*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 48826.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET, N. 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 05- 1289 Released: May 5, 2005 OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DECLARES REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC. REQUEST FOR A WAIVER OF PART 15 TO BE A "PERMIT- BUT- DISCLOSE" PROCEEDING FOR EX PARTE PURPOSES ET Docket No. 05- 183 Comments Date: June 6, 2005 Reply Comments Date: June 21, 2005 On April 22, 2005, Remington Arms Company, Inc., Law Enforcement Technologies Division, (“ Remington”) filed a request for waiver of Sections 15.245( b), 15.247( b)( 3), 15.247( e), and 15.249( a) of the Commission’s rules in order to permit the authorization, importation and operation of its video and audio surveillance system known as the Remington Eyeball R1. The Remington Eyeball R1 is a unique system that provides live video and audio surveillance over the 2400- 2483.5 MHz band using analog modulation. Remington requests a waiver of the emission limits in Section 15.245( b), of the emission type in Section 15.247( b)( 3) and of the spectral density in Section 15.247( e) of the Commission’s rules to permit the operation of its analog system at a EIRP of 1 watt. Remington also requests a similar waiver of Section 15.249( a) to permit its associated radio control transmitter to operate in the 902- 928 MHz band at an EIRP of 1 watt. The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) is reviewing the request and seeks comments from interested parties. OET has concluded that in order to develop a complete record on the complex issues presented by this request, this proceeding will be treated, for ex parte purposes, as a "permit- but- disclose" proceeding, in accordance with Section 1.1200( a) of the Commission's rules, and is subject to the requirements under Section 1.1206( b) of the rules. Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before June 6, 2005, and reply comments on or before June 21, 2005. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (1998). 1 2 Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to http:// www. fcc. gov/ e- file/ ecfs. html. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, U. S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket [ET Docket No. 05- 183]. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e- mail. To get filing instructions for e- mail comments, commenters should send an e- mail to ecfs@ fcc. gov, and should include the following words in the body of the message, "get form