# 2026-05120: FCC Pushes Paperwork Reforms for Small Businesses' Relief 2026-05120, Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-03-17, effective 2026-06-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-05120 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-05120 - Title: Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget - Type: Notice - Agencies: Federal Communications Commission - Citation: 91 FR 12797 - Published: 2026-03-17 - Effective: 2026-06-30 - Comments close: 2026-04-16 - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line FCC Pushes Paperwork Reforms for Small Businesses' Relief ## Summary The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking the public and small businesses to share their thoughts on how to make paperwork easier and less time-consuming. They want to keep collecting important info but reduce the hassle, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Comments are due by April 16, 2026, so don’t miss your chance to help shape the process! ## 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 - Small Business Paperwork Relief Request: benefit, low. The FCC is asking the public—especially small businesses with fewer than 25 employees—to comment on how to reduce paperwork burdens under the Paperwork Reduction Act and the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act. Comments are due by April 16, 2026. - ELAP Information Collection Eliminated: benefit, low. The FCC proposes to eliminate information collection requirements related to the Eligible Locations Adjustment Process (ELAP) because ELAP has ended. This removes a reporting obligation that applied to certain Connect America Fund Phase II Auction support recipients. - A-CAM Carriers: One-Time Downward Adjustment Window: mixed, medium. Revised A-CAM I and A-CAM II carriers may seek a one-time downward adjustment to their funded location totals by citing the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric version used for BDC as of June 30, 2026; carriers must request the adjustment in WC Docket No. 10-90 and WCB may reduce associated fundi… - RDOF 'Unreasonable to Serve' Data Submission Process: mixed, medium. After WCB announces revised RDOF location totals in 2027, RDOF carriers will have six months to submit requests to remove locations they claim are unreasonable to serve. Requests must identify Fabric Location IDs, give reasons, and include evidence; WCB may request more information and may deny cla… - Estimated Paperwork Burden and Respondent Types: cost, medium. The FCC estimates 115 respondents and 115 responses, with an estimated 5–40 hours per response and a total annual burden of 4,075 hours; respondents include for-profit businesses, not-for-profits, individuals or households, and state, local, or tribal governments. 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