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 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-  2247  Released:  October  31,  2006 
 OFFICE  OF  ENGINEERING  AND  TECHNOLOGY  DECLARES  A  PETITION  FOR  WAIVER  OF  THE  PART  15  DIGITAL  TV  RECEPTION  REQUIREMENT  FROM 
 SUMITOMO  CANADA  LIMITED  TO  BE  A  "PERMIT-  BUT-  DISCLOSE"  PROCEEDING  FOR  EX  PARTE  PURPOSES  AND  REQUESTS  COMMENTS 


 ET  Docket  No.  06-  198 
 Comments  Date:  November  30,  2006  Reply  Comments  Date:  December  15,  2006 


 On  September  8,  2006,  Sumitomo  Canada  Limited  (Sumitomo)  filed  a  Petition  for  Waiver  of  Part  15  of  the  Commission’s  rules  requesting  a  12-  month  extension  of  the  March  1,  2007  deadline 
 for  compliance  with  the  requirement  that  new  broadcast  television  receivers  include  the  capability  to  receive  digital  television  signals.  The  TV  receivers  for  which  Sumitomo  requests  this  extension  are 
 part  of  a  specialized  video  system  designed  for  healthcare  facilities.  In  requesting  this  extension,  Sumitomo  states  that  applying  the  March  1,  2007  date  to  its  products  would  impede  its  ability  to 
 deliver  these  specialized  systems  to  the  healthcare  market  and  thereby  affect  the  quality  of  the  healthcare  experience  for  many  patients. 


 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  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  CFR  §§  1.415,  1.419,  interested  parties  may  file  comments  and  reply  comments  on  or  before  the  dates  indicated  on  the 
 first  page  of  this  document.  Comments  may  be  filed  using:  (1)  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Comment  Filing  System  (ECFS),  (2)  the  Federal  Government’s  eRulemaking  Portal,  or  (3)  by 
 filing  paper  copies.  See  Electronic  Filing  of  Documents  in  Rulemaking  Proceedings,  63  FR  24121  (1998). 
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 The  full  text  of  the  waiver  request  is  available  for  inspection  and  copying  during  normal  business  hours  in  Room  CY-  A257,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  may  also  be 
 purchased  from  the  Commission's  duplication  contractor,  Best  Copy  and  Printing,  Inc.,  (800)  378-  3160. 


 By  the  Chief,  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology 
 Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  contact:  Alan  Stillwell  at  (202)  418-  2925. 
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