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and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 

East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, 

MD 20743. 

U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington DC 20554. 

People With Disabilities: To request 

materials in accessible formats for 

people with disabilities (braille, large 

print, electronic files, audio format), 

send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call 

the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202– 

418–0432. (tty). 

Summary 

1. On November 19, 2014, the 

Satellite Industry Association (SIA) filed 

a motion to extend the comment 

deadline in the above-captioned 

proceeding from December 16, 2014 

until January 15, 2015. SIA also 

requested that the deadline for filing 

reply comments be extended from 

January 15, 2015 to February 17, 2015. 

SIA asserts that analyzing bands for 

spectrum sharing with widely-deployed 

mobile wireless services requires 

extensive analysis and review and notes 

that the Commission is seeking 

comment on multiple bands in which 

satellite operations are authorized. 

According to SIA, each of these bands 

is unique and requires an analysis of 

current and future satellite operations. 

James E. Whedbee supports the SIA 

Motion. 

2. It is the general policy of the 

Commission that extensions of time 

shall not be routinely granted. Under 

these circumstances, however, we agree 

that an extension of time to file 

comments and reply comments is 

warranted to ensure that the 

Commission obtains a complete and 

thorough record in response to the NOI. 

The NOI is the first step in a process to 

examine the use of new, innovative 

technologies that could enable the use 

of frequencies above 24 GHz for mobile 

services. The NOI seeks comment on a 

wide variety of novel technical, policy 

and legal issues related to the possible 

use of bands above 24 GHz for mobile 

services. We conclude that a short 

extension of time is warranted to enable 

interested parties sufficient opportunity 

to review and respond to the complex 

issues raised by the NOI, to ultimately 

help the Commission ‘‘discern what 

frequency bands above 24 GHz would 

be most suitable for mobile services, and 

to begin developing a record on mobile 

service rules and a licensing framework 

for mobile services in those bands.’’ 

3. Accordingly, pursuant to section 

4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, 

as amended, and § 1.46 of the 

Commission’s rules, we extend the 

deadline for filing comments until 

January 15, 2015. We also extend the 

deadline for filing reply comments until 

February 17, 2015. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Blaise A. Scinto, 

Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28733 Filed 12–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 90 

[PS Docket No. 07–114; DA 14–1680] 

FCC Seeks Comment on Alternative 

‘‘Roadmap’’ for E911 Indoor Location 

Accuracy Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission’s Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) 

seeks comment on the ‘‘Roadmap for 

Improving E911 Location Accuracy’’ 

(Roadmap), filed in the E911 location 

accuracy proceeding by the Association 

of Public-Safety Communications 

Officials (APCO), the National 

Emergency Number Association 

(NENA), AT&T Mobility, Sprint, TMobile USA, and Verizon. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

December 10, 2014 and reply comments 

are due on or before December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by PS Docket No. 07–114 by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web site: http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact 

the Commission 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Ehrenreich, Policy and Licensing 

Division, Public Safety and Homeland 

Security Bureau, at (202) 418–1726 or 

Eric.Ehrenreich@fcc.gov, or Dana 

Zelman, Policy and Licensing Division, 

Public Safety and Homeland Security 

Bureau, at (202) 418–0546, or 

Dana.Zelman@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s 

document in PS Docket No. 07–114, DA 

14–1680, released on November 20, 

2014. This document is available to the 

public at http://www.fcc.gov/document/ 

fcc-seeks-comment-indoor-locationaccuracy-roadmap. 

Synopsis 

1. By this document the Bureau seeks 

comment on the ‘‘Roadmap for 

Improving E911 Location Accuracy’’ 

(Roadmap), filed in the E911 Location 

Accuracy proceeding by APCO, NENA, 

AT&T Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, 

and Verizon (Parties). 

