*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 35836* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA- 04- 409 ________________________________________________________________________________ Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 PUBLIC NOTICE Released: February 20, 2004 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: Aerco Broadcasting Corporation – Request for refund of FY 1998 through 2001 regulatory fees for WTRA- TV Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Denied January 9, 2004 for FY 1998 and 1999 Granted for FY 2000 and 2001 [See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1999, 14 FCC Rcd 9868 at para. 59 (1999) see also September 14, 1999 Letter Decision] AM Radio 1170, Inc. –Request for waiver of FY 2003 regulatory fees due for KENT- AM, Honolulu, HI Granted (January 9, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 10 FCC Rcd 12,759, 12762 (1995)] COLT Telecommunications - Request for refund of FY 2003 regulatory fees Granted (January 8, 2004) [See C. F. R. 1.1160( a) (1)] Ronald W. Cowan - Request for deferral of the payment of FY 2003 regulatory fees due for WVAB- AM AND WBVA- AM Dismissed (January 13, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon. granted, 10 FCC 12759 (1995), see also 47 C. F. R. 1.1166] Fireweed Communications Corporation – Request for a waiver of FY 2003 regulatory fees due for KYES- TV, KYEX- LP, KZND- LP Anchorage, AK Granted (January 13, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon. Granted, 10 FCC 12759 (1995)] Van D. Goodall, Jr –Request for waiver of FY 2003 regulatory fees due for KRZI- AM, KRZX- AM and KLRK- FM Granted (January 9, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 10 FCC Rcd 12,759, 12761- 62 (1995)] Hispanic Keys Broadcasting Corp. – Request for deferral and waiver of FY 2003 regulatory fees due for WVIB- TV, WVEB- CA and WMV- 848 Denied (January 9, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon. Granted, 10 FCC 12759 (1995)] KMRI Radio, LLC – Request for waiver of FY 2003 regulatory fees due for KMRI, West Valley City, UT Granted (January 9, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, News media information 202 / 418- 5000 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov 1 DA- 04- 409 Federal Communications Commission _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2 5346 (1994), recon. Granted, 10 FCC 12759 (1995)] KM Television of Flagstaff, LLC – Request for a waiver or reduction of FY 2002 regulatory fees due for KCFG- TV Flagstaff, AZ Granted (January 9, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon. Granted, 10 FCC 12759 (1995)] Metz Tool & Die Works, Inc. Request for waiver of the late payment penalty due for FY 2000 regulatory fees due for WTCL- AM Chattahoochoo, FL Denied (January 9, 2004) Orient/ Laurier TV Club – Request for a waiver of FY 2003 regulatory fees Granted (January 9, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, Memorandum Opinion and Order 10 FCC 12759, 12,762, paragraph 16 (1995)] Ortiz Broadcasting Corporation – Request for deferment and waiver of FY 2003 regulatory fees due for KTRG, Channel 10, Del Rio TX and five low power television stations K52EA, San Antonio, Texas; KFTN- LP, LaFeria, Texas; KLIA- LP, McAllen, Texas; KSFE- LP, McAllen, Texas, and KTIZ- LP, Harlington, Texas. Granted (January 9, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 10 FCC Rcd 12,759, 12761- 62 (1995)] Paradise Broadcasting, Inc. - Request for a waiver of FY 2002 regulatory fees due for KTHO- AM Granted (January 13, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon. Granted, 10 FCC 12759 (1995)] PC Landing Corp debtor- in- possession - Request for waiver and deferral of FY 2003 regulatory fees Granted (January 13, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon. Granted, 10 FCC 12759 (1995), see also 12761- 62] Saga Broadcasting Corporation - Request for waiver of the late payment penalty due for FY 2002 regulatory fees Denied (January 13, 2004) Telscape Communications, Inc. Request for waiver of the late payment penalty due for FY 2002 regulatory fees Granted (January 13, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon. Granted, 10 FCC 12759 (1995)] Touch America, Inc. and Touch America, Inc. debtor- in-possession – Request for a waiver and refund of FY 2003 regulatory fees Granted (January 9, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), recon granted, 10 FCC 12759 (1995)] World Television of Washington, LLC – Request for a partial refund of FY 2003 regulatory fees due for KBCB-TV Bellingham, WA Granted (January 9, 2004) World Television of Washington, LLC – Request for a partial refund of FY 2002 regulatory fees due for KBCB-TV Bellingham, WA Granted (January 9, 2004) NOTE: ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE REVENUE AND RECEIVABLES OPERATIONS GROUP AT (202) 418- 1995. 2