FCC Information Collections Review Under Delegated Authority – Public Comment Invitation
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is inviting public comments on its ongoing information collection activities as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to gather feedback on whether these collections are necessary, accurate in their burden estimates, and as minimally burdensome as possible for respondents. The FCC is specifically seeking input on four areas: the necessity and practical utility of the information collected, the accuracy of the burden estimates placed on respondents, suggestions for improving the quality and clarity of the collections, and ways to reduce the burden — particularly for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Under the PRA, the FCC cannot conduct or sponsor any information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB (Office of Management and Budget) control number. Respondents cannot be penalized for failing to comply with a collection that lacks a valid OMB control number. This is a routine administrative notice and does not introduce new regulations or substantive legal obligations. It is part of the FCC's continuing effort to comply with federal paperwork reduction requirements.
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Key Changes
- FCC opens public comment period on existing information collection activities under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
- Small businesses with fewer than 25 employees are specifically highlighted as a protected class for burden reduction considerations
- FCC reaffirms that no information collection may be conducted or sponsored without a currently valid OMB control number
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Obligations
What this law requires
FCC must display a currently valid OMB control number on all information collections before conducting or sponsoring them
FCC must solicit and consider public comments on the necessity and practical utility of information collections
FCC must solicit and consider public comments on the accuracy of burden estimates for information collections
FCC must solicit and consider public comments on ways to improve quality, utility, and clarity of information collections
FCC must solicit and consider public comments on ways to minimize burden on respondents, including small businesses with fewer than 25 employees