Notice2026-09820
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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Published
May 15, 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 94 (Friday, May 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27940-27941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09820]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0855; FR ID 346264]
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
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 June 15, 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#de8e8c9f9eb8bdbdf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b4b495a5b7d7878357c746d">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#145a7d777b78713a5b7a73717871547277773a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eea0878d81828bc0a180898b828bae888d8dc0898198">[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 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: 3060-0855.
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Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets and Related
Collections, FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
Form Number(s): FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8,000 respondents; 40,300
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours-25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annually, quarterly, recordkeeping and on
occasion reporting requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155,
157, 159, 201, 205, 214, 225, 254, 303(r), 715 and 719 of the Act, 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 159, 201, 205, 214, 225, 254,
303(r), 616, and 620.
Total Annual Burden: 250,850 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: This information collection requires contributors
to the federal universal service fund, telecommunications relay service
fund, and numbering administration to file, pursuant to sections 151,
225, 251 and 254 of the Act, a Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet
on an annual basis (FCC Form 499-A and/or on a quarterly basis (FCC
Form 499-Q). The information is also used to calculate FCC regulatory
fees for interstate telecommunications service providers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Aleta Bowers,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-09820 Filed 5-14-26; 8:45 am]
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