# 2025-21616: FCC Seeks Input to Cut Paperwork Hassle for Tiny Businesses 2025-21616, Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Communications Commission published 2025-12-01, effective Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before December 31, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-21616 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-21616 - Title: Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget - Type: Notice - Agencies: Federal Communications Commission - Citation: 90 FR 55115 - Published: 2025-12-01 - Effective: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before December 31, 2025. - Comments close: 2025-12-31 - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line FCC Seeks Input to Cut Paperwork Hassle for Tiny Businesses ## Summary The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking the public and other agencies to share their thoughts on a paperwork update that could make life easier, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. They want to reduce the hassle of filling out forms and need approval from the Office of Management and Budget by the end of 2025. If you have ideas or concerns, now’s the time to speak up before December 31, 2025! ## 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." 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. ## Effects PRIA read - 24‑Hour Traceback for Gateway Providers: benefit, medium. If you are a gateway voice service provider, you must fully respond to a traceback request within 24 hours of receipt. The rule says the 24‑hour clock runs only during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, excluding federal legal holidays) and requests received outside business hou… - All Voice Providers Must Respond: benefit, medium. All voice service providers (originating, terminating, or intermediate) are required to respond fully and in a timely manner to traceback requests from the FCC, civil or criminal law enforcement, and the industry traceback consortium. This places a duty on every covered provider to cooperate with t… - Mandatory Robocall Mitigation Steps: benefit, medium. The Commission adopted robocall mitigation requirements including mandatory blocking, a 'know your upstream provider' requirement, and a general mitigation requirement to prevent foreign‑originated illegal robocalls from reaching consumers. - Paperwork Burden on For‑Profit Respondents: cost, medium. The FCC seeks OMB approval to extend this information collection (OMB Control Number 3060-1303) covering 6,493 respondents and 311,664 responses, with an estimated 0.25 hours per response and a total annual burden of 77,916 hours; total annual cost is listed as "No cost." 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