§ 1.1111   Payment of charges.

   (a) The schedule of fees for applications and other filings (Bureau/Office
   Fee Filing Guides) lists those applications and other filings that must be
   accompanied by an FCC Form 159, Remittance Advice' or the electronic version
   of  the  form,  FCC Form 159-E, one of the forms that is automatically
   generated when an applicant accesses the Commission's on-line filing and
   payment process.

   (b)   Applicants   may   access   the   Commission's   on-line  filing
   (http://www.fcc.gov/e-file.html)  and fee payment program by accessing
   (http://www.fcc.gov/feefiler.html). Applicants who use the on-line process
   will be directed to the appropriate electronic application and payment forms
   for completion and submission of the required application(s) and payment
   information.

   (c) Applications and other filings that are not submitted in accordance with
   these instructions will be returned as unprocessable.

   Note to paragraph (c): This requirement for the simultaneous submission of
   fee forms with applications or other filings does not apply to the payment
   of fees for which the Commission has established a billing process. See
   § 1.1121 of this subpart.

   (d)  Applications returned to applicants for additional information or
   corrections will not require an additional fee when resubmitted, unless the
   additional information results in an increase of the original fee amount.
   Those applications not requiring an additional fee should be resubmitted
   directly to the Bureau/Office requesting the additional information. The
   original fee will be forfeited if the additional information or corrections
   are not resubmitted to the appropriate Bureau/Office by the prescribed
   deadline. A forfeited application fee will not be refunded. If an additional
   fee is required, the original fee will be returned and the application must
   be resubmitted with a new remittance in the amount of the required fee to
   the  Commission's lockbox bank. Applicants should attach a copy of the
   Commission's  request for additional or corrected information to their
   resubmission.

   (1)  If  the  Bureau/Office  staff  discovers within 30 days after the
   resubmission that the required fee was not submitted, the application will
   be dismissed.

   (2) If after 30 days the Bureau/Office staff discovers the required fee has
   not been paid, the application will be retained and a 25 percent late fee
   will  be  assessed  on the deficient amount even if the Commission has
   completed its action on the application. Any Commission actions taken prior
   to timely payment of these charges are contingent and subject to recession.

   (e) Should the staff change the status of an application, resulting in an
   increase in the fee due, the applicant will be billed for the remainder
   under the conditions established by § 1.1118(b) of the rules.

   Note to paragraph (e): Due to the statutory requirements applicable to
   tariff filings, the procedures for handling tariff filings may vary from the
   procedures set out in the rules.

   [ 74 FR 3445 , Jan. 21, 2009]

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