Notice2026-18414
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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September 10, 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 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 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57594-57595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18414]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0678; FR ID 366354]
Information Collection 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 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 November
9, 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#f1a1a3b0b1979292df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05555744456366662b626a73">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7132100519085f26181d1d18101c02311712125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fdcfeebf7e6b1c8f6f3f3f6fef2ecdff9fcfcb1f8f0e9">[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.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0678.
Title: Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules
Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by Commercial Earth
Stations and Space Station.
Form Nos.: FCC Form 312, FCC Form 312-EZ, FCC Form 312-R and
Schedules A, B and S.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities and not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,171 respondents; 4,223
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-78 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time, and annual reporting
requirements; third-party disclosure requirements; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory authority for the information collection
requirements under 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 319,
332, 605, and 721.
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Total Annual Burden: 37,129 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $7,159,040.
Needs and Uses: On August 8, 2025, the Commission released a Second
Report and Order, FCC 25-48, IB Docket Nos. 22-411 and 22-271, titled
``Expediting Initial Processing of Satellite and Earth Station
Applications; Space Innovation.'' In this Second Report and Order, the
Commission streamlines, simplifies, and modernizes the processing of
space and earth station applications. Specifically, the Second Report
and Order: (1) adopts a new process by which earth station operators
may receive a baseline license without identifying a specific satellite
point of communication, and adopts a procedure by which earth station
applicants can easily add or remove identified points of communication;
(2) expands the list of license modifications that do not require prior
authorization; (3) eliminates the requirement to retain paper copies of
applications; (4) changes the default ex parte status of all space
station and earth station applications from ``restricted'' to ``permit-
but-disclose;'' (5) adopts expanded timeframes to file license renewal
applications for earth stations and replacement applications for non-
geostationary orbit (NGSO) space stations; (6) provides non-U.S.
licensed market access grantees the ability to receive the equivalent
of a grant of special temporary authority; and (7) adopts a 30-day shot
clock for earth station renewal applications.
The relevant rules for purposes of this revised information
collection are Sec. Sec. 25.110(e), 25.117(i), 25.118(a)(3),
25.118(b)(1), 25.118(b)(2), 25.118(b)(3), 25.118(e)(4), 25.118(h), and
25.137(h).
On May 1, 2026, the Commission released a Report and Order, FCC 26-
26, SB Docket No. 25-157, titled ``Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for
Satellite Broadband.'' In this Report and Order the Commission replaced
the Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD) framework with modern,
performance-based geostationary orbit (GSO) protection criteria that
take account of the improved spectrum sharing possibilities that modern
satellite technology has brought, including through use of adaptive
coding and modulation (ACM). As relevant to this information
collection, a non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) FSS applicant must either
certify that it has completed a coordination agreement with any
operational co-frequency GSO satellite network, or submit for
Commission approval a compatibility showing which demonstrates by use
of a degraded throughput methodology that it will not cause
unacceptable interference to any such system with which coordination
has not been completed.
The relevant rules for purposes of this revised information
collection are Sec. Sec. 25.146(a)(3) and 25.289(a)(2).
The new information collection requirements in this collection
remove previously required information collections that are no longer
considered necessary. In addition, the new information is required to
ensure that applicants are meeting the Commission's rules when they
modify their systems without prior approval from the Commission. In
addition, the information is required to ensure that the public and the
Commission are provided with accurate information about the operations
of a system.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18414 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am]
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