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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322  Report  No.:  SPB-  204 
 DA  04-  787 
 Released:  March  25,  2004 


 THE  INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  PROVIDES  GUIDANCE 
 CONCERNING  THE  CRITICAL  DESIGN  REVIEW  MILESTONE  REQUIREMENT 


 Pursuant  to  5  U.  S.  C.  §  553(  b)(  3)(  A),  the  International  Bureau  (Bureau)  provides  the  following  information  as  guidance  in  connection  with  the  Commission’s  Critical  Design  Review  (CDR)  milestone 
 for  satellite  authorizations. 
 As  part  of  the  Bureau’s  CDR  milestone  review,  authorized  entities  should  be  prepared,  upon  request,  to  submit  any  or  all  of  the  following  information: 


 1.  The  documentation  package  prepared  for  payload  subsystem  CDR  and  the  resulting  CDR  Report  and  Actions  Items  list  (preferably  on  CD-  ROM,  but  paper  is  acceptable); 
 2.  Evidence  of  payment  up  through  the  date  of  CDR,  either  through  copies  of  cancelled  checks  or  a  letter  signed  by  the  authorized  entity  certifying  payment  and  the  amount  and  dates  of  those 
 payments;  and 
 3.  Any  revisions  to  the  satellite  manufacturing  contract,  whether  modified,  amended,  or  rescinded  and  replaced,  or  that  reflect  contractual  arrangements  in  any  way  different  from  the  contract 


 previously  submitted  to  the  Commission  to  show  compliance  with  the  milestone  for  entering  into  a  satellite  manufacturing  agreement. 


 Authorized  entities  that  are  constructing  their  own  satellite  may  be  asked  to  provide  the  following  additional  information: 


 1.  Evidence  that  the  licensee  either  continues  to  own,  or  continues  to  have  a  right  to  use,  manufacturing  facilities  required  for  final  assembly  of  the  spacecraft; 
 2.  Evidence  that  the  licensee  continues  to  secure  the  services  of  a  staff  with  relevant  design  and  manufacturing  expertise; 
 3.  An  attested  copy  of  a  document  signed  by  a  person  or  persons  with  appropriate  responsibility  authorizing  use  of  the  licensee’s  resources  to  construct  the  satellite(  s); 
 4.  A  copy  of  an  appropriately  authorized  work  schedule  indicating  that  the  satellites  will  be  built  within  a  time  period  consistent  with  the  milestone  schedule  prescribed  in  the  license;  and 
 5.  Evidence  that  the  licensee  continues  to  have  adequate  funds  for  near-  term  expenses. 
 This  guidance  is  based  on  existing  Commission  policy  and  precedent  and  is  intended  to  identify  information  that  the  Commission  may  seek  as  it  assesses  compliance  with  the  CDR  milestone.  This 
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 guidance  should  provide  authorized  holders  of  spectrum  with  a  greater  understanding  of  the  information  that  they  may  need  to  submit  to  the  Commission  in  connection  with  the  CDR  milestone  review. 
 The  Bureau  notes,  however,  that  the  information  used  to  determine  if  authorized  entities  have  satisfied  the  CDR  milestone  may  vary  from  case  to  case  depending  on  the  facts  presented  to  the  Bureau.  Accordingly, 
 other  information  may  be  used  in  addition  to  or  instead  of  the  information  listed  in  this  Public  Notice. 
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