[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42734-42735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21259]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[MD Docket No. 98-36; DA 98-1553]


Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1998

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In a rule published on July 1, 1998, the Commission revised 
its Schedule of Regulatory Fees in order to recover the amount of 
Regulatory Fees that Congress has required it to collect for fiscal 
year 1998. This order establishes the dates when these regulatory fees 
must be paid.

DATES: Annual regulatory fees are due during the period September 14, 
1998, through September 18, 1998, for all annual fee payors. Beginning 
on September 14, 1998, for applicants who pay fees in advance in 
combination with their application fee for new, renewal and 
reinstatement authorizations in the private wireless services.


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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Adopted: August 3, 1998.
    Released: August 4, 1998.

    1. The Managing Director has determined the dates for collection of 
the fees adopted in the above-captioned proceeding. See Assessment and 
Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1998, MD Docket 98-36, 
FCC 98-115, released June 16, 1998, 63 FR 35847 (July 1, 1998). We are 
establishing collection dates as indicated paragraphs 2 and 3.
    2. Annual regulatory fees for regulatees in the cable television, 
common carrier, international, mass media, and commercial wireless 
services are due during the period beginning September 14, 1998, and 
ending September 18, 1998. Parties paying these fees electronically 
must ensure that payment is received by Mellon Bank no later than 
September 17, 1998, however they are requested to submit them on 
September 14th or September 15th to facilitate their receipt and 
recording in a timely fashion.
    3. Applicants for new, renewal and reinstatement licenses in the 
private wireless private mobile radio (PMRS) and the microwave radio 
services, which pay annual fees of $12.00 in advance for each year of 
their license term in combination with the appropriate application fee, 
are to begin paying the new fee on September 14, 1998. For private 
wireless licensees in the aviation, marine, general mobile (GMRS), and 
other land mobile radio services paying $6.00 in advance for each year 
of their license term in combination with the appropriate application 
fee, they also are to begin paying the new fee on September 14, 1998. 
Applicants for amateur vanity call signs paying $1.30 in advance for 
each year of their license term in combination with the appropriate 
application fee, they too are to begin paying the new fee on September 
14, 1998.
    4. Since the time for collecting fees is extremely limited, we are 
unable to offer installment payments for fiscal year 1998.
    5. Accordingly, It is ordered that the dates for collection of 
fiscal year 1998 regulatory fees are as provided in paragraphs 2 and 3. 
This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to 
Sec. 0.231(a) and Sec. 1.1157(b)(1) of the Commission's rules. 47 
U.S.C. 0.231(a) and 1.1157(b)(1).

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-21259 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
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