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 10-1123 Released: June 24, 2010 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR THE THIRD FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING IN IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS IN THE 800 MHZ BAND – PROPOSED NEW 800 MHZ BAND PLAN FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WT Docket No. 02-55 Comment Date: July 22, 2010. Reply Comment Date: August 6, 2010. On April 26, 2010, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau adopted a Third Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Third R&O and Third FNPRM, respectively) establishing a new 800 MHz band plan for Puerto Rico and seeking comment on an identical 800 MHz band plan for the U.S. Virgin Islands.1 The Third FNPRM sets deadlines for filing comments at 30 days, and reply comments at 45 days, after publication of the Third FNPRM in the Federal Register. On June 22, 2010, a summary of the Third FNPRM was published in the Federal Register.2 Accordingly, comments must be filed on or before July 22, 2010; and reply comments must be filed on or before August 6, 2010. Comment filing instructions are set forth in the Third FNPRM.3 The Third FNPRM is available at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-695A1.doc. For further information regarding this proceeding, contact John Evanoff, Attorney-Advisor, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Policy Division 202-418-0848 or via email at john.evanoff@fcc.gov or Roberto Mussenden, Attorney-Advisor, PSHSB, Policy Division (202) 418- 1428 or via email at roberto.mussenden@fcc.gov. - FCC - 1 Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band/New 800 MHz Band Plan for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, WT Docket No. 02-55, Third Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 25 FCC Rcd 4443, 4451-52, ¶ 25 (2010). 2 75 FR 35363 (June 22, 2010). 3 Third R&O and Third FNPRM, 25 FCC Rcd at 4452 ¶ 27.