§ 1.1113   Filing locations.

   (a) Except as noted in this section, applications and other filings,
   with attached fees and FCC Form 159, must be submitted to the locations
   and addresses set forth in § § 1.1102 through 1.1109.

   (1) Tariff filings shall be filed with the Secretary, Federal
   Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. On the same day, the
   filer should submit a copy of the cover letter, the FCC Form 159, and
   the appropriate fee in accordance with the procedures established in
   § 1.1105.

   (2) Bills for collection will be paid at the Commission's lockbox bank
   at the address of the appropriate service as established in § § 1.1102
   through 1.1109, as set forth on the bill sent by the Commission.
   Payments must be accompanied by the bill sent by the Commission.
   Payments must be accompanied by the bill to ensure proper credit.
   Electronic payments must include the reference number contained on the
   bill sent by the Commission.

   (3) Petitions for reconsideration or applications for review of fee
   decisions pursuant to § 1.1119(b) of this subpart must be accompanied by
   the required fee for the application or other filing being considered
   or reviewed.

   (4) Applicants claiming an exemption from a fee requirement for an
   application or other filing under 47 U.S.C. 158(d)(1) or § 1.1116 of
   this subpart shall file their applications in the appropriate location
   as set forth in the rules for the service for which they are applying,
   except that request for waiver accompanied by a tentative fee payment
   should be filed as set forth in § § 1.1102 through 1.1109.

   (b) Except as provided for in paragraph (c) of this section, all
   materials must be submitted as one package. The Commission will not
   take responsibility for matching fees, forms and applications submitted
   at different times or locations. Materials submitted at other than the
   location and address required by § 0.401(b) and paragraph (a) of this
   section will be returned to the applicant or filer.

   (c) Fees for applications and other filings pertaining to the Wireless
   Radio Services that are submitted electronically via ULS may be paid
   electronically or sent to the Commission's lock box bank manually. When
   paying manually, applicants must include the application file number
   (assigned by the ULS electronic filing system on FCC Form 159) and
   submit such number with the payment in order for the Commission to
   verify that the payment was made. Manual payments must be received no
   later than ten (10) days after receipt of the application on ULS or the
   application will be dismissed. Payment received more than ten (10) days
   after electronic filing of an application on a Bureau/Office electronic
   filing system (e.g., ULS) will be forfeited (see § § 1.934 and 1.1111.)

   (d) Fees for applications and other filings pertaining to the
   Multichannel Video and Cable Television Service (MVCTS) and the Cable
   Television Relay Service (CARS) that are submitted electronically via
   the Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS) may be paid
   electronically or sent to the Commission's lock box bank manually. When
   paying manually, applicants must include the FCC Form 159 generated by
   COALS (pre-filled with the transaction confirmation number) and
   completed with the necessary additional payment information to allow
   the Commission to verify that payment was made. Manual payments must be
   received no later than ten (10) days after receipt of the application
   or filing in COALS or the application or filing will be dismissed.

   [ 55 FR 19171 , May 8, 1990. Redesignated at  59 FR 30998 , June 16, 1994,
   as amended at  59 FR 30999 , June 16, 1994. Redesignated at  60 FR 5326 ,
   Jan. 27, 1995, as amended at  63 FR 68941 , Dec. 14, 1998;  65 FR 49762 ,
   Aug. 15, 2000;  68 FR 27001 , May 19, 2003;  69 FR 41176 , July 7, 2004.
   Redesignated and amended at  74 FR 3445 , Jan. 21, 2009;  74 FR 5117 , Jan.
   29, 2009;  75 FR 36550 , June 28, 2010;  83 FR 2556 , Jan. 18, 2018]

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