FCC Fees HAM and GMRS
The notice of fees was published on March 19 2021. Usually they become effective 30 days after which would have been today. They have NOT gone into effect yet.
TEXT OF NOTICE:
OFFICE OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
ANNOUNCES EFFECTIVE DATE OF FY 2021 APPLICATION FEES ORDER
On March 19, 2021, the Commission published the Application Fee Report and Order in the Federal Register. 1 While the Application Fee Report and Order will generally become effective thirty days (30) from publication in the Federal Register (April 19, 2021), as explained in the Application Fee Report and Order, the new fee rates, sections 1.1102, 1.1103, 1.1104, 1.1105, 1.1106, 1.1107, and 1.1109 of the Commission’s rules, “will not take effect until the requisite notice has been provided to Congress, the FCC’s information technology systems and internal procedures have been updated, and the Commission publishes notice(s) in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of such rules.”2
The Commission will publish notices in the Federal Register that will identify when each application fee category will become effective. Please continue to monitor the FCC website for updates.
For additional information on this proceeding, contact Roland Helvajian at Roland.Helvajian@fcc.gov of the Office of Managing Director.