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V. Post-Auction Procedures

A. Down Payments and Withdrawn Bid

Payments

125. After bidding has ended, the

Commission will issue a public notice

declaring the auction closed, identifying

the winning bids and bidders for each

license, and listing bid withdrawal

payments due.

126. Within ten business days after

release of the auction closing public

notice, each winning bidder must

submit sufficient funds (in addition to

its upfront payment) to bring its total

amount of money on deposit with the

Government to 20 percent of its net

winning bids (actual bids less any

applicable bidding credits). See 47 CFR

1.2107(b). In addition, by the same

deadline all bidders must pay any

withdrawn bid amounts due under 47

CFR 1.2104(g), as discussed in ‘‘Bid

Removal and Bid Withdrawal,’’ part

IV.B.(vi). (Upfront payments are applied

first to satisfy any withdrawn bid

liability, before being applied toward

down payments.) In the 700 MHz

Second Report and Order, in light of the

statutory deadline for depositing

auction proceeds, the Commission

delegated to the Bureau authority to

suspend payment deadlines and require

that winning bidders on all licenses in

the 700 MHz bands pay the full balance

of their winning bids upon submission

of their long-form application. (See 700

MHz Second Report and Order at

¶ 105.) The Bureau will announce via

Public Notice if it chooses to exercise

this authority.

B. Long-Form Application

127. Within ten business days after

release of the auction closing public

notice, winning bidders must file: (1)

FCC Form 601 and all required exhibits

electronically via the Universal

Licensing System (‘‘ULS’’); and (2) FCC

Form 602 manually pursuant to § 1.919

of the Commission’s Rules. Winning

bidders may file a single application for

all markets won at auction. Winning

bidders that are small businesses or very

small businesses must include and

exhibit demonstrating their eligibility

for bidding credits. See 47 CFR

1.2112(b). Further, more detailed filing

instructions will be provided to auction

winners at the close of the auction.

C. Default and Disqualification

128. Any high bidder that defaults or

is disqualified after the close of the

auction (i.e., fails to remit the required

down payment within the prescribed

period of time, fails to submit a timely

long-form application, fails to make full

payment, or is otherwise disqualified)

will be subject to the payments

described in 47 CFR 1.2104(g)(2). In

such event the Commission may reauction the license or offer it to the next

highest bidder (in descending order) at

their final bid. See 47 CFR 1.2109(b) and

(c). In addition, if a default or

disqualification involves gross

misconduct, misrepresentation, or bad

faith by an applicant, the Commission

may declare the applicant and its

principals ineligible to bid in future

auctions, and may take any other action

that it deems necessary, including

institution of proceedings to revoke any

existing licenses held by the applicant.

See 47 CFR 1.2109(d).

D. Refund of Remaining Upfront

Payment Balance

129. All applicants that submitted

upfront payments but were not winning

bidders for a 700 MHz guard band

license may be entitled to a refund of

their remaining upfront payment

balance after the conclusion of the

auction. No refund will be made unless

there are excess funds on deposit from

that applicant after any applicable bid

withdrawal payments have been paid.

130. Bidders that drop out of the

auction completely may be eligible for

a refund of their upfront payments

before the close of the auction.

However, bidders that reduce their

eligibility and remain in the auction are

not eligible for partial refunds of upfront

payments until the close of the auction.

Qualified bidders that have exhausted

all of their activity rule waivers, have no

remaining bidding eligibility, and have

not withdrawn a high bid during the

auction must submit a refund request

which includes wire transfer

instructions and a Taxpayer

Identification Number (‘‘TIN’’), to:

Federal Communications Commission,

Financial Operations Center, Auctions

Accounting Group, Shirley Hanberry,

445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1–A824

Washington, DC 20554.

131. Bidders are encouraged to file

their refund information electronically

using the Refund Information portion of

the FCC Form 175, but bidders can also

fax their request to the Auctions

Accounting Group at (202) 418–2843.

Once the request has been approved, a

refund will be sent to the party

identified in the refund information.

Note: Refund processing generally takes up

to two weeks to complete. Bidders with

questions about refunds should contact

Michelle Bennett or Gail Glasser at (202)

418–1995.

Federal Communications Commission.

Louis J. Sigalos,

Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis

Division.

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC–00–31–E (Auction No. 31);

DA 00–785]

747–762 and 777–792 MHz Band

Auction Filing Dates and Changes to

Attachment J

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces

new dates relevant to the upcoming

auction of licenses in the 747–762 and

77–792 MHz bands (Auction No. 31)

scheduled to begin June 7, 2000.

DATES: Auction No. 31 will begin June

7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Howard Davenport, Auctions and

Industry Analysis Division, at (202)

418–0660 or Kathy Garland, Auctions

Operations at (717) 338–2801.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of a Public Notice released

April 12, 2000. The complete text of the

public notice, including corrected

Attachment J (Incumbent Television

Licenses on Channels 59–68) is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC Reference Center (Room CY–A257),

445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC

20554. It may also be purchased from

the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc. (ITS, Inc.), 1231 20th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800.

