*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 32147* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA- 03- 3158 ________________________________________________________________________________ Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 PUBLIC NOTICE Released: October 14, 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: Callais Cablevision, LLC – Request for waiver of late payment penalties associated with the Fiscal Year 2002 regulatory fees Denied (July 14, 2003) [See 47 CFR paragraph 1.1157 see also Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fee for Fiscal Year 2002, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 13,203; 47 U. S. C. paragraph 159] Champlin Broadcasting, Inc. – Request for waiver of the Fiscal Year 2002 regulatory fees for KMMZ Enid, OK Denied (April 4, 2003) Classic Communications, Inc. – Request for waiver and refund of certain application fees paid in connection with the pro forma assignment of wireless licenses. Granted (June 27, 2003) [See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program to Implement the Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 5 FCC Rcd 3558, 3572- 73 (1990); see also Mobile Media Corporation, 14 FCC Rcd 8017, 8027 (1999) (bankruptcy establishes good cause for waiver of filing fee)] CTS Telecom, Inc. - Request for fee determination of Fiscal Year 2001 regulatory fees for FCC Form 499- A filer ID number 801850 Granted (June 16, 2003) Desert 31 Television, Inc. Supplemental information concerning a previous request for waiver of the Fiscal Year 2001 regulatory fee Granted (June 2, 2003) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon granted, 10 FCC Rcd 12759 (1995)] EOTT Energy Operating Partnership and EOTT News media information 202 / 418- 5000 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov 1 DA- 03- 3158 Federal Communications Commission _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Energy Pipeline Limited Partnership – Request for waiver and refund of application filing fees Granted (June 2, 2003) [See 47 CFR paragraph 1.1117 see also See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program to Implement the Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 5 FCC Rcd 3558, 3572- 73 (1990)] Gospel Broadcasting Corporation - Request for determination as to whether or not Gospel owes the Fiscal Year 2001 regulatory fee for station WYZD- AM Dobson, NC Answered (July 14, 2003) [See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fee for Fiscal Year 201, Report and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 13,525, 13,536 paragraph 37 (2001)] Jackson Radio, LLC / New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc. Request for a refund of Fiscal Year 2002 regulatory fees paid for WEVJ (AM) Jackson, NH Denied (June 12, 2003) KaStarCom World Satellite, LLC- Request for fee determination and deferral of application processing fees Denied (June 2, 2003) Kidd Communications – Request for waiver of Fiscal Year 2000 regulatory fee and late charge penalty Granted (June 2, 2003) Loral Space & Communications, Ltd. – Request for partial refund of an application filing fee paid to extend the construction completion and launch milestones for a Telstar 9 satellite. Granted (June 25, 2003) [See Memorandum Opinion and Order Establishment of a fee collection program to implement the provisions of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1989, FCC 90- 63, 5 FCC Rcd 3558, 3633 (1990). see also Report and Order In Re: Streamlining the Commission’s rules and regulations for satellite application and licensing procedures, FCC 96- 425, 11 FCC Rcd. 21,581 (1996)] Northeast Radio, Inc, - Request for waiver and refund of the Fiscal Year 2002 regulatory fee and late payment penalty assessed to WCAP- AM Granted (July 14, 2003) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon granted, 10 FCC Rcd 12759 (1995)] ORBCOMM LLC and ORBCOMM License Corp. Request for waiver and deferral of extension of construction authorization application fee Denied (June 12, 2003) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5344 at paragraph 29 (1994)] Pittman Broadcasting Services, Inc. – Request for waiver of the Fiscal Year 2002 regulatory fees for WFCG AM Franklinton, LA Granted (May 15, 2003) Runnels Broadcasting System, LLC – Request for waiver and refund of a filing fee KNFT- FM Granted (April 4, 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)] Runnels Broadcasting System, LLC – Request for waiver and refund of a filing fee KPSA Granted (April 4, 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) se also Mobile Media Corporation, 14 FCC Rcd 8017, 8027 (1999)] Spencer Broadcasting, LP – Request for waiver or reduction of the Fiscal Year 2002 and 2001 regulatory fees for KGHO AM Olympia, WA Granted for 2002 and Denied for 2001 (May 15, 2003) [See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2002, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 16177 (2002) United Air Lines, Inc. – Request for a waiver and deferral of the filing fee in connection with the assignment of licenses from United Air Lines, Inc. to United DIP. Granted (June 12, 2003) [See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program to Implement the Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 5 FCC Rcd 3558, 3572- 73 (1990) See also Mobile Media Corporation, 14 FCC Rcd 8017, 8027 (1999)] 2 DA- 03- 3158 Federal Communications Commission _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 3 United States Wireless Systems, Inc. – Request for deferment of the Fiscal Year 2002 regulatory fees for MDS stations Granted (May 15, 2003) Woolstone Corporation – Request for waiver and deferment of the Fiscal Year 2002 regulatory fees for Channel 283A Aurora, NC Denied (May 15, 2003) NOTE: ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE REVENUE AND RECEIVABLES OPERATIONS GROUP AT (202) 418- 1995. 3