[Federal Register: November 12, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 218)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[Report No. AUC-02-32-H (Auction No. 32); DA 02-2757]
Additional Information Required for Completion of FCC Form 175
and Exhibits for Auction No. 32; Auction of Construction Permits for
New AM Broadcast Stations Scheduled for December 10, 2002
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document supplements a public notice released November
19, 1999, which announced a five-day period for the filing of
applications for new AM stations and major modifications to authorized
AM stations. The document informs applicants of additional information
for incorporation as part of their short-form application (FCC form
175) for Auction No. 32.
DATES: Auction No. 32 applicants must file the additional information
identified in this document by 6 p.m. e.t. on Monday, October 28, 2002.
Auction No. 32 is scheduled to begin on December 10, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Burnley at the Auctions and
Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at (202)
418-0660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a public notice
released by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on October 21, 2002.
The complete text of the public notice, including the attachment, is
available for public inspection and copying during regular business
hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The October 21, 2002,
public notice may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating
contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 863-2893, facsimile
(202) 863-2898, or via e-mail qualexint@aol.com.
1. The Media Bureau (``MB'') and the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau (``WTB'') (collectively, ``Bureaus'') supplement the ``Auction
No. 32 Filing Window Public Notice'' released November 19, 1999, which
announced a five-day period for the filing of applications for new AM
stations and major modifications to authorized AM stations. This
document informs applicants that they must submit additional
information for incorporation as part of their short-form application
(FCC form 175) for Auction No. 32. The applicants, listed in attachment
A of the October 21, 2002, public notice, must file the additional
information identified below by 6 p.m. eastern time on Monday, October
28, 2002. The following instructions are provided for filing this
additional information.
I. Provisions Regarding Defaulters and Former Defaulters (Form 175
Exhibit F)
2. Part 1 of the Commission's rules requires each applicant to
certify on its FCC form 175 application that neither it nor its
controlling interest holders or affiliates is in default on any
Commission license and that they are not delinquent on any non-tax debt
owed to any Federal agency. In addition, the Commission's rules, as
amended by the ``Part 1 Fifth Report and Order,'' 65 FR 52323 (August
29, 2000), require each applicant to attach to its FCC form 175
application a statement made under penalty of perjury indicating
whether or not the applicant, or any of the applicant's controlling
interests or their affiliates, as defined by Sec. 1.2110 of the
Commission's rules, have ever been in default on any Commission license
or have ever been delinquent on any non-tax debt owed to any federal
agency. See 47 CFR 1.2105(a)(2)(xi).
3. The applicants identified in attachment A of the October 21,
2002, public notice must include this statement as exhibit F of their
FCC form 175 for Auction No. 32 and MUST submit this exhibit by
electronic mail no later than 6 p.m. eastern time on Monday, October
28, 2002, at the following address: auction32@fcc.gov. The exhibit F
must be in the form of an attachment to the electronic mail and
formatted as an Adobe[reg] Acrobat[reg] (pdf) or Microsoft[reg] Word
document.
4. If any of an applicant's controlling interest holders or
affiliates, as defined by Sec. 1.2110 of the Commission's rules, have
ever been in default on any Commission license or have ever been
delinquent on any non-tax debt owed to any Federal agency, the
applicant must include such information as part of the same attached
statement. Applicants are reminded that the statement must be made
under penalty of perjury and, further, submission of a false
certification to the Commission is a serious matter that may result in
severe penalties, including monetary forfeitures, license revocations,
exclusion from participation in future auctions, and/or criminal
prosecution.
5. ``Former defaulters''--i.e., applicants, including their
attributable interest holders, that in the past have defaulted on any
Commission licenses or been delinquent on any non-tax debt owed to any
Federal agency, but that have since remedied all such defaults and
cured all of their outstanding non-tax delinquencies--will be eligible
to bid in Auction No. 32, provided that they are otherwise qualified.
However, former defaulters are required to pay upfront payments that
are fifty percent more than the normal upfront payment amounts. See 47
CFR 1.2106(a).
II. FCC Registration Number Required To Log On to the FCC Auction 175
Application & Search System
6. Bidders are reminded that they are required to send their FCC
Registration Number (FRN) to the FCC Operations Group by 5 p.m. eastern
time on Friday, October 25, 2002. To do this, applicants must include
the entity name, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and FRN in an e-
mail to auction32@fcc.gov or fax to Kathryn Garland at (717) 338-2850.
This information must be received by 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday,
October 25, 2002.
7. Use of an FRN is mandatory for all filers logging on to the FCC
Auctions 175 Application & Search system. To obtain an FRN, an
applicant must register its TIN using the Commission Registration
System (CORES). To access CORES, point a web browser to the FCC
Auctions page at http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/ and click the CORES
link under Related Sites. Next, follow the directions provided to
register and receive your FRN. Applicants need to be sure to retain
this number and password and keep such information strictly
confidential.
Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret Wiener,
Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, WTB.
[FR Doc. 02-28706 Filed 11-8-02; 8:45 am]
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