# 2026-23042: FCC Asks the Public to Weigh In on Paperwork

2026-23042, Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Communications Commission published 2026-11-12, effective Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before December 14, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23042
- As of: 2026-11-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-23042
- Title: Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Communications Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 72870
- Published: 2026-11-12
- Effective: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before December 14, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-12-14
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-13

## In one line

FCC Asks the Public to Weigh In on Paperwork

## Summary

The FCC is asking for public feedback on its paperwork rules to make things easier, especially for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. They want your thoughts by December 14, 2026, to help reduce the hassle and keep things running smoothly. This review could save time and money for many folks dealing with FCC forms.

## 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 can further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

## Effects PRIA read

- Paperwork burden and costs for applicants: cost, high. The FCC says this information collection covers 4,171 respondents and 4,223 responses, with a total annual burden of 37,129 hours and an annual cost burden of $7,159,040. Individual responses take between 0.5 and 78 hours each.
- Streamlined rules for earth station licenses: benefit, medium. A Second Report and Order (released August 8, 2025) changes Part 25 rules so earth station operators may get a baseline license without naming a specific satellite point, can more easily add or remove points of communication, have more license modifications that do not require prior authorization,…
- New coordination/certification for NGSO applicants: cost, medium. A Report and Order dated May 1, 2026 replaces the Equivalent Power Flux Density framework with performance-based geostationary orbit protection criteria. As part of that change, a non-geostationary orbit fixed-satellite service (NGSO FSS) applicant must either certify it has completed coordination…
- Removal and addition of information requirements: mixed, medium. The FCC states this revised information collection removes some previously required items that are no longer necessary and adds new information requirements to ensure applicants meet rules when they modify systems without prior approval and to provide accurate public information about system operat…
- Opportunity for very small businesses to request relief: benefit, low. Under the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, the FCC specifically seeks comment on how to further reduce information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees; comments must be submitted by December 14, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-23042 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/12/2026-23042/information-collection-being-submitted-for-review-and-approval-to-office-of-management-and-budget)
- [2026-23042 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-12/pdf/2026-23042.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23042 (as of 2026-11-13).