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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  03-  2109  Released:  June  30,  2003 
 OFFICE  OF  ENGINEERING  AND  TECHNOLOGY  DECLARES  SAFETY  CAST  CORPORATION  APPLICATION  FOR  SPECIAL  TEMPORARY  AUTHORITY  FOR 
 EXPERIMENTAL  RADIO  STATION  WB9XTT  TO  BE  A  "PERMIT-  BUT-  DISCLOSE"  PROCEEDING  FOR  EX  PARTE  PURPOSES 


 On  April  18,  2003,  Safety  Cast  Corporation  filed  an  application  for  Special  Temporary  Authority  (STA)  in  the  Experimental  Radio  Service  (File  No.  0183-  EX-  ST-  2003).  By  its  experimentation, 
 Safety  Cast  seeks  to  test  its  technology  that,  it  states,  uses  “an  extremely  low  power,  non-commercial,  mobile  transmitter  that  will  broadcast  ‘All  Hazard’  alerts,  Amber  Alerts,  and/  or 
 emergency  ‘alert’  messages  from  authorized  public  entity  vehicles  (Police,  Fire/  Rescue,  etc.).”  Safety  Cast  further  states  its  signals  are  designed  to  be  received  within  a  distance  of  less  than 
 1050  feet  from  the  transmitter  and  that  it  would  transmit  throughout  the  FM  radio  band  (88.1-  107.9  MHz). 


 OET  concludes  that  in  order  to  permit  a  fuller  exchange  on  the  important  issues  raised  by  this  application,  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  classifying  the  instant  experimental  radio 
 licensing  proceeding  as  a  "permit-  but-  disclose"  proceeding  for  ex  parte  purposes  in  accordance  with  Section  1.1200(  a)  of  the  Commission's  rules  and  subject  to  the  requirements  under  Section 
 1.1206(  b)  of  the  rules. 
 In  order  to  facilitate  full,  efficient,  and  timely  consideration  of  the  issues,  OET  encourages  parties  with  common  interests  on  the  issues  to  work  together  and  file  joint  submissions  to  the 
 Commission  whenever  possible. 
 Persons  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)(  2). 
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 Parties  are  encouraged  to  make  any  ex  parte  contacts  and  /or  submissions  within  30  days  of  this  notice,  to  ensure  their  consideration  prior  to  any  action  on  the  subject  application. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Charles  Iseman,  Deputy  Chief,  Electromagnetic  Compatibility  Division,  OET,  at  (202)  418-  2444. 
 By  the  Chief,  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology 
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