FCC Reviews Information Collections for Easier Compliance
Published Date: 8/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The FCC is asking the public and agencies to help review and improve its paperwork to make sure it’s useful and not too much work. This affects anyone who has to fill out FCC forms, especially small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Comments are open now to help shape smarter, clearer rules without extra costs or hassle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No penalty without valid OMB control number
The FCC says it may not collect information unless the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person may be penalized for failing to comply with a collection that does not display a valid OMB control number. This protects people who are asked to respond to FCC forms that lack proper OMB approval.
Public review to cut FCC paperwork
The FCC is asking the public and other agencies to comment on its information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act to reduce paperwork burdens and improve form clarity. This affects anyone who must fill out FCC forms and could lower the time and effort needed to complete those forms.
Special attention for very small businesses
The FCC specifically asks for ways to minimize collection burdens on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees, including by using automated collection methods. If adopted, this could reduce paperwork time for those small businesses.
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