[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2004]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 96-2140]


Public Comment Invited; Commission Seeks Comment on Petition for 
Declaratory Ruling of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry 
Association

December 18, 1996.
    Comment Date: January 17, 1997; Reply Date: February 3, 1997
    On December 16, 1996, Cellular Telecommunications Industry 
Association (CTIA) filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling 
(``Petition'') seeking preemption of moratoria regulation imposed by 
state and local governments on siting of telecommunications facilities. 
CTIA contends that such preemption is authorized by Sections 253, 
332(c)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 253, 
332(c)(3), and Section 704(c) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Interested parties may file comments on CTIA's petition no later 
than January 17, 1997. Parties interested in submitting reply comments 
must do so no later than February 3, 1997. All comments should 
reference CTIA's Petition, DA 96-2140, and should be filed with the 
Office of Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, 
N.W., Room 222, Washington, DC 20554. A copy of each filing should be 
sent to International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), 2100 M Street, 
N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037, (202) 857-3800 and Shaun A. 
Maher, Esq., Federal Communications Commission, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division, Legal Branch, 
2025 M Street, N.W., Room 7130, Washington, D.C. 20554.
    Parties are encouraged to submit comments and reply comments on 
diskette for possible inclusion on the Commission's Internet site so 
that copies of these documents may be obtained electronically. Such 
diskette submissions would be in addition to and not a substitute for 
the formal filing requirements presented above. Parties submitting 
diskettes should submit them to Shaun A. Maher, Esq. at the above-
referenced address. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 inch diskette 
formatted in an IBM compatible form using Word Perfect 5.1 for Windows 
software. The diskette should be submitted in ``read only'' mode, and 
should be clearly labelled with the party's name, proceeding, type of 
pleading (comment or reply comment) and date of submission.
    The full text of all comments and reply comments will be available 
for inspection and duplication during regular business hours in the 
Commercial Wireless Division Public Reference Room, 2025 M Street, 
N.W., Room 5608, Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies may also be obtained 
from International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), 2100 M Street, 
N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037, (202) 857-3800.
    Pursuant to Section 1.1206(b)(4) of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 
Sec. 1.1206(b)(4), this proceeding will be conducted as a non-
restricted proceeding in which ex parte communications are permitted 
but subject to disclosure.
    For further information, contact Shaun A. Maher, Esq. of the Legal 
Branch of the Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau, at 202-418-0620 (email: [email protected]).

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-2004 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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