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Final standards in these areas are scheduled to be implemented within the next six months. The Bureaus have increased efforts to educate people about our rules. For example, the Commission held a series of regional seminars on cable television regulation open to state and local regulatory officials and franchising authorities. PRB and the auction team held seminars on spectrum auctions for interested participants. WTB's Auction Division has published a 30 page handout summarizing the results of all FCC auctions to date. CSB periodically issues answers to frequently asked questions about the cable regulations.  W -g"Our decision today [adopting the PCS allocation band plan] gives PCS a real opportunity to  W - become a significant part of our future wireless infrastructure."  Y -lU ` `  hh,V Andrew C. Barrett ` `  hh,VSeparate Statement ` `  hh,VRe: Broadband PCS Reconsideration Order########################## ` `  hh,VJune 9, 1994 We are also trying to involve our customers more in the decision making process.  YK-For example, last June, the Commission held an en banc hearing on children's television to hear presentations from interested parties and to have a direct exchange of viewpoints on the issues raised in the children's television proceeding. Panels consisting of industry representatives, public interest groups, broadcasters, producers and children discussed topics including (1) Educational and Informational Programming: Will We Know It When We See It? (2) Educational and Informational Programming: How Much Is Enough? (3) The Economics of Providing Educational and Informational Programming for Children. We have also held meetings for interested parties in the cable home wiring area and with regard to the PCS broadband allocation proceeding.  Y|-   Xe- D. Regulatory Improvements  X7- 1. Auctions  W -h"The Federal Communications Commission has transformed itself from a sleepy little agency  into a billiondollar revenue raiser for the federal government. l kThe commission which regulates phone, television, radio, cable and satellite companies utossed out its old system of giving away the airwaves for free in favor of a new plan to o?auction them to the highest bidder. Its auctions generated bids of more than $ 2.5 billion,  W#-okudos from Vice President Al Gore and renewed respect from the industries it regulates."  Yh$-lU ` `  hh,V Chicago SunTimes ` `  hh,VJanuary 2, 1995 "#'0*((P("ԌLed by a task force of employees from a number of Bureaus and Offices, the Commission held the first successful auction of licenses for the use of the electromagnetic radio spectrum. We have also held the largest auction of property in the history of the United States. Perhaps most impressive was the speed with which the FCC implemented its auction authority. On July 25, 1994, less than a year after Congress gave us the authority to do so, the FCC held its first auction. In the auctions that have taken place since that day in July, the auctions have generated bids of approximately $6 billion which will go to the U.S. Treasury. As of January 30, 1995, that equates to $2.6 million per FCC employee, $65 per U.S. household, and $23 per U.S. citizen.  W -m="The Commission, of under 2,000 people, set a standard for government performance. An kOinteragency team of employees worked together with outside contractors to run auctions of selectromagnetic spectrum never done before using an auction method that had never been used outside a laboratory electronic simultaneous multiple round bidding. l |FPart of reinventing government is taking risks; asking government employees, asking jourselves, to do things that no one has ever done before. The FCC, under the leadership of  Wy-Reed Hundt, took those risks and now we are all the beneficiaries."  Yb-lU ` `  hh,V Vice President Al Gore ` `  hh,VHammer Award Ceremony ` `  hh,VAugust 4, 1994  W-g"I do complement the FCC and Reed Hundt in particular for coming up with a process that's  W-gnew. Everyone is generally saying the narrowband (paging) auctions were very successful."  Y-lU   ` `  hh,V Charles Lee, Chairman and Chief Executive ` `  hh,VGTE ` `  hh,VChicago SunTimes ` `  hh,VJanuary 2, 1995 The auction team and the Commission worked hard to ensure that anyone who was interested in participation in a spectrum auction be given the opportunity to do so. The agency held a number of informational seminars with coasttocoast coverage to let people know what we are doing and how they can get involved. It distributed hundreds of bidder's information packages with clear instructions on how to be part of the auction process. The Commission's auctions have been executed virtually flawlessly and have been praised for their fairness. Because of the auction team's outstanding work, Vice President Gore awarded the FCC one of 33 governmentwide Hammer awards for