# 2026-15685: FCC Begs for Comments on Paperwork: Yawn-Worthy Burden Check

2026-15685, Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-08-03, effective Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 2, 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.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15685
- As of: 2026-08-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15685
- Title: Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 48870
- Published: 2026-08-03
- Effective: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 2, 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.
- Comments close: 2026-10-02
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-10

## In one line

FCC Begs for Comments on Paperwork: Yawn-Worthy Burden Check

## Summary

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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. 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Paperwork Burden: 1,066 Hour Total: cost, low. Businesses, nonprofits, and state/local/tribal governments responding to this FCC collection are counted as 1,066 respondents. Each response is estimated to take 1 hour, for a total annual burden of 1,066 hours; the FCC requests PRA comments by October 2, 2026. Responding is required to obtain or r…
- Public-Safety NGOs Must Get Local Sign-Off: cost, low. If your nongovernmental organization provides services that protect the safety of life or property, Section 90.523 requires you to obtain a written statement from an authorizing state or local government entity to support an application for assignment of 700 MHz frequencies. That written statement…
- 700 MHz Regional Plans and Modifications Required: cost, low. Section 90.527 requires 700 MHz regional planning regions to submit an initial plan for the consolidated narrowband segments 769-775 MHz and 799-805 MHz. If a regional planning committee modifies a plan, the modification must be sent in writing with the full text of the change and a certification t…

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## Sources
- [2026-15685 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/03/2026-15685/information-collection-being-reviewed-by-the-federal-communications-commission)
- [2026-15685 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-03/pdf/2026-15685.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15685 (as of 2026-08-10).