PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 09-763 April 6, 2009 THE FCC’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2011 WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE PROPOSES PRELIMINARY VIEWS ON WRC-11 ISSUES IB Docket No. 04-286 Comment Date: April 24, 2009 On March 31, 2009, the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee (WRC-11 Advisory Committee) adopted preliminary views on numerous issues that the 2011 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11) will address. The WRC-11 Advisory Committee was established by the Commission to assist it in the development of proposals for WRC-11. To that end, the WRC-11 Advisory Committee has forwarded the recommendations it has developed since the beginning of the year to the Commission for consideration. We have attached to this Public Notice the WRC-11 Advisory Committee’s recommendations, which are in the form of “preliminary views.” We appreciate the substantial amount of work that the WRC-11 Advisory Committee has put into developing its recommendations. This Public Notice requests comments on all of these preliminary views. Based upon our initial review of the recommendations forwarded to the Commission, the International Bureau in coordination with other Commission Bureaus and Offices tentatively concludes that we can generally support the attached WRC-11 Advisory Committee recommendations. We also take note of differing views expressed by the WRC-11 Advisory Committee in document WAC/027. We seek comment on the recommendations provided by the WRC-11 Advisory Committee (attachment 1). In addition, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has provided to the Commission preliminary views on some WRC-11 agenda items that have been developed by the Executive Branch Agencies. We also request comment on these preliminary views (attachment 2). The comments provided will assist the FCC in its upcoming consultations with the U.S. Department of State and NTIA in the development of U.S. preliminary views. Once agreed by these agencies of the U.S. Government, preliminary views will be used by U.S. delegations at bilateral, regional and international meetings to stimulate discussion and to attempt to achieve common proposals with other countries on these issues. The proposed preliminary views that are attached to this Public Notice may evolve in the course of interagency discussions as we approach WRC-11 and, therefore, do not constitute a final U.S. Government position on any issue. The complete text of these preliminary views and proposals is also available in the FCC’s Reference Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 or by accessing the FCC’s WRC-11 world wide web site at: http://www.fcc.gov/ib/wrc-11/. The deadline for comments on the proposed preliminary views is April 24, 2009. It is necessary that all comments be received by April 24, 2009 in order to allow us to finalize the U.S. position before commencement of regional WRC-11 preparatory meetings. All comments should refer to IB Docket No. 04-286 and to specific recommendations by WAC document number. Comments may be filed using (1) the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) by email to wrc-11@fcc.gov, or (3) by filing paper copies.1 Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. 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.” A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. The Commission’s contractor will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. Additionally, filers must deliver courtesy copies by email to the following Commission staff: Alexander Roytblat, at Alexander.Roytblat@fcc.gov People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530, (202) 418-0432 (TTY). - FCC - 1 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (1998).