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OGC-99-54 1 (1999-07-13)

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United States General Accounting Office                      Office of the General Counsel
Washington, DC 20548


         B-283173



         July 13, 1999

         The Honorable John Mc Cain
         Chairman
         The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         United States Senate

         The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
         Chairman
         The Honorable John D. Dingell
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Commerce
         House of Representatives

         Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Assessment and Collection of
                 Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1999

         Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
         major rule promulgated by Federal Communications Commission (FCC), entitled
         Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1999 (MD Docket
         No. 98-200; FCC 99-146). We received the rule on July 8, 1999. It was published in
         the Federal Register as a final rule on July 1, 1999. 64 Fed. Reg. 35832.

         The rule revises the regulatory fee schedule to bring it into compliance with the
         amount of such fees Congress has required the FCC to collect for fiscal year 1999.
         For FY 1999, the amount to be recovered is $172,523,000 or almost 6 percent more
         than was required for FY 98. The purpose of the fees is to recover the costs of
         regulation in the areas of enforcement, policy and rulemaking, international and user
         info rmatio n ac tivitie s.

         Enclosed is our assessment of the FCC's compliance with the procedural steps
         required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule.
         Our review indicates that the FCC complied with the applicable requirements.

         If you have any questions about this report, please contact James W. Vickers,
         Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8210. The official responsible for GAO


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