# 2025-20625: FCC Audits Paperwork for Rural Internet Funding Fairness

2025-20625, Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Communications Commission published 2025-11-21, effective 2026-01-20 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20625
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20625
- Title: Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 52661
- Published: 2025-11-21
- Effective: 2026-01-20
- Comments close: 2026-01-20
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

FCC Audits Paperwork for Rural Internet Funding Fairness

## Summary

The FCC is checking in on some info they collect to make sure it’s useful and not too much work for folks like businesses, nonprofits, and regular people. They want your thoughts on how to make this process easier, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. If you want to share your ideas, send them in by January 20, 2026—no extra fees or penalties involved!

## Abstract

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

## Effects PRIA read

- Comment Window for Small Businesses: benefit, low. The FCC invites public comments on its information collections and asks for ideas to reduce burden on small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Comments must be submitted on or before January 20, 2026.
- ELAP Information Collection Eliminated: benefit, low. The Commission proposes to eliminate the information collection requirements related to the Eligible Locations Adjustment Process (ELAP) now that ELAP has ended. ELAP previously facilitated post-auction review of certain Connect America Fund Phase II Auction recipients' deployment obligations.
- A-CAM Fabric-Based Downward Adjustments: cost, medium. The FCC will add information collection requirements for a voluntary A-CAM location adjustment process for Revised A-CAM I and A-CAM II carriers using the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric version used for the Broadband Data Collection as of June 30, 2026. Carriers will have a one-time window s…
- RDOF Unreasonable-Locations Process Launched: benefit, medium. For certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) carriers, the FCC will let carriers seek removal of locations deemed 'unreasonable to serve' after the Bureau publishes revised location totals in 2027. Carriers will have six months after that announcement to submit requests that identify Fabric Lo…
- Estimated Respondent Burden and Timing: cost, medium. The FCC estimates this information collection will involve 115 respondents and 115 responses, with an estimated time per response of 5–40 hours and a total annual burden of 4,075 hours; responses are voluntary and total annual cost is listed as 'No Cost.'

## Related documents

- [2026-20591](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20591): Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20590](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20590): Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20676](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20676): Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20607](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20607): Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20681](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20681): Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20486](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20486): Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 2026-10-06

## Sources
- [2025-20625 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/21/2025-20625/information-collection-being-reviewed-by-the-federal-communications-commission)
- [2025-20625 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-21/pdf/2025-20625.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2025-20624, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20624)
- [Next: 2025-20626, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20626)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20625 (as of 2026-06-08).