**DA 05-2701**

**Released: October 13, 2005**

**OET announces united telecom counCil to serve as database manager for
access broadband over power line systems; SETS DEADLINE FOR INFORMATION
sUBMISSION**

**(ET Docket No. 04-37)**

By this Public Notice, the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET)
announces that the United Telecom Council (UTC) will serve as the Access
Broadband over Power Line (Access BPL) database manager, pursuant to
Section 15.615(a)‑(e) of the Commission's rules, effective immediately.
Access BPL systems will be required to comply with the requirements of
Section 15.615 by November 19, 2005.

On October 14, 2004, the Commission adopted a *Report and Order* in the
above proceeding, amending Part 15 of the rules to establish specific
interference mitigation requirements for Access BPL systems. (*Report
and Order* in ET Docket Nos. 04-37 and 03-104 (19 FCC Rcd 21265 (2004).)
In conjunction with those requirements, the Commission required that the
BPL industry establish a centralized publicly accessible Access BPL
notification database, run by an administrator to be selected by the BPL
industry, and that Access BPL operators submit certain information
regarding their systems into that database.

On May 17, 2005, the UTC submitted a letter notifying the Commission
that it has designed and implemented a database that will enable Access
BPL operators to comply with the notification requirements of Section
15.615(a)-(e) of the Commission's rules, and included a petition in
support signed by thirty‑five Access BPL companies. The UTC proposal was
placed on Public Notice and 8 comments and replies were received, all in
support of UTC as the database manager for Access BPL systems. (DA
05-1637, released June 9, 2005.)

On September 15, 2005, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the information collection requirements contained in 47 C.F.R.
Section 15.615 (a)-(e) which establish the Access BPL database. (OMB
Control No. 3060-1087.) The Commission published a notice of OMB's
approval in the Federal Register on September 29, 2005; that notice
included incorrect information regarding the effective date of these
rules. By this Public Notice, we establish the effective date of Section
15.615 (a)-(e) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 15.615 (a)-(e),
including the information collection, as November 19, 2005. All
information on Access BPL systems as required by 47 C.F.R. Section
15.615(a) must be entered into the database and be available to the
public by November 19, 2005. BPL operators should contact UTC at
<admin@utc.org> to receive a user name and password for administrative
access. This information is required for BPL operators to enter the
necessary information regarding their BPL systems into the database.

***Public Access to the UTC BPL database.*** The public may access the
UTC BPL database via the Internet at
[http://www.bpldatabase.org](http://www.bpldatabase.org/). This access
is open and requires no login information. Detailed instructions are
provided on the website to guide users in entering the requested
information. Users experiencing problems in accessing the database via
the Internet may contact the UTC database administrator at
<admin@utc.org>, or (202) 872-0030.

By the Acting Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology.

Office of Engineering and Technology contact: Anh Wride at (202)
418-0577, <anh.wride@fcc.gov>.

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