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   SB QST @ ARL $ARLB013   
   ARLB013 FCC ULS Reopened, Except Electronic Batch Filing System   
      
   ZCZC AG13   
   QST de W1AW    
   ARRL Bulletin 13  ARLB013   
   From ARRL Headquarters    
   Newington CT  June 22, 2023   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB013   
   ARLB013 FCC ULS Reopened, Except Electronic Batch Filing System   
      
   On Wednesday morning, June 21, 2023, the FCC had reopened the   
   Universal Licensing System (ULS) and supporting systems, according   
   to an email distributed to VEC organizations. However, as of 4:00 PM   
   on Wednesday, the Electronic Batch Filing (EBF) system, used by VEC   
   organizations for filing exam sessions, individual applications, and   
   club license applications, was still not available as promised.   
   Unfortunately, this means applications for new and upgraded   
   licenses, and individual and club license filings still cannot be   
   uploaded in the system for issuance.   
      
   When the EBF system becomes available, the Commission is requesting   
   VECs to limit submissions into the filing system. In an email sent   
   by the FCC, all EBF filers were asked to adhere to a restricted   
   upload schedule in order to keep the EBF system stable and to avoid   
   any potential technical problems. The FCC will be monitoring to   
   ensure the EBF system is stable during this reopening period. If   
   they assess that the upload volume is too high, they will send out   
   another notice with directions to reduce the amount of uploads per   
   hour.   
      
   ARRL VEC will comply with the FCC directive, limiting our   
   transmissions but sending as many backlogged sessions as possible   
   without overloading their system. The files will be submitted to the   
   FCC in the order in which they were received, starting with the   
   files from Monday, June 12, and moving forward from there. ARRL VEC   
   will begin submitting the backlogged applications as soon as the EBF   
   system becomes available, and assuming all FCC systems remain   
   stable.   
      
   In an FCC notice published on June 21, 2023 (please see,   
   https://www.fcc.gov/document/uls-tcns-e-106-and-asr-available), the   
   Commission provided a deadline extension for filings in the ULS and   
   the Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) system, explaining,   
   "Because parties could not make electronic filings or view the   
   contents of the affected systems while they were unavailable, we are   
   extending the deadlines for all regulatory filings that were due in   
   the affected systems between June 9, 2023, and June 29, 2023, until   
   Friday, June 30, 2023.   
      
   "We note that we have provided for a longer extension for these   
   filings than initially contemplated in the June 13 Public Notice in   
   anticipation of high traffic volumes on these systems in the coming   
   days. In that regard, we encourage filers to consider deferring   
   discretionary filings this week, and we encourage filers preparing   
   large submissions to coordinate in advance with [the] staff of the   
   Bureaus."   
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