FCC Reviews Paperwork Requirements for Communications Industry
Published Date: 7/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is checking in with the public and other agencies to make sure its paperwork requests are useful and not too much of a hassle. They want to hear ideas on how to make forms easier, clearer, and less time-consuming—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.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Opportunity to Reduce FCC Paperwork Burden
The FCC is asking the public for comments on how to make its information collection forms easier and less time-consuming, and it specifically invites ways to reduce the burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. This is a chance for small businesses to suggest clearer forms, automated collection methods, or other fixes under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
No Penalty When OMB Control Number Is Missing
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor an information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB control number. This protection is grounded in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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