Non-substantive Change Request

January 22, 2026

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

OMB Control Number: 3060-0600

Requested Action: Non-substantive change/non-material change request

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FCC Form 175, Application to Participate in an FCC Auction, is used by the public to apply to participate in Federal Communications Commission (Commission) auctions for wireless licenses or broadcast construction permits. The information collection requirements reported under OMB 3060-0600 implement the Commission’s competitive bidding authority under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act), and the Commission’s competitive bidding rules.

The Commission recently announced the launch of its new Auction Application System (AAS), which applicants seeking to participate in a Commission auction will now use to electronically access, complete, and submit their FCC Form 175 applications for future auctions (see DA 26-17). The AAS, which replaces the Commission’s legacy Integrated Spectrum Auction System (ISAS), will allow auction applicants to submit their applications more efficiently and securely, consistent with the Commission’s broad goals of increasing efficiency and modernizing the agency’s processes in the digital age.¹

As part of this effort, the Commission also visually modernized the FCC Form 175, however, this modernization of the form did not result in any changes to the information collection requirements on FCC Form 175 as currently approved under OMB Control Number 3060-0600.

The Commission has included as part of this non-substantive change request screenshots of the modernized version of FCC Form 175.

There is no change to the estimated burden hours or costs to respondents associated with the modernized FCC Form 175. Similarly, there is no change to Commission’s estimated burden hours or costs associated with the modernized FCC Form 175.

1 Amendment of Certain of the Commission’s Part 1 Rules of Practice and Procedure and Part 0 Rules of Commission Organization, Report and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 1594, 1594-95, para. 1 (2011). See also Exec. Order 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, 86 Fed. Reg. 26633 (May 17, 2021); Exec. Order 14058, Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government, 86 Fed. Reg. 71357 (Dec. 16, 2021); Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of the President, OMB Memorandum M-22-09, Moving the U.S. Government Toward Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles (2022); Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of the President, OMB Memorandum M-23-22, Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience (2023).