Federal Communications Commission	FCC 21-110


Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of

Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through 1.1109 of the Commission’s Rules
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MD Docket No. 20-270
ERRATUM
Adopted: October 21, 2021	Released: October 25, 2021

By the Commission:

On December 29, 2020, the Commission released a Report and Order in the above captioned proceeding. Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through 1.1109 of the Commission's Rules, Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 15089 (2020) (Application Fee Report and Order).
  The Application Fee Report and Order contained four inadvertent errors to be addressed in this Erratum: (1) it erroneously omitted the fee for earth station applications for special temporary authority (STA); (2) it listed the fee for pro forma assignment or transfer of control for earth station licenses or registrations on a per transaction, rather than per application, basis; (3) it listed the fee for space station applications for pro forma assignment or transfer of control on a per transaction, rather than per application, basis; and (4) it omitted a citation in paragraph 163. We note that the application fee changes adopted for international services under section 1.1107 “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.”  Office of the Managing Director Announces Effective Date of FY 2021 Application Fee Order, Public Notice, DA 21-442 (Apr. 19, 2021).  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. Id. (citing Application Fee Report and Order at 15155, para. 201).
 
First, although the Commission evidenced its intent to include the fee for earth station STA applications in the adopted schedule of application fees, Id. at 15148, para. 180, n.317 (stating, in pertinent part, “Earth station licensees . . .  have and may continue to request an STA to communicate with non-U.S, licensed space stations, and filing fees for such requests are covered by the proposed filing fee for Earth Stations, Special Temporary Authority, above.”).  
 inclusion of a row for the STA fee was inadvertently omitted in the summary chart of earth station fees in the Application Fee Report and Order See Application Fee Report and Order at 15142-43, para. 164.
 and in Appendix B setting forth the schedule of charges for applications and other filings for international services. Id. at 15179-82, Appendix B (Final Rules), para. 9 (amending section 1.1107 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 1.1107, “Schedule of charges for applications and other filings for international services”).
  This Erratum corrects the omission by making the changes to the Application Fee Report and Order as set forth below to reflect the adoption of the proposed application fee of $195 An application fee of $195 for requests for STA by earth station licensees was included in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding.  See Amendment of the Schedule of Applications Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through 1.1109 of the Commission’s Rules, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 36 FCC Rcd 1618, 1702, Appendix A (2020).  No comments or reply comments were filed in connection with this proposed fee.
 for requests for STA by earth station licensees.  Second, the Commission made clear in the Application Fee Report and Order that it intended to assess the application fee for pro forma assignment or transfer of control for earth station licenses or registrations on a per application basis. The Commission wrote that the $400 fee “covers the average cost to process a pro forma application.” Application Fee Report and Order at 15139, para. 156 (emphasis added); 
  This fee is assessed on a per application basis in accordance with the costs incurred by the Commission. Id. at 15139, para. 156 (“We assess this pro forma application fee on a per transaction basis because the costs involved with processing these applications typically are incurred per application due to the pro forma nature of these applications.”).
  As such, this Erratum corrects the error in the second-to-last sentence in paragraph 156 by changing the word “transaction” to “application” and corrects the corresponding annotation in the fee summary charts from per transaction to per application. Id.; see also id. at 15143, 15181.
  Third, the Commission also made clear in the Application Fee Report and Order that it intended to assess the fee for space station applications for pro forma assignment or transfer of control on a per application basis. The Commission adopted the $400 fee based on “the cost of processing such an application.” Id. at 15147-48, para. 179 (emphasis added).  
  This fee is assessed on a per application basis in accordance with the costs incurred by the Commission. See id. at 15147-48. para. 179 (“[A]s discussed in the case of earth station application, the costs involved with processing these [space station pro forma] applications typically are incurred by transaction (per application basis)…”).
  As such, this Erratum corrects the last sentence of paragraph 179 by changing the word “transaction” to “application” and corrects the corresponding annotation in the fee summary charts. Id. (“[T]he costs involved with processing these applications typically are incurred by transaction (per application basis)...”); see also id. at 15149, 15182.  
  Finally, the Commission intended to include a citation in paragraph 163 and accordingly listed footnote number 285 at the end of the sentence that reads, “Applicants and licensees may request authority to communicate with a non-U.S. licensed space station as part of an earth station application.” Id. at 15142, para. 163.
  However, the Application Fee Report and Order did not include a footnote 285.  This Erratum adds that footnote. 
Accordingly, this Erratum amends the Application Fee Report and Order as indicated below:
1. The second-to-last sentence of paragraph 156 is corrected to read as follows:
“We assess this pro forma application fee on a per application basis because the costs involved with processing these applications typically are incurred per application due to the pro forma nature of these applications.”
2. Footnote 285 in paragraph 163 is added and reads as follows:
“285 47 CFR § 25.137(a).”
3. Paragraph 164 is corrected to read as follows:
We adopt the following cost-based fees for earth stations.
Application
New Fee 
Fixed or Temporary Fixed Transmit or Transmit/Receive Earth Stations, per Call Sign

