FCC Reviews Forms to Ease Small Business Burdens
Published Date: 7/25/2025
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Summary
The FCC is asking the public and other agencies to help reduce paperwork, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. They want feedback on how to make forms easier and less time-consuming. This review helps keep things fair and avoids penalties if the right approval number isn’t shown.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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FCC seeks paperwork cuts for small businesses
The FCC is asking the public for comments on how to reduce information-collection paperwork, and it specifically seeks input on further reducing burdens for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. This request is made under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002.
No penalty without valid OMB control number
The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid OMB control number.
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