Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 167 (Monday, August 31, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55853-55854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17766]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1321; FR ID 364614]


Information Collection 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 of 1995 (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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 
30, 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 to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#faaaa8bbba9c9999d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a5a584b4a6c6969246d657c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4102203529386f16282d2d28202c32012722226f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adeeccd9c5d483fac4c1c1c4ccc0deedcbcece83cac2db">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

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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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1321.
    Title: Section 73.619, Contours and service areas; Sec.  73.625, TV 
antenna system; Sec.  73.5006, Filing of petitions to deny against 
long-form applications; Sec.  73.6024, Transmission standards and 
system requirements; Sec.  73.6025, Antenna system and station 
location.
    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: 100 respondents and 100 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
    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 sections 154(i) and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    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. Other 
information collection requirements that are covered under this 
collection have not changed since last approved by OMB.
    47 CFR 73.619(b)(5) requires that in determining coverage, the 
elevation or contour intervals must be taken from a high quality bald 
earth map or dataset such as the United States Geological Survey 
Topographic Quadrangle Maps or the National Elevation Dataset.
    47 CFR 73.625(c)(3)(v) requires that all azimuth plane patterns be 
plotted in a PDF attachment to an application in a size sufficient to 
be easily viewed; paragraph (vii) requires that if an elevation pattern 
is submitted in the application form, similar tabulations and PDF 
attachments must be provided for the elevation pattern; and paragraph 
(viii) requires that if a matrix pattern is submitted in the 
application form, similar tabulations must be provided as necessary in 
the form of a spreadsheet to accurately represent the pattern.
    Similarly, 47 CFR 73.6025 requires that applications for modified 
Class A TV facilities proposing the use of directional antennas include 
the documentation in Sec.  73.625(c)(3).
    47 CFR 73.5006 requires that within ten days following the issuance 
of a public notice announcing that a long-form application for an AM, 
FM, or television construction permit has been accepted for filing, 
petitions to deny that application may be filed in the Commission's 
Licensing and Management (LMS) database.
    47 CFR 73.6024 requires that a Class A station within 275 
kilometers of the U.S.-Mexico border must specify the full service 
emission mask in an application on FCC Form 2100.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17766 Filed 8-28-26; 8:45 am]
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