tribe) in a state-
administered, federally funded program.
14. Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Disclosure--Records may
be disclosed to Federal agencies, non-Federal entities, their
employees, and agents (including contractors, their agents or
employees; employees or contractors of the agents or designated
agents); or contractors, their employees or agents with whom the FCC
has a contract, service agreement, cooperative agreement, or computer
matching agreements for the purpose of: (1) detection, prevention, and
recovery of improper payments; (2) detection and prevention of fraud,
waste, and abuse in Federal programs administered by a Federal agency
or non-Federal entity; (3) detection of fraud, waste, and abuse by
individuals in their operations and programs, but only to the extent
that the information shared is necessary and relevant to verify pre-
award and prepayment requirements prior to the release of Federal
funds, prevent and recover improper payments for services rendered
under programs of the FCC or of those Federal agencies and non-Federal
entities to which the FCC provides information under this routine use.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
This is an electronic system of records that resides on the FCC's
network, USAC's network, or on an FCC vendor's network.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records in this system of records can be retrieved by any category
field, e.g., first name or email address.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
The information in this system is maintained and disposed of in
accordance with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
General Records Schedule 6.5, Item 020 (DAA-GRS-2017-0002-0002).
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
The electronic records, files, and data are stored within FCC,
USAC, or a vendor accreditation boundaries and maintained in a database
housed in the FCC's, USAC's, or a vendor's computer network databases.
Access to the electronic files is restricted to authorized employees
and contractors; and to IT staff, contractors, and vendors who maintain
the IT networks and services. Other employees and contractors may be
granted access on a need-to-know basis. The electronic files and
records are protected by the FCC, USAC, and third-party privacy
safeguards, a comprehensive and dynamic set of IT safety and security
protocols and features that are designed to meet all Federal IT privacy
standards, including those required by the Federal Information Security
Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to request access to and/or amendment of
records about themselves should follow the Notification Procedures
below.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to request access to and/or amendment of
records about themselves should follow the Notification Procedures
below.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to determine whether this system of records
contains information about themselves may do so by writing to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddadafb4abbcbea49dbbbebef3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f282809b8493918bb2949191dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals requesting access must also comply with
the FCC's Privacy Act regulations regarding verification of identity to
gain access to records as required under 47 CFR part 0, subpart E.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
88 FR 77580 (Nov. 13, 2023).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03738 Filed 2-24-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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