[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6687-6688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3276]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 90

[WT Docket No. 02-55; DA 03-19]


Supplemental Comments of the Consensus Parties Filed in the 800 
MHz Public Safety Interference Proceeding; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on ``Supplemental Comments of the 
Consensus Parties'' filed in the 800 MHz Public Safety Interference 
Proceeding--WT Docket No. 02-55. The Bureau, by this action, affords 
interested parties an opportunity to submit comments and reply comments 
that will improve public safety operations in the 800 MHz band. 
Improving public safety operations in the 800 MHz band will reduce 
interference experienced by 800 MHz public safety operators.

DATES: Comments are due on or before February 3, 2003 and Reply 
Comments are due on or before February 18, 2003.\1\
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    \1\ This document was received at the Office of the Federal 
Register on February 5, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission 445, 12th Street, SW., TW-
A325, Washington, DC 20554. See Supplementary Information for filing 
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instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Franklin, Esq. or Michael J. 
Wilhelm, Esq., Policy and Rules Branch, Public Safety and Private 
Wireless Division at (202) 418-0680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice, DA 03-19, released on January 3, 2003. The full text of this 
document is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20554. The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy 
contractor, Qualex International, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC. 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: 
www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are available to persons with 
disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418-7426 or TTY (202) 
418-7365 or at [email protected].
    On December 24, 2002, a group of sixteen parties filed 
``Supplemental Comments of the Consensus Parties'' in WT Docket 02-55, 
Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band--
Consolidating the 900 MHz Industrial/Land Transportation and Business 
Pool Channels (67 FR 16351, April 5 2002). \2\ In these comments, the 
parties provide additional details concerning the ``Consensus Plan'' 
for addressing interference issues in the 800 MHz band. In order to 
develop a full and complete record, the Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau issues this public notice seeking comment on the Supplemental 
Comments of the Consensus Parties (Supplemental Comments). The 
Commission will accept comments on the Supplemental Comments on or 
before February 3, 2003; and reply comments on or before February 18, 
2003.
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    \2\ Subsequent to issuance of the public notice, the comment and 
reply comment dates were extended to February 10, 2003 and February 
25, 2003, respectively (published elsewhere in this issue). See 
Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band and 
Consolidating the 800 MHz Industrial Land Transportation and 
Business Pool Channels, Order Extending Time for Filing of Comments, 
WT Docket 02-55, DA 03-163 (January 16, 2003)
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    The Supplemental Comments primarily address four issues: (1) 
Funding for the Consensus Plan; (2) procedures and processes for 
relocating 800 MHz incumbents; (3) post-realignment interference 
protection standards; and (4) border area realignment plans.
    Interested parties may view the ``Supplemental Comments of the 
Consensus Parties'' on the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing 
System (ECFS) using the following steps: (1) Access ECFS at http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. (2) In the introductory screen, click on 
``Search for Filed Comments.'' (3) In the ``Proceeding'' box, enter 
``02-55.'' (4) In the ``Filed on Behalf of'' box, enter ``Consensus 
Parties.'' (5) In the ``Date Submitted'' box, enter ``12/24/2002.'' In 
addition, the Supplemental Comments of the Consensus Parties will be 
available for inspection and duplication during regular business hours 
in the FCC Reference Information Center (RIC) of the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal

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Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, 
Washington, DC 20554. Copies of the Supplemental Comments of the 
Consensus Parties also may be purchased from the Commission's 
duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 863-2893, 
facsimile (202) 863-2898, or via e-mail [email protected]. For further 
information regarding the public reference file for this Public Notice, 
contact Maria Ringold, Chief, Wireless Branch, RIC, (202) 418-1355, 
with reference to the DA number of this Public Notice.
    Comments may be filed using the ECFS or by filing paper copies. See 
Electronic Filing of Documents in Rule Making Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 
24121 (1988). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an 
electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should 
include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the 
docket number ``02-55.''
    Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. 
To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send 
an e-mail to [email protected], and should include the following words in 
the body of the message: ``get form .'' 
A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. Parties who choose 
to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. 
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service 
mail. The Commission's contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will receive hand-
delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's 
Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Ave., NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 
20002. The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand 
deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any 
envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial 
overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail or Priority 
Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 
20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority 
Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 
All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of 
the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.
D'wana R. Terry,
Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-3276 Filed 2-6-03; 3:02 pm]
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