Initial application, single site
$360 
Initial application, multiple sites 
$6,515 
Receive Only Earth Stations License or Registration, per call sign or registration

Initial application or registration, single site, per site
$175 
Initial application or registration, multiple sites, per system
$465 
Blanket Earth Stations, per call sign

Initial Application for Blanket Authorization
$360
Mobile Earth Stations, per call sign

Initial Application for Blanket Authorization, per system
$815 
Amendments to Earth Station Applications or Registrations, per call sign

Single Site
$430 
Multiple Sites
$630 
Other Earth Station Applications

Modification of Earth Station Licenses or Registrations, per call sign
$545 
Assignment or Transfer of Control of Earth Station Licenses or Registrations
$745 (first call sign; $400 (for each additional) 
Pro Forma Assignment or Transfer of Control of Earth Station Licenses or Registrations, per application
$400 
Earth Station Special Temporary Authority, per call sign
$195
Renewals of Earth Station Licenses, per Call Sign

Single Site
$115 
Multiple Sites
$145 
Requests for U.S. Market for Non-U.S. Licensed Space Stations, per request
See the fee categories for Space Stations

4. The last sentence of paragraph 179 is corrected to read as follows:
“We apply this pro forma fee on a per application basis because, as discussed in the case of earth station application, the costs involved with processing these applications typically are incurred by application rather than by call sign.”
5. The fee table in paragraph 180 is corrected to read as follows:
Filing Category
New Fee
Space Stations, Geostationary Orbit

Application for Authority to Construct, Deploy, and Operate, per satellite
$3,555
Application for Authority to Operate, per satellite
$3,555
Space Stations, Non-Geostationary Orbit

Application for Authority to Construct, Deploy, and Operate, per system of technically identical satellites, per Call Sign
$15,050
Application for Authority to Operate, per system of technically identical satellites, per Call Sign
$15,050
Space Stations, Petition for Declaratory Ruling for a Foreign Space Station to Access the United States Market

GSO
$3,555
NGSO
$15,050 
Small satellite NGSO
$2,175
Space Stations, Small Satellites, or Small Spacecraft

Application to Construct, Deploy, and Operate, per Call Sign
$2,175 
Space Stations, Other Applications

Space Stations, Amendments, per Call Sign
$1,620
Space Stations, Modifications, per Call Sign
$2,495 
Space Stations, Assignment or Transfer of Control
$745 (first call sign; $400 for each additional)
Space Stations, Pro Forma Assignment or Transfer of Control, per Application
$400 
Space Stations, Special Temporary Authority, per Call Sign
$1,435 

6. In Appendix B, Section 1.1107 is revised to read as follows:
§1.1107 Schedule of charges for applications and other filings for international services. 
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Cable Landing License, per Application
New Fee
New License
$3,835
Assignment/Transfer of Control
$1,230
Pro Forma Assignment/Transfer of Control
$400
Foreign Carrier Affiliation Notification
$495
Modification
$1,230
Renewal
$2,440
Special Temporary Authority
$675
Waiver
$335

