OMD Changes Reg Fee Waiver Policy
The FCC Office of Managing Director has revised on delegated authority its manner of ruling on regulatory fee waiver requests, according to a public notice in docket 25-219 Monday. In the past, OMD has resolved such requests by issuing individual…
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letter decisions, but going forward, OMD will periodically issue public notices that list actions on all requests for waiver, reduction and/or deferral of fees, the PN said. “This change to our customary procedure implements the Commission’s goal of streamlining internal review processes and will enable OMD to more quickly resolve those matters while fulfilling its obligation to thoroughly review the record for each request and petition for reconsideration,” the PN said. More novel and controversial requests will still get letter decisions, OMD said. Monday’s PN included a list of OMD decisions on regulatory fee waiver requests for a host of entities, some from as far back as 2019. In a separate order, OMD also provided more detailed denials of a number of requests for financial hardship regulatory fee waivers. Petitions for reconsideration or applications for review of the decisions must be filed within 30 days, the order said.