[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2004]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[DA 96-2140]
Public Comment Invited; Commission Seeks Comment on Petition for
Declaratory Ruling of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry
Association
December 18, 1996.
Comment Date: January 17, 1997; Reply Date: February 3, 1997
On December 16, 1996, Cellular Telecommunications Industry
Association (CTIA) filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling
(``Petition'') seeking preemption of moratoria regulation imposed by
state and local governments on siting of telecommunications facilities.
CTIA contends that such preemption is authorized by Sections 253,
332(c)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 253,
332(c)(3), and Section 704(c) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Interested parties may file comments on CTIA's petition no later
than January 17, 1997. Parties interested in submitting reply comments
must do so no later than February 3, 1997. All comments should
reference CTIA's Petition, DA 96-2140, and should be filed with the
Office of Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street,
N.W., Room 222, Washington, DC 20554. A copy of each filing should be
sent to International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), 2100 M Street,
N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037, (202) 857-3800 and Shaun A.
Maher, Esq., Federal Communications Commission, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division, Legal Branch,
2025 M Street, N.W., Room 7130, Washington, D.C. 20554.
Parties are encouraged to submit comments and reply comments on
diskette for possible inclusion on the Commission's Internet site so
that copies of these documents may be obtained electronically. Such
diskette submissions would be in addition to and not a substitute for
the formal filing requirements presented above. Parties submitting
diskettes should submit them to Shaun A. Maher, Esq. at the above-
referenced address. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 inch diskette
formatted in an IBM compatible form using Word Perfect 5.1 for Windows
software. The diskette should be submitted in ``read only'' mode, and
should be clearly labelled with the party's name, proceeding, type of
pleading (comment or reply comment) and date of submission.
The full text of all comments and reply comments will be available
for inspection and duplication during regular business hours in the
Commercial Wireless Division Public Reference Room, 2025 M Street,
N.W., Room 5608, Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies may also be obtained
from International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), 2100 M Street,
N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037, (202) 857-3800.
Pursuant to Section 1.1206(b)(4) of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR
Sec. 1.1206(b)(4), this proceeding will be conducted as a non-
restricted proceeding in which ex parte communications are permitted
but subject to disclosure.
For further information, contact Shaun A. Maher, Esq. of the Legal
Branch of the Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, at 202-418-0620 (email: smaher@fcc.gov).
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-2004 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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