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Final ruleTook effect Nov. 5, 2026

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Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Nov. 5, 2026. Document 2026-22601. Updated Nov. 7, 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 Number 3060-1089, as adopted in the Commission's Report and Orders, FCC 23-116, FCC 24-75 and FCC 24-95.

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

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

47 CFR 64

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 instruction 3 (47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(D)(8), (d)(1)(iii)(C), (d)(2)(iv), and (d)(6)), published at 89 FR 20125, March 21, 2024; amendatory instruction 6 (47 CFR 64.606(g)(6)), published at 89 FR 100878, December 13, 2024; and amendatory instruction 7 (47 CFR 64.611(l)(2), (l)(3), (l)(5), (l)(6)), and amendatory instruction 15 (47 CFR 64.6040(f)), published at 89 FR 77244, September 20, 2024, are effective November 5, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-22601
ActionFinal rule; announcement of effective date.
AgenciesFederal Communications Commission
PublishedNov. 5, 2026
Effective dateNov. 5, 2026

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