[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48486-48487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24213]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 25
[IB Docket No. 95-117; FCC 96-425]
Streamlining Rules and Regulations for Satellite Application and
Licensing Procedures
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; establishment of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The modifications to the Commission's rules and regulations on
application and licensing requirements for satellite space and earth
stations adopted in the Part 25 Streamlining Order, including the new
FCC Form 312, became effective April 21, 1997. These modifications,
which contained modified information collection requirements, were
published in the Federal Register of February 10, 1997.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The modifications to 47 CFR part 25 published at 62 FR
5924 (February 10, 1997) and the new FCC Form 312 became effective
April 21, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Campbell, International
Bureau, (202) 418-0753.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Febuary 10, 1997, the Commission
published the Federal Register summary of the Part 25 Streamlining
Order (FCC 96-425, 62 FR 5924 (February 10, 1997)). The Part 25
Streamlining Order streamlined the existing application and licensing
procedures, reduced reporting requirements for a number of services,
and consolidated various forms to make data collection more efficient.
Specifically, the FCC (1) waived the construction permit requirement
for satellite space stations; (2) extended the construction period for
Very Small Aperture Terminals (``VSATs''); (3) eliminated the annual
reporting requirement for VSATs; (4) increased the license term for
temporary fixed earth stations operating in the C-band from one year to
ten years; (5) reduced reporting requirements for earth and space
stations; (6) reviewed and consolidated FCC Forms 430, 493, 704 and 702
into a new Form 312 with specific schedules; (7) expedited the
processing of satellite inclined orbit authorizations; (8) streamlined
the earth station modification process; (9) updated Part 25 rules in
accordance with ITU Radio Regulations; and (10) eliminated burdensome
space station application provisions.
Because these rule changes impose new or modified information
collection requirements, they could not become effective until approved
by the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In the February 10,
1997 Federal Register summary, we stated that the rules, regulations
and the FCC Form 312 established in the Part 25 Streamlining Order
would become effective upon approval by OMB, but no sooner than sixty
days after publication in the Federal Register. OMB approved these rule
changes on April 21, 1997.
The Federal Register Summary stated that ``[t]he Federal
Communications Commission will publish a document at a later date
announcing the effective date of these rules,'' see 62 FR 5924
(February 10, 1997). Therefore, the Commission announces that the rule
changes adopted in the Part 25 Streamlining Order became effective on
April 21, 1997.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 25
Communciations common carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Satellites.
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Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-24213 Filed 9-15-97; 8:45 am]
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