SCL-AMD Instructions to OMD March 20 2024

DRAFT – March 2024

FCC # SCL-AMD

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Instructions for Amendment of Cable Landing License Application Office of International Affairs

Not Yet Approved by OMB 3060-0944

SCL-AMD

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Purpose of Form

This form is used to amend a pending application related to a cable landing license: SCL-LIC, SCL-ASG&TC, SCL-FCN, SCL-LPN, SCL-MOD, SCL-RPT, SCL-RWL, SCL-STA,SCL-AMD, and SCL-WAV. An amendment is filed when the Applicant needs to make a material change in the pending application.

Who Must File This Form and When

Every entity seeking to amend a pending cable landing license application must use this form to amend the information furnished in the pending application if such information is no longer substantially accurate and complete in all significant respects. The Applicant must file the amendment as promptly as possible and in any event within 30 days from when the change in information occurred (including 30 days from a request by Commission staff for additional information).

Description of Form

This form consists of a main form which will bring up the information filed in the application to be amended. The Applicant should make the required changes. There is an ability to file attachment(s) if the changed information pertains to a previously submitted attachment. The Applicant is encouraged to upload a single document in machine readable format, including all required information. The Applicant must fill in all required fields, upload required documents, make all required certifications, and sign the form before submitting the application.

Information Current and Complete

Information filed in the application with the Commission must be kept current and complete under section 1.65 of the Commission’s rules.

The Applicant can file a further amendment to a submitted application by filing a separate SCL-AMD form.

Applicable Rules and Regulations

Section 1.767(m) of the Commission’s rules sets out the procedures to amend a cable landing license application.

Section 1.767(m) of the Commission’s rules states that amendments to pending applications, and applications to modify a license, including amendments or applications to add a new applicant or licensee, shall be signed by each initial applicant or licensee, respectively. Joint applicants or licensees may appoint one party to act as proxy for purposes of complying with this requirement. 47 CFR § 1.767(m)(1).

The requirements for applications related to cable landing licenses can be found in 47 CFR §§ 1.767, and 1.768.

Applicant(s) should refer to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. The Debt Collection Act requires all federal agencies ensure that no debtors to the Federal government obtain any licenses or other benefits from the FCC. To ensure this, the Commission must collect FRN information to correlate its Applicants with any outstanding Federal debt that they might have incurred in other dealings with the Federal government. For additional information, see the FCC’s Debt Collection webpage.

Other Submarine Cable (SCL) Forms

• SCL-LPN Form

  • This form is used to file the precise location of a cable landing station if such information was not included in the cable landing license application or request modify a cable landing license to add a new landing location. The notification must be filed no later than ninety (90) days prior to construction of landing station.

• SCL-ASG&TC Form

  • This form is used for an assignment of a cable landing license or the transfer of control of a licensee. The form is used for both substantive and pro forma transactions.

• SCL-LIC Form

  • This form is used to apply for a cable landing license.

• SCL-FCN Form

  • The form is used by a licensee to notify the Commission of new foreign carrier affiliations.

• SCL-MOD Form

  • This form is used to modify an existing cable landing license, for example to add or remove a licensee or to add a new landing point.

• SCL-RPT Form

  • This form is used to file the reports of any licensee affiliated with a foreign carrier with market power in destination country of the cable system in accordance with section 1.767(l) of the Commission’s rules.

• SCL-RWL Form

  • This form is used to request renewal of an existing cable landing license.

• SCL-STA Form

  • This form is used to request Special Temporary Authority related to a cable landing license, such as to start construction of the cable prior to grant of the cable landing license or related to an unauthorized transaction related to the license.

• SCL-WAV Form

  • An Applicant/Licensee can request a waiver of the Commission rules by filing an SCL-WAV form.

FCC Notice Required By The Paperwork Reduction Act

We have estimated that on average each response to this collection of information will take two hours. Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and maintain the required data, and actually complete and review the form or response. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please e-mail them to pra@fcc.gov or send them to the Federal Communications Commission, AMDPERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-0944), Washington, DC 20554. Please DO NOT SEND COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THIS ADDRESS.

The Applicant is not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number of if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-0944. This notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, P.L. 104-13, October 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.

For Assistance

For assistance with completing the forms, contact Office of International Affairs, Telecommunications and Analysis Division at FCC-OIA-TAD@fcc.gov or at (202) 418-1480.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAIN SCL-AMD

Item 1. Enter the file number for the application that is being amended.

Item 2. The Applicant will need to enter a new “Brief Description of Application.” For example, “Amendment to SCL-LIC-XXXXXXX-XXXXX, to add Company A as a 10% or greater owner of the Applicant.”

Item 3. The Applicant has attached a narrative statement describing the changes to the application being made in this amendment. [check box]

The system will bring up the application to be amended with each answer pre-populated from the application as it was filed, except for the (1) application description, (2) Certification Statements check boxes, and (3) signature block.

The Applicant should change any information that it needs to, and/or upload any new or revised attachments.

The Applicant will need to re-certify the application and provide the required information for signing the application.

To see the instructions for the original application, click on the links below:

• SCL-LPN Form. [link to its instructions]

• SCL-ASG/TC Form. [link to its instructions]

• SCL-LIC Form. [link to its instructions]

• SCL-FCN Form. [link to its instructions]

• SCL-MOD Form. [link to its instructions]

• SCL-RPT Form. [link to its instructions]

• SCL-RWL Form. [link to its instructions]

• SCL-STA Form. [link to its instructions]

• SCL-WAV Form. [link to its instructions]

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