The FCC has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning Amateur Radio License fees in the Federal Register. The deadline for comments is November 16, and the Reply comment deadline is November 30.
Dale WA8EFK, ARRL Great Lakes DIv. Director, has sent ARRL members an email calling for action by hams. He lists the pros and cons being offered about the fees proposal. The following may be useful if you are considering submitting your comments to the FCC:
For background: this proceeding is being handled by staff unfamiliar
with amateur radio. It is being handled in the FCC’s Office of
Managing Director (OMD), not in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
where the amateur-specific Part 97 matters are handled. The focus of
OMD is accounting – budgets and the like for the entire Commission.
The fee proposals cover every FCC license and service across the board
and the consideration was directed by Congress. It is recommended
keeping “ham jargon” out of comments, it won’t be understood by
the intended recipients.
If you are in favor of the proposed fees, or against them, please use the opportunity to add your voice, ARRL and the amateur radio publications and sites will be on this heavily, starting now. Monitor the news sites like ARRL, QRZ, Amateur Radio Newsline, etc. to follow this issue.
Here is a link to Dale’s “Call to action”
http://wa8efk.blogspot.com/2020/10/call-to-action-fcc-fees-for-radio.html