Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
Published Date: 1/13/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking the public and other agencies to help review and improve a paperwork process. They want to make it easier, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, by reducing the amount of info they need to provide. Comments are due by February 12, 2025, so don’t miss your chance to weigh in and help save time and effort!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Broadcasters' two-year equipment records
If you are a licensee of an AM, FM, or TV station, 47 CFR 73.1590(d) requires you to make audio and video equipment performance measurements for each main transmitter and keep those measurements and a description of the equipment and procedures on file at the transmitter or remote control point for two years. There are 13,049 respondents, the estimated time per response is 0.5–18 hours, the total annual burden is 12,335 hours, total annual cost is listed as no cost, and the information must be made available to the FCC upon request; responding is required to obtain or retain benefits.
FCC seeks ways to cut small-business paperwork
The FCC requests public comment on how to further reduce information collection burdens specifically for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees under the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act; comments are due by February 12, 2025. This is a solicitation for ideas rather than a change in requirements.
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