[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32778-32779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15314]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 90

[PR Docket No. 92-235; FCC 01-174]


Replacement of Part 90 by Part 88 To Revise the Private Land 
Mobile Radio Services and Modify the Policies Governing Them and 
Examination of Exclusivity and Frequency Assignment Policies of the 
Private Land Mobile Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; petitions for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: This document disposes of two substantially identical 
petitions for reconsideration or clarification submitted in response to 
the

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Commission's Final rule. The petitions are denied on procedural grounds 
as untimely; however, the Commission addresses petitioners' concern by 
treating the petitions as requests for interpretation of the 
Commission's rule.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michael J. Wilhelm, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room 4C305, Washington, DC 20554; telephone 202.418.0680; email 
mwilhelm @ fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Sixth 
Memorandum Opinion and Order (Sixth MO&O) in WT Docket 92-225 released 
May 25, 2001. The complete text of this Sixth MO&O is available for 
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC 
Reference Information Center, Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554; and also is available from the Commission's 
copying contractor, International Transcription Services (ITS, Inc.) 
Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The Sixth 
MO&O addressed two petitions for reconsideration directed to 47 CFR 
Sec. 90.261 as amended in the Fifth Memorandum Opinion and Order 66 FR 
8899 2/5/01.
    1. In substantially identical petitions for reconsideration, the 
Alarm Industry Communications Committee of the Central Station Alarm 
Association (AICC) and Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy and 
Prendergrast (Blooston) sought clarification concerning whether 47 CFR 
90.261(a) could be construed to render Central Station Alarm stations 
as fixed, and hence secondary, facilities.
    2. Because both petitioners' petitions were based on a June 26, 
2000, letter from the Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, and 
because more than 30 days had elapsed thereafter, the petitions were 
dismissed as untimely pursuant to 47 CFR 1.5 and 1.429. However, the 
Commission treated the petitions as requests for interpretation of 47 
CFR 90.261 and held that that rule did not operate to classify Central 
Station Alarm stations as fixed, secondary facilities.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy, Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-15314 Filed 6-15-01; 8:45 am]
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