excellence in government reinvention. "Q%0*((p&"Ԍ W-n"Clearly [the auction as a catalyst for change for other FCC programs] rubs off. It's changing gthe mindset here at the agency. We're looking at it in terms of the customers. We're looking at  W- how it can be done faster, easier, better." wU ` `  hh,V Gerald Vaughan, Deputy Chief, WTB ` `  hh,VChicago SunTimes ` `  hh,VJanuary 2, 1995 ` `  hh,V  XH- 2. Processing Improvements Throughout the year, the Bureaus and Offices have implemented a number of procedural changes or recommended rule changes to streamline processes and reduce regulatory burdens. For example, the Commission made changes in the payment collection area to make it easier for people to pay processing and regulatory fees. We now allow licensees to use credit cards to pay processing and regulatory fees and allow inspectees to use Western Union to pay fees for ship inspections. We also allow applicants, regulatees and licensees to make electronic payments for processing and regulatory fees. Other examples are: Last summer, the WTB's licensing group in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, set up a  W-"WorkSmart" program modeled after one in the private sector to improve speedofservice,  Y-quality, customer service, communication, and to reduce costs.  They have implemented suggestions including giving the processing staff authority to collect information and refund fees without supervisory approval, and streamlining the application review process by eliminating a level of review in an area where few applicant errors were found.  Y-On January 31, 1995, less than 30 days after the close of the public notice and comment  Y-period, the Commission issued licenses for the world's first "Big Leo" satellite systems.  This was considerably less time than traditionally spent in the licensing process. The new satellite systems will provide both voice and data mobile satellite service, via handheld telephones, on a global basis. The FM License Team improved the FM application forms and instructions, which resulted in an increase in errorfree applications from 40% to 80%, a reduction in the backlog  Y-from 600 to 16, and a 47% improved speed of service. CCB recommended changing the information collection requirements for depreciation  Y"-filings which reduces the filing requirements by 25%.  Yr$-On May 19,1994, the Commission adopted a MMB recommendation to reform the  Y]%-application process for Low Power Television stations. Specifically, the Commission modified the "letter perfect" acceptance standard for applications and replaced it with a "substantially complete" standard. The Commission also expanded the waiver policy regarding consideration"1'0*((P(" of terrain shielding. Finally, the Commission authorized the use of fourletter call signs, replacing the fivecharacter alphanumeric call signs with should serve to enhance low power television licensees' ability to compete more effectively in the video marketplace. OET recommended, and the Commission adopted, proposed rule changes to relax the rules to allow equipment to be advertised with the appropriate disclaimer before it has been  Yv-authorized. This action will remove the barriers to marketing equipment and promote the sale of  Ya-American goods. The Commission also adopted OET's recommendation to allocate some of the 50 MHz of spectrum to be transferred from Government to private sector use for a generic  Y5-fixed/mobile allocation, thereby opening the development and introduction of new radio services.  Y -OET also recommended, and the Commission adopted, rules to provide flexibility for the  Y -millimeter wave bands (above 40 GHz). This will open spectrum previously limited to military and scientific applications to commercial development. IB held a public roundtable to invite suggestions for improving the service of the Bureau.  Y-As a result of that meeting the Bureau now "grant stamps" requests for Special Temporary  Y-Authorization and pro forma transfers of control. It is releasing Public Notices twice a week  Yp-which will start the 30day clock sooner, and has committed to processing unopposed, routine  Y[-international Section 214 applications within 30 days of the comment period. It is also getting more information by telephone versus through written correspondence when processing Section 214 applications. IB will hold such roundtables periodically to solicit other suggestions. MMB has designed more efficient systems for processing several types of applications.  