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separate Public Notice (PN).7 There
were 14 comments filed in response to
the NOI and 16 comments and 9 reply
comments filed in response to the PN.8
In addition, the public comments were
reviewed by the Commerce Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee
(CSMAC), which was established as part
the Presidential Spectrum Policy
Initiative to advise the Assistant
Secretary of Communications and
Information, Department of Commerce,
on needed reforms to spectrum policies
and management to enable the
introduction of new spectrum
dependent technologies and services.9
NTIA also sought comments from the
Interdepartment Radio Advisory
Committee (IRAC).10 The public
responses to the NTIA NOI and FCC PN
as well as the comments provided by
the CSMAC and the IRAC were used to
develop the federal portion of the TestBed described below.
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II. Test-Bed Description
Test-Bed Goal: To objectively
evaluate new technologies to facilitate
sharing between federal and non-federal
spectrum users. If sharing is
successfully demonstrated, the results of
the Test-Bed can be used as the basis to
establish service rules for the
technologies that have operated in the
Test-Bed frequency bands.11
Number of Simultaneously Operating
Test-Beds: One.
Test-Bed Technology: Equipment
employing Dynamic Spectrum Access
(DSA) technology.12
7 Federal Communications Commission, ET
Docket No. 06-89, FCC 06-77, Creation of a
Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed, 71 FR
35675 (June 21, 2006).
8 The complete public comments filed in
response to the NOI are available at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov. The complete public comments
and reply comments filed in response to the PN are
available on the FCC Electronic Comment Filing
System (ET Docket No. 06-89).
9 Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee Report: Opportunities Relating to the
Spectrum Sharing Test Bed, available at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/reports/2007/
CSMAClTestBedlReport.pdf.
10 The IRAC, consisting of representatives of 20
federal agencies, serves in an advisory capacity to
the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information. The IRAC assists
the Assistant Secretary in the discharge of
responsibilities pertaining to the use of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
11 The subsequent designation of bands where the
technologies might be authorized to operate on a
permanent basis would be the subject of a separate
rulemaking.
12 Dynamic Spectrum Access technology allows a
radio device to (i) evaluate its radio frequency
environment using spectrum sensing, geo-location,
or a combination of spectrum sensing and geolocation techniques, (ii) determine which
frequencies are available for use on a noninterference basis, and (iii) reconfigure itself to
operate on the identified frequencies.
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Test-Bed Frequency Band: 410-420
MHz.
Authorization of Test-Bed
Operations: FCC Part 5 Experimental
Radio Service Rules.
Limitations on Test-Bed Operations:
Frequency and/or geographic
limitations may be identified as
necessary.
Protection of Incumbent Spectrum
Users: To address potential interference
to incumbent spectrum users the TestBed employing DSA equipment will be
performed in three phases:
Phase 1 - Equipment
Characterization. Equipment employing
DSA techniques will be sent to the
NTIA Institute for Telecommunication
Sciences in Boulder, Colorado and
characterization measurements of the
DSA capabilities in response to
simulated environmental signals will be
performed.
Phase 2 - Evaluation of Capabilities.
After successful completion of Phase 1,
the DSA capabilities of the equipment
in the geographic area of the Test-Bed
will be evaluated.
Phase 3 - Field Operation Evaluation.
After successful completion of Phase 2,
the DSA equipment will be permitted to
transmit in an actual radio frequency
signal environment. An automatic signal
logging capability will be used during
the operation of the Test-Bed to help
resolve interference events if they occur.
A point-of-contact will also be
established to stop Test-Bed operations
if interference is reported.
Planning and Evaluation of Test-Bed:
A flexible peer review process open to
the public will be employed.13 Federal
and non-federal users will have an
opportunity to participate in the
development of test plans, review status
reports, and review the final report on
the results of the Test-Bed.
III. Expressions of Interest
The following criteria will be used to
evaluate the DSA technologies proposed
for the Test-Bed:14
How well does the proposed
technology achieve the goal of the TestBed?
How readily available is the
equipment proposed for the Test-Bed?
