FCC Seeks OMB Nod for Paperwork Cuts
Published Date: 1/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is asking the public and other agencies to review and comment on a paperwork update aimed at cutting down the hassle, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. They want your thoughts by February 20, 2025, to help make sure the info they collect is necessary and easy to handle. No one has to comply with forms that don’t have a valid OMB approval number, keeping things fair and clear.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
OSP Pays NG911 Transition Costs
If you are a communications service provider (an OSP), you must complete a two-phase transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911). You must deliver 911 traffic in specified Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) formats, finish connectivity testing, meet implementation deadlines for Phase 1 and Phase 2, and bear the financial responsibility for transmission including any needed TDM-to-IP translation and costs to deliver routing and location information in the requested IP format.
Recordkeeping Burden: Hours, Responses, Cost
State, local, and tribal 911 Authorities and businesses must comply with new notification and recordkeeping requirements. The FCC estimates 1,541 respondents with 2,837 responses, each response taking about 2–40 hours, for a total annual burden of 9,932 hours and total annual cost of $902,000.
Small Businesses Invited to Request Relief
The FCC requests public comment on how to further reduce information collection burdens specifically for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Comments on this request must be submitted by February 20, 2025.
Deadlines for Challenges and Agreement Notices
If you are an OSP, you may file a petition to challenge a Phase 1 or Phase 2 request within 60 days of receiving it. If you enter a voluntary mutual agreement with a 911 Authority, the participating OSP must notify the Commission within 30 days of executing, modifying, or terminating that agreement.
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