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

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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 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64377-64378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20681]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0110; FR ID 370996]


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 
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 November 9, 
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

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<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#277775666741444409404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="61313320210702024f060e17">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> 
and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afeccedbc7d681f8c6c3c3c6cec2dcefc9cccc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d2e0c190514433a040101040c001e2d0b0e0e430a021b">[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 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: 3060-0110.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station 
License, LMS Schedule 303-S.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, LMS Schedule 303-S.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondent and Responses: 4,738 respondents, 4,738 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.075 hours-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Every 
eight-year reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 13,090 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $4,181,731.
    Obligation of Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the collection is contained sections 154(i), 
303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and 
Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of an existing information 
collection.
    The Licensing Management System (LMS) Schedule 303-S is used to 
apply for license renewals for commercial or noncommercial AM, FM, TV, 
FM translator, TV translator, Class A TV, or Low Power TV, and Low 
Power FM broadcast station licenses. Licensees of broadcast stations 
must apply for renewal of their licenses every eight years.
    Schedule 303-S's On-Air and Online Notice (third party disclosure) 
Requirements: 47 CFR 73.3580, as amended in the Commission's 2020 
Public Notice Second Report and Order, requires local public notice of 
the filing of all applications to renew a broadcast station license. 
Notice is given by an applicant for renewal of a full-service AM, FM, 
full-power TV, Class A TV, Low-Power FM (LPFM), or Low-Power TV (LPTV) 
station that locally originates programming, by making a total of six 
on-air announcements, at least one per week and no more than one per 
day or two per week, to be broadcast between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. 
local time, Monday through Friday, beginning after the application is 
accepted for filing. Notice is given by an applicant for renewal of an 
FM or TV translator, an LPTV station that does not locally originate 
programming, or by a silent station, by posting notice online, either 
on the station website or a website affiliated with the station, its 
licensee, or its parent entity, or else by posting notice on a publicly 
accessible, locally targeted website, for 30 continuous days following 
acceptance of the application for filing.

Federal Communications Commission.
Aleta Bowers,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-20681 Filed 10-7-26; 8:45 am]
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