Y-For example, in the Audio Services Division, a team has designed a new system for processing  Y-the more than 12,000 radio renewal applications that will be filed during the upcoming renewal cycle. They have created a renewal booklet that consolidates all information and forms necessary in the renewal process. They also plan to institute an "800" renewal information number and an email Internet address as well as a computerized application processing system that will permit the automatic generation of deficiency letters and grants. The Division has formed a selfdirected work team to develop a speedier, more consistent method of processing extension of time requests. A selfdirected work team in MMB's Video Services Division produced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to streamline filing and processing procedures for new MMDS  Y-applications, including auction procedures. The NPRM also proposes to implement an electronic  Y -filing system. As a complement to the electronic procedures, the NPRM proposes that the  Y!-Commission utilize computerized interference studies, revise application forms, permit electronic  Y"-payment of fees, and establish a current database with online viewing access to the public. The  Y#-Commission upheld another team's recommended return of 4,391 new MDS station applications as unacceptable for filing. Further, the Commission adopted the recommendations of the  Yq%-MMDS staff team, that resolved and disposed of over 4,431 pending petitions for reconsideration. These actions reduced the backlog of legal challenges by sixty percent. "E'0*((P("ԌIn November, the Commission announced that, pursuant to an agreement with industry, it will be able to process Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licenses with fewer Commission  Y-resources, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars, and in about onethird the time. An industry coalition offered the use of computer resources, primarily software, which would perform frequency coordination more efficiently than the Commission had been able to perform it. The goal is to complete processing of the estimated 42,000 pending applications by the end of February. MMB recommended allowing unattended operation of broadcast stations in light of the many improvement which have been made in the stability, reliability and automatic control of transmission systems. The Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making adopting the recommendation in November 1994. Also in November, the Commission adopted MMB's recommendation to change the license renewal dates for AM, FM, and TV translators and for LPTV stations to coincide with renewal dates for fullservice stations operating in the same state. By coordinating the renewal dates and merging the translator and radio/television license renewal application forms for licensees of such commonly owned station in the same state, it is expected that affected licensees will save approximately 35 minutes per combined application. For FM translator licensees alone, this will represent nearly 290 work hours. Finally, the merging of the  Yd-forms and the synchronization of the renewal expiration dates will result in the savings of at  WO-least one workyear for the Commission.  Y!-In December 1994, an NPRM was issued to simplify the rules for the common carrier and  Y -private operational fixed services so as to make them easier for the public to understand and use, to conform similar rule provisions, to eliminate redundancy, and to remove obsolete language.  Y-OET has prepared an item to revamp the computer equipment regulations that would save  Y-the industry time and hundreds of millions of dollars annually, while preserving the agency's responsibilities in this area. In January 1995, the Commission adopted the recommendations of a group of employees from several Bureaus called the Antenna Structure Team that would make antenna tower owners,  YC-and not the licensee on the tower, responsible for compliance with FCC regulations. This would reduce the number of registrants with the FCC from 850,000 to 70,000, and would save the  W-Commission and industry hundreds of thousands of dollars. The General Counsel has proposed a number of specific recommendations to provide for  Y -the more timely consideration of items before the Commission and release of items adopted by the  Y!-Commission. These include streamlining the editing process, releasing items immediately after they have been voted and giving Commissioners more time to review items. As Commissioner Chong noted in her recent remarks before the Federal Communications Bar Association, we have made progress on the timely release of agenda items in the past few months. Of the twenty items decided at the last three Commission meetings, six were released in eight days or less, and two of those were released on the day of the meeting. "5'0*((P("ԌThe Commission has also made strides in reducing the number of pending circulation  Y-items. Over the past year, the number of pending circulation items has been reduced by 50 percent. The backlog of circulation items those pending more than 30 days has been  W-reduced by 50 percent as well.  