2. The Roadmap was filed in response 

to the Third Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking in this proceeding, in 

which the Commission proposed 

measures and timeframes to improve 

location accuracy for 911 calls 

originating indoors, including proposals 

related to horizontal and vertical 

location of callers. The Commission also 

‘‘encourage[d] industry, public safety 

entities, and other stakeholders to work 

collaboratively to develop alternative 

proposals for our consideration.’’ The 

Parties assert that the Roadmap ‘‘marks 

a new course using indoor technologies 

to deliver a ‘dispatchable location’ for 

indoor 9–1–1 calls’’ and that it 

‘‘contrasts with current and proposed 

outdoor technologies that provide 

estimates of location and face challenges 

with indoor location accuracy.’’ The 

Parties further state that ‘‘the Roadmap 

commits to meaningful improvements 

and FCC-enforceable timeframes to 

deliver effective location solutions.’’ We 

also note that some public safety 

organizations have submitted ex parte 

filings critical of the Roadmap and 

supportive of the original proposals in 

the Third Further Notice. 

3. While the Commission has already 

received numerous comments and 

compiled an extensive record in this 

proceeding, we believe that seeking 

expedited comment on the Roadmap is 

appropriate in light of the important 

public safety issues addressed in this 

proceeding and in order to ensure a 

complete and comprehensive record. 


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Accordingly, we seek comment on 

whether the Roadmap presents a 

reasonable alternative, in whole or in 

part, to the proposals set forth in the 

Third Further Notice. We urge 

commenters to address the specific 

elements of the Roadmap and whether 

the Commission should incorporate 

each such element in whole, in part, or 

with modifications, into the rules that it 

ultimately adopts in this proceeding. 

We also seek comment on the potential 

applicability of the Roadmap elements 

to wireless carriers other than the 

Roadmap signatories. 

Procedural Matters 

A. Ex Parte Presentations 

4. This proceeding has been 

designated as a ‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ 

proceeding in accordance with the 

Commission’s ex parte rules. 47 CFR 

1.1200 et seq. 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 

§ 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by 

§ 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. 

B. Comment Filing Procedures 

5. Interested parties may file 

comments and reply comments on or 

before the dates indicated on the first 

page of this document. Interested parties 

may file comments using: (1) 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). Commenters should 

refer to docket number 07–114 when 

filing comments. 

6. Electronic Filers: Interested parties 

may file comments electronically using 

the Internet by accessing the ECFS: 

http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs2. 

7. Paper Filers: 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, filers 

must submit two additional copies for 

each additional docket or rulemaking 

number. 

8. Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

9. All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the 

Commission’s Secretary must be 

delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 

12th Street SW., Room TW–A325, 

Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours 

are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand 

deliveries must be held together with 

rubber bands or fasteners. Any 

envelopes and boxes must be disposed 

of before entering the building. 

10. 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. 

11. U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

12. People with Disabilities: To 

request materials in accessible formats 

for people with disabilities (braille, 

large print, electronic files, audio 

format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov 

or call the Consumer & Governmental 

Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 

202–418–0432 (tty). 

13. Interested parties may view 

documents filed in this proceeding on 

the Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS) using the 

following steps: (1) Access ECFS at 

http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs. (2) In the 

introductory screen, click on ‘‘Search 

for Filings.’’ (3) In the ‘‘Proceeding 

Number’’ box, enter the numerals in the 

docket number. (4) Click on the box 

marked ‘‘Search for Comments.’’ A link 

to each document is provided in the 

document list. The public may inspect 

and copy filings and comments during 

regular business hours at the FCC 

Reference Information Center, 445 12th 

Street SW., Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554. The public may 

also purchase filings and comments 

from the Commission’s duplicating 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 

Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room 

CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, 

telephone 1–800–378–3160, or via email 

to fcc@bcpiweb.com. The public may 

also download this Public Notice from 

the Commission’s Web site at http://

www.fcc.gov/. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

David Furth, 

Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland 

Security Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28870 Filed 12–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 226 

[Docket No. 120912447–4999–02] 

RIN 0648–BC56 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Designation of Critical Habitat for the 

Arctic Ringed Seal 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal and 

reproposal. 

SUMMARY: On December 3, 2014, we, 

NMFS, published in the Federal 

Register a proposal to designate critical 

habitat for the Arctic subspecies (Phoca 

hispida hispida) of the ringed seal 

(Phoca hispida) under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA). Due to a clerical 

error, that document contained 

numerous errors. To avoid confusion, 

we are withdrawing that proposed rule 

and reproposing the correct document 

through this action. Specifically, we 

propose to designate one specific area of 

marine habitat in the northern Bering, 

Chukchi, and Beaufort seas. We are 

soliciting comments from the public on 

all aspects of the proposal, including 


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