FAA Renews Online Form for Safe Aviation Radio Frequencies
Published Date: 4/28/2026
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Summary
The FAA wants to keep using its online system, WebFCR, to collect info about radio frequencies that help keep our skies safe. If you use or are affected by aviation radio frequencies, this renewal means no big changes or extra costs, but your feedback is welcome until May 28, 2026. This helps the FAA manage airwaves smoothly and avoid interference with important aviation signals.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
WebFCR Renewal Keeps Filing Requirement
If you need to transmit on a radio frequency that falls in the Aviation Assignment Group (AAG) band, the FAA is renewing approval to keep collecting your application data through its WebFCR website (webfcr.faa.gov) under OMB control number 2120-0786. The information collection is required for a proponent to obtain FAA concurrence under 49 U.S.C. 44718(c) and FAA Order 6050.32B; comments on the renewal are due by May 28, 2026.
Time Burden: 0.2 Hours Per Response
The FAA estimates about 4,800 respondents annually and an average burden of 0.2 hours per response, for an estimated total annual burden of 960 hours for the WebFCR information collection (OMB Control No. 2120-0786). The information is collected on occasion to support technical evaluations and aeronautical studies when a broadcast or transmitter frequency may impact civil aviation.
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