X- IV. WHAT IS AHEAD  Wx- y"We are in the midst of a great crossing from the Industrial Era to the Information Age a oCcrossing as perilous and as full of opportunity as the crossing our ancestors made between the  W3--[Old World and the New." wU ` `  hh,V David Osborne ` `  hh,VThe Washington Post Magazine ` `  hh,VJanuary 8, 1995  X - A. People and Their Work Environment We moved into fiscal year 1995 with an increased budget and FTE ceiling. The Commission was appropriated $185.8 million for fiscal year 1995 with an FTE ceiling of 2,271. The appropriation is $24.9 million above our fiscal year 1994 level and allowed us to fund 225 additional positions and provide $2.6 million for infrastructure modernization. The agency's success in the appropriations cycle reflects bipartisan support for the mission of the agency to promote competition and an appreciation for the dramatic increase in the agency's workload. After the reorganizations and with the additional staff, the fiscal year 1995 FTEs were distributed among the Bureaus and Offices as follows: 384 in CIB, 335 in MMB, 312 in WTB, 270 in CCB, 240 in OMD, 223 in CSB, 124 in IB, 98 in OET, 91 in OGC, 75 in OPA, 36 in the Offices of the Commissioners and Chairman, 24 in OPP, 17 in ALJ, 15 in OLIA, 9 in OCBO, 7 in RB, 6 in OIG, and 5 in OWD. (See attached organizational chart from November 1994.) At the beginning of fiscal year 1995, the distribution of staff broke down along the following activity lines: 28% for enforcement, 19.8% for authorization of service, 13.9% for executive director/administrative support, 18.3% for policy/rule making, 12.7% for public information service, 4.4% for legal services, and 2.9% for international. Several additional internal reorganizations will occur over the next couple of months. This month, OGC consolidated the Adjudication Division into the Administrative Law Division. As a result of the movement of the Competition Division to OGC and to help in the speedy processing of the work before it, CSB will recommend changes to its structure to break major functions into separate work units. OET has pending a proposal to reorganize to enable it to operate more efficiently and effectively, particularly with regard to the conduct of rule making proceedings. The proposal would also establish that OET's mission is to manage spectrum and proved technical leadership to create new opportunities for competitive technologies for the"%'0*((P(" American public. The licensing facility in Gettysburg will undergo a redesign and refurbishing of its space, including the installation of systems furniture. OPA is examining its mission and is considering a reorganization. The work load of the ALJ and RB has decreased as a result of less adjudicatory cases and a recent court decision. A task force has been meeting since last year to reassign work from the Bureaus to the ALJ and RB and to reassign staff temporarily to other higher priority work. Finally, CIB will soon complete an evaluation of its mission and structure and will make recommendations for streamlining.  XH- B. Tools During the coming year, a greater number of employees will be able to access the agency's network from home and other remote locations, take part in videoconferences right from the conference rooms located in several of our buildings, and send documents directly from their PCs to the print plant for printing. To increase communications with the Commission, we will install a new electronic bulletin board system and a network hard drive that can be shared by all employees. Additionally, we hope to start a telecommuting pilot project over the next several months.  Xb- C. Customer Service The Commission currently has more than 20 electronic filing initiative that are in various stages of development. With regard to the PCS auctions, we are considering accepting electronic filings of the auction short form. We will also be developing a new licensing system to process the filing of the auction winners. This system will incorporate provisions to facilitate electronic filing. As we continue to improve our customer service standards, we will focus generally on the agency's use of the new telephone system, especially the use of voice mail. We intend to judge ourselves against the "best in the business." We will issue standards to ensure that customers can reach the people they need and get the information they want. Our customers must be assisted, not stymied, by this technology. What our customers want most is action by the Commission. We have used various techniques to eliminate backlogs and speed processing. For example,  Y-o` ` in the wireless cable area, we created a selfdirected work team, detailed ` ` employees to the team, hired additional staff, and streamlined the process;  Y -o` ` in the SMR area, we entered into an agreement with the industry to provide ` ` software and computer support;  Y"-o` ` in the antenna structure area, we proposed changing the rules to reduce ` ` substantially the number of entities responsible for registering; and  Yh$-o` ` in the marine radio area, we are proposing that Congress change the Act to ` ` delicense this service. This is an ongoing process. We intend to continue to eliminate backlogs and speed consideration and release of our decisions."