FCC seeks comments on formal complaint recordkeeping rules
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This notice asks the public to comment on the FCC’s paperwork requirements for formal complaint cases. It covers how complaints, responses, exhibits, and related records are submitted and used in disputes involving common carriers, certain data roaming complaints, and some National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program cases. For businesses and other affected parties, the practical issue is document burden. The FCC is asking whether the information it collects is useful, accurate, and as light as possible, especially for small businesses. Comments are due by June 29, 2026, and the current collection remains in place unless the review leads to changes.
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Key Changes
- The FCC is reopening review of its formal complaint information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- The notice asks whether the current forms, records, and filing steps are necessary, accurate, and low-burden.
- The collection remains tied to complaint procedures for common carriers, data roaming disputes, and some NDBEDP cases.
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested parties who plan to submit Paperwork Reduction Act comments on the FCC formal complaints information collection should send their written comments to the FCC by the stated comment deadline.
Parties that submit PRA comments on the FCC information collection should send written comments to Nicole Ongele at [email protected] and [email protected] if they wish to participate in the notice-and-comment process.
Respondents seeking to file or defend formal complaints under FCC procedures must provide the information needed to create the written record, including the complaint, answer or response, joint statement of stipulated facts/disputed facts/key legal issues, and associated affidavits, exhibits, and attachments.
Commenters should direct PRA comments to the named FCC contact by email at [email protected] and [email protected].
Parties subject to FCC formal complaint procedures must submit the complaint record in the form required by the Commission, including a complaint, answer or response, joint statement of stipulated facts/disputed facts/key legal issues, and associated affidavits, exhibits, and attachments.