[Federal Register: November 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 217)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 27
[DA 07-4378]
Amendment of Commission Rules--Competitive Bidding Order;
Correction
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunication
Bureau.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal
Communications Commission is correcting a final rule that appeared in
the Federal Register of Tuesday, July 9, 2002 (67 FR 45362). That final
rule inadvertently removed provisions of Sec. 27.502 of the Federal
Communication Commission's rules, regarding bidding credit percentages
for eligible designated entities bidding on licenses in the 746-764 MHz
and 776-794 MHz Bands. This document corrects the final regulations by
restoring the substance of the removed provisions.
DATES: Effective on November 9, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik Salovaara, 202-418-7582.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau Erratum, DA 07-4378, released on October 24,
2007.
The Order that is the subject of these correcting amendments served
to eliminate redundant or unnecessary rules from the Code of Federal
Regulations. The Order amended the Commission's rules on competitive
bidding to further the Bureau's continuing efforts to streamline its
procedures in accordance with the Commission's biennial regulatory
review obligations set forth at section 11(a) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.
As published, the amended 47 CFR 27.502, which renumbered original
Sec. 27.502(a)(6) as Sec. 27.502(c), inadvertently omitted the
substance of the original Sec. 27.502(c), regarding bidding credit
percentages. Subsequently, the Commission removed the new Sec.
27.502(c). This correction restores the original Sec. 27.502(c) as
Sec. 27.502(b), and renumbers the remaining paragraphs of Sec. 27.502
(i.e., the current paragraphs (a) and (b)) as Sec. Sec. 27.502(a)(1)
and 27.502(a)(2). In addition, the Commission take this opportunity to
update cross-references to 47 CFR 1.2110(e)(2)(ii) and
1.2110(e)(2)(iii) appearing in the original 47 CFR 27.502(c) to reflect
the intervening renumbering of the cross-referenced material as 47 CFR
1.2110(f)(2)(ii) and 1.2110(f)(2)(iii).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 27
Communications common carriers, Radio.
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Accordingly, 47 CFR part 27 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
PART 27--MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
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1. The authority citation for part 27 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 336 and 337
unless otherwise noted.
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2. Revise Sec. 27.502 to read as follows:
Sec. 27.502 Designated entities.
Eligibility for small business provisions: (a)(1) A small business
is an entity that, together with its controlling interests and
affiliates, has average gross revenues not exceeding $40 million for
the preceding three years.
(2) A very small business is an entity that, together with its
controlling interests and affiliates, has average gross revenues not
exceeding $15 million for the preceding three years.
(b) Bidding credits. A winning bidder that qualifies as a small
business or a consortium of small businesses as defined in this section
may use the bidding credit specified in Sec. 1.2110(f)(2)(iii) of this
chapter. A winning bidder that qualifies as a very small business or a
consortium of very small businesses as defined in this section may use
the bidding credit specified in Sec. 1.2110(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gary D. Michaels,
Deputy Chief, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division, WTB.
[FR Doc. E7-22046 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]
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