*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 57020.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 06- 1025 Released: May 12, 2006 OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DECLARES MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS INC. REQUEST FOR A WAIVER OF PART 15 TO BE A "PERMIT- BUT- DISCLOSE" PROCEEDING FOR EX PARTE PURPOSES ET Docket No. 06- 103 Comments Due: June 12, 2006 Reply Comments Due: June 27, 2006 On April 12, 2006, Multispectral Solutions, Inc. (“ MSSI”) filed a request for a waiver of Part 15 of the Commission’s rules to permit a 12.75 dB increase in the peak power for transmitters operating under Section 15.250 in the 5925- 7250 MHz band. These transmitters would be used for the tracking and identification of assets and personnel in petrochemical facilities and for the tracking and identification of livestock. MSSI states that a waiver of the regulations, permitting higher peak power, is needed to permit effective and reliable operation of its wideband identification systems. The existing regulations limit the peak power to 0 dBm/ 50 MHz. No changes are requested for the other standards applicable to transmitters operating under Section 15.250. The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) is reviewing the waiver request. 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 12, 2006, and reply comments on or before June 27, 2006. 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). 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. 1 2 Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket [ET Docket No. 06- 103]. 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