*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 5012.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov DA 00- 2582 November 20, 2000 CALEA SECTION 107( c) EXTENSION PETITIONS RECEIVING PRELIMINARY EXTENSIONS FROM THE COMMON CARRIER BUREAU CC Docket No. 97- 213 NSD- L- 00- 234 Pleading Cycle Established Comments Due: December 20, 2000 Reply Comments Due: January 4, 2001 The wireline telecommunications carriers listed in the attached Appendix have filed petitions with the Commission seeking extensions of the deadline for complying with the capability requirements of section 103 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), 47 U. S. C. § 1002, as provided by section 107( c) of CALEA, 47 U. S. C. § 1006( c). The Commission set out the procedures the staff will follow in considering such petitions in CALEA Section 103 Compliance and Section 107( c) Petitions, Public Notice, FCC 00- 154 (released April 25, 2000), as modified by Public Notice, DA 00- 1231 (released June 5, 2000) (hereinafter CALEA Public Notices). The CALEA Public Notices are available on the Internet at www. fcc. gov/ Bureaus/ Common_ Carrier/ Public_ Notices/ 2000/ fcc00154.doc and www. fcc. gov/ Bureaus/ Common_ Carrier/ Public_ Notices/ 2000/ da001231.doc. The petitioners listed in the Appendix have satisfied the requirements set out in the CALEA Public Notices for a preliminary determination that their circumstances warrant an extension of the compliance deadline. Accordingly, these petitioners are deemed to have an extension of the deadline for complying with CALEA section 103 until March 31, 2001, unless earlier revoked by the Commission or superseded by a final determination on the underlying extension request, as described in paragraph 10 of the April 25, 2000, CALEA Public Notice. Interested parties may file comments concerning this matter on or before December 20, 2000, and reply comments on or before January 4, 2001. All filings must reference File No. NSD- L- 00- 234 and CC Docket 97- 213. Send an original and four copies to the Commission Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Suite TW- A325, Washington, D. C. 20554 and two copies to Al McCloud, Network Services Division, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room 6A- 320, Washington, D. C. 20554. All comments should be served on the 1 carrier( s) filing the underlying application( s) on which comments are being filed. As noted in the April 25, 2000, CALEA Public Notice, the information provided by petitioners to substantiate their requests will not be made routinely available for public inspection. Parties seeking access to such information must request such access pursuant to 47 C. F. R. § 0.461 of the Commission’s rules. Petitions filed pursuant to CALEA section 107( c) are classified as "permit but disclose" proceedings for purposes of the Commission's ex parte rules. See generally 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.1200- 1.1216. As a "permit but disclose" proceeding, ex parte presentations will be governed by the procedures set forth in section 1. 1206 of the Commission's rules applicable to non- restricted proceedings, 47 C. F. R. § 1.1206. Parties making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must contain a summary of the substance of the presentation and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence description of the views and arguments presented is generally required. See 47 C. F. R. § 1.1206( b)( 2). Other rules pertaining to oral and written presentations are set forth in section 1.1206( b) as well. For further information regarding these petitions, please contact Gayle Radley Teicher at 202- 418- 1515, gteicher@ fcc. gov of the Common Carrier Bureau, Network Services Division. FCC 2