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                            Before the                DA# 99-150 
                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20554


In the Matter of                    )
                                 )
Assessment and Collection                )        MD Docket No. 98-200 
of Regulatory Fees for              )
Fiscal Year 1999                 
                             ORDER


Adopted:  January 13, 1999              ;   Released:  January 14, 1999

By the Managing Director: 

1.   This order denies a request for an extension of time filed by the Industrial
Telecommunications Association, Inc. (ITA) on January 4, 1999, seeking additional time 
 to file comments in response to a Notice of Inquiry, released in this proceeding on December 4,
1998 

2.  Comments in response to the Notice of Inquiry  were due on January 7, 1999.  The request
seeks a 30 day extension of time to permit ITA to poll its membership before filing comments. 
The Notice of Inquiry raises issues concerning how ITA's membership will be assessed fees in
Fiscal Year (FY)  1999.  ITA argues that because of the holiday season, it was not able to
complete the polling of its membership before the time for filing comments expired.   

3.   The Commission is required to collect regulatory fees annually.  Thus, the regulatory fee
rulemaking is time sensitive, and the Commission will not routinely grant extensions of time to file
pleadings.  We are therefore denying ITA's request for an extension of time, but note that this
action is without prejudice to ITA making ex parte submissions in the Notice of Inquiry
proceeding or to filing comments in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be issued in
this docket.   

4.   ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, That pursuant to the authority delegated under 47
C.F.R.  0.231(a), Request for Extension of Time to File Comments, filed by the Industrial
Telecommunications Association, Inc., IS DENIED.  

                         FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION






                                   Andrew S. Fishel 
                                   Managing Director