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AGENCY:
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On August 19, 2013, the
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau of the Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) released a
public notice inviting public comment
on a filing submitted by the First
Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)
on August 2, 2013, in PS Docket 12–94.
The filing addressed consolidation of
technical service rules for the 758–769
and 788–799 MHz bands,
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by PS Docket 12–94, by any
of the following methods:
D Federal Communications
Commission’s Web site: https://fjallfoss.
fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
D Mail.
D People With Disabilities: Contact
the FCC to request reasonable
accommodations (accessible format
documents, sign language interpreters,
CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov
or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–
418–0432.
For detailed instructions for
submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process,
see the Procedural Matters section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene Fullano, Federal Communications
Commission, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, at (202)–
418–0492 or genaro.fullano@fcc.gov; or
Brian Hurley, Federal Communications
Commission, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, at (202)–
418–2220 or brian.hurley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau of the Federal Communications
Commission provides seven days for
public comment on matters raised by
the First Responder Network Authority
(FirstNet) in its August 2, 2013, filing in
PS Docket 12–94.1 FirstNet’s filing
responds to a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks
comment on, among other matters, the
consolidation into Part 90 of technical
service rules for the 758–769 and 788–
799 MHz bands, which, heretofore, have
been subject to regulation under both
SUMMARY:
1 The Bureau takes this action pursuant to its
delegated authority. See 47 CFR 0.392. As noted
elsewhere herein, the short time frame provided by
this notice is warranted in light of the pressing need
recognized by FirstNet and other commenters for
expedition on reinitiating the currently suspended
equipment authorization process. Moreover, this
notice follows a full NPRM comment period.
Accordingly, parties should submit any new
arguments now in order to facilitate prompt action
by the Commission.
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Parts 27 and 90.2 The rules at issue
include power, emission, and field
strength limits and interference
coordination procedures designed to
prevent interference to operations of
other Commission licensees. This
proposed rule consolidation is intended
to ‘‘facilitate the transition’’ of spectrum
to the First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet), the entity licensed
to establish a nationwide public safety
broadband network using both the
public safety broadband spectrum (763–
768/793–798 MHz) and the adjacent ‘‘D
Block’’ (758–763/788–793 MHz)
previously slated for commercial
auction.3 In proposing this rule
consolidation, the Commission further
directed its Office of Engineering and
Technology (OET) to suspend its
acceptance and processing of
applications for equipment
authorization in these bands pending
the adoption of technical service rules
applicable to the combined band.4
In its filing, FirstNet supports
‘‘consolidating the technical
requirements for the former D Block into
Part 90 of the Commission’s Rules’’ and
recommends that the Commission ‘‘act
quickly to amend its technical service
rules to enable FirstNet to expedite the
deployment of’’ its network.’’ 5
Additionally, FirstNet urges ‘‘swift
Commission action to begin accepting
and processing equipment
authorizations in the newly combined
spectrum,’’ citing ‘‘an imminent need
for authorized equipment to meet the
needs of jurisdictions that may deploy
early’’ in FirstNet’s licensed spectrum
under spectrum leases. FirstNet has
already entered lease agreements with
the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable
Communications System (LA–RICS) and
the State of New Mexico, and it has
stated its intention to execute similar
agreements with other public safety
jurisdictions in the near future.6 While
2 See Implementing Public Safety Broadband
Provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, PS Docket No. 12–94, Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking, 28 FCC Rcd 2715 (2013)
(Technical Service Rules NPRM), published in the
Federal Register April 24, 2013 (78 FR 24138). The
comment cycle closed on June 10, 2013.
3 See id. at 2716, 2721 ¶¶ 2, 17; see also 47 U.S.C.
1424 (2012) (establishing FirstNet). FirstNet’s
license also includes the 768–769/798–799 MHz
band, id. 1401(14), 1421(a), which is currently
designated under Commission rules as a guard band
separating the broadband and narrowband segments
of the 700 MHz public safety spectrum. See 47 CFR
90.531(f).
4 See id. at 2725–26 ¶ 33.
5 See Comments of the First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet), PS Docket 12–94 at 4 (Aug. 2,
2013).
6 See National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, FirstNet Approves
Resolutions on Spectrum Lease Agreement with
LA–RICS and Personnel Acquisition Strategy,
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FirstNet supports Commission action to
‘‘expedite a process’’ for equipment
authorization to support these early
deployments, it cautions that ‘‘the
equipment market will need to evolve
once the architecture for the nationwide
public safety broadband network has
been set.’’7
The full text of FirstNet’s filing is
available in PS Docket 12–94 in the
Commission’s Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS), https://
apps.fcc.gov/ecfs.
