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FCC RIN: 3060-AJ98 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Comprehensive Review of Licensing and Operating Rules for Satellite Services (IB Docket No. 12-267) 
Abstract: The Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) as part of its ongoing efforts to update and streamline regulatory requirements. The NPRM initiated a comprehensive review of part 25 of the Commission's rules, which governs licensing and operation of space stations and Earth stations. The amendments proposed in the NPRM modernize the rules to better reflect evolving technology and reorganize and simplify existing requirements. Furthermore, the changes will remove unnecessary filing requirements for applicants requesting space and Earth station licenses, allowing applicants and licensees to save time, effort, and costs in preparing applications. Other changes are designed to remove unnecessary technical restrictions, enabling applicants to submit fewer waiver requests, which will ease administrative burdens in submitting and processing applications and reduce the amount of time spent on applications by applicants, licensees, and the Commission. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 25.103    47 CFR 25.111    47 CFR 25.112    47 CFR 25.113    47 CFR 25.114    47 CFR 25.115    47 CFR 25.118    47 CFR 25.121    47 CFR 25.129    47 CFR 25.130    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 47 USC 154(i)    47 USC 157(a)    47 USC 161    47 USC 303(c)    47 USC 303(g)    47 USC 303(r)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/25/2012  77 FR 67172   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/24/2012 
Reply Comment Period End  01/22/2013 
Report and Order  02/12/2014  79 FR 8308   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Andrea Kelly
Associate Chief, Satellite Division
Federal Communications Commission
International Bureau, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-7877
Fax:202 418-0748
Email: andrea.kelly@fcc.gov