[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 17180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8792]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 99-642]


Public Safety National Coordination Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Public Safety and Private Wireless Division released this 
Public Notice advising of the establishment of procedures for oral or 
written contacts with the Chairperson of the Public Safety National 
Coordination Committee (``NCC''). The Notice requires that any person 
or entity that makes an oral or written presentation to the Chairperson 
of the NCC must provide a document which summarizes that presentation. 
This is to assure full public participation in the discussion of all 
matters of substance before the NCC.

DATES: Effective immediately.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., 
Room 4-C207, Washington, D.C. 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D'wana R. Terry, telephone (202)418-
0680. Press Contact, Meribeth McCarrick, Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau, 202-418-0600, or e-mail, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following is the complete text of the Public 
Notice: The FCC has established the Public Safety National Coordination 
Committee, pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, to advise the Commission on a variety of issues relating to the 
use of the 24 MHz of spectrum in the 764-776/794-806 MHz frequency 
bands (collectively, the 700 MHz band) that has been allocated to 
public safety services. See The Development of Operational, Technical 
and Spectrum Requirements For Meeting Federal, State and Local Public 
Safety Agency Communications Requirements Through the Year 2010 and 
Establishment of Rules and Requirements For Priority Access Service, WT 
Docket No. 96-86, First Report and Order and Third Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, FCC 98-191 (1998). The Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
Public Law 92-463, as amended, requires public notice of all meetings 
of the NCC. This is to assure full public participation in the 
discussion of all matters of substance before the NCC.
    We wish to assure that all contacts regarding the merits or 
substance of any NCC consideration which occur outside the scope of 
formal meetings are a matter of record. Therefore, the NCC will require 
that any person or entity that makes an oral or written presentation to 
the Chairperson of the NCC (Kathleen Wallman) must provide a document 
which summarizes that presentation. In the case of an oral 
communication, the document must be a memorandum reflecting who 
initiated the contact and the substance of the conversation. In the 
case of a written contact, the document must be a copy of the letter or 
pleading constituting the written contact. All such documents must be 
labelled WTB-2.
    Date: This requirement is effective immediately.
    Address: Documents provided to the NCC for the public file should 
be sent to: D'wana R. Terry, Designated Federal Officer, Public Safety 
National Coordination Committee, Public Safety and Private Wireless 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications 
Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., Room 4-C207, Washington, D.C. 
20554.
    Supplementary Information: All submissions concerning such contacts 
will be available for public inspection during normal business hours in 
a file designated WTB-2 maintained in the Public Safety and Private 
Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission in Room 4-C207, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.
Herbert W. Zeiler,
Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 99-8792 Filed 4-7-99; 8:45 am]
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