FCC Pushes for Easier Forms, No Penalties Promised
Published Date: 2/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is asking everyone, especially small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, to help them cut down on paperwork. They want your thoughts on how to make forms easier and less time-consuming. This review helps keep things fair and legal, making sure no one gets penalized for missing forms without proper approval.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No Penalty Without Valid OMB Control Number
The FCC may not collect information unless the form shows a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with an information collection that does not display a valid OMB control number.
FCC Asking Small Businesses to Help Cut Paperwork
The FCC is asking the public—and specifically small businesses with fewer than 25 employees—to comment on how to reduce paperwork under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. If you run a small business, the Commission wants your ideas for making forms easier and less time-consuming.
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