§ 0.401   Location of Commission offices.

   The Commission maintains several offices and receipt locations. Applications
   and  other  filings  not submitted in accordance with the addresses or
   locations  set  forth  below will be returned to the applicant without
   processing. When an application or other filing does not involve the payment
   of  a  fee,  the appropriate filing address or location is established
   elsewhere in the rules for the various types of submissions made to the
   Commission.  The public should identify the correct filing location by
   reference to these rules. Applications or submissions requiring fees must be
   submitted in accordance with § 0.401(b) of the rules irrespective of the
   addresses that may be set out elsewhere in the rules for other submissions.

   (a)  General  correspondence,  as well as applications and filings not
   requiring the fees set forth at part 1, subpart G of the rules (or not
   claiming an exemption, waiver or deferral from the fee requirement), should
   be delivered to one of the following locations.

   (1) The main office of the Commission is located at 445 12th Street, SW.,
   Washington, DC 20554.

   (i) Documents submitted by mail to this office should be addressed to:
   Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

   (ii) Hand-carried documents should be delivered to the Secretary's Office at
   445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

   (iii) Electronic filings, where permitted, must be transmitted as specified
   by the Commission or relevant Bureau or Office.

   (2) The Commission's laboratory is located near Columbia, Maryland. The
   mailing address is:

   Federal Communications Commission, Equipment Authorization Division, 7435
   Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21046

   (3) The Commission also maintains offices at Gettysburg, PA.

   (i)  The address of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's licensing
   facilities are:

   (A) Federal Communications Commission, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA
   17325-7245; and

   (B) Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
   Washington, DC 20554.

   (ii) The mailing address of the International Telecommunications Section of
   the Finance Branch is: Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box IT-70,
   Gettysburg, PA 17326.

   (4) For the locations of the field offices, contact the Enforcement Bureau.

   (5) The location of the Office of General Counsel is 445 12th Street, SW,
   Washington, DC 20554.

   (b) Applications or filings requiring the fees set forth at part 1, subpart
   G of the rules must be delivered to the Commission's lockbox bank in St.
   Louis, Missouri with the correct fee and completed Fee Form attached to the
   application or filing, unless otherwise directed by the Commission. In the
   case of any conflict between this rule subpart and other rules establishing
   filing  locations for submissions subject to a fee, this subpart shall
   govern.

   Note: Applicants seeking a waiver or deferral of fees must submit their
   application or filing in accordance with the addresses set forth below.
   Applicants claiming a statutory exemption from the fees should file their
   applications in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section.

   (1) Applications and filings submitted by mail shall be addressed to the
   U.S. Bank in St. Louis, Missouri. The bank maintains separate post office
   boxes for the receipt of different types of applications. It will also
   establish special post office boxes to receive responses to special filings
   such as applications filed in response to “filing windows” established by
   the  Commission.  The  address  for  the submission of filings will be
   established in the Public Notice announcing the filing dates. In all other
   cases, applications and filings submitted by mail should be sent to the
   addresses listed in the appropriate fee rules.

   Note: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau applications that require frequency
   coordination by certified coordinators must be submitted to the appropriate
   certified frequency coordinator before filing with the Commission. After
   coordination, the applications are filed with the Commission as set forth
   herein. (See § § 90.127 and 90.175 of this chapter.)

   (2) Applications and other filings may also be hand carried, in person or by
   courier, to the U.S. Bank, Government Lockbox, 1005 Convention Plaza, St.
   Louis, Missouri. All applications and filings delivered in this manner must
   be  in  an  envelope  clearly  marked  for the “Federal Communications
   Commission,” and identified with the appropriate Post Office Box address as
   set out in the fee schedule (§ § 1.1102 through 1.1109 of this chapter).
   Applications should be enclosed in a separate envelope for each Post Office
   Box. Hand-carried or couriered applications and filings may be delivered at
   any time on any day. Applications or filings received by the bank before
   midnight on any Commission business day will be treated as having been filed
   on that day. Materials received by the bank after midnight, Monday through
   Friday, or on weekends or holidays, will be treated as having been filed on
   the next Commission business day.

   (3) Alternatively, applications and other filings may be sent electronically
   via  the  Universal Licensing System (ULS) or the Cable Operations and
   Licensing System (COALS) as appropriate for use of those systems.

   [ 52 FR 10227 , Mar. 31, 1987]

   Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting § 0.401, see the
   List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of
   the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.

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