Non-substantive Change Request

Federal Communications Commission

Explanation of Non-Substantive Changes to OMB Control Number: 3060-0812:

• 47 CFR § 1.1166

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Purpose of Submission: This submission is being made for non-substantive changes made to an existing information collection pursuant to 47 CFR § 1.1166. The non-substantive changes were made to streamline and simplify the process regulated parties must follow in seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral of their annual regulatory fee obligations and to direct parties seeking to pay their regulatory fee debt in installments to make installment payment requests under the relevant Commission rule, 47 CFR § 1.1914.

Summary of Proposed Changes to 47 CFR § 1.1166:

• Require parties seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral of their regulatory fee debt to submit their requests electronically to a dedicated email address. Previously, parties were required under 47 CFR § 1.1166 to submit their requests in paper form.

• Eliminate the requirement under 47 CFR § 1.1166 that each request must be addressed to the Commission’s Office of Secretary, to the attention of the Managing Director.

• Permit parties seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral relief under the rule to combine their requests in a single filing, rather than requiring each request to be filed separately, as was the requirement before this change to the rule.

• Direct parties seeking to pay their regulatory fees in installments to make an installment payment request under 47 CFR § 1.1914.

There is no change in the burden hours and no costs are associated with this information collection.