[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 125 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33507-33508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16394]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Procedures for Submitting Comments to the WRC-97 Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On June 7, 1996 the Commission released a public notice which 
provides procedures for submitting comments to the WRC-97 Advisory 
Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Foster, FCC International 
Bureau at (202) 418-0749, or consult the WRC-97 Homepage on the 
Internet (http://www.fcc.gov/ib/wrc97/).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. On March 14, 1996, the Commission 
released Public Notice (No. 61997) (Streamlining Notice), that 
announced its new streamlined World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) 
preparatory process. Under this new process, formal Notice of Inquiry 
(NOI) proceedings are eliminated in favor of developing WRC proposals 
in the Commission's WRC-97 Advisory Committee. This removes the 
redundancy that was inherent in our previous ``NOI-WRC Advisory 
Committee'' process and enables the United States to respond more 
effectively to the rapidly evolving international environment and to 
the ITU's new two-year WRC schedule.
    2. The Streamlining Notice included general guidelines for 
submission of public comments to the Advisory Committee. The Notice 
stated that procedures would be developed to ensure that members of the 
public continue to have full opportunity to participate in the 
development of WRC proposals under the new streamlined process, 
including those parties who do not attend meetings of the Advisory 
Committee and IWGs.
    3. Since the release of the Streamlining Notice, we have gained 
experience with our new process. We now provide these procedures for 
submitting comments to the Advisory Committee.
    <bullet>  Comments on Ongoing Advisory Committee Matters: Parties 
who wish to comment on the ongoing deliberations of the Advisory 
Committee and its IWGs may do so at any time.
    <bullet>  Comments on Preliminary Proposals: As announced in the 
Streamlining Notice, preliminary WRC proposals developed by the 
Advisory Committee will be released by the Commission in periodic 
Public Notices. These Public Notices will allow an opportunity for 
public comment and will provide the appropriate procedures, such as 
filing deadlines, to be followed.
    4. In either case, parties wishing their comments to be considered 
directly by the appropriate Advisory Committee group and to become part 
of the Advisory Committee's public record should submit their comments 
in

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writing to Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 
Washington, D.C. 20554, or by e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c1c1c0b0e1f454b3c1a1f1f521b130a">``<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="205752431917604643430e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>.'' Commenters 
are requested to file an original plus one copy.
    5. The comment should reference the Advisory Committee public 
record file number, ``Reference No. ISP-96-005'' and the appropriate 
Advisory Committee Informal Working Group, if known, in which their 
submission should be considered. The FCC staff will ensure that 
comments filed are considered in the appropriate groups.
    6. For the most expeditious and efficient consideration of their 
comments, parties should refrain from filing comments directly with the 
Chair of the WRC-97 Advisory Committee, with the Chairs and Vice-Chairs 
of the Informal Working Groups, with individual FCC staff members or 
private sector participants in the Advisory Committee process.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-16394 Filed 6-26-96; 8:45 am]
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