FCC asks: Is our paperwork paperwork too paperwork-y?
Published Date: 3/6/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is checking in with the public and businesses to make sure its paperwork is useful, clear, and not too much of a hassle. They want your thoughts on how to make forms easier, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. This is a chance to help shape how the FCC collects info, with no penalties if forms don’t have the right approval number yet.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Public Comment Chance on FCC Forms
The FCC is asking the general public and other federal agencies to comment on its information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act. You can tell the FCC whether forms are useful, clear, or too burdensome and suggest ways to use automation or other changes to reduce paperwork.
Special Focus on Very Small Businesses
The FCC specifically asks for ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. If you run or represent a business with under 25 employees, the FCC is soliciting ideas to make forms easier and less costly to fill out.
No Penalty Without OMB Control Number
The FCC will not conduct or sponsor an information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person can be penalized for failing to comply with a collection that does not display a valid OMB control number. This protects respondents from penalties tied to improperly approved forms.
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