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OMB Control No: 3060-0589	ICR Reference No: 202604-3060-026
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-3060-028
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: OMD-FO
Title: FCC Remittance Advice Forms: FCC Form 159/159-C, 159-B, 159-E, and 159-W
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/11/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	238,044	180,000
Time Burden (Hours)	59,511	45,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 158 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 159 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 309(j) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   PL: Pub.L. 104 - 134 Section 31001 Name of Law: Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 47 USC 158
US Code: 47 USC 159
PL: Pub.L. 104 - 134 31001 Name of Law: Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
US Code: 47 USC 309(j)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	238,044	180,000	58,044
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	59,511	45,000	14,511
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are adjustments/increases to this information collection. The total number of respondents/total annual responses increased from 180,000 to 238,044 (+58,044) and the total annual burden hours increased from 45,000 to 59,511 (+14,511). These adjustments/increases are based on the most currently available data to the Commission. There are no program changes.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $52,910

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Shonnetta Ennis 202 418-2236 shonnetta.ennis@fcc.gov

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