[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.
* * * * *

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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