[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53619-53620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26642]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 0

[FCC 98-217]


1998 Biennial Regulatory Review

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) to revise its rules to eliminate the Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau's reference facility in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The demand to 
review application and licensing records will be met by the 
Commission's public access capabilities, particularly as the use of 
electronic filing increases. The NPRM also proposes to update the 
Commission's rules to accurately reflect the location and availability 
of license application information within the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau.

DATES: Comments are due November 5, 1998 and reply comments are due 
November 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Parties should file an original and five copies of all 
comments, reply comments, and supporting comments with the Office of 
the Secretary, 1919 M Street, NW, Suite 222, Washington, DC 20554. 
Parties submitting diskettes should send them to the Policy and Rules 
Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau, 2100 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Boswell, 717-338-2601.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking. The full text of this NPRM is available for 
inspection and copying during normal business hours at the FCC Dockets 
Branch, Room 230, 1919 M Street NW, Washington, DC. The text of the 
NPRM may also be purchased by calling International Transcription 
Service at 202-857-3800.
    Given the readily available electronic access to information 
concerning applications and licenses for wireless telecommunications 
services, this NPRM proposes to close the Commission's Gettysburg 
reference facility. Due to its location outside the Washington, DC 
area, the Gettysburg reference facility is not as well used as those at 
Commission headquarters. The demand to review materials will be easily 
met by the Commission's public access capabilities, particularly as the 
use of electronic filing expands to the point where the Commission 
receives little or no paper from applicants. The Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau staff in Gettysburg will accept requests at 
their front counter to review paper documents, and the Commission's 
duplication services contractor will provide copies of applications 
upon request for their usual research and copying fees.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 0

    Public information and Inspection of records.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
    Part 0 of Chapter I of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
is amended as follows:

PART 0--COMMISSION ORGANIZATION

    1. The authority citation for part 0 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Section 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 155.

    2. Section 0.453 is amended by revising the introductory text, 
paragraph (g) introductory text, paragraph (h) introductory text and 
adding new paragraph (o) to read as follows:


Sec. 0.453  Public reference rooms.

    The Commission maintains the following public reference rooms at 
its offices in Washington, DC:
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    (g) The Common Carrier Bureau, Network Services Division Public 
Reference Room. The following documents, files and records are 
available for inspection at this location.
* * * * *
    (h) The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Mobile 
Services Reference Room. The following documents, files and records are 
available for inspection at two different locations. The Legal Branch 
is the responsible custodian for both locations.
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    (o) Electronically stored application and licensing data for 
commercial radio operator applications and all authorizations in the 
Wireless Radio services are available for public inspection via the 
Commission's wide area network. Wireless Radio services include 
Commercial and Private Mobile Radio, Common Carrier and Private 
Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave, Local Television 
Transmission Service (LTTS), Digital Electronic Message Service (DEMS), 
Aviation Ground and Marine Coast applications.
    3. Section 0.455 is amended by revising paragraph (f) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 0.455  Other locations at which records may be inspected.

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    (f) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. See Sec. 0.453(o) of this 
chapter.
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[FR Doc. 98-26642 Filed 10-5-98; 8:45 am]
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