*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 31623* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 2955 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of Request for Waiver of Part 15 from Vista Controls for Its Cupid UWB Surveillance System ) ) ) ) ORDER GRANTING AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY COMMENTS Adopted: September 25, 2003 Released: September 26, 2003 By the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology: 1. On July 18, 2003, Vista Controls, a Curtiss- Wright Company, filed a request for waiver of Sections 15.209, 15.511 and 15.521 of the Comission’s rules to permit it to obtain authorization for, and to market, its ultra- wideband (“ UWB”) surveillance system know as QUPID. This petition was placed on notice for public comment on August 11, 2003, DA 03- 2631. Comments were due by September 10, 2003, and replies were due by September 25, 2003. 2. On September 24, 2003, Fish and Richardson, on behalf of Vista Controls, requested an extension of the reply comment period until October 9, 2003. Fish and Richardson indicated that it had just been retained as Vista's counsel when Vista's previous counsel encountered a conflict of interest in the proceeding. Accordingly, it requested an additional 14 days to analyze the record and respond to the various comments. 3. Based on the circumstances cited by Fish and Richardson, we believe that a short extension of the reply comment period will enable the concerned parties to fully analyze and respond to the information submitted in the comments, and, thus, develop a better record upon which we can make a fully- informed decision. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to the delegated authority contained in 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.31 and 0.241( a), that the time period for filing reply comments in the above captioned proceeding IS EXTENDED to October 9, 2003. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Ed Thomas, Chief Office of Engineering and Technology 1