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 NEWS  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).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 July  15,  2002 
 FCC  TO  AMEND  APPLICATION  PROCESSING  FEES 
 Effective  September  10,  2002,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  will  amend  the  application  processing  fees  it  charges  applicants,  licensees,  and  permittees.  Consistent  with 
 Section  8(  b),  the  Commission  will  make  adjustment  to  reflect  changes  in  the  cost-  of-  living  increases  in  the  Consumer  Price  Index-  Urban  (CPI-  U)  as  of  October  1,  2001.  You  may  view  a 
 copy  of  the  Order  (FCC  02-  202)  adopted  July  1,  2002,  by  going  to  our  website  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  fees  and  then  clicking  on  “Application  Processing  Fees.” 


 Individual  Bureau  &  Office  Fee  Filing  Guides  reflecting  these  new  rates  will  be  placed  on  the  website  in  August  2002.  Copies  of  the  Fee  Filing  Guides  can  also  be  obtained  (in  August  2002) 
 by  going  to  our  website  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  formpage.  html  or  by  calling  the  Forms  Distribution  Center  at  1-  800-  418-  FORM  [3676]. 


 The  cost-  of-  living  adjustments  are  made  pursuant  to  Section  8(  b)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  in  the  Omnibus  Budget  Reconciliation  Act  of  1989.  The  Act  allows  for 
 adjustments  to  the  fee  schedule  every  two  years  after  October  1,  1991. 
 Increases  in  the  dollar  amounts  under  the  cost-  of-  living  adjustments  apply  to  all  fees  based  on  the  percentage  change  in  the  CPI-  U  from  the  date  of  enactment  of  the  legislation.  The  new 
 Schedule  of  Charges  will  reflect  the  net  change  in  the  CPI-  U  of  40  percent,  calculated  from  December  1989  through  October  2001  in  accordance  with  the  Section  1.115  of  Part  1  of  the 
 Commission’s  rules. 
 All  revenues  generated  by  this  fee  collection  program  are  deposited  in  the  general  fund  of  Treasury. 


 For  additional  information  on  the  Fee  Collection  Program,  please  contact  Claudette  Pride,  Chief,  Revenue  and  Receivables  Operations  Group  at  (202)  418-  1995. 
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