International Section 214 Authorization, per Application
New Fee
New Authorization
$785
Assignment/transfer of control
$1,230
Pro forma Assignment/transfer of control
$400
Foreign Carrier Affiliation Notification
$495
Modification
$675
Special Temporary Authority
$675
Waiver
$335
Discontinuance of services
$335

Section 310(b) Foreign Ownership, per Application
New Fee
Petition for Declaratory Ruling
$2,485
Waiver
$335

Recognized Operating Agency per Application
New Fee
Application for ROA Status
$1,145
Waiver
$335
 
Data Network Identification Code (DNIC), per Application
New Fee
New DNIC
$785
Waiver
$335

 International Signaling Point Code (ISPC), per Application
New Fee
New ISPC
$785
Transfer of Control
$675
Modification
$675
Waiver
$335
 
Satellite Earth Station Applications
New Fee
Fixed or Temporary Fixed Transmit or Transmit/Receive Earth Stations, per Call Sign

Initial application, single site
$360
Initial application, multiple sites 
$6,515
Receive Only Earth Stations License or Registration, per Call Sign or Registration

Initial application or registration, single site
$175
Initial application or registration, multiple sites, per system
$465
Initial application for Blanket Earth Stations, per Call Sign
$360
Mobile Earth Stations Applications, per Call Sign

Initial Application for Blanket Authorization, per system, per Call Sign
$815
Amendments to Earth Station Applications or Registrations per Call Sign

Single Site
$430
Multiple Sites
$630
Earth Stations, Other Applications

Applications for Modification of Earth Station Licenses or Registrations, per Call Sign
$545
Assignment or Transfer of Control of Earth Station Licenses or Registrations, per Call Sign
$745 (first call sign)
$400 (for each additional call sign)
Pro Forma Assignment or Transfer of Control of Earth Station Licenses or Registrations, per Application
$400
Earth Station Special Temporary Authority, per call sign
$195
Earth Station Renewals of Licenses, per Call Sign

Single Site
$115
Multiple Sites
$145
Earth Station Requests for U.S. Market Access for Non-U.S. Licensed Space Stations
See Space Stations

Satellite Space Station Applications
New Fee
Space Stations, Geostationary Orbit

Application for Authority to Construct, Deploy, and Operate, per satellite
$3,555
Application for Authority to Operate, per satellite
$3,555
Space Stations, Non-Geostationary Orbit

Application for Authority to Construct, Deploy, and Operate, per system of technically identical satellites, per Call Sign
$15,050
Application for Authority to Operate, per system of technically identical satellites, per Call Sign
$15,050
Space Stations, Petition for Declaratory Ruling for Foreign-Licensed Space Station to Access the U.S. Market

Geostationary Orbit, per Call Sign
$3,555
Non-Geostationary Orbit, per Call Sign
$15,050
Small Satellites, per Call Sign
$2,175
Space Stations, Small Satellites, or Small Spacecraft

Application to Construct, Deploy, and Operate, per Call Sign
$2,175
Other Applications for Space Stations

Space Stations, Amendments, per Call Sign
$1,620
Space Stations, Modifications, per Call Sign
$2,495
Space Stations, Assignment or Transfer of Control, per Call Sign
$745 (first call sign)
$400 (for each additional call sign)
Space Stations, Pro Forma Assignment or Transfer of Control, per Application
$400
Space Stations, Special Temporary Authority, per Call Sign
$1,435

Unified Space Station and Earth Station Initial Application, Amendment, and Modification
New Fee
Unified Space Station and Earth Station Initial Application, Amendment, and Modification
Applicable Space Station Fee + Applicable Earth Station Fee

International Broadcast Stations (IBS) Applications
New Fee
New Construction Permit
$4,010
Construction Permit Modification
$4,010
New License
$905
License Renewal
$230
Frequency Assignment 
$80
Transfer of Control
$595
Special Temporary Authority
$395

Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast Stations under Section 325(c) Applications
New Fee
New License
$360
License Modification
$185
License Renewal
$155
Special Temporary Authority
$155
Transfer of Control
$260


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						Marlene H. Dortch
						Secretary


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