Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA-21-442
Released:  April 19, 2021


OFFICE OF MANAGIING DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 FY 2021 APPLICATION FEES ORDER

On March 19, 2021, the Commission published the Application Fee Report and Order in the Federal Register. Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through 1.1109 of the Commission's Rules, MD Docket No, 20-270, Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 15089 (2020) (Application Fee Report and Order).
  While the Application Fee Report and Order will generally become effective thirty days (30) from publication in the Federal Register (April 19, 2021), as explained in the Application Fee Report and Order, the new fee rates, sections 1.1102, 1.1103, 1.1104, 1.1105, 1.1106, 1.1107, and 1.1109 of the Commission’s rules, “will not take effect until the requisite notice has been provided to Congress, the FCC’s information technology systems and internal procedures have been updated, and the Commission publishes notice(s) in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of such rules.” Applicants should continue to pay fees for their applications under the procedures that currently exist until the new procedures and fees are in effect for their applications.  Application Fee Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 15155, para. 201.
 

The Commission will publish notices in the Federal Register that will identify when each application fee category will become effective.  Please continue to monitor the FCC website for updates. 

For additional information on this proceeding, contact Roland Helvajian at Roland.Helvajian@fcc.gov of the Office of Managing Director.


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