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Final ruleTook effect July 9, 2026

Advancement of the Low Power Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Service

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 9, 2026. Document 2026-13873. 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 3060-0016, 3060-0466 and 3060-1216, as adopted in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 25-84.

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 73, 47 CFR 74

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 11 (47 CFR 73.3700), 27 (47 CFR 74.787), 29 (47 CFR 74.791), 30 (47 CFR 74.793), and 32 (47 CFR 74.799), published at 91 FR 2861 on January 23, 2026, are effective July 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-13873
ActionFinal rule; announcement of effective date.
AgenciesFederal Communications Commission
PublishedJuly 9, 2026
Effective dateJuly 9, 2026

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