FY 2023 REGULATORY FEES ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
On August 10, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) released Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2023; Review of the Commission’s Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees, Report and Order, FCC 23-66 (FY 2023 Regulatory Fees Report and Order). This document is available for viewing at http://www.fcc.gov/regfees. Regulatory fee payments must be received by the Commission no later than 11:59 PM, Eastern Daylight Time, on September 20, 2023.1 While FY 2023 regulatory fees will not become effective until the rulemaking is published in the Federal Register, regulatees, at their own discretion, may submit payments at any time before the FY 2023 regulatory fees due date.
The Commission has discontinued the use of the Fee Filer system and incorporated this payment system into the Commission Registration System (CORES). To use CORES, you need to be registered with the FCC at https://apps2.fcc.gov/fccUserReg/pages/login.htm. Once your FCC username is registered and verified, you can access CORES and select the option to associate your existing FRN to that username, if you have not already done so. To make a FY 2023 regulatory fee payment, login to the following website using your username and password: https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do.
Commission licensees and regulatees should consult the FY 2023 Regulatory Fees Report and Order for specific information concerning regulatory fee payment obligations, the regulatory fee process, and regulatory fee requirements for payment. The Commission also publishes industry-specific guidance under the heading FY 2023 – Who Owes Fees and What Is My Fee, which can be found on the Commission website at http://www.fcc.gov/regfees.