How well does the proposed
technology explore creative and original
concepts in spectrum sharing?
13 There may be certain limitations on the peer
review process to take into account the proprietary
rights of the developers participating in the TestBed. As part of the Test-Bed, NTIA may enter into
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
or Joint Project Agreements with the equipment
developers.
14 The NTIA NOI proposed these criteria to
evaluate the Test-Bed technologies and they are
adopted as evaluation criteria herein.
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For the proposed technology, can the
results of the Test-Bed be disseminated
broadly to enhance scientific and
technologic understanding?
How well does the proposed
technology address the potential impact
on the incumbent spectrum user(s)?
Can the proposed technology be
adapted for a variety of services and
applications, including broadband,
military/homeland security, and public
safety?
Are there any technical factors that
limit the proposed technology to a
specific frequency range?
Will the necessary technical support
be provided to assure performance of
the equipment during the Test-Bed?
On or before February 29, 2008,
interested parties wishing to participate
in the Test-Bed should submit to the
address set forth above, their name,
address, phone number, e-mail address
and a short description of the DSA
technology. After receiving all
submissions, NTIA may contact any
party that submitted an expression of
interest to follow-up on how its DSA
technology would meet the above
evaluation criteria. NTIA will send via
U.S. mail a letter to the selected TestBed participants. NTIA will also publish
a list of all Test-Bed participants on its
website.
Dated: January 30, 2008.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
Notice of Meeting
The next meeting of the U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled
for 21 February 2008, at 10 a.m. in the
Commission’s offices at the National
Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary
Square, 401 F Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20001–2728. Items of discussion
may include buildings, parks and
memorials.
Draft agendas and additional
information regarding the Commission
are available on our Web site: https://
www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding the
agenda and requests to submit written
or oral statements should be addressed
to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts, at the above
address, or call 202–504–2200.
Individuals requiring sign language
interpretation for the hearing impaired
should contact the Secretary at least 10
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days before the meeting date. Dated in
Washington DC, 29 January 2008.
Thomas Luebke,
AIA, Secretary.
[FR Doc. 08–482 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am]
Dated: January 30, 2008.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
Staff Allegations
United States of America Consumer
Product Safety Commission, CPSC
Docket No. 08–C0003
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In the Matter of Vornado Liquidating
Trust for and on Behalf of Vornado Air
Circulation Systems, Inc. a Trust
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Settlement Agreement and Order
[CPSC Docket No. 08–C0003]
Vornado Liquidating Trust for and on
Behalf of Vornado Air Circulation
Systems, Inc., a Trust, Provisional
Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement
and Order
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: It is the policy of the
Commission to publish settlements
which is provisionally accepts under
the Consumer Product Safety Act in the
Federal Register in accordance with the
terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e0). Published
below is a provisionally-accepted
Settlement Agreement with Vornado
Liquidating Trust for and on behalf of
Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc., a
Trust, containing a civil penalty of
$500,000.
Any interested person may ask
the Commission not to accept this
agreement or otherwise comment on its
contents by filing a written request with
the Office of the Secretary by February
20, 2008.
DATES:
Persons wishing to
comment on this Settlement Agreement
should send written comments to the
Comment 08–C0003, Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Room 502, Bethesda, Maryland 20814–
4408.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Ronald G. Yelnik, Trial Attorney, Office
of Compliance and Field Operations,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814–4408; telephone (301)
504–7582.
The text of
the Agreement and Order appears
below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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1. This Settlement Agreement is made
by and between the staff (the ‘‘staff’’) of
the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) and
the Vornado Liquidating Trust, a trust
acting for and on behalf of Vornado Air
Circulation Systems, Inc., a dissolved
Kansas corporation, and established for
the sole benefit of the corporation’s
shareholders, in accordance with 16
CFR 1118.20 of the Commission’s
Procedures for Investigations,
Inspections, and Inquiries under the
Consumer Product Safety Act (‘‘CPSA’’).
This Settlement Agreement and the
incorporated attached Order resolve the
staff’s allegations set forth below.
