FCC Seeks Input on Suspension and Debarment Data
Published Date: 6/18/2026
Notice
Summary
The FCC is asking for your thoughts on a new info collection to update its suspension and debarment rules. This affects businesses, individuals, governments, and nonprofits who might spend 1-2 hours responding. Comments are due by August 17, 2026, helping the FCC cut down paperwork and keep things clear and fair without extra costs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Disclosure & Certification Required to Get Funds
Program participants must disclose prior misconduct or certify under penalty of perjury that no disclosure is required, and they must certify compliance (including that downstream contractors comply) as a condition of receiving payment. These certifications will be collected on existing FCC forms (for example, forms used in Lifeline, RHC, E-Rate, High-Cost, TRS, Cybersecurity Pilot, and NDBEDP programs).
FCC Can Exclude Bad Actors From Funding
The revised rules let the FCC promptly exclude or limit bad actors from Congressionally-mandated funding programs such as the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) program to help protect those programs from waste, fraud, and abuse. The rules also require participants excluded by other federal agencies to notify the FCC, generally within 30 days.
New Paperwork: 1–2 Hours Per Reply
The FCC says this new collection will ask about 75,255 unique respondents to submit 170,259 responses, each taking about 1–2 hours. The agency estimates a total annual burden of 244,185 hours and lists "No Cost," and comments on the collection are due by August 17, 2026.
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