FCC Invites Gripes on Cutting Down Information Collection Hassles
Published Date: 3/31/2026
Notice
Summary
The FCC is asking the public and businesses to share their thoughts on how it collects information to make sure it’s useful and not too much work. They want to cut down on paperwork, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. If you want to comment, you’ve got until June 1, 2026, so don’t miss your chance to help shape smarter rules!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Paperwork Burden: Time and Cost Estimate
If you must respond to this FCC information collection, the agency estimates 217 respondents and 217 responses, with each response taking about 1.0 hour. The FCC estimates total annual burden of 217 hours and total annual cost of $27,125 tied to this collection.
Wireless Microphones May Operate Closer
The FCC rule (47 CFR 74.802(b)), as adopted in FCC 14-50 on June 2, 2014, permits low power auxiliary stations (LPAS), including wireless microphones, to operate in TV broadcast bands at revised distances and allows LPAS to operate even closer to television stations if the LPAS operations are coordinated with the affected TV broadcast stations. The current notice seeks OMB approval to extend the information collection that supports that coordination process (47 CFR 74.802d(b)(2)).
Small Businesses (<25 Employees) Invited to Comment
The FCC specifically asks for ideas to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees and invites those businesses to submit comments by June 1, 2026. The agency asks for suggestions to minimize burden, including use of automated collection techniques.
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