#'0*((P("ԌOn January 31, 1995, the FCBA asked us to initiate a comprehensive review of our Bureaus and Office to ensure the greatest possible consistency of interpretation and process and of our licensing forms and processes with a view towards consolidation and simplification; to increase the accessibility of FCC records and ease of filing; and to speed FCC action. We have taken steps over the last year to do all of these things, and look forward to continuing to work with the FCBA to accomplish these shared goals.  X_- D. Regulatory Improvements  W1-q"Every agency, every policy, every program, every activity, should be confronted with these kquestions: 'What is your mission?' 'Is it still the right mission?' 'Is it still worth doing?' 'If we f were not already doing this, would we now go into it?'"  Y -wU ` `  hh,V Peter F. Drucker ` `  hh,VThe Atlantic Monthly ` `  hh,VFebruary 1995 For the past several months, a task force of Bureau and Office representatives has met to suggest changes to the Communications Act and our rules that would streamline our processes, reduce regulation, get us out of nonessential functions and move us to full competition in the industry. Appended is the task force's list of recommended legislative proposals (Appendix A) and contemplated administrative actions (Appendix B).  W-m4"[T]he current challenge for communications policymakers is to have the courage to sweep out o[antiquated policies and replace them with innovative ones ones that will make sense for the FInformation Age. w nKTo meet this challenge, I would like to suggest that policymakers, including our colleagues on  W|- the Hill, strive to do what I call "think outside of the box." wU ` `  hh,V Rachelle B. Chong ` `  hh,VRemarks to the FCBA ` `  hh,VJanuary 19, 1995 As we continue to review every function we perform and whether it is essential and appropriate that we perform it, we will continue to change our processes and rules and recommend changes to the Communications Act. This analysis is critical to the Agency's success in moving from quill pens to microprocessors, analog to digital, and the industrial age to the information age. "#0*(($"  X-  I APPENDIX A ĐwU  Y- Summary of Bureau and Office Recommendations for  Y--+1995 Legislative Proposalsă  Y-` `  hh, V  Yv- I. A. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a) 1 A. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a)1. Codify Forbearance.* (Secs. 3, 203) Authorize FCC not to regulate classes of telecommunications carriers or services where unnecessary to protect the public interest. This  YH-would authorize the FCC to forbear from and streamline regulation, e.g., by eliminating the  Y1-tariff filing requirement for nondominant long distance carriers such as MCI and Sprint. This proposal would save resources, reduce paperwork, increase efficiency, and promote competition.  Y -2. Repeal Setting of Depreciation Rates.** (Sec. 220(b)) Repeal mandatory FCC setting of depreciation rates for common carriers. This would give the FCC greater flexibility if it determined that setting depreciation rates for some or all telecommunications carriers no longer serves the public interest.   Yy-3. Authorize Physical Collocation for Expanded Interconnection.* (Sec. 201(a)) Authorize FCC to require physical collocation for expanded interconnection. This would permit the FCC to require the local exchange telephone carriers to open their central offices to the equipment of competitors. This authority would enable the FCC to implement competition in a way that best serves the public interest.  Y-4. Authorize Expanded FCC Auction Authority. ** (Sec. 309(j)) Expand the scope of the "uses" to which competitive bidding may apply to include, but not be limited to, other scarce public resources. Possibilities include not only new spectrum licenses, but also commercially valuable telephone numbers such as 1800 and N11 numbers, and blocks of telephone exchange numbers for new services such as Personal Communications Services. This would be a more efficient way to get these valuable public assets to those most likely to distribute them to small  Ye-as well as large firms.  Y7-5.Privatize Use of Independent Auditors.** (Sec. 220) Authorize FCC to use independent auditors to augment its carrier audit program. Present authority does not permit the FCC, unlike the carriers, to hire outside, independent auditors. Commission hiring of its own independent auditors could reduce the carriers' ability to influence unduly the findings of their independent auditors. This proposal would also save money by reducing the additional staff auditors the FCC would have to hire to scrutinize the audits of the carriers' independent auditors.  