FCC Asks How to Create Less Paperwork About Paperwork
Published Date: 1/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking the public and small businesses to help reduce paperwork by commenting on their information collection plans. This is a chance to make things easier, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Comments are due by February 18, 2025, so don’t miss your chance to weigh in and help save time and money!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Class A TV Conversion Compliance and Costs
OMB Control Number 3060-0937 covers the Establishment of a Class A Television Service (MM Docket No. 00-10). The collection lists 385 respondents, 9,850 responses, estimated time per response of 0.017 to 52 hours, a total annual burden of 172,087 hours, and total annual cost of $1,851,000. The notice states Class A licensees must comply with full-service television operating rules (47 CFR part 73) to maintain Class A status and that the Community Broadcasters Protection Act set a January 28, 2000 certification deadline for qualifying stations.
Open Video Systems Paperwork Burden
OMB Control Number 3060-0700 covers Open Video Systems (FCC Form 1275). The collection lists 280 respondents, 4,672 responses, estimated time per response of 0.25 to 20 hours, and a total annual burden of 9,855 hours; total annual cost is listed as None. Respondents include business or other for-profit entities and State, local, or Tribal governments, and the collection is "required to obtain or retain benefits."
Chance for Small Businesses to Reduce Paperwork
The FCC is asking the public to comment on its information collections and specifically seeks ideas to "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees." Comments must be submitted by February 18, 2025, via www.reginfo.gov and emailed copies to the FCC contacts listed in the notice.
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