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GAO-01-955R 1 (2001-07-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwfc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-288296 July 26, 2001 The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings Chairman The Honorable John McCain Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable W.J. Billy Tauzin Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2001 Pursuant to section 801(a) (2) (A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), entitled Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2001 (MD Docket No. 01-76, FCC 01-196). We received the rule on July 2, 2001. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on July 11, 2001. 66 Fed. Reg. 36177 The final 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 2001. For FY 2001, the amount to be recovered is $200,146,000, or almost 7.75 percent more than was required for FY 2000. The purpose of the fees is to recover the costs of regulation in the areas of enforcement, policy and rulemaking, international and user information activities. 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 evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule is John Anderson, GAO-01-955R

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