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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  04-  75 
 January  15,  2004 


 EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  CERTAIN  RULES  ADOPTED  IN  THE  SECONDARY  MARKETS  PROCEEDING,  WT  DKT.  NO.  00-  230, 
 DELAYED  UNTIL  FEBRUARY  2,  2004 


 On  October  6,  2003,  the  Commission  released  a  Report  and  Order  and  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  WT  Docket  No.  00-  230,  In  the  Matter  of  Promoting  Efficient  Use  of 
 Spectrum  Through  Elimination  of  Barriers  to  the  Development  of  Secondary  Markets  (Secondary  Markets  Report  and  Order).  A  summary  of  the  Secondary  Markets  Report  and  Order 
 was  published  in  the  Federal  Register  on  November  25,  2003.  See  68  Fed.  Reg.  66252  (Nov.  25,  2003).  The  Federal  Register  summary  prescribed  that,  except  for  sections  1.913(  a),  1.913(  a)(  3), 
 1.948(  j),  1.2002(  d),  1.2003,  1.9003,  1.9020(  e),  1.9030(  e),  and  1.9035(  e)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  the  various  rules  adopted  in  the  Secondary  Markets  Report  and  Order  are  to  be  effective 
 January  26,  2004.  (Sections  1.913(  a),  1.913(  a)(  3),  1.2002(  d),  1.2003,  1.9003,  1.9020(  e),  1.9030(  e),  and  1.9035(  e)  of  the  Commission’s  rules  contain  information  collections  requirements 
 that  are  not  effective  until  approved  by  the  Office  of  Management  and  Budget,  and  section  1.948(  j)  of  the  Commission’s  rules  is  effective  on  April  5,  2004.) 


 In  order  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  the  Congressional  Review  Act  under  the  Contract  with  America  Advancement  Act  of  1996,  see  5  U.  S.  C.  §  801(  a)(  3),  the  effective  date  of 
 the  rules  that  otherwise  currently  are  to  become  effective  on  January  26,  2004  must  be  extended  to  February  2,  2004.  The  effective  dates  of  sections  1.913(  a),  1.913(  a)(  3),  1.948(  j),  1.2002(  d), 
 1.2003,  1.9003,  1.9020(  e),  1.9030(  e),  and  1.9035(  e)  of  the  Commission’s  rules  are  not  affected  by  this  extension  of  the  effective  date  for  all  other  rules  adopted  in  the  Secondary  Markets 
 Report  and  Order. 
 A  notification  of  this  change  in  the  effective  date  of  certain  of  the  rules  adopted  in  the  Secondary  Markets  Report  and  Order  will  be  published  in  the  Federal  Register. 


 For  any  questions,  please  contact  Kathy  Harris,  Deputy  Chief,  Mobility  Division,  at  202.418.0609. 
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