# 2025-11192: FCC Opens Comment Period on Another Paperwork Collection 2025-11192, Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Communications Commission published 2025-06-18, effective Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before July 18, 2025.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11192 - As of: 2026-11-03 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-11192 - Title: Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget - Type: Notice - Agencies: Federal Communications Commission - Citation: 90 FR 26050 - Published: 2025-06-18 - Effective: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before July 18, 2025. - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-03 ## In one line FCC Opens Comment Period on Another Paperwork Collection ## Summary The FCC is asking the public and small businesses to help reduce paperwork by commenting on their info collection plans before July 18, 2025. This effort aims to make things easier, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, while keeping the government running smoothly. Your feedback can help save time and money for everyone involved! ## Abstract As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees." ## Effects PRIA read - Public comment window and small‑business focus: benefit, low. The FCC is asking for written comments on its information collections by July 18, 2025. The agency specifically requests ideas on how to "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees." The notice also lists burden estimates for the collec… - Leased‑access disclosure and timing rules: benefit, medium. Under 47 CFR 76.970(h), cable operators must provide prospective leased‑access programmers, within 30 calendar days of a bona fide written request (45 days for systems subject to small system relief), information about available leased access set‑aside capacity, a complete schedule of full‑time lea… - Application fee cap for leased‑access requests: cost, low. Cable system operators may require an application fee for a system‑specific bona fide leased access request, capped at a maximum of $100 per request. This fee rule is stated in 47 CFR 76.970(h). - Documentation and contact‑disclosure obligations: mixed, low. Cable operators must maintain supporting documentation to justify scheduled leased‑access rates (including contracts, calculations of implicit fees, and adjustments). Operators also must publish or otherwise provide a contact name/title, telephone number, and email address for the person responsibl… - Billing, collections, and dispute timelines: mixed, medium. Under 47 CFR 76.971, cable operators must provide billing and collection services to leased‑access programmers unless a third‑party service offering substantially equivalent cost and accessibility exists. Under 47 CFR 76.975, a person aggrieved by leased‑access denials or rates may file a petition… - Aggregate paperwork burden and cost estimates: cost, medium. For OMB Control Number 3060-0568 (leased access rules) the FCC estimates 2,677 respondents, 6,879 responses, estimated time per response of 0.5 to 40 hours, total annual burden of 17,131 hours, and total annual cost of $118,000. 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