FCC Invites Ideas to Simplify Forms and Cut Red Tape
Published Date: 5/28/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is asking everyone, especially small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, to help them cut down on paperwork. They want your thoughts on how to make forms easier and less time-consuming. This review helps keep things fair and legal, making sure no one gets penalized for missing forms without proper approval.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No Penalty If Form Lacks Valid OMB Number
No person can be penalized for failing to comply with an information collection that does not display a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The FCC also may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number, per the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
FCC Seeks Input From Very Small Businesses
The FCC is asking the public and specifically small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees to comment on ways to reduce paperwork under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. You can suggest how to make FCC forms easier and less time-consuming.
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