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OMB Control No: 3060-0741	ICR Reference No: 202607-3060-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202408-3060-013
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes, Accelerating Network Modernization, WC Docket Nos. 25-209, 25-208
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/25/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/17/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2027
Responses	450,838	0	471,548
Time Burden (Hours)	452,623	0	473,068
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: In April 1996, the Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning certain provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“1996 Act”), including section 251, which is designed to accelerate private sector development and deployment of telecommunications technologies and services by spurring competition. The Commission adopted rules and regulations designed to implement certain provisions of section 251, and to eliminate operational barriers to competition in the telecommunications services market. In November 2017, the Commission adopted new rules concerning certain information collection requirements implemented under section 251(c)(5) of the Act, pertaining to network change disclosures. Most of the changes to those rules applied specifically to a certain subset of network change disclosures, namely notices of planned copper retirements. In addition, the changes removed a rule that prohibits incumbent LECs from engaging in useful advanced coordination with entities affected by network changes. one of rules pertaining to network change disclosures to include appropriate titles for public notices of copper retirement. In June 2018, the Commission revised its network change disclosure rules to (1) revise the types of network changes that trigger an incumbent LEC’s public notice obligation, and (2) extend the force majeure provisions applicable to copper retirements to all types of network changes. On March 26, 2026, the Commission adopted a Report and Order that modified certain recordkeeping or recording requirements that relate to the obligations of ILECs planning to retire copper communications facilities or make other changes to their networks that might impact interoperability. Specifically, the Commission: 1) eliminated all filing requirements in the Commission’s network change disclosure rules and the Commission’s process of issuing public notices for short-term network changes and copper retirements and the associated objection process for interconnected service providers, (2) required that the method of notice the incumbent LEC uses be publicly accessible, and (3) expanded the direct notice requirement for copper retirements and short-term network changes to include 911 service providers and directly interconnecting LECs that support essential functions within 911 networks, including providers delivering 911 traffic to selective routers for transmission to public safety answering points.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 151, 153, 154, 201, 222, 251 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47 USC 1, 3, 4, Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as ameded

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK32	Final or interim final rulemaking	91 FR 20913	04/20/2026

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 27045	05/13/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 44843	07/17/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business or other for-profit entities

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	450,838	471,548	-20,710
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	452,623	473,068	-20,445
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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The Commission notes the following program changes: There is a decrease in the total number of respondents from 4,688 to 4,452, (-236), a decrease in the total annual responses from 471,548 to 450,838, (-20,710), and a decrease in the total annual burden hours from 473,068 to 452,623, (-20,445). The reductions in the total annual burden hours are due to (1) the decrease in the pool of respondents (ILECs and CLECs), as reflected in the Commission’s Form 499 database, and (2) the elimination of the network change disclosure filing requirements and objection procedures. The annual burdens thus are decreased despite the assumption that the number of network change notices will increase as a result of the program changes, and a change in the number of hours ILECs will need to comply with the new information collection requirements regarding short-term network change and copper retirement notices adopted pursuant to the Network and Services Modernization Order will also increase. There are no adjustments.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,585

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. No

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. No

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: Michele Berlove 202 418-1580 michele.berlove@fcc.gov

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