The Parties
2. The Commission is an independent
federal regulatory agency responsible for
the enforcement of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C.
2051–2084.
3. Vornado Air Circulation Systems,
Inc. was a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of
Kansas, with its principal corporate
office located in Andover, Kansas. On
December 29, 2006, Vornado Air
Circulation Systems, Inc. ceased
operations and sold most of its
operating assets to a private equity
group which formed a new company,
Vornado Air LLC, a Delaware company.
Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.’s
remaining assets and its proceeds from
the asset sale were assigned to the
Vornado Liquidating Trust, which was
established as of December 29, 2006, for
the purpose of satisfying Vornado Air
Circulation Systems Inc.’s remaining
liabilities, including the claims asserted
by the Commission which are the
subject of this Settlement Agreement.
Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.
was legally dissolved in September
2007. Vornado Air Circulation Systems,
Inc. and the Vornado Liquidating Trust
are hereinafter referred to collectively as
‘‘Vornado’’ or the ‘‘firm.’’
4. At all times relevant herein,
Vornado designed, manufactured and
sold portable electric heaters, including
those that are the subject of this
Settlement Agreement and Order.
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5. Between July 1991 and January
2004, Vornado manufactured and sold
approximately one million of the subject
portable electric heaters, model
numbers 180VH , Intellitemp , EVH
(collectively, ‘‘Heaters’’ or ‘‘Products’’),
which were sold at retailers and
distributors nationwide as well as
through Vornado’s Web site, for
between $50 and $120.
6. The Heaters are ‘‘consumer
product(s)’’ and, at the times relevant
herein, Vornado was a ‘‘manufacturer’’
of ‘‘consumer product(s),’’ which were
‘‘distributed in commerce’’ as those
terms are defined or used in sections
3(a)(1), (4), (11) and (12) of the CPSA,
15 USC 2052(a)(1), (4), (11) and (12).
7. The Heaters are defective because
a faulty electrical connection can cause
the Product to overheat and stop
working, thereby posing a fire hazard to
consumers. More specifically, certain of
the Heaters are defective and pose a fire
hazard to consumers because they
contain a faulty crimp involving
insulated connectors (‘‘quick
connects’’), a flaw which can cause the
Heaters to overheat.
8. Vornado received its first report of
an overheating incident in January 1993.
By the end of 1993, Vornado knew of at
least 22 reports of Heater incidents
involving melting, smoking, burning,
actual fire or the emission of flame.
9. On or about October 27, 1997,
Vornado changed the design of its
Heaters to incorporate insulated quick
connects on the white wires between
the heating element and the switch. The
redesigned Heaters were sold from the
fall of 1998 through 2003.
10. Although Vornado had received
reports of Products overheating prior to
the design change described in
paragraph 9, the firm asserts that this
design change caused the faulty crimp
problem which resulted in the majority
of the overheating incidents that
eventually came to Its attention.
11. After implementing the design
change in question, Vornado received
many reports of over-heating incidents
with the Heaters, some of which
involved fires and the emission of
flames. These reports continued for
several years thereafter.
12. Despite being aware of the
information set forth in paragraphs 5
through 11, Vornado did not report to
the Commission about the overheating
issue involving the heaters until
February 20, 2004, and even then only
when requested to do so by the
Commission staff.
13. By the time of its February 20,
2004 report to the CPSC, Vornado was
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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
Notice of Meeting
The next meeting of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled
for 21 February 2008, at 10 a.m. in the Commission's offices at the
National Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary Square, 401 F Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20001-2728. Items of discussion may include
buildings, parks and memorials.
Draft agendas and additional information regarding the Commission
are available on our Web site: https://www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding
the agenda and requests to submit written or oral statements should be
addressed to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, at
the above address, or call 202-504-2200. Individuals requiring sign
language interpretation for the hearing impaired should contact the
Secretary at least 10
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days before the meeting date. Dated in Washington DC, 29 January 2008.
Thomas Luebke,
AIA, Secretary.
[FR Doc. 08-482 Filed 2-4-08; 8:45 am]
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