*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 26664* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA- 03- 1109 ________________________________________________________________________________ Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 PUBLIC NOTICE Released: April 11, 2003 FEE DECISIONS OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC The Managing Director is responsible for fee decisions in response to requests for waiver or deferral of fees as well as other pleadings associated with the fee collection process. A public notice of these fee decisions is published in the FCC record. The decisions are placed in General Docket 86- 285 and are available for public inspection. A copy of the decision is also placed in the appropriate docket, if one exists. The following Managing Director fee decisions are released for public information: 360 Atlantic USA, Inc. - Request for waiver and deferral of FY 2002 regulatory fees Granted (January 31, 2003) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for the 1994 Fiscal Year, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 12759, 12761- 62, ¶¶ 13- 14 (1995)] Believers Broadcasting – Request for waiver of the FY 2002 regulatory fee Granted (January 29, 2003) [See 47 CFR § 1.1162 (c)] Butterfield Broadcasting Corp. KZTA( FM) and KZTB( FM) Request for a refund of a filing fee Denied (January 31,2003) [See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program to Implement the Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 2 FCC Rcd 3558, 3572- 73 (1990)] Creative Edge, Inc. (Cover Edge Television News Services) – Request for waiver of FY 2001 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (January 29, 2003) FastTrack Communications, Inc. – Request for waiver & refund of FY 2000 regulatory fees associated with LMDS licenses Dismissed (March 13, 2003) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon granted, 10 FCC Rcd 12759 (1995)] Goldsboro Creative Broadcasting WSSG 1300 AM - Request for waiver of FY 2001 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (January 31, 2003) GTC Telecom – Request for waiver and refund of the fiscal year regulatory fees for FY 2001 and FY 2002 FY 2001 Granted FY 2002 Denied (January 31, 2003) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon granted, 10 FCC Rcd 12759 (1995) see also 10 FCC Rcd at 12761- 12762] Hearst- Argyle Stations, Inc. KNCA834 – Request for a refund of application renewal fee Denied (January 31, 2003) [See Sections 1- 1102 – 1.1107 & 1.1113] News media information 202 / 418- 5000 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov 1 DA- 03- 1109 Federal Communications Commission _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Hispanic Keys Broadcasting Corp. WVIB( TV), WVEM-CA and WMV- 848 Request for waiver and deferral of FY 2002 regulatory fees Granted (January 31, 2003) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon granted, 10 FCC Rcd 12759 (1995)] Lambert Broadcasting of Tennessee WFLI53- Request for waiver of FY 2000 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (January 29, 2003) Mandujano Y Asosiados KPQZ( FM) – Request for waiver of FY 2002 regulatory fee Granted (January 31, 2003) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 10 FCC Rcd 12759 (1995)] Mandujano Y Asosiados – Request for waiver and refund of the filing fee for special temporary authority submitted on behalf of the licensee of FM station KPQZ of Amarillo, TX Granted (January 31, 2003) [See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program to Implement the Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 2 FCC Rcd 3558, 3572- 73 (1990) see also Mobile Media Corporation, 14 FCC Rcd 8017, 8027 (1999)] Mega Media, Ltd. KCZQ( FM) - Request for waiver of FY 2002 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (March 13, 2003) Monett Communications, Inc. KRMO and KKBL – Request for waiver of the FY 2002 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (March 10, 2003) National Association of Broadcasters, The Word Network and Johnson Broadcasting of Dallas, Inc. – Request for deferral of hearing fees Granted (January 31, 2003) [See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program, 2 FCC Rcd 947, 985 n. 134 (1987) See also Public Notice, DA 02- 3173, November 14, 2002] Northern Broadcasting System, Inc. Earth station E980103 - Request for waiver of FY 2001 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (January 31, 2003) [See 47 CFR. §1. 1157; see also Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2001, Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 13, 525 (2001) (2001 Report and Order); 47 U. S. C. §159] Pay Tel Communications, Inc. - Request for waiver of FY 2002 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (January 29, 2003) PC Landing Corp. - Request for deferral of application filing fees Dismissed (January 29, 2003) [See 47 CFR § 1.1117( a)] Ponca City Publishing Company, Inc. - Request for waiver of FY 2001 regulatory fee late payment penalty for radio station WBBZ Denied (January 29, 2003) RKM Media, Inc. WNYS( TV) – Request for waiver of FY 2002 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (March 10, 2003) [See 47 U. S. C. § 159( c) (1); 47 CFR. § 1.1164] Robinson, Gary K27280 and K288DL – Request for waiver of the late payment penalty associated with FY 1998 regulatory fees Denied (January 31, 2003) [See Public Notice, FY 1998 Mass Media Regulatory Fees, released, August 3, 1998] Sendero Multimedia, Inc. KOPY( FM) – Request for waiver of the FY 2000 regulatory fee Granted (January 31, 2003) [See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2000, Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 14478, 14496 ¶ 44 (2000)] Teleglobe, USA & Optel Communications, Inc. – Request for waiver and refund of the filing fee paid in connection with the pro forma assignment of submarine cable landing licenses. Granted (January 31, 2003) [See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program to Implement the Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 2 FCC Rcd 3558, 3572- 73 (1990) see also Mobile Media Corporation, 14 FCC Rcd 8017, 8027 (1999)] U. S. Broadcasting, L. P. WMAC( AM) - Request for waiver of FY 2001 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (January 31, 2003) WCOJ Radio - Request for waiver of FY 2001 regulatory fee late payment penalty Denied (January 29, 2003) WEYS Television Corporation WEYS( TV) – Request for partial waiver and reduction of FY 2002 regulatory fees Granted (January 22, 2003) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 10 FCC Rcd 12759, 12763 (1995)] NOTE: ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE 2 DA- 03- 1109 Federal Communications Commission _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 3 REVENUE AND RECEIVABLES OPERATIONS GROUP AT (202) 418- 1995. 3