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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  2095 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Revision  of  Part  15  of  the  Commission’s  Rules 
 Regarding  Ultra-  Wideband  Transmission 
 Systems 


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 ET  Docket  No.  98-  153 


 ORDER  DENYING  AN  EXTENSION  OF  TIME  TO  FILE  COMMENTS 
 Adopted:  September  12,  2000  Released:  September  13,  2000 
 By  the  Chief  Engineer: 
 1.  A  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making  (NPRM)  in  the  above  entitled  proceeding  was  adopted  by 
 the  Commission  on  May  10,  2000,  15  FCC  Rcd  12086  (2000).  Comments  in  this  proceeding  are  due  on 
 September  12,  2000,  and  reply  comments  are  due  on  October  12,  2000.  Test  data  associated  with  the 
 standards  proposed  for  ultra-  wideband  (UWB)  devices  are  due  on  October  30,  2000. 


 2.  On  August  30,  2000,  Multispectral  Solutions,  Inc.  (MSSI)  requested  an  extension  of  the 
 comment  period  until  March  15,  2001,  and  of  the  reply  comment  period  until  April  15,  2001.  MSSI  states 
 that  these  extensions  are  necessary  to  permit  test  data  to  be  filed  prior  to  the  comments.  MSSI  adds  that 
 testing  scheduled  to  be  performed  by  the  National  Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration 
 (NTIA)  may  not  be  completed  prior  to  December  29,  2000,  and  may  even  slip  an  additional  two  months. 
 Oppositions  to  MSSI’s  extension  requests  were  filed  on  September  11,  2000,  by  Fantasma  Networks 
 (Fantasma)  and  by  Time  Domain  Corporation  (TDC).  Both  parties  note  that  test  data  will  not  be  filed  by 
 the  time  initial  and  reply  comments  are  due.  Fantasma  adds  that  there  are  a  number  of  other  issues  raised 
 in  the  NPRM  that  are  unrelated  to  that  test  data,  e.  g.,  measurement  techniques.  Fantasma  and  TDC  both 
 note  that  the  Commission  indicated  in  its  NPRM  that  it  would  make  the  test  data  available  for  additional 
 public  comment.  TDC  also  indicates  that  NTIA  stated,  on  September  7,  2000,  that  it  plans  on  meeting  the 
 October  30,  2000,  date  for  the  submission  of  test  data. 


 3.  As  the  Commission  stated  in  paragraph  31  of  the  NPRM,  following  the  submission  of  test  data 
 it  will  issue  a  public  notice  to  provide  an  opportunity  to  provide  comments  and  replies  on  the  test  results 
 and  analyses.  This  provides  ample  leeway  to  obtain  comments  even  if  the  test  data  submission  is  delayed. 
 Thus,  we  agree  with  Fantasma  and  TDC  that  an  extension  of  the  time  for  filing  comments  and  reply 
 comments  is  unwarranted.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  the  delegated  authority  contained  in 
 47  C.  F.  R.  0.241(  a),  that  the  request  from  MSSI  IS  DENIED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Dale  N.  Hatfield,  Chief 
 Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology 
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