FCC Seeks Input on Cutting Paperwork—Zzz Alert
Published Date: 8/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is asking the public and other agencies to help review and improve its paperwork rules to make things easier and clearer for everyone, especially small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. They want to make sure the info they collect is useful and not too much of a hassle. This is a chance to share ideas before any changes happen, so keep an eye out and speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No Penalty Without OMB Number
You cannot be penalized for failing to comply with an FCC information collection that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The FCC also may not conduct or sponsor any information collection unless it displays a currently valid control number, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Paperwork Burden Review for Small Businesses
The FCC is asking for public comment on how to reduce the paperwork and information-collection burden, with special attention to small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The agency is seeking ideas to make collections clearer, more useful, and less burdensome, including use of automated techniques.
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