FCC seeks OMB nod for paperwork burden review.
Published Date: 3/7/2025
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Summary
The Federal Communications Commission (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 April 7, 2025, to keep things smooth and fair without extra penalties. This is part of a regular check to make sure all info collections have proper approval and stay easy to handle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Paperwork burden: hours and respondents
The FCC reports this information collection (OMB Control Number 3060-1328) involves 332 respondents and 3,150 responses, with an estimated 20 hours per response and a total annual burden of 43,100 hours. The collection is voluntary, is for one-time and on‑occasion reporting and recordkeeping, and the FCC lists the total annual cost as "No Cost."
CLAs must adopt cybersecurity risk plans
The FCC requires each Cybersecurity Label Administrator (CLA) to create, update, and implement a cybersecurity risk management plan that identifies cyber risks, the controls used to mitigate them, and steps to ensure controls are applied effectively. The plan must describe how the CLA uses organizational resources and processes to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and must be made available to the Commission upon request; these rules were adopted in a Public Notice on September 10, 2024.
IoT label gives security info to consumers
The FCC's consumer IoT cybersecurity labeling program will provide consumers with easily understood, accessible information on the relative security of consumer IoT products they are considering for purchase and will authorize CLAs to certify use of the FCC IoT Label (the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark) for compliant manufacturers. The FCC says the label will increase the security of devices consumers bring into their homes and the national IoT ecosystem.
FCC seeks input to reduce burden for very small firms
Under the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, the FCC specifically requests comments on how to "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees," and it asks for written comments by April 7, 2025. This is part of the FCC's request for public input on the information collection.
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