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Report No. SPB-121                                 March 31, 1998

               SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION:
                 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING

     The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. 
The Commission reserves the right to return any of the applications if, upon further examination, it
is determined the application is not in conformance with the Commission's Rules or its policies. 
Petitions, oppositions and other pleadings filed in response to this notice should conform to Section
25.154 of the Commission's rules, unless otherwise noted.  47 C.F.R.  25.154.

GE American Communications, Inc.         File No. 75-SAT-MP/ML-98

          GE American Communications, Inc. has filed an application for modification of its
     Satcom SN-3 satellite to permit the satellite to be relocated from its current position
     at 83ø W.L. to the 79ø W.L. orbital location.  This relocation will permit the Satcom
     SN-3 satellite to provide the C-band capacity at that location.  This request is related
     to the outcome of GE Americom's pending petition for reconsideration of the orbital
     assignment of GE-5, which GE Americom asks us to assign to 83ø W.L. instead of
     the previously assigned location of 79ø W.L.  If GE Americom's petition for
     reconsideration is granted, GE-5 will operate from 83ø W.L. and no relocation of
     Sacom SN-3 will be necessary.  



Greater New York Corporation of                      File No. 89-SAT-DRZ-98
Seventh-day Adventists, Yonkers, NY

          The Greater New York Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists have filed a Petition
     seeking a Declaratory Ruling that a zoning ordinance of the City of Yonkers, NY is
     preempted pursuant to Section 25.104 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  25.104. 
     
 
          Oppositions to this petition for declaratory ruling must be filed within 30 days after
     the receipt of the Public Notice that a petition has been filed -- mailed to parties via
     certified mail, return receipt requested. Replies must be filed within 15 days after the
     time for filing oppositions has expired.  Additional pleadings may be filed only if
     specifically requested or authorized by the Commission.  

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