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Final ruleTook effect July 8, 2026

Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 8, 2026. Document 2026-13765. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget has approved new information collection requirements under OMB Control Numbers 3060-1156 and 3060-0944, as adopted by the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 25-49.

The Federal Communications Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

2 parts of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

47 CFR 1, 47 CFR 43

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Communications Commission has published 57 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 78 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Amendatory instructions 6 (Sec. 1.767), 7 (Sec. 1.768), 10 (Sec. 1.70002), 11 (Sec. 1.70003), 12 (Sec. Sec. 1.70005 and 1.70006), 13 (Sec. 1.70007), 14 (Sec. Sec. 1.70008 and 1.70009), 15 (Sec. Sec. 1.70011 through 1.70013), 16 (Sec. 1.70016), 17 (Sec. 1.70017), 18 (Sec. 1.70020), 19 (Sec. Sec. 1.70023 and 1.70024), and 22 (Sec. 43.82), published at 90 FR 48648 on October 27, 2025, are effective July 8, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-13765
ActionFinal rule; announcement of effective date.
AgenciesFederal Communications Commission
PublishedJuly 8, 2026
Effective dateJuly 8, 2026

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register