FCC Invites Feedback to Ease Small Business Paperwork
Published Date: 6/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is asking everyone, especially small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, to help make paperwork easier and faster. They want your thoughts on how to cut down on forms and hassle, so you can spend less time on paperwork and more on what matters. This is a chance to shape changes that could save time and money for lots of folks!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
FCC Seeks Input From Tiny Businesses
The FCC is asking for ideas from small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees on how to reduce information-collection paperwork under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. This outreach aims to make forms easier and faster so small businesses can spend less time on paperwork and potentially save time and money.
Public Invited to Comment on FCC Forms
The FCC invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on its information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Your feedback could help the FCC make forms easier and faster so people spend less time on paperwork.
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