*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 36818* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA- 04- 756 ________________________________________________________________________________ Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 PUBLIC NOTICE Released: March 23, 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: Blue Ridge Financial, Inc. – Request for waiver of the late payment penalty for FY 2002 regulatory fee due from WWIT( AM) Denied (February 18, 2004) [See 47 C. F. R. §1.1157; see also Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2002, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 13,203 (2002); 47 U. S. C. §159] Eure Communications, Inc. – Request for waiver and partial refund of FY 2002 regulatory fees paid for WINA( AM) Granted (February 24, 2004) [See C. F. R. § 1.1160( a)( 1)] Harris Broadcasting Company, Inc. - Request for reduction of FY 2003 regulatory fees due for KBJN (TV) Dismissed (February 27, 2004) [See Section 1. 1166( d) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. §1.1166( d)] Norfolk Southern Corporation – Request for reduction of the fees associated with requests for waiver of the signature requirements of Section 1.948 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. §1.948 Dismissed (February 25, 2004) Putbrese Communications, LTD - Request for waiver of the late payment penalty due for FY 2002 regulatory fees due for KWKY- AM Denied (February 25, 2004) [See 47 C. F. R. §1.1157; see also Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2002, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 13,203 (2002); 47 U. S. C. §159] St. Thomas and San Juan Telephone Company – Request for refund of the late payment penalty for FY 2002 regulatory fee Denied (February 3, 2004) [See 47 C. F. R. § 1.1158; See, e. g., Public Notice, FY 2002 Interstate Telecommunications Service Providers Regulatory Fees, August 5, 2002] Uniplex Telecom - Request for waiver of FY 2003 regulatory fees Dismissed (February 25, 2004) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 10 FCC Rcd 12,759, 12762 (1995)] Yorkshire Global Restaurants, Inc – Request for waiver and refund of application filing fees Granted (February 3, 2004) [See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program To Implement the Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 3 FCC Rcd 3558, 3572- 73 (1990)] News media information 202 / 418- 5000 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov 1 DA- 04- Federal Communications Commission _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2 NOTE: ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE REVENUE AND RECEIVABLES OPERATIONS GROUP AT (202) 418- 1995. 2