[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 68602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28706]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC-02-32-H (Auction No. 32); DA 02-2757]


Additional Information Required for Completion of FCC Form 175 
and Exhibits for Auction No. 32; Auction of Construction Permits for 
New AM Broadcast Stations Scheduled for December 10, 2002

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document supplements a public notice released November 
19, 1999, which announced a five-day period for the filing of 
applications for new AM stations and major modifications to authorized 
AM stations. The document informs applicants of additional information 
for incorporation as part of their short-form application (FCC form 
175) for Auction No. 32.

DATES: Auction No. 32 applicants must file the additional information 
identified in this document by 6 p.m. e.t. on Monday, October 28, 2002. 
Auction No. 32 is scheduled to begin on December 10, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Burnley at the Auctions and 
Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 
418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a public notice 
released by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on October 21, 2002. 
The complete text of the public notice, including the attachment, is 
available for public inspection and copying during regular business 
hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The October 21, 2002, 
public notice may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 863-2893, facsimile 
(202) 863-2898, or via e-mail [email protected].
    1. The Media Bureau (``MB'') and the Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau (``WTB'') (collectively, ``Bureaus'') supplement the ``Auction 
No. 32 Filing Window Public Notice'' released November 19, 1999, which 
announced a five-day period for the filing of applications for new AM 
stations and major modifications to authorized AM stations. This 
document informs applicants that they must submit additional 
information for incorporation as part of their short-form application 
(FCC form 175) for Auction No. 32. The applicants, listed in attachment 
A of the October 21, 2002, public notice, must file the additional 
information identified below by 6 p.m. eastern time on Monday, October 
28, 2002. The following instructions are provided for filing this 
additional information.

I. Provisions Regarding Defaulters and Former Defaulters (Form 175 
Exhibit F)

    2. Part 1 of the Commission's rules requires each applicant to 
certify on its FCC form 175 application that neither it nor its 
controlling interest holders or affiliates is in default on any 
Commission license and that they are not delinquent on any non-tax debt 
owed to any Federal agency. In addition, the Commission's rules, as 
amended by the ``Part 1 Fifth Report and Order,'' 65 FR 52323 (August 
29, 2000), require each applicant to attach to its FCC form 175 
application a statement made under penalty of perjury indicating 
whether or not the applicant, or any of the applicant's controlling 
interests or their affiliates, as defined by Sec.  1.2110 of the 
Commission's rules, have ever been in default on any Commission license 
or have ever been delinquent on any non-tax debt owed to any federal 
agency. See 47 CFR 1.2105(a)(2)(xi).
    3. The applicants identified in attachment A of the October 21, 
2002, public notice must include this statement as exhibit F of their 
FCC form 175 for Auction No. 32 and MUST submit this exhibit by 
electronic mail no later than 6 p.m. eastern time on Monday, October 
28, 2002, at the following address: [email protected]. The exhibit F 
must be in the form of an attachment to the electronic mail and 
formatted as an Adobe[reg] Acrobat[reg] (pdf) or Microsoft[reg] Word 
document.
    4. If any of an applicant's controlling interest holders or 
affiliates, as defined by Sec.  1.2110 of the Commission's rules, have 
ever been in default on any Commission license or have ever been 
delinquent on any non-tax debt owed to any Federal agency, the 
applicant must include such information as part of the same attached 
statement. Applicants are reminded that the statement must be made 
under penalty of perjury and, further, submission of a false 
certification to the Commission is a serious matter that may result in 
severe penalties, including monetary forfeitures, license revocations, 
exclusion from participation in future auctions, and/or criminal 
prosecution.
    5. ``Former defaulters''--i.e., applicants, including their 
attributable interest holders, that in the past have defaulted on any 
Commission licenses or been delinquent on any non-tax debt owed to any 
Federal agency, but that have since remedied all such defaults and 
cured all of their outstanding non-tax delinquencies--will be eligible 
to bid in Auction No. 32, provided that they are otherwise qualified. 
However, former defaulters are required to pay upfront payments that 
are fifty percent more than the normal upfront payment amounts. See 47 
CFR 1.2106(a).

II. FCC Registration Number Required To Log On to the FCC Auction 175 
Application & Search System

    6. Bidders are reminded that they are required to send their FCC 
Registration Number (FRN) to the FCC Operations Group by 5 p.m. eastern 
time on Friday, October 25, 2002. To do this, applicants must include 
the entity name, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and FRN in an e-
mail to [email protected] or fax to Kathryn Garland at (717) 338-2850. 
This information must be received by 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, 
October 25, 2002.
    7. Use of an FRN is mandatory for all filers logging on to the FCC 
Auctions 175 Application & Search system. To obtain an FRN, an 
applicant must register its TIN using the Commission Registration 
System (CORES). To access CORES, point a web browser to the FCC 
Auctions page at http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/ and click the CORES 
link under Related Sites. Next, follow the directions provided to 
register and receive your FRN. Applicants need to be sure to retain 
this number and password and keep such information strictly 
confidential.

Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret Wiener,
Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, WTB.
[FR Doc. 02-28706 Filed 11-8-02; 8:45 am]
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