{"abstract":"In this document, the Commission seeks to extend mandatory electronic filing to all satellite and earth station applications. The Commission also plans to implement two measures that allow space station operators to make certain changes to their systems without prior regulatory approval. First, we allow direct broadcast satellite (DBS) licensees and Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS) satellite licensees to use a streamlined procedure when relocating satellites for fleet management purposes. Second, we allow Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit (NGSO) system operators to activate in-orbit spares without prior authorization from the Commission, provided that the activation does not cause the operator to exceed the total number of space stations that the licensee was authorized to operate under its blanket license for that system. These rule revisions represent another step in our continuing effort to eliminate outdated regulatory requirements and expedite provision of satellite services to the public.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2004/08/06/04-16975.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1,"title":47},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":25,"title":47}],"citation":"69 FR 47790","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The revisions to Sec. Sec. 1.10000, 1.10006, 1.10007, 25.113 and 25.118(e) will become effective September 7, 2004. The revisions to Sec. Sec. 25.110, 25.114, 25.115, 25.116, 25.117, 25.118(a), 25.130, 25.131, and 25.154 contain information requirements that have not been approved by OMB. The Federal Communications Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of these sections.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["IB Docket No. 02-34","FCC 04-92"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"04-16975","effective_on":"2004-09-07","end_page":47795,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2004/08/06/04-16975.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/08/06/04-16975/space-station-licensing-rules-and-policies","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/04-16975?publication_date=2004-08-06","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2004-08-06/04-16975/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":6,"page_views":{"count":103,"last_updated":"2026-09-21 18:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-08-06/pdf/04-16975.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2004-08-06","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2004/08/06/04-16975.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T12:49:12Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":47790,"subtype":null,"title":"Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies","toc_doc":"Space station licensing rules and policies","toc_subject":"Common carrier services:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Satellites"],"type":"Rule","volume":69}