Federal Communications Commission
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amends its rules to simplify and streamline the Commission's procedures for filing waiver, deferral, and reduction requests for regulatory fees and the procedures for filing installment payment requests for all debt owed to the Commission, including regulatory fees, to reduce administrative expenses and ensure more rapid disposition of such requests.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 1 [MD Docket Nos. 22-301, 23-159; FCC 23-34; FR ID 191170] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final action. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amends its rules to simplify and streamline the Commission's procedures for filing waiver, deferral, and reduction requests for regulatory fees and the procedures for filing installment payment requests for all debt owed to the Commission, including regulatory fees, to reduce administrative expenses and ensure more rapid disposition of such requests. DATES: The revision to the Commission's waiver procedure, 47 CFR 1.1166 , became effective on October 16, 2023. The revision to 47 CFR 1.1914 is delayed indefinitely until after review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing Director, at (202) 418-0444. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order ( May Report and Order ), in MD Docket Nos. 22-301 and 23-159, FCC 23-34, adopted on May 12, 2023, and released on May 15, 2023, as amended by the sua sponte technical corrections the Commission made to the language of 47 CFR 1.1166 and 1.1914 in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 23-66, MD Docket Nos. 22-310 and 23-159, adopted and released on August 10, 2023 (August Report and Order), 88 FR 63694 , (Sept. 15, 2023). The full text of …
Citation: 88 FR 89608
