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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830 
 Washington,  DC  20554  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 

 GENERAL  ACTION  August  14,  2001 
 AUTOMATED  SUBMISSION  OF  FISCAL  YEAR  2001  REGULATORY  FEE  PAYMENT  DATA  USING  FCCs  INTERNET  PROGRAM 

 For  Fiscal  Year  2001  the  FCC  is  providing  an  Internet  program  for  payers  of  large 
 submissions  of  Fiscal  Year  (FY)  2001  Regulatory  Fees.  This  program,  called  FeeFiler 
 2001  is  an  on-  line  application  accessible  via  the  FCC  Web  Page. 

 FeeFiler  2001  will  assist  filers  in  submitting  their  remittance  advice  information  and  in 
 making  payment  for  FY2001  Regulatory  Fees.  This  program  continues  the  service 
 offered  in  FY2000  in  the  FeeFiler  2000  and  2000/  ACH,  which  allowed  payers  to  make 
 payment  by  credit  card  or  ACH,  respectively.  The  program  is  available  to  any  FCC 
 client  with  access  to  the  Internet  and  a  Netscape  Navigator  4.05  or  Microsoft  Internet 
 Explorer  4.  01  or  higher  version  browser  with  SSL  and  JavaScript  enabled. 

 NOTE  FOR  FY2000  AND  PRIOR  YEAR  FEEFILER  SOFTWARE  USERS 
 Any  previous  software  versions  are  incompatible  with  the  Fiscal  Year  2001  (FY2001) 
 fee  schedule  and  may  no  longer  be  used  for  filing  purposes.  No  diskettes  will  be 
 accepted  by  the  FCC.  However,  most  filers  will  be  able  to  import  certain  text  files 
 saved  in  prior  year  software  or  formats  into  FeeFiler  2001  as  a  starting  point  for  FY2001. 
 The  filer  may  then  modify  the  imported  data  as  necessary  to  meet  FY2001  requirements. 

 FEE  FILING  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  2001 
 The  FeeFiler  2001  programs  will  be  available  from  the  FCC  Fee  Filer  Web  Page 
 (http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  fees/  feefiler.  html)  during  the  FY2001  Regulatory  Fee  filing  period, 
 opening  August  14,  2001  and  closing  at  11:  59PM  EST,  September  21,  2001. 

 WHEN  FEES  WILL  BE  DUE 
 FEE  PAYMENTS  MAY  BE  SUBMITTED  PRIOR  TO  SEPTEMBER  10,  2001 

 Regulatory  fee  payments  may  be  made  to  Mellon  Bank  at  any  time  through  September  21,  2001.  Payments  received  after  11:  59  PM  on  September  21,  2001  will 
 be  assessed  a  25%  late  payment  fee.  As  in  previous  years,  there  will  be  a  formal  window  for  the  acceptance  of  regulatory  fees  between  September  10,  2001  and 
 September  21,  2001.  However,  unlike  in  prior  years,  the  Commission  will,  for  the  convenience  of  payers,  accept  fee  payments  made  in  advance  of  that  window. 
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 USING  FEEFILER  2001 
 When  a  filers  selects  FeeFiler  2001,  they  will  be  prompted  to  login  to  the  application 
 using  their  FCC  Registration  Number  (FRN)  and  password.  Filers  should  have  obtained 
 an  FRN  previously  from  the  Commission  Registration  System  (CORES).  Filers  without 
 an  FRN  will  be  provided  a  link  to  the  online  registration  page.  This  login  is  essential  to 
 protect  the  privacy  of  filers. 

 Users  will  identify  their  payment  details  to  the  FCC  by  filling  in  easy-  to-  use  data  entry 
 screens  or  by  importing  data  in  certain  text  formats  from  other  sources  (including  the 
 FCCs  FY2000  Fee  Filer).  On-  line  help  is  included  for  each  function.  The  application 
 will  provide  a  list  of  all  payment  details  created  by  the  filer,  and  FeeFiler  2001  will  lead 
 you  to  the  completed  Form  159  once  payment  information  is  complete.  A  report  of  all 
 payments  may  be  printed  manually  by  the  filer. 

 MAKING  PAYMENT  AFTER  USING  THE  APPLICATION 
 Filers  using  the  Fee  Filer  2001  have  the  option  of  paying  for  the  filing  on-  line  by  credit 
 card  or  ACH  immediately  after  completing  the  Form  159. 

 Filers  who  wish  to  make  payment  by  means  other  than  ACH  or  credit  card  on-  line  must 
 complete  and  sign  a  hard-  copy  (printed)  version  of  the  FCC  Form  159  produced  from 
 FeeFiler2001  to  certify  the  accuracy  of  the  data.  The  hard  copy  FCC  Form  159,  and 
 required  remittance  should  then  be  mailed  to: 

 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Regulatory  Fees 
 P.  O.  Box  358835 
 Pittsburgh,  PA  15251-  5835 

 Filers  should  not  submit  diskettes  to  the  FCC  as  all  data  created  in  FeeFiler  2001  will  be  saved  directly  to  the  FCC. 

 FOR  FURTHER  ASSISTANCE 
 A  telephone  HELP  LINE  for  On-  line  Fee  Filing  will  be  staffed  from  8:  00  a.  m.  to  6:  00 
 p.  m.  at  1-  877-  480-  3201,  on  business  days  beginning  Wednesday,  August  14th  to  Friday, 
 September  21,  2001  and  the  weekend  of  September  15  th  and  16  th  from  9:  00  a.  m.  to  5:  00 
 p.  m.  This  HELP  LINE  service  will  end  at  6:  00  p.  m.  on  September  21,  2001. 
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