Notice2026-10587

Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

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May 28, 2026

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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 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31714-31715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10587]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0236, OMB 3060-0865; FR ID 348253]


Information Collections 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 June 29, 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#d383819293b5b0b0fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9898b9899bfbabaf7beb6af">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdfedcc9d5c493ead4d1d1d4dcd0cefddbdede93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da99bbaeb2a3f48db3b6b6b3bbb7a99abcb9b9f4bdb5ac">[email&#160;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

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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: 3060-0236.
    Title: Sec.  74.703 Interference.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, State, local 
or Tribal Governments and Not for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sec.  154(i) of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: 100,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the 
Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 
of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power 
Television and Television Translator Stations, Update of Parts 74 of 
the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television 
Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261, FCC 23-25. The 
Report and Order adopted the following revision to 47 CFR 74.703(h): 47 
CFR 74.703(h) requires in each instance where suspension of operation 
is required, the licensee shall submit a full report to the FCC via a 
Resumption of Operations notice in the Commission's Licensing and 
Management System (LMS) after operation is resumed, containing details 
of the nature of the interference, the source of the interfering 
signals, and the remedial steps taken to eliminate the interference.
    The Commission is revising OMB control number 3060-0236. The 
Commission adopted on October 25, 2021, the Order (Order), In the 
Matter of Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of 
Spectrum Through Incentive Auction, GN Docket No. 12-268. The Order 
adopted a number of changes, including removing 47 CFR 74.703(f) and 
74.703(g).
    This means that collection 3060-0236 now only covers the 
information collection requirements covered under 47 CFR 74.703(h).
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0865.
    Title: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Universal Licensing 
System Recordkeeping and Third Party Disclosure Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 57,070 respondents; 57,070 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .166 hours (10 minutes)-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure 
requirements; on occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
154(i) and 309(j).
    Total Annual Burden: 77,811 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension 
after this 60-day comment period to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them.
    The purpose of this information collection is to continually 
streamline and simplify processes for wireless applicants and 
licensees, who previously used a myriad of forms for various wireless 
services and types of requests, in order to provide the Commission 
information that has been collected in separate databases, each for a 
different group of services. Such processes have resulted in unreliable 
reporting, duplicate filings for the same licensees/applicants, and 
higher cost burdens to licensees/applicants. By streamlining the 
Universal Licensing System (ULS), the Commission eliminates the filing 
of duplicative applications for wireless carriers; increases the 
accuracy and reliability of licensing information; and enables all 
wireless applicants and licensees to file all licensing-related 
applications and other filings electronically, thus increasing the 
speed and efficiency of the application process. The ULS also benefits 
wireless applicants/licensees by reducing the cost of preparing 
applications, and speeds up the licensing process in that the 
Commission can introduce new entrants more quickly into this already 
competitive industry. Finally, ULS enhances the availability of 
licensing information to the public, which has access to all publicly 
available wireless licensing information on-line, including maps 
depicting a licensee's geographic service area.

Federal Communications Commission.
Aleta Bowers,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-10587 Filed 5-27-26; 8:45 am]
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