Y"-6. Simplify the FederalState Coordination Process.** (Sec. 410) Simplify and expedite the FederalState coordination process. This would give the Commission and the states flexibility in selecting the consultative means, whether Joint Board or less formal process, best suited to resolving specific regulatory issues of mutual concern. This proposal would decrease the time and cost of resolving pressing stateFederal telecommunications issues. "#'0*((P("Ԍ Y-7.Clarify Refund Authority.* (New sec. 229)(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Give FCC explicit authority to order a common carrier to make refunds to other carriers and customers, if statutory and regulatory violations are proved against that carrier. This would encourage compliance with FCC rules governing common carrier charges and reduce the costs of enforcing such compliance.  Yv-8.Privatize Ship Inspections.* (Secs. 4(f)(3), 362(b), 385)(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Authorize FCC to use private entities to conduct inspections of ship radio stations and broaden the FCC's authority to waive the now required annual ship radio station inspection. This would eliminate the current requirement that ship radio stations be inspected only by the FCC and would provide more flexibility in scheduling the required annual inspection for U.S. ships operated domestically. This would save the Commission staff and travel resources, improve inspection service to the maritime industry, and promote private sector jobs.  Y -9.Acquire Technical Equipment by Patent License Agreements.* (Sec. 4(g)) Authorize FCC to obtain on favorable terms technical and electronic devices pursuant to negotiated patent license agreements. This proposal would enhance the Commission's ability to acquire stateoftheart electronic equipment, significantly increase the number of units available to the Commission,and assist budgetary restraint efforts by reducing the funds that would otherwise be expended for such equipment from the FCC's budget. It is estimated that enactment of this proposal could save the Commission approximately $300,000 a year.  Y-10.Rewrite Communications Satellite Act of 1962.** (P.L. No. 624) Rewrite law governing Comsat, INTELSAT, Inmarsat, etc. This would promote a worldwide competitive market for satellite communications services, benefiting both consumers and the satellite industry by (1) privatizing INTELSAT and Inmarsat and eliminating the privileges, immunities and special access to spectrum and orbital slots currently enjoyed by those organizations; (2) eliminating Comsat's current exclusive status as the sole U.S. investor in, and provider of, INTELSAT and Inmarsat services; and (3) developing a policy and regulatory framework that permits other U.S. carriers and users to invest in and receive services directly from INTELSAT and Inmarsat. This proposal would save agency resources by eliminating current U.S. government and FCC oversight of Comsat's involvement in INTELSAT and Inmarsat.  Y -11. Modify Construction Permit Requirement. ** (Sec. 319(d)) Modify the prohibition against the Commission waiving the requirement for a broadcast construction permit. This proposal would give the Commission flexibility to determine when permits are necessary and when construction can be undertaken without prior approval. In circumstances where prior approval is deemed unnecessary, broadcasters would only be required to file a license application within 10 days of completing construction. This proposal would eliminate the essentially duplicative process of filing separately for both a construction permit and license in instances where elimination of the CP requirement would create little or no potential for interference.  YQ%-   Y:&-12.Limit Silent Station Authorizations.** (Sec. 312) Provide that a license authorization for a station silent for one year automatically cancels. This would save Commission resources,"#'0*((P(" eliminate undue protection of nonoperational stations, and allow operational stations greater flexibility in changing frequencies and upgrading facilities.  Y-13.Extend TV License Term.** (Sec. 307(c)) Extend TV license term from 5 to 7 years. This would make the license terms for radio and TV identical and reduce costs both for the television industry and the Commission. In view of the competitiveness of the video marketplace today, it is unlikely that the extension of the license term would be detrimental to the public interest.  Y1-14.Expedite ITFS Processing.* (Sec. 5(c))(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Expedite processing of ITFS applications by delegating to staff routine, comparative ITFS cases. This would streamline agency processes by eliminating current, final review by the full Commission of routine comparative ITFS cases, thereby expediting new ITFS service.  