It is also available on the Commission’s

web site at http://www.fcc.gov.

1. The upcoming auction of licenses

in the 747–762 and 777–792 MHz bands

has been postponed until June 7, 2000.

See DA 00–573, 747–762 and 777–792

MHz Band Auction Postponed Until

June 7, 2000 (Postponement Public

Notice) 65 FR 16202 (March 27, 2000).

In the light of the postponement, the

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

(‘‘Bureau’’) announces changes to

related dates. The new dates and the

dates already announced are as follows:

Deadline for Seminar Registration ................................................................... April 21, 2000; 5:30 p.m. ET.

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Start Date for Submission of FCC Form 175 ................................................... April 24, 2000.

Seminar Date ..................................................................................................... April 24, 2000.

Filing Deadline for FCC Form 175 .................................................................. May 8, 2000; 6:00 p.m. ET.

Upfront Payments ............................................................................................. May 22, 2000; 6:00 p.m. ET.

Deadline for Submitting (via fax) Refund Wire .............................................. May 22, 2000; 6:00 p.m. ET.

Transfer Instructions

Deadline for Ordering Remote Bidding Software ........................................... May 23, 2000; 6:00 p.m. ET.

Mock Auction Begins ....................................................................................... June 2, 2000.

Auction Begins ................................................................................................. June 7, 2000.

2. The Bureau also makes a minor

correction to Attachment J of an earlier

public notice. See DA 00–292, Auction

of Licenses in the 747–762 and 777–792

MHz Bands Scheduled for May 10, 2000

(Announcing Public Notice) 65 FR

12251 (March 8, 2000). Attachment J has

been amended to add the digital

television stations that must also be

protected from interference during the

transitional period. This minor change

reinforces and highlights the

requirement that new licensees in the

747–762 and 777–792 MHz bands must

provide full protection to both analog

television and digital television

operations during the transitional

period. See FCC 00–5, Service Rules for

the 746–764 and 776–794 MHz Bands,

and Revisions to Part 27 of the

Commission’s Rules (First Report and

Order) 65 FR 3139 (January 20, 2000).

3. The Commission delegated to the

Bureau the authority to suspend

payment deadlines and require that

winning bidders on all licenses in the

700 MHz bands pay the full balance of

their winning bids upon submission of

their long-form application. See FCC

00–90, Service Rules for the 746–764

and 776–794 MHz Bands, and Revisions

to Part 27 of the Commission’s Rules

(Second Report and Order) 65 FR 17594

(April 4, 2000). The Bureau will

announce in a Public Notice if it

chooses to exercise this authority.

4. Finally, in light of upcoming

auctions, the Bureau also reminds

participants that under the anticollusion rules, after the short-form

filing deadline, applicants may not

discuss the substance of their bids or

bidding strategies with other bidders

that have applied to bid in the same

geographic license areas, with the

exception of those with whom they have

entered into agreements and identified

on the short-form application. See DA

96–1460, Wireless Telecommunications

Bureau Provides Guidance on the AntiCollusion Rule for D, E and F Block

Bidders, (Public Notice), (released

August 28, 1996). 11 FCC Rcd. 10134.

Federal Communications Commission.

Louis J. Sigalos,

Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis

Division.

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–U

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18,

2000, the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation’s Board of Directors will

meet in closed session, pursuant to

sections 552b(c)(2), (c)(6), (c)(8),

(c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10), of

Title 5, United States Code, to consider

matters relating to the Corporation’s

supervisory, corporate, and personnel

activities.

The meeting will be held in the Board

Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC

Building located at 550—17th Street,

NW, Washington, DC.

Requests for further information

concerning the meeting may be directed

to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive

Secretary of the Corporation, at (202)

898–6757.

Dated: April 14, 2000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9984 Filed 4–18–00; 12:42 pm]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

Previously announced date and time:

Thursday, April 13, 2000; 10 a.m.,

meeting open to the public.

The following items were added to

the agenda:

Final Audit Report on Michigan

Republican State Committee (MRSC)

Financial Control and Compliance

Manual for Presidential Primary

Candidates Receiving Public

Financing—Proposed 2000 Edition

The following item was withdrawn

from the agenda:

Revisions to Instructions for Forms 3

and 3X

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, April 26, 2000

at 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW, Washington,

DC.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to

the public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Compliance

matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. § 437g

Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C.

§ 437g, § 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C.

Matters concerning participation in civil

actions or proceedings or arbitration

Internal personnel rules and procedures

or matters affecting a particular

employee

DATE & TIME: Thursday, April 27, 2000 at

10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW, Washington,

DC (Ninth Floor).

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the

public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Correction and

Approval of Minutes

Draft Advisory Opinion 2000–05: The

Oneida Nation of New York by

counsel, Markham C. Erickson

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:

Election Cycle Reporting

Administrative Matters

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:

Mr. Ron Harris, Press Officer,

Telephone: (202) 694–1220.

Mary W. Dove,

Acting Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 00–10023 Filed 4–18–00; 3:18 pm]

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank