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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12TH STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 99-3018**

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#  Released: January 3, 2000 

**FCC BEGINS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR AMATEUR SERVICE CLUB AND
MILITARY RECREATION STATION CALL SIGN ADMINISTRATORS**

On October 21, 1998, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted
a *Report and Order* reinstituting the use of volunteer organizations
for the purpose of processing applications for amateur service club and
military recreation station call sign.[^1] A club station license is an
amateur service station license granted only to the trustee of an
amateur service club, which must be composed of at least four persons
and have a name, a document of organization, management, and a primary
purpose devoted[^2] to amateur service activities consistent with Part
97 of the FCC\'s Rules[^3] A military recreation station license is an
amateur service station license granted only to the person who is the
license custodian designated by the official in charge of the United
States military recreational premises where the station is situated.[^4]

The purpose of this *Public Notice* is to announce that beginning
**March 1, 2000**, the FCC will accept requests from organizations
interested in processing applications for amateur service club and
military recreation station call signs. Requests received before this
date will not be considered. We will accept the services of any
organization meeting the requirements of Section 4(g)(3)(B)[^5] of the
Communications Act. Organizations interested in processing applications
for amateur service club and military recreation station call signs
should familiarize themselves with the *Report and Order* and the
requirements of the statute. [^6]

An organization requesting designation as a \"Club Station Call Sign
Administrator\" so that it can process applications for amateur service
club and military recreation station call signs must provide information
showing: 1) that it is an amateur radio organization; 2) that it has
tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986; 3) that it will provide voluntary, uncompensated and
unreimbursed services for processing applications for club and military
recreation station call signs; 4) that it will submit the information to
the FCC in an electronic batch file; and 5) that it will retain the
application information for at least 15 months and make it available to
the FCC upon request. The Club Station Call Sign Administrator may
collect all necessary information in any manner of its choosing,
including creating its own forms.

All requests must be signed by a responsible official of the
organization and include the telephone number of a person familiar with
the request. Interested organizations must file their request with the
Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W.,
Room 4-C330, Washington, D.C. 20554, ATTENTION: CLUB STATION CALL SIGN
ADMINISTRATOR. Failure to follow these filing procedures will result in
the request being returned without consideration.

Qualified organizations that successfully complete a pilot autogrant
batch filing project will be authorized as Club Station Call Sign
Administrators to process applications for amateur service club and
military recreation station call signs and submit the information to the
FCC in an electronic batch file. The FCC will announce by public notice
the names and addresses of Club Station Call Sign Administrators.

For further information, contact William T. Cross at (202) 418-0680, TTY
(202) 418-7233.

\- FCC -

[^1]: *See* Biennial Regulatory Review \-- Amendment of Parts 0, 1, 13,
    22, 24, 26, 27, 80, 87, 90, 95, 97, and 101 of the Commission\'s
    Rules to Facilitate the Development and Use of the Universal
    Licensing System in the Wireless Telecommunications Services, WT
    Docket 98-20, *Report and Order,* 13 FCC Rcd 21027, 21105-06 ¶ 181
    (1998) (*Report and Order*), *on recon*., *Memorandum Opinion and
    Order on Reconsideration*, 14 FCC Rcd 11476 (1999).

[^2]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 97.5(b)(2).

[^3]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 97.5(b)(3).

[^4]: 47 U.S.C. § 154(g)(3)(B).

[^5]: *Report and Order*, 13 FCC Rcd at 21106 ¶ 181.

[^6]: *See* 47 U.S.C. § 154(g)(3)(B).