[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 3048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1156]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 90
[WT Docket No. 96-86, FCC 98-191]
The Development of Technical and Spectrum Requirements for
Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Agency Communication
Requirements Through the Year 2010, Establishment of Rules and
Requirements for Priority Access Service
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the effective date of rules amended by
the Commission in order to implement the development of technical and
spectrum requirements for meeting federal, state and local public
safety agency communication requirements through the year 2010, shall
become effective January 20, 1999. These sections, which contained new
information collection requirements, were published in the Federal
Register on November 2, 1998. This is to let the public know the
effective date of the rules that contain new information collection
requirements.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendments to 47 CFR Part 90, 47 CFR Secs. 90.523,
90.527, 90.545, and 90.551 published at 63 FR 58645 (November 2, 1998)
are effective January 20, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Daronco, Attorney-Advisor,
Policy and Rules Branch, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-0680.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congressional mandates in the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, Sec. 3004, 111 Stat. 251 (1997),
codified at 47 U.S.C. 337(a)(1), that the Commission establish the
terms and conditions that will govern use of 24 megahertz of spectrum
recently reallocated from broadcast to public safety services. On
August 6, 1998, the Commission adopted a First Report and Order
(``Order'') (FCC 98-191) establishing a band plan and adopting service
rules necessary to commence the process of assignment of licenses for
public safety stations to operate in the newly allocated spectrum at
746-776 megahertz and 794-806 megahertz, a summary of which was
published in the Federal Register. See 63 FR 58645, November 2, 1998.
We stated that the ``Part 90 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR Part 90,
is amended effective January 4, 1999, except Secs. 90.523, 90.527,
90.545, and 90.551 which contains information collections that are not
effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget.'' We
also stated that the Commission ``will publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing the effective date for those sections.''
This statement requires further action by the Commission to establish
the effective date, notwithstanding the preceding statement in the
summary that the rule change would become effective upon OMB approval.
In order to resolve this matter in a manner that most appropriately
provides interested parties with proper notice, the rule changes
adopted in the Order shall become effective January 20, 1999. The
information collection were approved by OMB on December 23, 1998. See
OMB No. 3060-0805 and 3060-0221.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 90
Communications equipment, Radio, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1156 Filed 1-19-99; 8:45 am]
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