Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008

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 No. 08-65; FCC 08-182] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, we amend our Schedule of Regulatory Fees to collect $312,000,000 in regulatory fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). These fees are mandated by Congress and are collected to recover the regulatory costs associated with the Commission's enforcement, policy and rulemaking, user information, and international activities. DATES: Effective September 25, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CORES Helpdesk at (877) 480-3201, option 4, or ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents Heading Paragraph No. I. Introduction 1 II. Report and Order 3 A. Calculation of Revenue and Fee Requirements 4 B. Additional Adjustments to Payment Units 5 1. Commercial Mobile Radio (“CMRS”) Messaging Service 7 2. Private Land Mobile Radio Service (“PLMRS”) 9 3. Regulatory Fee Obligations for AM Expanded Band Broadcasters 11 4. International Bearer Circuits 14 a. Background 14 b. Discussion 19 ( printed page 50202) APPENDIX A Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis APPENDIX B List of Commenters ATTACHMENTS Attachment A Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2008 Attachment B Calculation of FY 2008 Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees Attachment C FY 2008 Schedule of Regulatory Fees Attachm…