Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1954)

will be charged for processing, applications having as their sole objective the modification of existing licenses to conform with the requirements of the EARC program. This latter exception w'as made because the Commission believes it would manifestly not be in the public interest to penalize persons ■who voluntarily cooperate with the Commission in carrying out the EARC program, or similar programs, when no fees would be assessed against those persons who refuse such voluntary cooperation and are required to modify their licenses on the basis of action initiated by the Commission itself. (e) With the exceptions indicated in the paragraph above it is proposed to charge a fee in connection with all licensing activities of the Commission. In all cases the fees have been calculated upon the basis of recovering approximately the full costs Involved in carrying out the particular licensing activity in question. 5. Proposed Schedule for Broadcast Services— It is proposed to divide all applications for authorizations in the broadcast services into two categories. For the first of these categories, involving major analysis and action by the Commission a fee of three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) would be charged. For all other applications in the broadcast services a fee of fifty dollars ($50) would be charged. A. Major Broadcast Applications Fee $325 (1) AM, FM, and Television Facilities — applications for: (a) Construction permits for new stations (b) Modification of construction permits or modification of licenses involving any of the following types of action: i. Change in station power ii. Change in station frequency iii. Change in station location iv. Change in mode of operation (including any change in the antenna pattern or hours of operation) (c) Licenses to cover new stations or modifications of construction permits listed under (b) above (d) Renewals of licenses (e) Assignment or transfer of permits or licenses (f) Special Service Authorizations covered by Section 1.325 of the Commission’s Rules (2) International broadcast stations — applications for: (a) Construction permits for new stations B. Minor Broadcast Applications Fee $50 (1) All applications relating to auxiliary broadcast stations (Part 4 of the Commission’s rules) (2) All applications with respect to international broadcast stations, except applications for construction permits for new stations (3) All applications for construction permits, or for modification of construction permits, or licenses for AM, FM, and Television stations other than those listed in “A” above (4) Applications under Section 325 (b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended 6. Proposed Schedule of Fees for Safety and Special Radio Services — It is proposed that a fee of ten dollars ($10) be charged for the processing of all types of applications in these services including original applications, renewals, modifications, etc., with the exception of applications in the Amateur, Disaster, and RACES Services, for which a charge of three dollars ($3) will be assessed. The three dollar charge with respect to the amateur service is for each application filed whether for station license, operator license, change of address, renewal, etc., or any combination thereof. The lesser fee for the processing of applications in the Amateur, Disaster, and RACES services is because the Commission believes that it would be contrary to the public interest, to require applicants therefor to pay the full amount that would be required if applications in such services were grouped, for purposes of this notice, with the other services coming within the jurisdiction of the Safety & Special Radio Services Bureau. 7. Proposed Schedule of Fees for Experimental Services— It is proposed that a fee of twenty dollars ($20) be charged for the processing of all applications, both formal and informal, filed in this service in accordance with the provisions of Part 5 of the Commission’s rules. 8. Proposed Schedule of Fees for Type Acceptance and Approval — It is proposed that a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) be charged for each application for type acceptance of equipment; that a fee of six hundred dollars ($600) be charged for all applications for type approval filed in accordance with Part 18 of the rules, and that a fee of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) be charged for the processing of any application for type approval covered by Parts 3, 8, or 19 of the Commission’s rules. 9. Proposed Schedule of Fees for Operator Licenses — It is proposed that a fee of three dollars ($3) be charged in connection with the processing of all applications for commercial operator licenses regardless of class, including original applications, applications for renewal either by examination or by service under waiver of Section 13.28 of the rules, requests for duplicate licenses, endorsement on all outstanding licenses, and verification cards requested at any time other than upon the issuance of a license or a renewal thereof. It is also proposed that a fee of three dollars ($3) be charged for processing an application for a restricted radio telephone operator’s license. 10. Proposed Schedule of Fees for Ship Inspections — It is proposed to charge a fee of thirty dollars ($30) for each application filed for the following type ship inspections even though an inspector may be required to visit a ship more than once before a certificate is issued : (a) U. S. Compulsory Ocean-going Telegraph. (b) U. S. Compulsory Ocean-going Telephone. (c) U. S. Compulsory Great Lakes Telephone. (d) Foreign Compulsory Ocean-going Telegraph and Telephone. (This does not change in any way the existing requirement under Section 4(f)(3) of the Communications Act, as Amended, that the U. S. Government be reimbursed for extra compensation resulting from overtime services in connection with ship inspections.) 11. Proposed Schedule of Fees for Common Carrier Services — -It is proposed to charge the following fees in the Common Carrier services: (a) Applications filed by telephone companies under Section 221 of the Act for acquisitions, consolidations, etc. — $350. (b) Formal applications filed by telephone companies under Section 214 of the Act for the construction or extension of a line — $150. (c) Applications for exemptions from Commission jurisdiction under Title II of the Act — $150. (d) All other applications filed by common carriers under Titles II and III of the Act, except applications filed by carriers under Parts 7, 8, 10 and 14 of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations which are covered by the fees set forth in the schedule of fees for the Safety and Special Radio Services— $30. 12. It is contemplated that this schedule be reviewed biennially, and adjustments made where necessary to conform the fees charged to actual experience in the light of new or changed circumstances. 13. Each applicaiton for which a fee is prescribed must be accompanied by a remittance in the full amount of the fee. In no case will an application be accepted for filing or processed prior to payment of the full amount specified. Applications for which no remittance is received, or for which an insufficient amount is received, may be returned to the applicant. 14. Provision will be made for a Cashier’s Office to be located in the Commission’s Offices in Washington, D. C., for the purpose of accepting application fees presented in 2