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 NEWS  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  News  Media  Contact: 
 July  2,  2001  Maureen  Peratino:  (202)  418-  0506 


 FCC  REVISES  ASSESSMENT  AND  COLLECTION  OF  REGULATORY  FEES  FOR 
 FISCAL  YEAR  2001 


 Washington  DC  –  The  FCC  is  revising  its  Schedule  of  Regulatory  Fees  in  order  to  collect 
 $200,146,000,  as  required  by  Congress  for  Fiscal  Year  2001.  Section  9(  a)  of  the  Communications 
 Act,  as  amended,  authorizes  the  Commission  to  assess  and  collect  annual  regulatory  fees  to  recover 
 the  costs  of  its  enforcement,  policy  and  rulemaking,  international,  and  user  information  activities. 


 The  Report  and  Order  identifies  the  fee  amounts  for  each  fee  category.  This  information  will 
 be  published  in  the  Federal  Register  and  will  also  be  available  on  the  FCC’s  website  at: 
 www.  fcc.  gov/  fees/  regfees/  2001regfees.  Regulatory  Fees  are  due  during  the  period  beginning 
 September  10,  2001  and  ending  September  21,  2001,  but  licensees  and  permittees  can  submit  their 
 payment  earlier  than  the  due  dates,  if  desired. 


 Action  by  the  Commission  on  June  28,  2001,  by  Report  and  Order  (FCC  01-  196).  Chairman 
 Powell,  Commissioners  Copps,  and  Tristani.  Commissioner  Abernathy  recused  herself  from  voting  on 
 the  item. 


 For  general  information  about  this  proceeding,  please  call  (888)  225-  5322  (TTY  1-  888-  835- 
 5322).  For  specific  fee  information  relating  to  the  Report  and  Order,  please  contact  Roland  Helvajian 
 at  (202)  418-  0444  or  Terry  Johnson  at  (202)  418-  0445. 


 MD  Docket  No.  01-  76 


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