Sec.  1.1160   Refunds of regulatory fees.

   (a) Regulatory fees will be refunded, upon request, only in the following
   instances:

   (1) When no regulatory fee is required or an excessive fee has been paid. In
   the case of an overpayment, the refund amount will be based on the
   applicants', permittees', or licensees' entire submission. All refunds will
   be issued to the payor named in the appropriate block of the FCC Form 159.
   Payments in excess of a regulatory fee will be refunded only if the
   overpayment is $10.00 or more.

   (2) In the case of advance payment of regulatory fees, subject to  Sec. 1.1152, a
   refund will be issued based on unexpired full years:

   (i) When the Commission adopts new rules that nullify a license or other
   authorization, or a new law or treaty renders a license or other
   authorization useless;

   (ii) When a licensee in the wireless radio service surrenders the license or
   other authorization subject to a fee payment to the Commission; or

   (iii) When the Commission declines to grant an application submitted with a
   regulatory fee payment.

   (3) When a waiver is granted in accordance with  Sec. 1.1166.

   (b) No pro-rata refund of an annual fee will be issued.

   (c) No refunds will be issued based on unexpired partial years.

   (d) No refunds will be processed without a written request from the
   applicant, permittee, licensee or agent.

   [ 60 FR 34032 , June 29, 1995, as amended at  67 FR 46307 , July 12, 2002]