[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61000-61001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24535]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[MD Docket No. 02-64; FCC 02-205]


Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2002

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Commission makes the following edits to the Assessment and 
Collection of Regulatory Fees For Fiscal Year 2002, Report and Order, 
adopted on July 3, 2002 and released on July 5, 2002.

DATES: Effective September 27, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing 
Director at (202) 418-0444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of the Managing Director wishes 
to make the following corrections in our recently released Assessment 
and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2002, Report and 
Order (67 FR 46297 (July 12, 2002). An Erratum identifying these 
corrections was released on August 21, 2002. The corrections are as 
follows:
    1. On page 46301, paragraph 26 is corrected to read as follows:

v. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates

    26. For licensees and permittees of Media (formerly Mass Media) 
services, the responsibility for payment of regulatory fees rests with 
the holder of the permit or license on October 1, 2001. However, in 
instances where a Media service license or authorization is transferred 
or assigned after October 1, 2001, and arrangements to pay have not 
been made between the two parties, the fee is still due and must be 
paid by the licensee or holder of the authorization on the date that 
the fee payment is due. For licensees, permittees and holders of other 
authorizations in the Wireline Competition Bureau (formerly Common 
Carrier) and Cable Services (presently within the Media Bureau) whose 
fees are not based on a subscriber, unit, or circuit count, the fees 
paid should be for any authorization issued on or before October 1, 
2001. A pending change in the status of a license or permit that is not 
granted as of that date is not taken into account, and the fee is based 
on the authorization that existed on October 1, 2001.
    2. On page 46325, Attachment H, ``Factors, Measurements and 
Calculations That Go Into Determining

[[Page 61001]]

Station Signal Contours and Associated Population Coverages'' is 
corrected to read as follows:

AM Stations

    Specific information on each day tower, including field ratio, 
phasing, spacing and orientation was retrieved, as well as the 
theoretical pattern RMS figure (mV/m @ 1 km) for the antenna system. 
The standard, or modified standard if pertinent, horizontal plane 
radiation pattern was calculated using techniques and methods specified 
in Sec. Sec.  73.150 and 73.152 of the Commission's rules.\1\ Radiation 
values were calculated for each of 72 radials around the transmitter 
site (every 5 degrees of azimuth). Next, estimated soil conductivity 
data was retrieved from a database representing the information in FCC 
Figure M3. Using the calculated horizontal radiation values, and the 
retrieved soil conductivity data, the distance to the city grade (5 mV/
m) contour was predicted for each of the 72 radials. The resulting 
distance to city grade contours were used to form a geographical 
polygon. Population counting was accomplished by determining which 2000 
block centroids were contained in the polygon. The sum of the 
population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total 
population for the predicted city grade coverage area.
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    \1\ 47 CFR 73.150 and 73.152.
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FM Stations

    The maximum of the horizontal and vertical HAAT (m) and ERP (kW) 
was used. Where the antenna HAMSL was available, it was used in lieu of 
the overall HAAT figure to calculate specific HAAT figures for each of 
72 radials under study. Any available directional pattern information 
was applied as well, to produce a radial-specific ERP figure. The HAAT 
and ERP figures were used in conjunction with the propagation curves 
specified in Sec.  73.313 of the Commission's rules to predict the 
distance to the city grade (70 dBuV/m or 3.17 mV/m) contour for each of 
the 72 radials.\2\ The resulting distance to city grade contours were 
used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was 
accomplished by determining which 2000 block centroids were contained 
in the polygon. The sum of the population figures for all enclosed 
blocks represents the total population for the predicted city grade 
coverage area.
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    \2\ 47 CFR 73.313.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-24535 Filed 9-26-02; 8:45 am]
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