[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4838]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 99-3018]


Acceptance of Applications for Amateur Service Club and Military 
Recreation Station Call Sign Administrators

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the Commission will accept 
requests from organizations interested in processing applications for 
amateur service club and military recreation station call signs. An 
organization requesting designation as a ``Club Station Call Sign 
Administrator'' will be permitted to process applications for amateur 
service club and military recreation station call signs.

DATES: Requests may be filed on or after March 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William T. Cross, Public Safety and 
Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 
418-0680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Notice released on January 3, 
2000, announced that the Commission will accept requests from 
organizations interested in processing applications for amateur service 
club and military recreation station call signs. On October 21, 1998, 
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order, 
63 FR 68904, 12/14/98, reinstituting the use of volunteer organizations 
for the purpose of processing applications for amateur service club and 
military recreation station call sign. A club station license is an 
amateur service station license granted only to the trustee of an 
amateur service club, which must be composed of at least four persons 
and have a name, a document of organization, management, and a primary 
purpose devoted to amateur service activities consistent with part 97 
of the FCC's rules. A military recreation station license is an amateur 
service station license granted only to the person who is the license 
custodian designated by the official in charge of the United States 
military recreational premises where the station is situated.
    The purpose of this Public Notice is to announce that beginning 
March 1, 2000, the FCC will accept requests from organizations 
interested in processing applications for amateur service club and 
military recreation station call signs. Requests received before this 
date will not be considered. We will accept the services of any 
organization meeting the requirements of section 4(g)(3)(B) of the 
Communications Act. Organizations interested in processing applications 
for amateur service club and military recreation station call signs 
should familiarize themselves with the Report and Order and the 
requirements of the statute.
    An organization requesting designation as a ``Club Station Call 
Sign Administrator'' so that it can process applications for amateur 
service club and military recreation station call signs must provide 
information showing: (1) That it is an amateur radio organization; (2) 
that it has tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986; (3) that it will provide voluntary, uncompensated 
and unreimbursed services for processing applications for club and 
military recreation station call signs; (4) that it will submit the 
information to the FCC in an electronic batch file; and (5) that it 
will retain the application information for at least 15 months and make 
it available to the FCC upon request. The Club Station Call Sign 
Administrator may collect all necessary information in any manner of 
its choosing, including creating its own forms.
    All requests must be signed by a responsible official of the 
organization and include the telephone number of a person familiar with 
the request. Interested organizations must file their request with the 
Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 
Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, 445 Twelfth Street, SW, 
Room 4-C330, Washington, DC 20554, ATTENTION: CLUB STATION CALL SIGN 
ADMINISTRATOR. Failure to follow these filing procedures will result in 
the request being returned without consideration.
    Qualified organizations that successfully complete a pilot 
autogrant batch filing project will be authorized as Club Station Call 
Sign Administrators to process applications for amateur service club 
and military recreation station call signs and submit the information 
to the FCC in an electronic batch file. The FCC will announce by public 
notice the names and addresses of Club Station Call Sign 
Administrators.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-4838 Filed 2-29-00; 8:45 am]
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