[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 60840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20992]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[ET Docket No. 03-104 and ET Docket No. 04-37; DA 05-2701]


Broadband Power Line Systems

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announces that 
the United Telecom Council (UTC) will serve as the Access Broadband 
over Power Line (Access BPL) database manager.

DATES: Effective November 19, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anh Wride, Office of Engineering and 
Technology, (202) 418-0577, e-mail: [email protected], TTY (202) 418-
2989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. By Public Notice dated October 13, 2005, 
DA 05-2701, the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announces 
that the United Telecom Council (UTC) will serve as the Access 
Broadband over Power Line (Access BPL) database manager, pursuant to 
Sec.  15.615 (a) through (e) of the Commission's rules, effective 
immediately. Access BPL systems will be required to comply with the 
requirements of Sec.  15.615 by November 19, 2005.
    2. On October 14, 2004, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, 
amending part 15 of the rules to establish specific interference 
mitigation requirements for Access BPL systems. (Report and Order in ET 
Docket Nos. 04-37 and 03-104 (19 FCC Rcd 21265 (2004)), 70 FR 1360, 
January 7, 2005. In conjunction with those requirements, the Commission 
required that the BPL industry establish a centralized publicly 
accessible Access BPL notification database, run by an administrator to 
be selected by the BPL industry, and that Access BPL operators submit 
certain information regarding their systems into that database.
    3. On May 17, 2005, the UTC submitted a letter notifying the 
Commission that it has designed and implemented a database that will 
enable Access BPL operators to comply with the notification 
requirements of Sec.  15.615 (a) through (e) of the Commission's rules, 
and included a petition in support signed by thirty-five Access BPL 
companies. (DA 05-1637, released June 9, 2005.)
    4. On September 15, 2005, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approved the information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 
15.615 (a) through (e) which establish the Access BPL database. (OMB 
Control No. 3060-1087.) All information on Access BPL systems as 
required by 47 CFR 15.615(a) must be entered into the database and be 
available to the public by November 19, 2005. BPL operators should 
contact UTC at [email protected] to receive a user name and password for 
administrative access. This information is required for BPL operators 
to enter the necessary information regarding their BPL systems into the 
database.
    5. Public Access to the UTC BPL database. The public may access the 
UTC BPL database via the Internet at http://www.bpldatabase.org. This 
access is open and requires no login information. Detailed instructions 
are provided on the Web site to guide users in entering the requested 
information. Users experiencing problems in accessing the database via 
the Internet may contact the UTC database administrator at 
[email protected], or (202) 872-0030.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bruce Romano,
Associate Chief (Legal), Office of Engineering and Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-20992 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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