Y -15.Modify AntiLottery Provision.* (18 U.S.C. Sec. 1304) Legalize the broadcast or cablecast advertisement anywhere in the United States of any lottery enterprise which is lawful where conducted. This would simplify existing law, reduce current governmental responsibilities of interpretation and enforcement, increase competition among alternative advertising media, and reduce the burden of compliance for broadcasters and cable systems.  Y4-16.Simplify Broadcast License Renewal Process.* (Sec. 309) Simplify the broadcast license renewal process by establishing a twotiered process: first, the incumbent licensee's performance during the preceding license term would be compared only against statutory standards and not against any competing applications, and second, the renewal application would be automatically granted if the statutory standards are met or exceeded, or designated for hearing if the standards are not met. This would streamline license renewal procedures, eliminating the costly process for both the agency and broadcasters of considering competing applications to a renewal application even though the incumbent's performance has been in compliance with Commission standards.  Ye-17.Delegate Equipment Testing and Certification to Private Labs.* (Sec. 302(b)) Authorize the use of private, independent testing labs to test and certify radio equipment to ensure compliance with technical standards for radio frequency (RF) emissions. This proposal would permit a reduction in the number of persons engaged in equipment testing with no adverse impact on the Commission's role in ensuring that RF emitting devices are safe.  Y-18.Make License Modification Uniform.* (Sec. 303(f)) Eliminate the public hearing requirement concerning changes in the frequencies, authorized power, or times of operation of any station so that the written procedure provisions of Section 316 will uniformly apply to any appropriate modifications of broadcast authorizations. This could potentially save money by eliminating the need for any public hearings that would be required by existing Section 303(f) of the Act.  Y:&-19.Allow MarketBased Payments for Experts and Consultants.* (Sec. 4(f)(1))(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Authorize FCC to obtain services of nonagency experts and"#'0*((P(" consultants at higher rates of daily compensation than allowed under the current GS 15 Step 10 limit. This would save the FCC permanent staffing resources, enable the Commission to offer competitive compensation to temporary, outside experts and consultants, and thus augment the  Y-FCC's existing staff expertise.  Y-20. Delete Travel Reimbursement Authority.* (Sec. 4(g)(2))(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Delete FCCspecific travel reimbursement authority since agency is now covered by governmentwide provisions of "Ethics in Government Act of 1989" and related regulations issued by the General Services Administration. This would simplify administration of the travel reimbursement authority and eliminate duplication.  Y -21.Extend "Older Americans Program".* (6(a) of the FCC Authorization Act of 1988)(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Extend until rescinded the "Older Americans" program which enables the FCC to use volunteer services of older U.S. citizens. This would permit the FCC to augment its staff with specialized skills available in the older American labor pool.  Y-22.Amend Application Fee Provisions.* (Sec. 8) (FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Authorize FCC to retain fees above a certain sum sent to the Treasury, to change or create new Section 8 fees, to allocate costs associated with legal and executive services, and to continue to collect application fees at the prior year's rates until the effective date of a new fee schedule. This proposal would bring the FCC closer to full selffunding.  Y-23.Establish Application Fee Schedule for PCS.* (Sec. 8(g))(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Establish a fee schedule for Personal Communications Services. This would permit the FCC to charge a processing fee for applications in these services.  Y-24.Amend Regulatory Fee Provisions.* (Sec. 9)(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Authorize FCC to allocate and recover legal and executive costs it incurs in the discharge of enforcement, policy and rule making, user information services and international activities, to continue to collect regulatory fees at prior year's rates until the effective date of a new fee schedule and to provide 30 days notice of fee changes. This proposal would simplify administration of the current regulatory fee program and bring the FCC closer to full selffunding.  Y-25.Amend Regulatory Fee Categories.