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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

International Bureau Launches New Procedures

November 21, 1994.
    By the Chief, International Bureau:
    Effective upon publication in the Federal Register, the 
Intenrational Bureau will follow several new procedures to improve the 
Bureau's efficiency and the public's access to information. These 
procedures are the following:
     The Bureau will process unopposed routine international 
Section 214 applications from applicants that have complied with 
Sec. 63.01 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 63.01, within 30 days of 
the end of the thirty-day Public Notice comment period. This procedure 
will not affect the processing of certain international resale 
applications under Sec. 63.12 of the Commission's rules.
     The Bureau will increase the number of Public Notices from 
one to two per week for Section 214 applications filed with the 
Telecommunications Division. Public Notices will be released on 
Tuesdays and Fridays.
     The Bureau will approve Section 214 pro forma Transfers of 
Control and Assignments from applicants that have complied with 
Sec. 63.01 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 63.01 through a Grant 
Stamp procedure, under which applications that have been found to be in 
the public interest, convenience and necessity will be stamped 
``Granted.'' The stamp will also provide lines on which staff will sign 
and note the grant date. Applicants will be notificed by Bureau staff 
that their applications have been granted and be forwarded a copy of 
the stamped application.
     The Bureau will approve Special Temporary Authorization 
requests for international and domestic earth station use from 
applicants that have complied with Secs. 25.119 and 25.110(d) of the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 25.119, 25.110(d), through a Grant Stamp 
procedure, under which applications that have been found to be in the 
public interest, convenience and necessity will be stamped ``Granted.'' 
The stamp will also provide lines on which staff will sign and note the 
grant date and date of the STA's expiration. Applicants will be 
notified by Bureau staff that their applications have been granted and 
be forwarded a copy of the stamped application. Applicants may apply 
for international and domestic earth station use in the same STA 
application.
    STAs granted under the Grant Stamp procedure are subject to the 
same terms and conditions as currently exist. For information purposes, 
these terms and conditions are:
    (a) No harmful interference shall be caused to any other lawfully 
operated radio station, and operation shall cease immediately upon 
notification of interference;
    (b) This authorization is subject to change in any of its terms or 
to cancellation in its entirety at any time upon reasonable notice but 
without hearing, if in the opinion of the Commission circumstances 
should so require;
    (c) Operation of the earth station is limited to those C-band (4/6 
GHz) frequencies that have been successfully coordinated for this 
facility or to the Ku-band (11/ 12/14 GHz) frequencies, as specified in 
the STA request;
    (d) All antenna structures shall be marked and lighted in 
accordance with FCC and FAA requirements, if necessary;
    (e) The grant of this temporary authorization for domestic earth 
stations is not to be construed in any way as approval for the regular 
use of these earth station facilities for domestic satellite 
communications; nor, is the grant of this temporary authorization for 
international earth stations to be construed in any way as approval for 
the use of these earth station facilities in any foreign country;
    (f) Should be underlying application for regular authority for 
these stations be dismissed or denied, this temporary authority will 
automatically expire; and
    (g) Further, should an extension of this temporary authority be 
sought, the appropriate filing fee will be required to accompany the 
request for extension, as set forth in 47 CFR part 1, subpart G.
     The Bureau will (1) ask applicants within three months of 
filing (consistent with the ex parte rules) for any additional 
information needed to process Section 214 applications; and (2) call a 
status conference of all parties if the Bureau has not acted on an 
application within six months of filing.
     The Bureau will (1) institute a new Public Notice format 
for Section 214 applications that will contain headings and descriptive 
information identifying the nature of the applications; (2) issue a 
revised version of the Fact Sheet on International Section 214 
Applications; and (3) place International Bureau releases, including 
press releases, public notices and Bureau authorizations, on the 
Internet at ftp.fcc.gov in the ``pub'' directory and ``international'' 
file. For user systems requiring a log-in and password to access the 
Internet, the log-in is ``anonymous'' and the password is the user's e-
mail address.

Federal Communications Commission.
LaVera F. Marshall,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-29254 Filed 11-28-94; 8:45 am]
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