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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 February  2,  2005  DA  05-  270 
 MEDIA  BUREAU  IMPLEMENTS  MANDATORY  ELECTRONIC  FILING  OF 
 FCC  FORM  321 
 The  Media  Bureau  announces  mandatory  electronic  filing  via  the  Cable  Operations  and  Licensing  System  (COALS)  for  FCC  Form  321,  Aeronautical  Frequency  Notification. 


 Mandatory  electronic  filing  will  commence  on  September  1,  2005.  Paper  versions  of  this  form  will  not  be  accepted  for  filing  after  August  31,  2005,  unless  accompanied  by  a  request  for  waiver 
 of  the  electronic  filing  requirement.  Users  can  access  the  electronic  filing  system  for  this  form  via  the  Internet  from  the  Commission’s  Web  Site  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  coals. 


 When  the  Commission  implemented  COALS,  it  provided  that  electronic  filing  would  be  mandatory  six  months  after  the  Commission  announced  that  the  software  for  its  filing  was 
 available.  See  68  Fed.  Reg.  26997,  26998  (2003).  See  also  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1705(  b).  The  Commission  recognized  the  need  for  limited  waivers  of  this  requirement  and  stated  that  it  would 
 consider  waivers  where  filers  can  show  that  electronic  filing  would  work  a  hardship  on  them.  However,  such  waivers  will  not  be  routinely  granted  and  the  applicant  must  plead  with 
 particularity  the  facts  and  circumstances  warranting  relief. 
 Instructions  for  use  of  the  COALS  and  assistance  are  available  from  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  coals  under  “download  instructions.” 


 Internet  access  to  the  COALS  public  access  system  at  the  Commission’s  Web  Site  requires  a  user  to  have  a  browser  such  as  Netscape  version  3.04  or  Internet  Explorer  version  3.51,  or  later. 
 For  technical  assistance  using  the  system  or  to  report  problems,  please  contact  the  Media  Bureau,  Engineering  Division  at  (202)  418-  7000  or  COALS_  help@  fcc.  gov. 


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