[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31099-31100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14747]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 97-1106]


Pleading Cycle Established for Comments and Reply Comments on 
Petition for Rule Making Filed by Intelligent Transportation Society of 
America (RM-9096)

May 28, 1997.
    On May 19, 1997, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America 
(ITS America) filed a Petition for Rule Making requesting an allocation 
of 75 megahertz of spectrum in the 5.850-5.925 GHz band for use by 
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). This allocation is requested 
to provide for Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) systems in 
the deployment of a nationwide ITS infrastructure. DSRC systems provide 
short range, wireless communications links between vehicles traveling 
at highway speeds and roadside systems.
    ITS America states that existing, emerging and future DSRC services 
can dramatically improve safety, mobility, productivity and the 
environment on our nation's roadways. Presently there are two existing 
DSRC based services, electronic payment and commercial vehicle 
electronic clearance. Some of the emerging DSRC services are traffic 
control, incident management, en-route driver information, automated 
roadside safety inspection, public transportation management, freight 
mobility tracking and highway-rail intersection monitoring. Future DSRC 
services include an intersection collision warning system and an 
automated highway system. ITS America believes the allocation of 75 
megahertz in the 5.850-5.925 GHz band is necessary to accommodate such 
services.
    Pursuant to applicable procedures set forth in Secs. 1.415 and 
1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR Secs. 1.415, 1.419, interested 
parties may file comments on ITS America's petition on or before July 
28, 1997, and reply comments on or before August 18, 1997, with the 
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 
222, Washington, D.C. 20554. For purposes of this proceeding, we hereby 
waive those provisions of our rules that require formal comments to be 
filed on paper, and encourage parties to file comments electronically. 
Electronically filed comments that conform to the guidelines of this 
section will be considered part of the record in this proceeding and 
accorded the same treatment as comments filed on paper pursuant to our 
rules.
    To file electronic comments in this proceeding, you must use the 
electronic filing interface available on the FCC's World Wide Web site 
at: <http://gullfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/websql/cgi-bin/comment/
comment.hts>. Further information on the process of submitting comments 
electronically is available at <http://www.fcc.gov/comments/
commurls.html>. Parties that file comments electronically should also 
send a copy of any documents filed with the Commission in this docket 
to the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription 
Services, Inc. (ITS), by email to <[email protected]>. Information 
about ITS is available on the World Wide Web at <http://www.itsi.com>.
    Copies of the petition, comments and reply comments will be 
available for public inspection during regular business hours in the 
FCC Reference Center (Room 239), and may also be obtained from the 
Commission's duplication contractor, International Transcription 
Service, (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, 
D.C. 20037.

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    For further information contact Tom Derenge, Office of Engineering 
and Technology, at (202) 418-2451.

Federal Communications Commission.
Shirley S. Suggs,
Chief, Publication Branch.
[FR Doc. 97-14747 Filed 6-5-97; 8:45 am]
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