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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 139 / Thursday, July 21, 2005 / Rules and Regulations 41967 I 3. Section 52.1627 is amended by FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS associated with the Commission’s designating the existing text as paragraph COMMISSION enforcement, policy and rulemaking, (a) and by adding paragraph (b) to read user information, and international as follows: 47 CFR Part 1 activities. We also deny the petition for [MD Docket Nos. 05–59 and 04–73; FCC reconsideration filed by Cingular § 52.1627 Control strategy and 05–137] Wireless LLC of the Commission’s FY regulations: Carbon monoxide. 2004 Report and Order. * * * * * Assessment and Collection of DATES: Effective August 22, 2005. (b) Approval—The Albuquerque/ Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2005; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernalillo County carbon monoxide Assessment and Collection of Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing limited maintenance plan revision dated Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2004 Director at (202) 418–0444 or Rob September 7, 2004, meets the AGENCY: Federal Communications Fream, Office of Managing Director at requirements of section 172 of the Clean Commission. (202) 418–0408. Air Act, and is therefore approved. ACTION: Final rule. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 05–14388 Filed 7–20–05; 8:45 am] Adopted: July 1, 2005. SUMMARY: In this document, we Released: July 7, 2005. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P conclude a proceeding to collect By the Commission: Commissioner $280,098,000 in regulatory fees for Copps concurring and issuing a Fiscal Year (FY) 2005. These fees are statement; Commissioner Adelstein mandated by Congress and are collected approving in part, concurring in part, to recover the regulatory costs and issuing a statement. TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraph Heading No. I. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 II. Discussion ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 A. Development of FY 2005 Fees .................................................................................................................................................. 2 1. Calculation of Revenue and Fee Requirements ................................................................................................................. 2 2. Additional Adjustments to Payment Units ........................................................................................................................... 3 3. Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) Messaging Service ........................................................................................ 5 4. Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) ..................................................................................................................... 6 5. International Bearer Circuits ............................................................................................................................................... 8 6. Regulatory Fees for Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) Providers and Cable Television Operators ................................... 10 7. Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS) ............................................................................................. 12 8. Broadband Radio Service (BRS) / Educational Broadband Service (EBS), (formerly MDS/MMDS and ITFS) ................ 13 9. Regulatory Fees for AM and FM Construction Permits ..................................................................................................... 14 10. Clarification of Policies and Procedures ........................................................................................................................... 16 a. Ad Hoc Issues Concerning Our Regulatory Fee Exemption Policies ......................................................................... 16 b. Regulatory Fee Obligations for Digital Broadcasters .................................................................................................. 23 c. Regulatory Fee Obligations for AM Expanded Band Broadcasters ............................................................................ 24 d. Effective Date of Payment of Multi-Year Wireless Fees ............................................................................................. 26 11. Notification, Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees ........................................................................................... 27 a. Interstate Telecommunications Service Providers (ITSPs) ......................................................................................... 29 b. Satellite Space Station Licensees ............................................................................................................................... 31 c. Media Services Licensees ........................................................................................................................................... 34 d. Cable Television Subscribers ...................................................................................................................................... 36 B. FY 2005 Fee Determination and FY 2004 Reconsideration ..................................................................................................... 38 12. Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) Providers ..................................................................................................... 38 III. Procedural Matters ........................................................................................................................................................................... 45 A. Payment of Regulatory Fees ..................................................................................................................................................... 45 1. De Minimis Fee Payment Liability ...................................................................................................................................... 45 2. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates for Annual Regulatory Fees ................................................................... 46 3. Limitations on Credit Card Transactions ............................................................................................................................ 48 B. Enforcement ............................................................................................................................................................................... 49 C. Congressional Review Act Analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 51 IV. Ordering Clauses ............................................................................................................................................................................. 52 Attachments: Attachment A Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Attachment B Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY2005 Attachment C Calculation of Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees Attachment D FY 2005 Schedule of Regulatory Fees Attachment E Factors, Measurements, and Calculations that Determine Station Contours and Population Coverages Attachment F List of Commenters Attachment G FY 2004 Schedule of Regulatory Fees VerDate jul<14>2003 17:10 Jul 20, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\21JYR1.SGM 21JYR1 41968 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 139 / Thursday, July 21, 2005 / Rules and Regulations I. Introduction as licenses that are renewed for a population served, determine the 1. In this Order, we conclude a multiyear term, the resulting unit fee regulatory fee amount to be paid. was also divided by the term of the proceeding to collect $280,098,000 in 3. Commercial Mobile Radio Service license. These unit fees were then regulatory fees for Fiscal Year (FY) (CMRS) Messaging Service 2005. These fees are mandated by rounded to the nearest $5 or $25 in accordance with 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(2). 5. In the FY 2005 NPRM, the Congress and are collected to recover Commission proposed to continue its the regulatory costs associated with the 2. Additional Adjustments to Payment policy of maintaining the CMRS Commission’s enforcement, policy and Units Messaging Service regulatory fee at the rulemaking, user information, and rate calculated in FY 2003 and FY 2004 international activities.2 We also deny 3. In calculating the FY 2005 regulatory fees in Attachment D, we to avoid further contributing to the the petition for reconsideration filed by financial hardships associated with a Cingular Wireless LLC of the further adjusted the FY 2004 list of payment units (Attachment B) based declining subscriber base.8 We received Commission’s FY 2004 Report and no comments or reply comments on this Order.3 upon licensee databases and industry and trade group projections. Whenever matter. Consequently, we will maintain II. Discussion possible, we verified these estimates the CMRS Messaging Service regulatory fee at $0.08 per subscriber. A. Development of FY 2005 Fees from multiple sources to ensure the accuracy of these estimates. In some 4. Local Multipoint Distribution Service 1. Calculation of Revenue and Fee instances, Commission licensee (LMDS) Requirements databases were used, while in other 6. In the FY 2004 proceeding, the 2. As explained