[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59539-59540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27666]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[PS Docket No. 07-114; DA 09-2397]


E911 Location Accuracy

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission seeks 
to refresh the record in the proceeding regarding service rules for 
wireless Enhanced 911 (E911) Phase II location accuracy and 
reliability. The Public Notice seeks comment on whether, since the most 
recent activity in the docket, subsequent developments in the industry 
and technology may have affected parties' positions on the issues 
raised. The intended effect of this document is to provide an updated 
record for the Commission to fully consider what service rules 
concerning location accuracy and reliability might be adopted.

DATES: Comments are due November 20, 2009. Reply Comments are due 
December 4, 2009.

ADDRESSES: All filings must be addressed to: Marlene H. Dortch, Office 
of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554. Parties must also serve one copy with the 
Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, 
(202) 488-5300, or via e-mail to [email protected]. The Commission's 
contractor will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper 
filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, 
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 and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 
East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service 
first-class, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the Secretary, a copy of any comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act 
information collection requirements contained herein should be 
submitted to the Federal Communications Commission via e-mail to 
[email protected] and to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget, 
via e-mail to [email protected] or via fax at 202-395-
5167.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Siehl, Public Safety and 
Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-1313, [email protected]. For 
additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act 
information collection requirements that this document contains, send 
an e-mail to [email protected] or contact Judith Boley Herman at (202) 418-
0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By this Public Notice, DA 09-2397, released 
November 6, 2009, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 
(Bureau) seeks to refresh the record in the above-referenced docket 
addressing location accuracy standards for wireless E911 calls. In 
light of the passage of time since the most recent activity in this 
docket, we seek comment on whether subsequent developments in the 
industry and technology may have affected parties' positions on the 
issues raised.
    Recent developments in this proceeding include the vacatur and 
remand of the Commission's 2007 Report and Order in this proceeding, 
the submission by the Association of Public Safety Communications 
Officials-International (APCO), the National Emergency Number 
Association (NENA), Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corporation, and 
AT&T of written ex parte letters recommending new E911 accuracy 
requirements for both handset-based and network-based technologies in 
order to achieve E911 accuracy compliance at the county-level, the 
Bureau's September 2008 Public Notice seeking comment on these 
proposals, as well as the subsequent voluntary commitments by Verizon 
Wireless and Sprint Nextel to implement their proposed accuracy 
standards in connection with separate transactions approved by the 
Commission in 2008.
    We also seek to refresh the record given that in response to the 
Bureau's September 2008 Public Notice, several parties proposed 
alternative timeframes for implementation of revised location accuracy 
standards, and approximately a year has passed since some of those 
proposals were made. For example, in addition to the timetables 
proposed by APCO, NENA, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and AT&T, T-Mobile 
and the Rural Cellular Association suggested that several of the 
benchmarks proposed by AT&T should be extended by two years. We request 
that interested parties refresh the record on these proposed timeframes 
for implementation in light of the passage of time and any other 
relevant developments in the industry or economy.

Comment Filing Procedures

    Interested parties may file comments on the above-referenced 
petition on or before November 20, 2009, and reply comments may be 
filed on or before December 4, 2009. All comments should reference the 
appropriate petition(s) and PS Docket No. 07-114.
    All comments may be filed using: (1) The Commission's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the Federal Government's eRulemaking 
Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of 
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
     Electronic Filers: Statements in support of or in 
opposition to the Petition and replies to such statements may be filed 
electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers should follow the instructions provided on 
the website for submitting comments.
     For ECFS filers, in completing the transmittal screen, 
filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing 
address, and the rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an 
electronic statement in support of or in opposition to the Petition 
and/or replies thereto by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions, 
filers should send an e-mail to [email protected] and include the following 
words in the body of the message: ``get form.'' A sample form and 
directions will be sent in response.

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     Paper Filers: 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 (although the Commission continues to experience delays in 
receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to: 
Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications 
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Parties must 
also serve one copy with the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy 
and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-
B402, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 488-5300, or via e-mail to 
[email protected].
     The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or 
messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 
Massachusetts Avenue, 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 and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
     U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority 
mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
     People with Disabilities: To request materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to [email protected] or 
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 
(voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
    Documents submitted in PS Docket No. 07-114, including each 
petition, will be accessible via the Commission's ECFS (at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs) by listing 07-114 in the ``Proceeding'' search 
field. These documents also will be available for public inspection and 
copying during business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, 
Portals II, 445 12th St., SW., Room CY A257, Washington, DC 20554. The 
documents may also be purchased from BCPI, telephone (202) 488-5300, 
facsimile (202) 488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562, e-mail [email protected]. 
Document DA 09-2397 can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document 
Format (PDF) at: http://www.publicsafety.fcc.gov/pshs/releases/index.htm.
    These matters shall be treated as ``permit-but-disclose'' 
proceedings in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. Persons 
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda 
summarizing such presentations must contain summaries of the substance 
of the presentations and not merely a listing of the subjects 
discussed. More than a one- or two-sentence description of the views 
and arguments presented generally is required. Other requirements 
pertaining to oral and written presentations are set forth in section 
1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules.
    This document contains proposed new information collection 
requirements. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to comment on the information collection 
requirements contained in this document as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In addition, the Commission 
notes that pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, 
Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), we previously sought 
specific comment on how the Commission might ``further reduce the 
information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees.''
    For further information regarding this proceeding, contact David 
Siehl, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-1313, 
[email protected].

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas J. Beers,
Division Chief, Policy, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
[FR Doc. E9-27666 Filed 11-17-09; 8:45 am]
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