Radio services, special: Maritime services— Privately owned accounting authorities; accounts settlement; streamlining; biennial regulatory review,

[Federal Register: September 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 171)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 48337]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr03se99-39]

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 3

[IB Docket No. 98-96, DA 99-1653]

Maritime Radio Accounting Authorities

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: This document extends the time to file comments concerning the Commission's Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``Further Notice'') adopted on June 21, 1999. Comments on the Further Notice were due on or before August 23, 1999, and Reply Comments were due on or before September 8, 1999. In response to a request for an extension of time, on August 18, 1999, the Commission extended the time to file comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 25, 1999; reply comments must be submitted on or before November 29, 1999.

ADDRESSES: All supplemental comments and supplemental reply comments should be addressed to: Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. All comments and reply comments will be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257) at 445 12th St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Copes, Attorney-Advisor, Multilateral and Development Branch, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, (202) 418-1478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. On August 16, 1999, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) fileda motion to extend the date for filing comments in the captioned proceeding from August 23, 1999, to October 25, 1999; and to extend the date for filing reply comments from September 8, 1999, to November 29, 1999. NTIA asserts that it needs more time to prepare cost information The Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking required it to submit.

2. Although we do not routinely grant extensions of time, See 47 CFR 1.46(a), we believe that extending the comment date in this case will serve the public interest by allowing NTIA to prepare its cost information. We believe that an extension to October 25, 1999, will provide sufficient time for NTIA to prepare its comments. Interested parties may view the comments filedin this proceeding from the Commission's Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257) at 445 12th St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. 0554. Copies of the comments filed in this proceeding are also available for purchase from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc. (``ITS''), 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.

3. Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant to 47 CFR 0.261, that the date for filing comments in this proceeding is extended until October 25, 1999, and that the date for filing reply comments is extended until November 29, 1999.

Federal Communications Commission. Roderick Kelvin Porter, Deputy Chief, International Bureau.

[FR Doc. 99-23070Filed9-2-99; 8:45 am]

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