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Review of Personal Radio Services Rules; Proposed Rule Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Part III Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Parts 1, 27 and 95 Review of Personal Radio Services Rules; Proposed Rule VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Aug 03, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\04AUP3.SGM 04AUP3 jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with PROPOSALS3 47142 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 149 / Wednesday, August 4, 2010 / Proposed Rules FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS must include the agency name and other. Some other Personal Radio COMMISSION docket numbers for this rulemaking, WT Service applications include radio- Docket No. 10–119. All comments controlled aircraft and other hobby 47 CFR Parts 1, 27 and 95 received will be posted without change vehicles, wireless devices to aid persons to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. with hearing difficulties, medical [WT Docket No. 10–119; FCC 10–106] For detailed instructions for telemetry and implant devices that Review of Personal Radio Services submitting comments and additional provide medical benefits to patients, Rules information on the rulemaking process, and personal beacons to help search and see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION rescue teams locate persons in distress AGENCY: Federal Communications section of this document. in wilderness areas. Unlike commercial Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: B.C. mobile radio services such as cellular ACTION: Proposed rule. ‘‘Jay’’ Jackson, Jr., Mobility Division, telephone service, the Personal Radio Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Services are not used by companies to SUMMARY: In this document, the [email protected], 202–418–1309. provide interconnected telephone or Commission proposes to update, broadband telecommunications services SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a reorganize, simplify and streamline its to subscribers. Because of the very large summary of the Federal Personal Radio Services rules to reflect number of wireless devices used in most Communications Commission’s (the technological advances and other of the Personal Radio services, the FCC Commission’s) Notice of Proposed changes in the way the American public has authorized the majority of their use Rulemaking (NPRM) in WT Docket No. uses the Personal Radio Services. In by rule, rather than by issuing a separate 10–119, FCC 10–106, adopted on June 1, addition to improving the clarity of the station license for each device. 2010, and released on June 7, 2010. rules, this document includes proposals 2. Part 95 has been amended by the Contemporaneous with this document, intended to reduce unnecessary FCC in a piecemeal fashion numerous the Commission issues a Memorandum regulatory burdens on users, improve times during the past three decades, Opinion and Order on Reconsideration spectrum use, provide for enhanced usually to add a subpart to provide for (published elsewhere in this equipment operating features, and a new Personal Radio Service. As a publication). The full text of this promote the safety and consumer result, the structure of part 95 has document may be downloaded from the interests of operators. The document become somewhat disorganized. The FCC Web site (http://www.fcc.gov) at also proposes to reclassify one of the FCC has not undertaken a http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/ existing Personal Radio Services, comprehensive review of part 95 in attachmatch/FCC-10-106A1.pdf. The specifically the 218–219 MHz service, as many years and, as a result, it contains full text is also available for inspection a Miscellaneous Wireless many rules that are in effect redundant and copying during normal business Communications Service, and or inconsistent, or which use outdated hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 accordingly move its rules from one part technical terminology. The NPRM 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC to another. proposes amendments to correct these 20554. A copy of the complete text may problems and seeks comment from the DATES: Submit comments on or before also be purchased from the public on the proposals. Furthermore, September 3, 2010 and reply comments Commission’s copy contractor, Best on or before September 20, 2010. some of the older Personal Radio Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, Services have evolved substantially in ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC technology and usage over the years and identified by WT Docket No. 10–119, by 20554. Alternative formats are available the rules for these services also need to any of the following methods: to persons with disabilities by sending be updated. One part 95 service, the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// an e-mail to [email protected] or by 218–219 MHz service, has evolved so www.regulations.gov. Follow the calling the Consumer & Governmental much from its original concept that it no instructions for submitting comments. Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), longer shares the personal • Federal Communications 202–418–0432 (tty). characteristics of the other Personal Commission Web site: http:// Synopsis Radio Services; it has become more like www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Follow the a commercial service. Accordingly, the instructions for submitting comments. 1. This NPRM proposes to streamline, NPRM proposes to transfer all of the • Mail: Office of the Secretary, update and reorganize part 95 of the rules for this service from part 95 to part Federal Communications Commission, Federal Communications Commission 27 of the FCC rules, because it has a 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC (FCC) rules, 47 CFR part 95, which regulatory framework that is similar to 20554. Commercial overnight mail provide the regulatory framework for that of the Miscellaneous Wireless (other than U.S. Postal Service Express the Personal Radio Services. The Communications Services. Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to Personal Radio Services are a family of 3. The NPRM also proposes to reduce 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol radio services that provide for a variety burdens on persons who use Personal Heights, MD 20743. of wireless devices operated by Radio Services by authorizing the • Hand delivery/courier: Federal individual persons, primarily for their operation of some or all General Mobile Communications Commission, Office of own personal use, or to provide benefits Radio Service (GMRS) stations by rule, the Secretary, 445 12th Street, SW., to other individual persons. For or alternatively, by extending GMRS Room TW–A325, Washington, DC example, in some of the Personal Radio license terms from five to ten years, and 20554. Services, such as the Family Radio by relaxing GMRS eligibility • People with Disabilities: Contact the Service and the General Mobile Radio requirements. Additionally, the NPRM FCC to request reasonable Service, the general public may proposes to improve spectrum use accommodations (accessible format purchase FCC-certified two-way radios efficiency by providing for the use of documents, sign language interpreters, (sometimes called ‘‘walkie-talkies’’) that narrower emission bandwidths in the CART, etc.) by e-mail: [email protected] they can use to communicate with each GMRS. The NPRM further proposes to or phone: 202–418–0503 or TTY: 202– other directly when they are within allow for the transmission of Global 418–0432. All submissions received range (usually a short distance) of each Positioning System (GPS) location VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Aug 03, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\04AUP3.SGM 04AUP3 jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with PROPOSALS3 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 149 / Wednesday, August 4, 2010 / Proposed Rules 47143 information and user-generated text effective radiated power (ERP) (para. and the paragraph number in the full messages on certain GMRS channels, 32); text where related discussion may be and reviews the technical operating k. Require routine specific absorption found. The FCC specifically requests parameters of GMRS equipment. rate (SAR) evaluation for portable GMRS comment on: Additionally, the NPRM reviews the transmitters (para. 33); a. Whether user-friendly fact sheets technical and operating requirements l. Change the power limit for GMRS should be provided on the FCC Web site for the Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service small base stations from 5 Watts ERP to (para. 10); and proposes to permit the use of 5 Watts transmitter power output (para. b. Whether to retain the existing ‘‘hands-free’’ microphones in the CB 35); ‘‘plain language’’ question and answer Radio Service. Finally, the NPRM m. Implement 12.5 kHz format used in the rules (para. 11); proposes to promote the safety and narrowbanding (reduction in authorized c. How transmitting power limits consumer interests of Personal Radio channel bandwidth) in the GMRS (para. should be expressed in the rules (para. Service operators by (1) requiring 37); 16); routine evaluation of GMRS portable n. Remove rule (47 CFR 95.29(g)) that d. Whether the rule requiring crystal devices for radio frequency exposure, allows grandfathered operation for control of the transmitter frequency is (2) no longer granting certification of certain fixed GMRS stations authorized still necessary (para. 22); radios that have voice scrambling before March 18, 1968 (para. 38); e. Whether channel sharing capability and ‘‘combination radios’’ o. Permit transmission of Global requirements developed for the CB capable of transmitting in the safety Positioning System (GPS) data in the Radio service should also apply to the services in addition to the Personal GMRS (para. 42); GMRS and FRS (para. 55); Radio Services, and (3) preventing the p. No longer certify Personal Radio f. Whether the rule limiting the marketing of ersatz devices using the Services equipment that have duration of transmissions in the CB term ‘‘Personal Locator Beacon’’, by transmitting capability in services Radio service (47 CFR 95.416) should be limiting the use of that term to genuine licensed under 47 CFR parts 80, 87, 90 retained, revised or eliminated (para. personal locator beacons that meet the and 97 (para. 47); 55); international technical requirements for q. Allow the use of hands-free g.
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