Notice2026-09569
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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May 14, 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), 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 techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27332-27333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09569]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0027, OMB 3060-0029; FR ID 345121]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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), 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 techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before July 13, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#50000211103633337e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f5f5d4e4f696c6c21686079">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f7c5e4b57461168565353565e524c7f595c5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="551634213d2c7b023c39393c343826153336367b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC 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, and
as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC 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 techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0027.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast
Station, Form 2100, Schedule A--Application for Media Bureau Video
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Service Authorization; 47 CFR 73.3700(b)(1) and (b)(2) and Sec.
73.3800, Post Auction Licensing; Form 2100, Schedule 301-FM--Commercial
FM Station Construction Permit Application; Form 2100, Schedule 301-
AM--AM Station Construction Permit Application.
Form Number: FCC Form 301; Form 2100, Schedule A; and Form 2100,
Schedule 301-FM.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,092 respondents and 4,199
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.075 to 6.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; One time
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 12,435 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $61,420,108.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting an extension of this
information collection in order to receive approval/clearance from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for three years. FCC Form 2100,
Schedules 301-FM and 301-AM is used to apply for authority to construct
a new commercial AM or FM broadcast station and to make changes to
existing facilities of such a station. It may be used to request a
change of a station's community of license by AM and non-reserved band
FM permittees and licensees. In addition, FM licensees or permittees
may request upgrades on adjacent and co-channels, modifications to
adjacent channels of the same class, and downgrades to adjacent
channels. All applicants using this one-step process must demonstrate
that a suitable site exists that would comply with allotment standards
with respect to minimum distance separation and principal community
coverage and that would be suitable for tower construction.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340--Noncommercial Educational
Station for Reserved Channel Construction Permit Application.
Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions and State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,820 respondents; 2,820
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 6,603 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $30,039,119.
Needs and Uses: Schedule 340 is used by licensees and permittees to
apply for authority to construct a new noncommercial educational (NCE)
FM and DTV broadcast station (including a DTS facility), or to make
changes in the existing facilities of such a station. Schedule 340 is
only used if the station will operate on a channel that is reserved
exclusively for NCE use, or in the situation where applications for NCE
stations on non-reserved channels are mutually exclusive only with one
another. Also, Schedule 340 is used by Native American Tribes and
Alaska Native Villages (Tribes), tribal consortia, or entities owned or
controlled by Tribes when qualifying for the ``Tribal Priority'' under
47 CFR 73.7000, 73.7002. Additionally, Schedule 340 contains a third
party disclosure requirement, pursuant to Sec. 73.3580. This rule
requires local public notice of the filing of all applications to
construct a new full-service NCE FM or DTV broadcast station. Notice is
given by an NCE applicant by posting notice of the application filing
on its station's website, its licensee's website, its parent entity's
website, or on a publicly accessible, locally targeted website, for 30
consecutive days beginning within five business days of acceptance of
the application for filing. Furthermore, the online notice must link to
a copy of the application as filed, either in the station's Online
Public Inspection File or in another Commission database. This
recordkeeping information collection requirement is contained in OMB
Control No. 3060-0214, which covers Sec. 73.3527.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-09569 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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