[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34209-34212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11732]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[MD Docket 20-270; FR ID 87861]


Schedule of Application Fees of the Commission's Rules; Amendment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: With this amendment, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) amends its rules to correct an inadvertent error in the 
Application Fee Report and Order, published in the Federal Register on 
March 19, 2021.

DATES: Effective July 6, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Helvajian, Office of the 
Managing Director at (202) 418-0444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 29, 2020, the Commission 
released the Application Fee Report and Order, and published a final 
rule in the Federal Register on March 19, 2021, at 86 FR 15026. The 
Application Fee Report and Order, among other things, erroneously 
omitted the fee for earth station applications for special temporary 
authority (STA). Subsequently, on October 25, 2021, the Commission 
released an Erratum, FCC-21-110, which among other things, corrected 
this omission by making changes to the Application Fee Report and 
Order, including revising the Commission's rules, specifically 47 CFR 
1.1107, to revise the application fee schedule table to incorporate the 
fee for earth station applications for special temporary authority, and 
by revising the wording in specific instances from ``transaction'' to 
``application.'' In this document, the Commission amends the following:

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    1. The second to the last sentence in paragraph 144 is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``We assess this pro forma application fee on a per application 
basis because the costs involved with processing these applications 
typically are incurred per application due to the pro forma nature of 
these applications.''
    2. The Table in paragraph 152 is amended to read as follows:
    We adopt the following cost-based fees for earth stations.

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                 Application                            New fee
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Fixed or Temporary Fixed Transmit or Transmit/
 Receive Earth Stations, per Call Sign:
    Initial application, single site.........  $360.
    Initial application, multiple sites......  $6,515.
Receive Only Earth Stations License or
 Registration, per call sign or registration:
    Initial application or registration,       $175.
     single site, per site.
    Initial application or registration,       $465.
     multiple sites, per system.
Blanket Earth Stations, per call sign:
    Initial Application for Blanket            $360.
     Authorization.
Mobile Earth Stations, per call sign:
    Initial Application for Blanket            $815.
     Authorization, per system.
Amendments to Earth Station Applications or
 Registrations, per call sign:
    Single Site..............................  $430.
    Multiple Sites...........................  $630.
Other Earth Station Applications:
    Modification of Earth Station Licenses or  $545.
     Registrations, per call sign.
    Assignment or Transfer of Control of       $745 (first call sign;
     Earth Station Licenses or Registrations.   $400 for each
                                                additional).
    Pro Forma Assignment or Transfer of        $400.
     Control of Earth Station Licenses or
     Registrations, per application.
    Earth Station Special Temporary            $195.
     Authority, per call sign.
Renewals of Earth Station Licenses, per Call
 Sign:
    Single Site..............................  $115.
    Multiple Sites...........................  $145.
    Requests for U.S. Market for Non-U.S.      See the fee categories
     Licensed Space Stations, per request.      for Space Stations.
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    3. The last sentence in paragraph 167 is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``We apply this pro forma fee on a per application basis because, 
as discussed in the case of earth station application, the costs 
involved with processing these applications typically are incurred by 
application rather than by call sign.''
    4. The fee table in paragraph 168 is amended to read as follows:

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               Filing category                          New fee
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Space Stations, Geostationary Orbit:
    Application for Authority to Construct,    $3,555.
     Deploy, and Operate, per satellite.
    Application for Authority to Operate, per  $3,555.
     satellite.
Space Stations, Non-Geostationary Orbit:
    Application for Authority to Construct,    $15,050.
     Deploy, and Operate, per system of
     technically identical satellites, per
     Call Sign.
    Application for Authority to Operate, per  $15,050.
     system of technically identical
     satellites, per Call Sign.
Space Stations, Petition for Declaratory
 Ruling for a Foreign Space Station to Access
 the United States Market:
    GSO......................................  $3,555.
    NGSO.....................................  $15,050.
    Small satellite NGSO.....................  $2,175.
Space Stations, Small Satellites, or Small
 Spacecraft:
    Application to Construct, Deploy, and      $2,175.
     Operate, per Call Sign.
Space Stations, Other Applications:
    Space Stations, Amendments, per Call Sign  $1,620.
    Space Stations, Modifications, per Call    $2,495.
     Sign.
    Space Stations, Assignment or Transfer of  $745 (first call sign;
     Control.                                   $400 for each
                                                additional).
    Space Stations, Pro Forma Assignment or    $400.
     Transfer of Control, per Application.
    Space Stations, Special Temporary          $1,435.
     Authority, per Call Sign.
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List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practice and procedure.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.

    Part 1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended by 
making the following correcting amendments:

PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

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

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461, unless 
otherwise noted.


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1. Amend Sec.  1.1107 by revising table 1 to read as follows:


Sec.  1.1107   Schedule of charges for applications and other filings 
for international services.

