# Federal Register #OMB 3060-1322

FCC Seeks Comments on Information Collection for Blocking Unlawful Text Messages

**Buyer:** Federal Communications Commission
**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** December 08, 2026
**Identifier:** OMB 3060-1322

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking public and interagency comments on an information collection about blocking unlawful text messages.
- **Government entity:** Federal Communications Commission (FCC); no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Notice purpose:** The FCC requests feedback on the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection titled “Targeting and Eliminating Unlawful Text Messages, Implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.” This is a request for comments, not a procurement opportunity or an award.
- **Collection subject:** Mobile wireless providers block certain text messages considered highly likely to be illegal at the network level and maintain a contact point for texters to report messages blocked in error.
- **Requested feedback:** The FCC seeks comments on the collection’s necessity and practical value, its estimated respondent burden, ways to improve the quality and clarity of the information collected, and ways to reduce burden, including for small businesses.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None identified. No products or services are being solicited.

### Description

The Federal Communications Commission invites comments on an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection, titled “Targeting and Eliminating Unlawful Text Messages, Implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991,” concerns requirements for mobile wireless providers to block certain highly likely illegal text messages and maintain a contact point for reporting erroneously blocked messages. The notice requests feedback on the collection’s necessity and utility, the burden estimate, ways to improve the collection, and methods to reduce respondent burden, including for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Written comments are due December 7, 2026.

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