[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 1994)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 542-543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-29]
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[Federal Register: January 5, 1994]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 0, 1, and 97
[FCC 93-546]
Station Call Sign Administrators for Club and Military Recreation
Stations
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rules.
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SUMMARY: This action vacates the rule provisions that established
private entity club call sign administrators and reinstates prior
rules. A new proposal regarding call signs will meet the need for
persons interested in obtaining a club station license. Hence, it is
not necessary to retain the club call sign administrator rules adopted
in an earlier action.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 4, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maurice J. DePont, Federal Communications Commission, Private Radio
Bureau, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 632-4964.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's
Memorandum Opinion and Order, adopted December 13, 1993, and released
December 29, 1993. The complete text of this Commission action,
including the rule amendments, is available for inspection and copying
during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (room 230),
1919 M Street, NW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this
Memorandum Opinion and Order, including the rule amendments, may also
be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International
Transcription Services, Inc., (ITS, Inc.), 2100 M Street, NW., suite
140, Washington, DC 20037.
Summary of Memorandum Opinion and Order
1. On May 11, 1993, final rules were adopted that established call
sign administrators for club and military recreation stations in the
amateur service. Subsequently, a petition for reconsideration was filed
in which it was argued that the establishment of such administrators
was not minor and non-controversial and that a notice and comment
proceeding should have been held before final rules were adopted.
2. Further, the Commission is activating a new automated licensing
system that will enable it to perform, with minimal burden, the
function that administrators in the private sector were going to
perform without reimbursement. Also, a new proposal by the Commission
regarding call signs will meet the need of persons interested in
obtaining a club station license.
3. Because there appears to be merit in the argument that the
establishment of administrators is controversial, and because the new
proposal will meet the need of persons interested in the club station
licenses, the rule provisions that established private entity club call
sign administrators can be vacated.
4. Accordingly, by this action, the rules establishing
administrators are vacated, the prior rules are reinstated, and the
petition for reconsideration is granted.
5. The amended rules are set forth at the end of this document.
6. The amended rules have been analyzed with respect to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and found to
contain no new or modified form, information collection and/or record
retention requirements, and will not increase or decrease burden hours
imposed on the public.
7. This Memorandum Opinion and Order and the rule amendments are
issued under the authority of 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 303(r), and 405(a).
List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 0
Organization and functions.
47 CFR Part 1
Radio.
47 CFR Part 97
Applications, Club stations, Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
Amended Rules
Parts 0, 1, and 97 of chapter 1 of title 47 of the Code of Federal
Regulations are amended as follows:
PART 0--COMMISSION ORGANIZATION
1. The authority citation for part 0 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sec. 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 155,
unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 0.131 [Amended]
2. Section 0.131 is amended by removing paragraph (k).
Sec. 0.331 [Amended]
3. Section 0.331 is amended by removing paragraph (d).
Sec. 0.486 [Removed]
4. Section 0.486 is removed.
PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 154, 303; Implement, 5 U.S.C. 552, unless otherwise noted.
1. Section 1.912(a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 1.912 Where applications are to be filed.
(a) Each application for a new amateur service operator/primary
station license and each application involving a change in operator
class must be submitted to the volunteer examiners (VEs) administering
the qualifying examination. See Sec. 97.17(c) of this chapter. The VEs
are required to submit the applications of persons passing their
respective examinations for amateur operator licenses to the Volunteer-
Examiner Coordinator (VEC). All other applications for amateur service
licenses must be submitted to FCC, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA
17325-7245.
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PART 97--AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE
The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303.
Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 1064-1068, 1081-1105, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609, unless otherwise noted.
1. Section 97.17 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows. In addition, paragraph (g) is removed.
Sec. 97.17 Application for new license.
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(b) Each application for a new operator/primary station license
must be made on FCC Form 610. Each application for a reciprocal permit
for alien amateur licensee must be made on FCC Form 610-A. No new
license for a club, military recreation, or RACES station will be
issued.
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2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of Sec. 97.19 are revised to read as
follows:
Sec. 97.19 Application for a renewed or modified license.
(a) Each application for a renewed or modified operator/primary
station license must be made on FCC Form 610. Each application for a
renewed or modified club, military recreation, or RACES station license
must be made on FCC Form 610-B. A reciprocal permit for alien amateur
licensee is not renewable. A new reciprocal permit may be issued upon
proper application.
(b) Each application for a renewed or modified amateur service
license must be accompanied by a photocopy of the license document or
the original document, unless it has been lost, mutilated, or
destroyed. Each application for a modified operator license involving a
change in operator class must be submitted to the VEs administering the
qualifying examination. All other applications must be submitted to:
FCC, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245.
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Sec. 97.29 [Removed]
3. Section 97.29 is removed in its entirety.
[FR Doc. 94-29 Filed 1-4-94; 8:45 am]
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