[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53619-53620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26642]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 0
[FCC 98-217]
1998 Biennial Regulatory Review
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) to revise its rules to eliminate the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau's reference facility in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The demand to
review application and licensing records will be met by the
Commission's public access capabilities, particularly as the use of
electronic filing increases. The NPRM also proposes to update the
Commission's rules to accurately reflect the location and availability
of license application information within the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau.
DATES: Comments are due November 5, 1998 and reply comments are due
November 20, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Parties should file an original and five copies of all
comments, reply comments, and supporting comments with the Office of
the Secretary, 1919 M Street, NW, Suite 222, Washington, DC 20554.
Parties submitting diskettes should send them to the Policy and Rules
Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, 2100 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Boswell, 717-338-2601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking. The full text of this NPRM is available for
inspection and copying during normal business hours at the FCC Dockets
Branch, Room 230, 1919 M Street NW, Washington, DC. The text of the
NPRM may also be purchased by calling International Transcription
Service at 202-857-3800.
Given the readily available electronic access to information
concerning applications and licenses for wireless telecommunications
services, this NPRM proposes to close the Commission's Gettysburg
reference facility. Due to its location outside the Washington, DC
area, the Gettysburg reference facility is not as well used as those at
Commission headquarters. The demand to review materials will be easily
met by the Commission's public access capabilities, particularly as the
use of electronic filing expands to the point where the Commission
receives little or no paper from applicants. The Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau staff in Gettysburg will accept requests at
their front counter to review paper documents, and the Commission's
duplication services contractor will provide copies of applications
upon request for their usual research and copying fees.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 0
Public information and Inspection of records.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
Part 0 of Chapter I of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations
is amended as follows:
PART 0--COMMISSION ORGANIZATION
1. The authority citation for part 0 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Section 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 155.
2. Section 0.453 is amended by revising the introductory text,
paragraph (g) introductory text, paragraph (h) introductory text and
adding new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
Sec. 0.453 Public reference rooms.
The Commission maintains the following public reference rooms at
its offices in Washington, DC:
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(g) The Common Carrier Bureau, Network Services Division Public
Reference Room. The following documents, files and records are
available for inspection at this location.
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(h) The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Mobile
Services Reference Room. The following documents, files and records are
available for inspection at two different locations. The Legal Branch
is the responsible custodian for both locations.
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(o) Electronically stored application and licensing data for
commercial radio operator applications and all authorizations in the
Wireless Radio services are available for public inspection via the
Commission's wide area network. Wireless Radio services include
Commercial and Private Mobile Radio, Common Carrier and Private
Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave, Local Television
Transmission Service (LTTS), Digital Electronic Message Service (DEMS),
Aviation Ground and Marine Coast applications.
3. Section 0.455 is amended by revising paragraph (f) to read as
follows:
Sec. 0.455 Other locations at which records may be inspected.
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(f) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. See Sec. 0.453(o) of this
chapter.
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[FR Doc. 98-26642 Filed 10-5-98; 8:45 am]
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