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If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ***************************************************************** APPENDIX C Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act ("RFA"), an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ("IRFA") was incorporated in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket No. 98-20. The Commission sought written public comment on the proposals in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making, including comment on the IRFA. A Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ("FRFA") was incorporated in the ULS Report and Order, and the Commission received no petitions for reconsideration on any issues related to the FRFA. This present Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis conforms to the RFA, see 5 U.S.C.  604, and accompanies this Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, which addresses petitions for reconsideration submitted regarding the ULS Report and Order. A. Need for and objectives of this Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration. In this rulemaking the Commission consolidates, revises, and streamlines its rules governing license application procedures for radio services licensed by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau). See the description in section D, infra. The rule changes effected by this Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration will further implement the policy changes put in place by the ULS Report and Order. B. Summary of significant issues raised by public comments in response to the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) No petitions for reconsideration were filed with respect to the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis contained in the ULS Report and Order. This Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration is consistent with and does not materially change the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, see 5 U.S.C.  604, contained in ULS Report and Order, with the exception of the projected reporting, recordkeeping and other compliance requirements and the professional skills needed to prepare any records or reports. C. Description and estimate of the number of small entities to which rules will apply As noted above, a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis was incorporated into the ULS Report and Order. In that analysis, we described in detail the small entities that might be significantly affected by the rules adopted in the ULS Report and Order. Those entities may be found in a number of wireless services including: cellular radiotelephone service, broadband and narrowband PCS, paging, air-ground radiotelephone service, specialized mobile radio service, private land mobile radio service, aviation and marine radio service, offshore radiotelephone service, general wireless telecommunications service, fixed microwave service, commercial radio operators, amateur radio services, personal radio services, public safety radio services and governmental entities, rural radiotelephone service, marine coast service, and wireless communications service. In this present Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, we hereby incorporate by reference the description and estimate of the number of small entities from the previous FRFA in this proceeding. The rule changes in this Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration will affect all small businesses filing new wireless radio service license applications or modifying or renewing an existing license. To the extent that a rule change here affects a particular wireless service, our estimates, contained in Appendix B of the ULS Report and Order, remain valid as to the size of those services. D. Description of the projected reporting, recordkeeping, and other compliance requirements We will amend sections 22.529, 22.709, 22.803, and 22.929 so as to make those rules conform with the ULS Report and Order. Part 22 Licensees will no longer need to file certain categories of antenna information with the Commission. The licensees will need to keep that information on file and produce it within ten days of receiving a request for such information from other licensees or applicants. This policy change was already assessed in the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. In addition, section 1.928 ("Frequency Coordination, Canada") reinstates a rule that was inadvertently removed. E. Steps taken to minimize significant economic impact on small entities, and significant alternatives considered: As noted in the Part E, Appendix B, ULS Report and Order, the development of the ULS will greatly reduce the cost of preparing wireless applications and pleadings, while increasing the speed of the licensing process. We expect that these changes will benefit all firms and businesses, including small entities. The changes made in the Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration are consistent with our Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. The Universal Licensing System will continue to present tremendous advantages for small businesses because it permits access to licensing information at tremendously reduced costs. F. Report to Congress The Commission shall send a copy of this Memorandum Opinion and Order, including this Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, in a report to Congress pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. See 5 U.S.C.  801(a)(1)(A). A copy of the Memorandum Opinion and Order and Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (or a summaries, thereof) will be published in the Federal Register. See 5 U.C.C.  604(b). A copy of the Memorandum Opinion and Order and Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis will also be sent to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.