[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1003-1004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-269]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 90
[WT Docket No. 96-86; DA 98-2588]
The Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum
Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Agency
Communication Requirements Through the Year 2010, Establishment of
Rules and Requirements for Priority Access Service
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of time for comments.
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SUMMARY: This document extends the time to file comments concerning the
Commission's Third Notice of Proposed Rule Making (``Third Notice'')
adopted on August 6, 1998. Comments on the Third Notice were due on or
before January 4, 1999, and Reply Comments were due on or before
February 1, 1999. Because of the many petitions for reconsideration and
clarification filed in response to the First Report and Order (``First
Report'') in this proceeding and the close proximity of the deadlines
for responding to these petitions and the Third Notice, the Commission
extended the time to file comments.
DATES: Comments are due on or before January 19, 1999, and reply
comments are due on or before February 18, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Publications Branch, Room TW-B204, The Portals II, 445 12th St., SW,
Washington, D.C. 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Daronco or Michael Pollak, at
the Public Safety & Private Wireless Division, (202) 418-0680.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
in WT Docket No. 96-86, adopted on December 23, 1998, and released on
December 24, 1998, (DA 98-2588). The full text of the Order is
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in
the FCC Reference Center, Room 239, 1919 M St., NW, Washington, DC
20554. The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from
the Commission's duplicating contractor, International Transcription
Services, 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, 202-857-3800.
Alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, audio cassette and
Braille) are available to persons with disabilities by contacting
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Martha Contee at (202) 418-0260, TTY (202) 418-2555, or at
[email protected].
1. On August 6, 1998, the Commission adopted the First Report and
Third Notice concerning the Development of Operational, Technical and
Spectrum Requirements For Meeting Federal, State and Local Public
Safety Agency Communication Requirements Through the Year 2010. The
Third Notice was published in the Federal Register on November 2, 1998.
See 63 FR 58685. Comments on the Third Notice are due on or before
January 4, 1999, and Reply Comments are due on or before February 1,
1999. On December 4, 1998, the Commission received a Motion for
Extension of Time for Filing Comments in Response to Third Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking filed by the National Public Safety
Telecommunications Council (NPSTC).
2. NPSTC requests that the Commission grant a 30 day extension of
time for filing comments to the Third Notice. It states that an
additional 30 days would afford interested parties adequate time to
prepare full and complete comments in order that the Commission may
develop as complete a record as possible. NPSTC indicates that, in
addition to preparing comments in response to the Third Notice, many
organizations will also be required at the same time to prepare
responses to the petitions for reconsideration or clarification that
were filed in response to the First Report. NPSTC notes that a
substantial number of petitions for reconsideration or clarification
were filed in this proceeding on or before December 2, 1998. In
addition, NPSTC points out that the comment date falls immediately
after an extended holiday period making it difficult for NPSTC and
others to complete timely comments.
3. It is the policy of the Commission that extensions of time are
not routinely granted. Upon review, however, we agree that an extension
would afford parties the necessary time to coordinate and file
substantive comments for the record. We believe, however, that 30 days
would delay this proceeding longer than necessary. A 15 day extension
of time, until January 19, 1999, within which to file comments for the
Third Notice should be sufficient. This extension should provide an
adequate opportunity for all parties to prepare and file responsive and
complete comments in this proceeding,
Ordering Clauses
It is hereby Ordered that the Motion for Extension of Time for
Filing Comments in Response to Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
filed by NPSTC on December 2, 1998, is hereby granted in part and
denied in part. Parties shall file comments to the Third Notice no
later than January 19, 1999. Reply comments are due 30 days later on
February 18, 1999.
Federal Communications Commission.
John F. Clark,
Acting Chief, Public Safety & Private Wireless Division
[FR Doc. 99-269 Filed 1-6-99; 8:45 am]
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