[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 27710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13368]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[MD Docket No. 96-186]


Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees For Fiscal Year 1997

May 16, 1997.
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; availability of documents.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has placed several documents in the docket file 
associated with this proceeding which provide background information 
used in developing its regulatory fee proposals for FY 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter W. Herrick, Office of Managing 
Director at (202) 418-0443, or Terry D. Johnson, Office of Managing 
Director at (202) 418-0445.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional Cost of Service Information Related to Establishing 
Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1997 Available in MD Docket No. 96-186

    The Office of the Managing Director, in response to a request by 
Comsat International Communications, has provided to Comsat additional 
documents related to the Commission's distribution of costs among 
services and other information utilized in the development of its 
annual regulatory fees. See letter to Robert A. Mansbach, Esquire from 
Andrew S. Fishel, Managing Director, dated April 4, 1997. Relevant 
information provided to Comsat and other information related to the 
development of the Commission's regulatory fees, including actual FY 
1996 payment information, has been placed in the docket file for the 
Commission's proceeding to establish its regulatory fees for Fiscal 
Year 1997. These materials are available for public inspection during 
regular business hours in the Commission's Public Reference Room (Room 
239) at its headquarters, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. See 
notice of proposed rulemaking re assessment and collection of 
regulatory fees for Fiscal Year 1997, MD Docket No. 96-186, 62 FR 
10793, March 10, 1997. Copies of materials contained in the docket file 
may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International 
Transcription Services (ITS), in Room 246 or by calling 202-857-3800.

Federal Communications Commission.
LaVera F. Marshall,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-13368 Filed 5-20-97; 8:45 am]
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