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                        Table 1 to Sec.   1.1107
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                                                        New fee
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Cable landing license, per application:
    New License..............................  $3,835.
    Assignment/Transfer of Control...........  $1,230.
    Pro Forma Assignment/Transfer of Control.  $400.
    Foreign Carrier Affiliation Notification.  $495.
    Modification.............................  $1,230.
    Renewal..................................  $2,440.
    Special Temporary Authority..............  $675.
    Waiver...................................  $335.
International Section 214 Authorization, per
 Application:
    New Authorization........................  $785.
    Assignment/transfer of control...........  $1,230.
    Pro forma Assignment/transfer of control.  $400.
    Foreign Carrier Affiliation Notification.  $495.
    Modification.............................  $675.
    Special Temporary Authority..............  $675.
    Waiver...................................  $335.
    Discontinuance of services...............  $335.
Section 310(b) Foreign Ownership, per
 Application:
    Petition for Declaratory Ruling..........  $2,485.
    Waiver...................................  $335.
Recognized Operating Agency per Application:
    Application for ROA Status...............  $1,145.
    Waiver...................................  $335.
Data Network Identification Code (DNIC), per
 Application:
    New DNIC.................................  $785.
    Waiver...................................  $335.
International Signaling Point Code (ISPC),
 per Application:
    New ISPC.................................  $785.
    Transfer of Control......................  $675.
    Modification.............................  $675.
    Waiver...................................  $335.
Satellite Earth Station Applications:
Fixed or Temporary Fixed Transmit or Transmit/
 Receive Earth Stations, per Call Sign:
    Initial application, single site.........  $360.
    Initial application, multiple sites......  $6,515.
Receive Only Earth Stations License or
 Registration, per Call Sign or Registration:
    Initial application or registration,       $175.
     single site.
    Initial application or registration,       $465.
     multiple sites, per system.
    Initial application for Blanket Earth      $360.
     Stations, per Call Sign.
Mobile Earth Stations Applications, per Call
 Sign:
    Initial Application for Blanket            $815.
     Authorization, per system, per Call Sign.
Amendments to Earth Station Applications or
 Registrations per Call Sign:
    Single Site..............................  $430.
    Multiple Sites...........................  $630.
Earth Stations, Other Applications:
    Applications for Modification of Earth     $545.
     Station Licenses or Registrations, per
     Call Sign.
    Assignment or Transfer of Control of       $745 (first call sign).
     Earth Station Licenses or Registrations,  $400 (for each additional
     per Call Sign.                             call sign).
    Pro Forma Assignment or Transfer of        $400.
     Control of Earth Station Licenses or
     Registrations, per Application.
    Earth Station Special Temporary            $195.
     Authority, per call sign.
Earth Station Renewals of Licenses, per Call
 Sign:
    Single Site..............................  $115.
    Multiple Sites...........................  $145.
    Earth Station Requests for U.S. Market     See Space Stations.
     Access for Non-U.S. Licensed Space
     Stations.
Satellite Space Station Applications:
Space Stations, Geostationary Orbit:
    Application for Authority to Construct,    $3,555.
     Deploy, and Operate, per satellite.
    Application for Authority to Operate, per  $3,555.
     satellite.
Space Stations, Non-Geostationary Orbit:
    Application for Authority to Construct,    $15,050.
     Deploy, and Operate, per system of
     technically identical satellites, per
     Call Sign.
    Application for Authority to Operate, per  $15,050.
     system of technically identical
     satellites, per Call Sign.
Space Stations, Petition for Declaratory
 Ruling for Foreign-Licensed Space Station to
 Access the U.S. Market:
    Geostationary Orbit, per Call Sign.......  $3,555.
    Non-Geostationary Orbit, per Call Sign...  $15,050.
    Small Satellites, per Call Sign..........  $2,175.
Space Stations, Small Satellites, or Small
 Spacecraft:
    Application to Construct, Deploy, and      $2,175.
     Operate, per Call Sign.

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Other Applications for Space Stations:
    Space Stations, Amendments, per Call Sign  $1,620.
    Space Stations, Modifications, per Call    $2,495.
     Sign.
    Space Stations, Assignment or Transfer of  $745 (first call sign).
     Control, per Call Sign.                   $400 (for each additional
                                                call sign).
    Space Stations, Pro Forma Assignment or    $400.
     Transfer of Control, per Application.
    Space Stations, Special Temporary          $1,435.
     Authority, per Call Sign.
Unified Space Station and Earth Station
 Initial Application, Amendment, and
 Modification:
    Unified Space Station and Earth Station    Applicable Space Station
     Initial Application, Amendment, and        Fee + Applicable Earth
     Modification.                              Station Fee.
International Broadcast Stations (IBS)
 Applications:
    New Construction Permit..................  $4,010.
    Construction Permit Modification.........  $4,010.
    New License..............................  $905.
    License Renewal..........................  $230.
    Frequency Assignment.....................  $80.
    Transfer of Control......................  $595.
    Special Temporary Authority..............  $395.
Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign
 Broadcast Stations under Section 325(c)
 Applications:
    New License..............................  $360.
    License Modification.....................  $185.
    License Renewal..........................  $155.
    Special Temporary Authority..............  $155.
    Transfer of Control......................  $260.
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[FR Doc. 2022-11732 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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