Civil & Administrative

FCC Remittance Advice Forms Information Collection Review (OMB 3060-0589)

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comments on the extension of its current information collection for FCC Remittance Advice forms (159, 159-C, 159-B, 159-E, and 159-W). These forms are required whenever any payment is made to the FCC for regulatory fees, application fees, auction payments, fines, forfeitures, or other debts. The collection ensures proper crediting of payments, processing of refunds, and compliance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. The Commission estimates 238,044 respondents will each spend 15 minutes per response, resulting in a total annual burden of 59,511 hours. Comments must be submitted by June 5, 2026. Since 2014, all regulatory fee payments must be made electronically.

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Key Changes

  • Extension of OMB control number 3060-0589 for FCC Forms 159, 159-C, 159-B, 159-E and 159-W
  • Comments due on or before June 5, 2026
  • Estimated 238,044 respondents and 238,044 responses annually

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Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Use only remittance advice or remittance voucher forms that display a currently valid OMB control number (OMB 3060-0589)

All entities and individuals submitting payments to the FCC
operational
high

Submit a remittance advice form (FCC Form 159, 159-C, 159-B, 159-E, or 159-W) or remittance voucher with every payment made to the FCC for regulatory fees, application fees, auction payments, fines, forfeitures, FOIA billings, or other debts owed to the FCC

Businesses, for-profit entities, individuals, households, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local, or tribal governments making payments to the FCC
reporting
high

Make all regulatory fee payments to the FCC electronically, effective fiscal year 2014 onwards

All entities and individuals required to pay FCC regulatory fees
operational
high

Provide information on remittance advice forms to ensure proper credit for full payment and enable refunds to be issued to payers

All entities and individuals submitting payments to the FCC
disclosure
low

Submit written PRA comments regarding the FCC Remittance Advice Forms information collection on or before June 5, 2026, if choosing to provide feedback

General public and federal agencies wishing to comment on the information collection
reporting

Affected Parties

Businesses or other for-profit entitiesIndividuals or households+4 more…

Tags

FCC,remittance advice,regulatory fees…

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