Non-substantive Change Request Justification

OMB Control No. 3060-1156 47 CFR § 43.82

Annual International Circuit Capacity Reports

January 2026

NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REQUEST JUSTIFICATION

OMB Control No. 3060-1156

The Commission’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for de minimis, non-substantive changes to the information collection in OMB Control No. 3060-1156. First, on August 7, 2025, the Commission adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.¹ In the Report and Order, the Commission removed and replaced 47 CFR § 43.82(a)(1) to reflect that the cable operator report is no longer required.² Second, on August 28, 2025, the Commission requested approval from OMB for this de minimis, non-substantive change to the information collection in OMB Control No. 3060-1156.³ Third, on August 28, 2025, OMB approved the non-substantive change approval request.⁴

Accordingly, we have modified the online, web-based electronic filing system to no longer require the cable operator report. This modification to the filing system should be considered as a non-substantive change, as it is consistent with OMB’s approval of the change to the information collection and does not increase burdens on filing entities. We include screenshots of the filing system in a PDF document as it will appear for public use.

1 Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks; Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through 1.1109 of the Commission’s Rules, OI Docket No. 24-523 and MD Docket No. 24-524, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 40 FCC Rcd 6481 (2025) (Submarine Cable Report and Order); corrected by Erratum, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-414544A1.pdf (OIA and OMD, rel. Sep. 16, 2025); corrected by Second Erratum, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-415107A1.pdf (OIA and OMD, rel. Oct. 24, 2025).

2 Submarine Cable Report and Order, 40 FCC Rcd at 6573, para. 190.

3 FCC, Non-Substantive Change Request Justification, OMB Control No. 3060-1156 (Aug. 28, 2025), https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=202508-3060-008.

4 Office of Management and Budget, Notice of Office of Management and Budget Action, OMB Control No. 3060-1156 (Aug. 28, 2025), https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202508-3060-008#; see Federal Communications Commission, Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks, 90 Fed Reg 48648 (Oct. 27, 2025) (amending 47 CFR § 43.82 by removing and reserving paragraph (a)(1), effective November 26, 2025).