[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 46 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 11974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4726]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC-05-81-B (Auction No. 81); DA 05-505]


Applicants for Low Power Television Construction Permits To Be 
Awarded in Auction No. 81 Must Submit Supplemental Information by March 
18, 2005

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document notifies applicants in the upcoming auction of 
construction permits for certain low power television (LPTV), 
television translator and Class A Television broadcast stations 
(Auction No. 81) that they must provide to the Commission their FCC 
Registration Number (FRN) by March 18, 2005 in order to participate in 
the auction. Auction No. 81 is scheduled to commence on September 14, 
2005.

DATES: FCC Registration Number (FRN) must be submitted by March 18, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: FRN may be sent by electronic mail to the following address: 
[email protected]. In the alternative, an applicant may send an FRN by 
facsimile to Kathryn Garland at (717) 338-2850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FCC Technical Support at 1-877-480-
3201 option 9, (202) 414-1250, or (202) 414-1255 (TTY). Hours of 
service: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. e.t. For legal 
questions: Lynne Milne at (202) 418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice released February 28, 2005, Auction No. 81 Supplemental Public 
Notice. The complete text of the Auction No. 81 Supplemental Public 
Notice, 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-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The Auction No. 
81 Supplemental Public Notice and related Commission documents may also 
be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy 
and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-
B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile (202) 
488-5563, or you may contact BCPI at its Web site: http://www.BCPIWEB.com. When ordering documents from BCPI, please provide the 
appropriate FCC document number (for example, DA 05-505 for the Auction 
No. 81 Supplemental Public Notice). The Auction No. 81 Supplemental 
Public Notice and related documents are also available on the Internet 
at the Commission's Web site: http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/81/.

I. General Information

    1. On June 23, 2000, the Mass Media Bureau and Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau (the ``Bureaus'') announced a limited auction 
filing window for certain low power television (LPTV), television 
translator, and Class A television broadcast stations. See Notice and 
Filing Requirements Regarding July 31 through August 4, 2000 Limited 
Low Power Television/Television Translator/Class A Television Auction 
Filing Window, Public Notice, 65 FR 46713 (July 31, 2000), 65 FR 39619 
(June 27, 2000). Following the close of that filing window, the Federal 
Communications Commission (``FCC'') adopted a rule requiring all 
persons and entities doing business with the FCC to acquire a unique 
identifying number called the FCC Registration Number (FRN) and to 
provide it with all applications or feeable filings, as well as other 
transactions involving payment of money. This requirement became 
effective on December 3, 2001. Use of an FRN is mandatory for all 
applicants for Auction No. 81 so that they may log on to the FCC 
Auctions 175 Application & Search system and continue to participate in 
the auction process.
    2. If an Auction No. 81 applicant does not submit its FRN pursuant 
to this public notice, the Commission will not review its short-form 
application (FCC Form 175). A separate Public Notice released February 
28, 2005, Low Power Television Auction No. 81 Scheduled for September 
14, 2005; Auction No. 81 Applicants Must Provide Supplemental 
Information by March 18, 2005; Comment Sought On Reserve Prices or 
Minimum Opening Bids and Other Procedures, DA 05-506, (``Auction No. 81 
Comment Public Notice'') announces that the bidding for Auction No. 81 
will start on September 14, 2005. That Public Notice also lists in 
Attachment A the applicants that are required to submit an FRN pursuant 
to the procedures set forth in this public notice no later than 5 p.m. 
eastern time (e.t.), Friday, March 18, 2005.
    3. To submit an FRN for association with a pending application, 
each listed applicant must provide its precise applicant name and FRN 
in an e-mail to [email protected] or fax this information to Kathryn 
Garland at (717) 338-2850. Note that, in some cases, an entity may have 
obtained multiple FRNs; however, each applicant must submit only the 
particular FRN that is associated with the Taxpayer Identification 
Number (TIN) that it used in connection with the initial submission of 
its short-form application (FCC Form 175) in June of 2000.
    4. Applicants for Auction No. 81 must submit this information to 
the Commission no later than 5 p.m. e.t., Friday, March 18, 2005, in 
order to maintain status to participate in this auction. Any applicant 
that is listed in Attachment A of the Auction No. 81 Comment Public 
Notice (DA 05-506) which fails to submit its FRN exactly as prescribed 
by this public notice by the March 18th deadline will have its pending 
engineering proposals dismissed and will be ineligible to participate 
in Auction No. 81.
    5. Applicants that do not have an FRN must obtain one by 
registering using the FCC's Commission Registration System (CORES). To 
access CORES, point your 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. Be sure to retain this number and password and keep such 
information strictly confidential.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gary D. Michaels,
Deputy Chief, Auction and Spectrum Access Division, WTB.
[FR Doc. 05-4726 Filed 3-9-05; 8:45 am]
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