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Maia, President, The W5YI Group, Inc. to Ralph Haller, Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau dated February 9, 1996. The VECs are authorized to  jcoordinate the efforts of volunteer examiners (VEs) who prepare and administer the Amateur  jjoperator license examinations for the Commission. For the reasons discussed below, VECs will  jbe permitted, but not required, to file Amateur Radio Service license renewal and modification  japplications electronically. The Commission also will continue to accept applications filed manually (via hard copy).   [j2. We note, as an initial matter, that we anticipate developing a capability that will allow  jindividual amateur operators to file their applications electronically and receive a license grant  jimmediately. While this capability is evolving, however, we believe that the public interest  jwould be served by affording amateur operators the opportunity to file their license renewal and  jJmodification applications electronically. The Communications Act of 1934, as amended,  jauthorizes the Commission to utilize the voluntary and uncompensated services of amateur  X3 joperators in preparing and administering examinations for amateur operator licenses.C ٯ yO#"ԍ 47 U.S.C. 154(f)(4).C The  jCommission relies upon the VECs to coordinate the efforts of the VEs. The VECs receive the  japplication forms from the VEs, screen them and, for qualified examinees, forward electronically  jthe data thereon or forward the application (via hard copy) to the Commission. Most such  j7applications are filed electronically and this procedure has been highly successful in eliminating  jdelays in obtaining licenses. The available software, hardware, procedures and experience can"#,))ZZ'" similarly eliminate delays in processing of license renewal and modification applications.  )j3. Although electronic filing of applications for license renewal or modification is not  ja license examination preparation or administration function, we will permit any VEC to perform  jthis additional function on behalf of amateur operators because such action is procedural in  jnature. We nonetheless will consider such activity to be separate from their responsibilities as  jVECs and require that, if provided, it be at no cost to the Government. In this connection, the  jcompensation, if any, the organization receives as a result of providing this service is a matter  j(that is between the amateur operators choosing to use the organization's services and the  jjorganization. In addition, no VEC organization will be required to perform this service, nor will  j{it be mandatory that such applications be filed electronically. The Commission will continue to  jprocess renewal and modification applications filed via hard copy on FCC Form 610 with the Commission.   j4. In view of the above, we find good cause for waiver of the Commission's Rules to  jallow any FCC Form 610 to be filed electronically by VECs. It is in the public interest to allow  j}(but not require) these organizations to perform this function. This will provide for more  j&efficient application processing for Amateur service license grants. Accordingly, Section 97.21  jof the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 97.21, which requires FCC Form 610 documents for the  jYpurpose of modifying the grantee's name, mailing address, or call sign to be submitted to: FCC,  j1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 173257245, IS WAIVED to the extent that this  j|requirement is considered satisfied when the FCC Form 610 document is received by a VEC,  jscreened, and the data contained therein is forwarded electronically or on diskette to: FCC, 1270  jFairfield Road, Gettysburg PA 173257245. Consistent with existing procedures, when the data  jis forwarded electronically, the VEC must retain the actual FCC Form 610 documents for at least  j7fifteen months and make them available to the FCC upon request. All other applicable rules of  jthe Federal Communications Commission pertaining to requirements for filing of applications are  j7unaffected by this Order. This waiver may be terminated by the Commission at any time if, at its discretion, the need for such action arises. j` `  hhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION j` `  hhW. Riley Hollingsworth j` `  hhDeputy Associate Bureau Chief j` `  hhOffice of Operations j` `  hhWireless Telecommunications Bureau