Sec. 61.153  Method of filing applications.

    (a) An application for special permission must be addressed to 
``Secretary, Federal Communication Commission, Washington, DC 20554.'' 
The date on which the application is received by the Secretary of the 
Commission (or the Mail Room where submitted by mail) is considered the 
official filing date.
    (b) In addition, for all special permission applications requiring 
fees as set forth at part 1, subpart G of this chapter, the issuing 
carriers must submit the original of the application letter (without 
attachments), FCC Form 155, and the appropriate fee to the Mellon Bank, 
Pittsburgh, PA at the address set forth in Sec. 1.1105. The carrier 
should submit these fee materials on the same date as the submission in 
paragraph (a).
    (c) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and 
(b) of this section, the issuing carrier must send a copy of the 
application letter with all attachments to the Secretary, Federal 
Communications Commission and a separate copy with all attachments to 
the Chief, Tariff Review Branch. If a carrier applies for special 
permission to revise joint tariffs, the application must state that it 
is filed on behalf of all carriers participating in the affected 
service. Applications must be numbered consecutively in a series 
separate from FCC tariff numbers, bear the signature of the officer or 
agent of the carrier, and be in the following format:

Application No.

(Date)

Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554.

Attention: Common Carrier Bureau (here provide the statements required 
by Sec. 61.152).

 (Exact name of carrier)________________________________________________

 (Name of officer or agent)_____________________________________________

 (Title of officer or agent)____________________________________________

[ 55 FR 19173 , May 8, 1990]

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