47 CFR § 1.1101 - Authority.

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title: "47 CFR § 1.1101 - Authority."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "1.1101"
section_name: "Authority."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
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part_number: "1"
part_name: "PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 47 U.S.C. 1754, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1.1101 Authority.

Authority to impose and collect these charges is contained in section 8 of the Communications Act, as amended by sections 102 and 103 of title I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-141, 132 Stat. 1084), 47 U.S.C. 158, which directs the Commission to assess and collect application fees to recover the costs of the Commission to process applications.

[86 FR 15061, Mar. 19, 2021]