Procedural Matters: The proceeding
has been designated a ‘‘permit-butdisclose’’ proceeding in accordance
with the Commission’s rules.8 Persons
making ex parte presentations must file
a copy of any written presentation or a
memorandum summarizing any oral
presentation within two business days
after the presentation (unless a different
deadline applicable to the Sunshine
period applies). Persons making oral ex
parte presentations are reminded that
memoranda summarizing the
presentation must (1) list all persons
attending or otherwise participating in
the meeting at which the ex parte
presentation was made, and (2)
summarize all data presented and
arguments made during the
presentation. If the presentation
consisted in whole or in part of the
presentation of data or arguments
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2013/
firstnet-approves-resolutions-spectrum-leaseagreement-la-rics-and-personnel-acqu (last visited
Aug. 15, 2013); National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, FirstNet Approves
Spectrum Lease Agreement with New Mexico;
Provides Status Update on Remaining Projects,
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2013/
firstnet-approves-spectrum-lease-agreement-newmexico-provides-status-update-rema (last visited
Aug. 15, 2013). According to FirstNet the lease with
LA–RICS is the first such agreement between
FirstNet and one of the seven public safety
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
grantees. These include: the Adams County
(Colorado) Communications Center, the City of
Charlotte (North Carolina), the Executive Office of
the State of Mississippi, the Los Angeles Regional
Interoperable Communications System Authority,
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (the Bay Area Regional
Interoperable Communications Systems Authority
(BayRICS), San Francisco Bay area), the New Jersey
Department of the Treasury, and the New Mexico
Department of Information Technology. See id.
FirstNet is also engaged in lease negotiations with
the State of Texas, which holds a Special
Temporary Authorization (STA) from the
Commission to pursue early deployment in the
band of a public safety network that ‘‘support[s]
specific public safety needs.’’ See Implementing
Provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, PS Docket 12–94, Order, DA
13–319 at 2 ¶ 5(PSHSB 2013). The Commission
granted this STA for ‘‘limited deployment’’ of a
public safety broadband network within Harris
County, Texas, ‘‘as FirstNet prepares to commence
its nationwide deployment.’’ Id. at 1 ¶ 2
7 Comments of FirstNet at 3.
8 See Technical Service Rules NPRM, 28 FCC Rcd
at 2733–34 ¶ 62.
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already reflected in the presenter’s
written comments, memoranda or other
filings in the proceeding, the presenter
may provide citations to such data or
arguments in his or her prior comments,
memoranda, or other filings (specifying
the relevant page and/or paragraph
numbers where such data or arguments
can be found) in lieu of summarizing
them in the memorandum. Documents
shown or given to Commission staff
during ex parte meetings are deemed to
be written ex parte presentations and
must be filed consistent with rule
1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by
rule 1.49(f) or for which the
Commission has made available a
method of electronic filing, written ex
parte presentations and memoranda
summarizing oral ex parte
presentations, and all attachments
thereto, must be filed through the
electronic comment filing system
available for that proceeding, and must
be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc,
.xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants
in this proceeding should familiarize
themselves with the Commission’s ex
parte rules.
Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419
of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR
1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file
comments by the date referenced above.
All filings should refer to PS Docket No.
12–94. Comments may be filed: (1)
Using the Commission’s Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS), or (2)
by filing paper copies. See Electronic
Filing of Documents in Rulemaking
Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
Comments filed in response to this
Public Notice will be available for
public inspection and copying in the
Commission’s Reference Center, Room
CY–A257, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554, and via the
Commission’s Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) by entering the
docket number, PS Docket No. 12–94.
Copies of the request are also available
from Best Copy and Printing, Inc.,
telephone (800) 378–3160, facsimile
(301) 816–0169, email FCC@
BCPIWEB.com.
Comments may be filed using the
ECFS or by filing paper copies. See
Electronic Filing of Documents in
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121
(1998). Comments filed through the
ECFS can be sent as an electronic file
via the Internet to https://www.fcc.gov/
cgb/ecfs/. Generally, only one copy of
an electronic submission must be filed.
If multiple docket or rulemaking
numbers appear in the caption of this
proceeding, however, commenters must
transmit one electronic copy of the
comments to each docket or rulemaking
number referenced in the caption. In
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completing the transmittal screen,
commenters should include their full
name, U.S. Postal Service mailing
address, and the applicable docket or
rulemaking number. Parties may also
submit an electronic comment by
Internet email. To get filing instructions
for email comments, commenters
should send an email to ecfs@fcc.gov,
and should include the following words
in the body of the message, ‘‘get form.’’
