# 2026-11653: FCC Seeks Comment on Streamlining Forms for Small Carriers

2026-11653, Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-06-11, effective Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before July 13, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11653
- As of: 2026-06-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11653
- Title: Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 35478
- Published: 2026-06-11
- Effective: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before July 13, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-13
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-18

## In one line

FCC Seeks Comment on Streamlining Forms for Small Carriers

## Summary

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking the public and other agencies to comment on a paperwork update that aims to make things 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 (OMB) to keep collecting this info. Comments are due by July 13, 2026, so don’t miss your chance to weigh in!

## 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

- Remittance Forms Required for FCC Payments: cost, low. If you make any payment to the FCC (for regulatory fees, application filing fees, auctions, fines, FOIA billings, or other debts), a remittance advice form (FCC Form 159 family or a remittance voucher) must accompany the payment. The collection is OMB Control Number 3060-0589, covers 238,044 respon…
- Small Businesses (<25) Invited to Comment: benefit, low. The FCC specifically asks for comments on how to further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Written comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 2026.
- Regulatory Fees Must Be Paid Electronically: cost, low. The FCC states that beginning in Fiscal Year 2014, all regulatory fee payments must be made electronically, and the Commission will no longer mail initial regulatory fee assessments to CMRS providers. This remains part of the Commission's procedures supporting the remittance forms.

## 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
- [2026-11653 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11653/information-collection-being-submitted-for-review-and-approval-to-office-of-management-and-budget)
- [2026-11653 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11653.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-11652, Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 49 CF…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11652)
- [Next: 2026-11654, Notice of Meeting](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11654)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11653 (as of 2026-06-18).