Sec. 1.1166  Waivers, reductions and deferrals of regulatory fees.

    The fees established by sections 1.1152 through 1.1156 may be 
waived, reduced or deferred in specific instances, on a case-by-case 
basis, where good cause is shown and where waiver, reduction or deferral 
of the fee would promote the public interest. Requests for waivers, 
reductions or deferrals of regulatory fees for entire categories of 
payors will not be considered.
    (a) Requests for waivers, reductions or deferrals will be acted upon 
by the Managing Director with the concurrence of the General Counsel. If 
the request for waiver, reduction or deferral is accompanied by a fee 
payment, the request must be submitted to the Commission's lockbox bank 
at the address for the appropriate service set forth in sections 1.1152 
through 1.1156 of this subpart. If no fee payment is submitted and the 
matter is within the scope of the fee rules, the request should be filed 
with the Commission's Secretary and clearly marked to the attention of 
the Managing Director.
    (b) Deferrals of fees will be granted for a period of six months 
following the date that the fee is initially due.
    (c) Petitions for waiver of a regulatory fee must be accompanied by 
the required fee and FCC Form 159. Submitted fees will be returned if a 
waiver is granted. Waiver requests that do not include the required fees 
or forms will be dismissed unless accompanied by a petition to defer 
payment due to financial hardship, supported by documentation of the 
financial hardship.
    (d) Petitions for reduction of a fee must be accompanied by the full 
fee payment less the amount of the requested reduction and FCC Form 159. 
Petitions for reduction accompanied by a fee payment must be addressed 
to the Federal Communications Commission, Attention: Petitions, Post 
Office Box 358835, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, -5835.
[60 15251 FR 34034 , June 29, 1995]