A sample form and directions will be
sent in reply.
Parties who choose to file by paper
must file an original and one copy of
each filing. If more than one docket or
rulemaking number appears in the
caption of this proceeding, commenters
must submit two additional copies for
each additional docket or rulemaking
number.
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 we continue to experience
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service
mail). All filings must be addressed to
the Commission’s Secretary, Office of
the Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission, as follows:
—All hand-delivered paper filings for
the Commission’s Secretary must be
delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
12th St. SW., Room TW–A325,
Washington, DC 20554. All hand
deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Envelopes
must be disposed of before entering
the building. The filing hours at this
location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Please Note: This is the only location
where hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the
Commission’s Secretary will be
accepted. The Commission’s former
filing location at 236 Massachusetts
Ave. NE., is permanently closed.
—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 mail,
Express Mail, and Priority Mail
should be addressed to 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
—All filings must be addressed to the
Commission’s Secretary, Office of the
Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission.
Parties are requested to send one copy
of their comments and reply comments
to Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals
II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, (800) 378–3160,
email FCC@BCPIWEB.com.
Alternate formats of this Public Notice
(computer diskette, large print, audio
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persons with disabilities by contacting
the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 27 and 90
[PS Docket No. 12-94; PS Docket No. 06-229; and WT Docket No. 06-150;
DA 13-1775]
First Responder Network Authority Filing
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On August 19, 2013, the Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released a
public notice inviting public comment on a filing submitted by the
First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) on August 2, 2013, in PS
Docket 12-94. The filing addressed consolidation of technical service
rules for the 758-769 and 788-799 MHz bands,
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by PS Docket 12-94, by
any of the following methods:
[ssquf] Federal Communications Commission's Web site: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
[ssquf] Mail.
[ssquf] People With Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the Procedural Matters
section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Fullano, Federal Communications
Commission, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202)-418-
0492 or genaro.fullano@fcc.gov; or Brian Hurley, Federal Communications
Commission, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202)-418-
2220 or brian.hurley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission provides seven days for
public comment on matters raised by the First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet) in its August 2, 2013, filing in PS Docket 12-
94.\1\ FirstNet's filing responds to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) that seeks comment on, among other matters, the consolidation
into Part 90 of technical service rules for the 758-769 and 788-799 MHz
bands, which, heretofore, have been subject to regulation under both
Parts 27 and 90.\2\ The rules at issue include power, emission, and
field strength limits and interference coordination procedures designed
to prevent interference to operations of other Commission licensees.
This proposed rule consolidation is intended to ``facilitate the
transition'' of spectrum to the First Responder Network Authority
(FirstNet), the entity licensed to establish a nationwide public safety
broadband network using both the public safety broadband spectrum (763-
768/793-798 MHz) and the adjacent ``D Block'' (758-763/788-793 MHz)
previously slated for commercial auction.\3\ In proposing this rule
consolidation, the Commission further directed its Office of
Engineering and Technology (OET) to suspend its acceptance and
processing of applications for equipment authorization in these bands
pending the adoption of technical service rules applicable to the
combined band.\4\
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\1\ The Bureau takes this action pursuant to its delegated
authority. See 47 CFR 0.392. As noted elsewhere herein, the short
time frame provided by this notice is warranted in light of the
pressing need recognized by FirstNet and other commenters for
expedition on reinitiating the currently suspended equipment
authorization process. Moreover, this notice follows a full NPRM
comment period. Accordingly, parties should submit any new arguments
now in order to facilitate prompt action by the Commission.
\2\ See Implementing Public Safety Broadband Provisions of the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, PS Docket No.
12-94, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 28 FCC Rcd 2715 (2013)
(Technical Service Rules NPRM), published in the Federal Register
April 24, 2013 (78 FR 24138). The comment cycle closed on June 10,
2013.
\3\ See id. at 2716, 2721 ]] 2, 17; see also 47 U.S.C. 1424
(2012) (establishing FirstNet). FirstNet's license also includes the
768-769/798-799 MHz band, id. 1401(14), 1421(a), which is currently
designated under Commission rules as a guard band separating the
broadband and narrowband segments of the 700 MHz public safety
spectrum. See 47 CFR 90.531(f).
\4\ See id. at 2725-26 ] 33.
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In its filing, FirstNet supports ``consolidating the technical
requirements for the former D Block into Part 90 of the Commission's
Rules'' and recommends that the Commission ``act quickly to amend its
technical service rules to enable FirstNet to expedite the deployment
of'' its network.'' \5\ Additionally, FirstNet urges ``swift Commission
action to begin accepting and processing equipment authorizations in
the newly combined spectrum,'' citing ``an imminent need for authorized
equipment to meet the needs of jurisdictions that may deploy early'' in
FirstNet's licensed spectrum under spectrum leases. FirstNet has
already entered lease agreements with the Los Angeles Regional
Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) and the State of New
Mexico, and it has stated its intention to execute similar agreements
with other public safety jurisdictions in the near future.\6\ While
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FirstNet supports Commission action to ``expedite a process'' for
equipment authorization to support these early deployments, it cautions
that ``the equipment market will need to evolve once the architecture
for the nationwide public safety broadband network has been set.''\7\
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\5\ See Comments of the First Responder Network Authority
(FirstNet), PS Docket 12-94 at 4 (Aug. 2, 2013).
\6\ See National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, FirstNet Approves Resolutions on Spectrum Lease
Agreement with LA-RICS and Personnel Acquisition Strategy, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2013/firstnet-approves-resolutions-spectrum-lease-agreement-la-rics-and-personnel-acqu (last visited
Aug. 15, 2013); National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, FirstNet Approves Spectrum Lease Agreement with New
Mexico; Provides Status Update on Remaining Projects, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2013/firstnet-approves-spectrum-lease-agreement-new-mexico-provides-status-update-rema (last visited
Aug. 15, 2013). According to FirstNet the lease with LA-RICS is the
first such agreement between FirstNet and one of the seven public
safety Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grantees. These
include: the Adams County (Colorado) Communications Center, the City
of Charlotte (North Carolina), the Executive Office of the State of
Mississippi, the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications
System Authority, Motorola Solutions, Inc. (the Bay Area Regional
Interoperable Communications Systems Authority (BayRICS), San
Francisco Bay area), the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, and
the New Mexico Department of Information Technology. See id.
FirstNet is also engaged in lease negotiations with the State of
Texas, which holds a Special Temporary Authorization (STA) from the
Commission to pursue early deployment in the band of a public safety
network that ``support[s] specific public safety needs.'' See
Implementing Provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, PS Docket 12-94, Order, DA 13-319 at 2 ]
5(PSHSB 2013). The Commission granted this STA for ``limited
deployment'' of a public safety broadband network within Harris
County, Texas, ``as FirstNet prepares to commence its nationwide
deployment.'' Id. at 1 ] 2
\7\ Comments of FirstNet at 3.
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The full text of FirstNet's filing is available in PS Docket 12-94
in the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs.
Procedural Matters: The proceeding has been designated a ``permit-
but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's rules.\8\
Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written
presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within
two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline
applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex
parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the
presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise
participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was
made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during
the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of
the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the
presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the
proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or
arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings
(specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data
or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must
be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by
rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of
electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda
summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto,
must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available
for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g.,
.doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding
should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47
CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments by the date
referenced above. All filings should refer to PS Docket No. 12-94.
Comments may be filed: (1) Using the Commission's Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS), or (2) by filing paper copies. See Electronic
Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
Comments filed in response to this Public Notice will be available
for public inspection and copying in the Commission's Reference Center,
Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554, and via the
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) by entering the
docket number, PS Docket No. 12-94. Copies of the request are also
available from Best Copy and Printing, Inc., telephone (800) 378-3160,
facsimile (301) 816-0169, email FCC@BCPIWEB.com.
Comments may be filed using the ECFS or by filing paper copies. See
Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121
(1998). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic
file via the Internet to https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Generally, only
one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket
or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding,
however, commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments
to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In
completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full
name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or
rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by
Internet email. To get filing instructions for email comments,
commenters should send an email to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the
following words in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form
and directions will be sent in reply.
Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one
copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number
appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two
additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.
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 we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S.
Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission,
as follows:
--All hand-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary must
be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St. SW., Room TW-A325,
Washington, DC 20554. All hand deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Envelopes must be disposed of before
entering the building. The filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m. Please Note: This is the only location where hand-
delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's
Secretary will be accepted. The Commission's former filing location at
236 Massachusetts Ave. NE., is permanently closed.
--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 mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail
should be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
--All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office
of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
Parties are requested to send one copy of their comments and reply
comments to Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, (800) 378-3160, email
FCC@BCPIWEB.com.
Alternate formats of this Public Notice (computer diskette, large
print, audio
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recording, and Braille) are available to persons with disabilities by
contacting the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY), or send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov.
Federal Communications Commission.
Lisa M. Fowlkes,
Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-21040 Filed 8-27-13; 8:45 am]
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