[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 217 (Friday, November 9, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22046]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 27

[DA 07-4378]


Amendment of Commission Rules--Competitive Bidding Order; 
Correction

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunication 
Bureau.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal 
Communications Commission is correcting a final rule that appeared in 
the Federal Register of Tuesday, July 9, 2002 (67 FR 45362). That final 
rule inadvertently removed provisions of Sec.  27.502 of the Federal 
Communication Commission's rules, regarding bidding credit percentages 
for eligible designated entities bidding on licenses in the 746-764 MHz 
and 776-794 MHz Bands. This document corrects the final regulations by 
restoring the substance of the removed provisions.

DATES: Effective on November 9, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik Salovaara, 202-418-7582.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau Erratum, DA 07-4378, released on October 24, 
2007.
    The Order that is the subject of these correcting amendments served 
to eliminate redundant or unnecessary rules from the Code of Federal 
Regulations. The Order amended the Commission's rules on competitive 
bidding to further the Bureau's continuing efforts to streamline its 
procedures in accordance with the Commission's biennial regulatory 
review obligations set forth at section 11(a) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended.
    As published, the amended 47 CFR 27.502, which renumbered original 
Sec.  27.502(a)(6) as Sec.  27.502(c), inadvertently omitted the 
substance of the original Sec.  27.502(c), regarding bidding credit 
percentages. Subsequently, the Commission removed the new Sec.  
27.502(c). This correction restores the original Sec.  27.502(c) as 
Sec.  27.502(b), and renumbers the remaining paragraphs of Sec.  27.502 
(i.e., the current paragraphs (a) and (b)) as Sec. Sec.  27.502(a)(1) 
and 27.502(a)(2). In addition, the Commission take this opportunity to 
update cross-references to 47 CFR 1.2110(e)(2)(ii) and 
1.2110(e)(2)(iii) appearing in the original 47 CFR 27.502(c) to reflect 
the intervening renumbering of the cross-referenced material as 47 CFR 
1.2110(f)(2)(ii) and 1.2110(f)(2)(iii).

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 27

    Communications common carriers, Radio.

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Accordingly, 47 CFR part 27 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 27--MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

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1. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 336 and 337 
unless otherwise noted.


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2. Revise Sec.  27.502 to read as follows:


Sec.  27.502  Designated entities.

    Eligibility for small business provisions: (a)(1) A small business 
is an entity that, together with its controlling interests and 
affiliates, has average gross revenues not exceeding $40 million for 
the preceding three years.
    (2) A very small business is an entity that, together with its 
controlling interests and affiliates, has average gross revenues not 
exceeding $15 million for the preceding three years.
    (b) Bidding credits. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small 
business or a consortium of small businesses as defined in this section 
may use the bidding credit specified in Sec.  1.2110(f)(2)(iii) of this 
chapter. A winning bidder that qualifies as a very small business or a 
consortium of very small businesses as defined in this section may use 
the bidding credit specified in Sec.  1.2110(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gary D. Michaels,
Deputy Chief, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division, WTB.
 [FR Doc. E7-22046 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]
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