** (Sec. 9) Amend current statutory user fee categories to conform with recent FCC reorganization and grant FCC generic authority to further amend such categories in the future to conform to changing organizational structures and nomenclature. This would simplify administration of the current regulatory fee program.  Y#-26.Make Auction Technical Amendments.* (Sec. 309(j)(8)(B))(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Amend the competitive bidding provisions of the Communications Act to provide FCC with more flexibility in the collection and use of auction funds and to authorize FCC to establish an interest bearing escrow account and to pay interest to unsuccessful bidders. This would permit the FCC to use funds in any year to reimburse itself for the cost of conducting the auctions. It"#'0*((P(" would also ease the burden on bidders who have money on deposit with the Commission when  Y-that money would likely be earning interest if otherwise invested.    Y-27.Grant FCC Independent Leasing Authority.** (Sec. 303(q)) Grant FCC independent leasing authority to procure its own office space like the authority already granted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. This proposal would streamline the agency's search for adequate office space by permitting it to go directly to the private real estate market rather than using the General Services Administration as an intermediary. The proposal could save the agency and the government money by expanding the range of competitive space solutions for the FCC and would likely result in a lower rental  Y -rate than would be available through reliance on GSA.pp   Y -28.Delicense Wireless Radio Services by Rule.* (Sec. 307(e))(FCC Authorization Act of 1994) Permit FCC to authorize by rule rather than through individual licensing the operation of  Y -radio equipment on domestic ships, aircraft, and in the personal radio services. This would streamline the process for placing radio equipment in operation by eliminating the need to obtain specific licensing authority. It would eliminate over 200,000 applications for radio station licenses each year.  YK-29.Replace Equipment on Cargo Vessels.* (Secs. 351358) Authorize FCC to fully implement the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) by giving the agency authority to relieve cargo vessel owners from the burden of current domestic radio equipment carriage requirements. This would enhance worldwide competition in the shipping industry by eliminating a requirement now generally applicable only to United States ships. Most other countries have already adopted the GMDSS and have eliminated the costly requirement to equip vessels with Morse Code equipment as well as the newer satellite radio technology of the  Y-GMDSS.  Y|-30.Expedite Licensing for Fixed Microwave Service.** (Sec. 309(c)(2)) Expedite processing of microwave applications by eliminating requirement that such applications be placed on at least 30 days public notice prior to grant. This would streamline processing by eliminating the delay in granting licenses caused by the mandatory public notice period. (Generally, these applications are not contested or could be petitioned against after the grant, so there is no need for a pregrant public notice.)  Y-31.Eliminate FCC Jurisdiction Over GovernmentOwned Ship Radio Stations.* (Secs. 305(b), 382(2)) Eliminate FCC jurisdiction over ship radios belonging to other government agencies such as the Department of Transportation and the Panama Canal Zone Authority. This would eliminate a duplication of effort between the FCC and other Federal Government agencies by eliminating the need for the FCC to review the operations of vessels operated by other  Yh$-agencies.` `  Y:&-32.Modify Amateur Radio Examination Procedures.* (Sec. 4(f)(4)) Eliminate conflictofinterest provisions for publishers to broaden the category of those authorized to administer"#'0*((P(" amateur radio service examinations and eliminate burdensome record maintenance and annual  Y-financial certification requirements. This would streamline the amateur radio examination process, make a greater variety of entities eligible to administer the tests, and eliminate numerous filings with the Commission.  Y-33.Change Statute of Limitations on Forfeitures.* (Sec. 503(b)(6)) Change the statute of limitations on forfeitures from one to five years. This would permit the Commission to better  Y_-enforce its regulations by allowing a longer period of time in which to uncover violations.(#(#  Y1-34. Streamline NonBroadcast Radio License Renewals.* (Sec. 309) Streamline or reduce comparative renewal hearings for nonbroadcast radio license applicants such as cellular licensees. This would enhance renewal expectancy, reduce renewal filings for licensees, and  Y -streamline FCC renewal procedures.V  Y -X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8: