Regulations for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 90

[PR Docket No. 93-61; DA 94-252]

Regulations for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; order extending reply comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Private Radio Bureau issued a public notice soliciting

additional comment and reply comment on written ex parte presentations

received by the Federal Communications Commission from PacTel Teletrac,

Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. and Mobilevision in late January

and early February 1994. Comments were due on or before February 25,

1994 and reply comments were due on or before March 7, 1994. The Chief,

Private Radio Bureau, adopted an Order, extending the period in which

to comment on these ex parte presentations through March 15, 1994, and

extending the reply comment period through March 22, 1994. The Deputy

Chief Land Mobile and Microwave Division, has not adopted an Order

further extending the reply comment period through March 29, 1994. This

action provides those seeking to file reply comments with additional

time for close review of the comments by technical personnel and

provides an opportunity to determine if some consensus might be reached

concerning wide area operation in this band.

DATES: Reply comments must be filed on or before March 29, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John J. Borkowski, Rules Branch, Land Mobile and Microwave Division,

Private Radio Bureau, (202) 632-7125.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for

Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems; Order

[PR Docket No. 93-61]

Adopted: March 17, 1994;

Released: March 18, 1994.

By the Deputy Chief, Land Mobile and Microwave Division:

1. In late January and early February 1994 the Commission received

written ex parte presentations from PacTel Teletrac (PacTel),

Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. (SBMS) and Mobilevision

concerning the licensing of Automatic Vehicle Monitoring (AVM) systems,

currently under consideration in this docket.

2. On February 9, 1994, the Bureau issued a Public Notice

soliciting additional comments and reply comments on these filings.\1\

The Public Notice established a due date of February 25, 1994 for

comments and March 7, 1994 for reply comments. On February 25, 1994,

the Bureau released an Order extending the due dates to March 15, 1994,

for comments and March 22, 1994, for reply comments.\2\

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\1\Public Notice, DA 94-129, PR Docket No. 93-61, 59 Fed. Reg.

7239 (February 15, 1994).

\2\Order, DA 94-178, PR Docket No. 93-61, 59 Fed. Reg. 10107

(March 3, 1994).

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3. On March 15, 1994, Pinpoint Communications, Inc. (Pinpoint)

requested additional time to file reply comments. Pinpoint bases this

request on the need for close review of the comments by its technical

personnel and on the opportunity that additional time may provide ``to

determine if some consensus might be reached concerning wide area

operation in this band.''\3\

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\3\Motion for Extension of Time of Reply Comments filed by

Pinpoint, March 15, 1994, at 2.

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4. For good cause shown, and pursuant to sections 4(j) and 303(r)

of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(j) and

303(r), it is ordered that the period of time for reply comments on ex

parte filings addressed in our Public Notice, DA 94-129, released on

February 9, 1994, is hereby further extended. Reply comments must be

filed on or before March 29, 1994.

5. To file formally in this proceeding, you must file an original

and four copies of all comments and reply comments. If you want each

Commissioner to receive a personal copy of your comments, you must file

an original and nine copies. Comments and reply comments must be sent

to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554.

6. Ex parte filings, as well as all comments and reply comments in

this proceeding, are available for public inspection as part of the

record in PR Docket No. 93-61 during normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center, room 239, 1919 M Street NW., Washington, DC. All or

part of the text of these filings may be purchased from the

Commission's copy contractor, International Trranscription Service,

1919 M Street NW., room 246, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 857-

3800.

Federal Communications Commission.

Edward R. Jacobs,

Deputy Chief, Land Mobile and Microwave Division.

[FR Doc. 94-6919 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]

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