[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 141 (Friday, July 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45379-45380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18491]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 00-1582 (Auction No. 32)]


AM Auction Remedial Filing Window; Notice and Filing Requirements 
Regarding July 31--August 4, 2000 Remedial Filing Window for AM Auction

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces an AM auction remedial filing window 
for corrective submissions by entities that timely filed only one of 
the two documents required by Commission AM auction procedures. Those 
entities will be permitted to supplement their prior submissions, 
between July 31, 2000, and August 4, 2000 (``AM Auction Remedial 
Window''), by filing either the previously omitted FCC Form 175 or the 
FCC Form 301 Section I and Tech Box of Section III-A.

DATES: The AM Auction Remedial Filing Window is between July 31, 2000, 
and August 4, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Burnley, Auctions and Industry 
Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-
0660; Jean Ann McGovern, Audio Services Division, Mass Media Bureau, at 
(202) 418-2700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a public notice 
released July 14, 2000 (``AM Auction Remedial Filing Window Public 
Notice''). The complete text, including all attachments, of the AM 
Auction Remedial Filing Window Public Notice is available for 
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC 
Reference Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. 
It may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, 
International Transcription Services, Inc., (ITS, Inc.) 1231 20th 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20035, (202) 857-3800. It is also available 
on the Commission's website at http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/auctions.
List of Attachments available at the FCC:

Attachment A--Pending FCC Form 301 Application--No Record of a Timely 
Filed FCC Form 175; FCC Form 175 Filed--No Record of Timely Filed 
Required FCC Form 301 Sections; and Required FCC Form 301 Sections 
Filed Between January 21, and February 1, 2000--No Record of a Timely 
Filed Associated FCC Form 175
Attachment B--Electronic Filing and Review of the FCC Form 175
Attachment C--Accessing the FCC Network To File FCC Form 175

I. General Information

A. Introduction

    1. On July 14, 2000, the Mass Media Bureau (``MMB'') and the 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (``WTB'') (collectively, the 
``Bureaus'') released the AM Auction Remedial Filing Window Public 
Notice, which announces an AM auction remedial filing window for 
corrective submissions by entities that timely filed only one of the 
two documents required

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under AM auction procedures. Those entities will be permitted to 
supplement their prior submissions, between July 31, 2000, and August 
4, 2000 (``AM Auction Remedial Window''), by filing either the 
previously omitted FCC Form 175 or the FCC Form 301 Section I and Tech 
Box of Section III-A.
    2. Background. On November 19, 1999, a public notice (``January 
Filing Window Public Notice'') was released announcing an AM auction 
filing window for applications for new AM stations and major 
modifications to authorized AM facilities. The January Filing Window 
Public Notice required that entities interested in participating in the 
AM auction electronically file a FCC Form 175 (short-form application) 
during the January Filing Window and, concurrently, file a FCC Form 301 
Section I and the Tech Box from Section III-A, if they had not done so 
previously. The Bureaus cautioned that the failure of any entity to 
file all required information on a timely basis would preclude that 
entity's participation in the AM auction proceeding. Nonetheless, the 
Commission received ten filings, listed in Attachment A of the AM 
Auction Remedial Filing Window Public Notice, that did not comply with 
the filing requirements set forth in the January Filing Window Public 
Notice.
    3. AM Auction Remedial Window. Generally, participation in prior 
auctions conducted by the Bureaus required the filing of only FCC Form 
175. The AM auction (``Auction No. 32'') filing window is the first to 
employ filing procedures which require the concurrent filing of FCC 
Form 175 and the engineering data contained in FCC Form 301. The 
Bureaus recognize that potential applicants may have experienced some 
confusion in the Bureaus' initial use of the two-part procedure. The 
purpose of the AM Auction Remedial Window is to allow those entities 
that only filed FCC Form 175 or the required engineering data on FCC 
Form 301 a short period of time to correct their filings to comply with 
our rules. We caution that this is a unique opportunity offered by the 
Bureaus. We do not anticipate offering such an opportunity in future 
auction proceedings.
    4. Only entities identified in Attachment A of the AM Auction 
Remedial Filing Window Public Notice may make corrective submissions 
during the AM Auction Remedial Window. In order to be eligible to 
participate in Auction No. 32, those entities must correct their 
submissions as described below:
     If an entity has a pending FCC Form 301 application 
(Frozen AM Application) and did not timely file a FCC Form 175 during 
the January Filing Window, that entity must electronically file a FCC 
Form 175 by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, August 4, 2000. 
Information regarding the completion and electronic filing of the FCC 
Form 175 is contained in the AM Auction Remedial Filing Window Public 
Notice.
     If an entity timely filed a FCC Form 175 during the 
January Filing Window and did not file the required engineering data 
sections of FCC Form 301, that entity must file FCC Form 301 (May 1999 
version) Section I and the Tech Box of Section III-A. These sections of 
FCC Form 301 must be filed in triplicate with the Secretary of the 
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. The required 
engineering data sections of the FCC Form 301 are due in hard copy by 
7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, August 4, 2000. No filing fee is 
required. A courtesy copy of any FCC Form 301 submission filed during 
the AM Auction Remedial Window should also be sent to James R. 
Crutchfield, Audio Services Division, Room 2-B450, at the above street 
address. Such entities should specify, in the cover letter accompanying 
the required FCC Form 301 sections or at the top of the first page of 
the FCC Form 301 submission, the account number of the associated 
pending FCC Form 175 as indicated in Attachment A to this public 
notice. It is not necessary for such entities to include a printed copy 
of their previous, electronically filed FCC Form 175 will the FCC Form 
301 submission.
     If an entity filed the required FCC Form 301 engineering 
data or a complete FCC Form 301 during the January Filing Window and 
did not file an associated FCC Form 175, that entity must 
electronically file a FCC Form 175 by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 
August 4, 2000. Information regarding the completion and electronic 
filing of the FCC Form 175 is contained in the AM Auction Remedial 
Filing Window Public Notice.
    5. Failure of any entity identified in Attachment A of the AM 
Auction Remedial Filing Window Public Notice to have all required forms 
and information timely and properly filed by August 4, 2000 will result 
in the dismissal of any prior submissions relating to the January 
Filing Window for AM applications.
    6. Electronic Filing Procedures for FCC Form 175. Only the entities 
identified in Attachment A of the AM Auction Remedial Filing Window 
Public Notice that are required to complete a FCC Form 175 will be able 
to make corrective filings in the AM Auction Remedial Window. Each of 
these entities will receive via Federal Express an assigned temporary 
tax identification number (TIN) and password. This assigned temporary 
TIN and password will be required to access the FCC Form 175 submission 
software.
    7. After the application has been submitted, the applicant will be 
required to write a letter to the Commission requesting a change to 
their TIN. The letter should contain the company name, FCC account 
number, assigned temporary TIN and the company's actual TIN. This 
letter should contain language authorize the Commission to replace the 
assigned temporary TIN with the company's actual TIN. This letter 
requesting a TIN change should be addressed to Any Zoslov, Chief, 
Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20554. A separate copy of the letter should be mailed to 
Kenneth Burnely, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, 4-B524, 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret W. Wiener,
Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 00-18491 Filed 7-20-00; 8:45 am]
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