Upper C-Band (3.98-4.2 GHz); Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 27 [GN Docket Nos. 18-122 and 25-59; FCC 26-46; FR ID 372601] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements under OMB Control Number 3060-1272, as adopted in the Commission's Report and Order, Order of Proposed Modification, and Order on Reconsideration, FCC 26-46. DATES: Amendatory instructions 26 ( 47 CFR 27.1412(e) ) and 35 ( 47 CFR 27.1419 ), published at 91 FR 48700 , July 31, 2026, are effective on October 19, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams, Office of the Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, at (202) 418-2918 or Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that OMB approved the information collection requirements in 47 CFR 27.1412(e) and 27.1419 on September 21, 2026. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date for these amended rules. Synopsis As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ( 44 U.S.C. 3507 ), the Commission is notifying the public that it received final OMB approval on September 21, 2026, for the information collection requirements contained in  47 CFR 27.1412(e) and 27.1419 . Under 5 CFR part 1320 , an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of inform…