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 10-2034 Released: October 22, 2010 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON REQUEST BY PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR WAIVERS TO PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION OF WIDE-AREA LAND MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM USING PART 22 AND 90 SPECTRUM WT Docket No. 10-217 Comment Date: November 12, 2010 Reply Comment Date: November 22, 2010 By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau seeks comment on requests filed by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for extended construction periods and waivers of the rule prohibiting permanent discontinuance of operations, to permit implementation of a wide-area private land mobile radio (PLMR) system using Part 22 and Part 90 spectrum. Specifically, PG&E seeks an extended construction period, until June 30, 2013, for proposed new Part 90 trunked Industrial/Business Pool stations (radio service code YG) in California;1 and waivers of the permanent discontinuance rules2 to permit PG&E to discontinue operation until June 30, 2013 of existing Part 90 conventional and trunked Industrial/Business Pool stations (radio service codes IG and YG),3 Part 90 conventional and trunked commercial Industrial/Business Pool stations (radio service codes IK and YK),4 and Part 22 VHF/UHF Paging stations (radio service code CP),5 the licenses for which PG&E has acquired by assignment. PG&E also seeks to modify the licenses for the IK and YK stations, and a waiver of the common carrier requirement6 with respect to the CP stations, to permit the stations to be used for PLMR operations. In addition, if the waivers are granted with respect to the pending applications, PG&E will file identical waiver requests with respect to other existing stations the licenses for which PG&E has acquired by assignment.7 PG&E also anticipates filing additional applications for new 90 trunked Industrial/Business 1 File Nos. 0004269966, 0004269967, 0004269968, 0004340738, 0004340739, 0004340740, and 0004341204. 2 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.955(a)(3), 22.317, 90.157(a). 3 See File Nos. 0004316492 (Station WPPB889), 0004338881 (Station WPUA857). 4 See File No. 0004411788 (Station WNGE426). 5 See File No. 0004316546 (Station WPVE245). 6 47 C.F.R. § 20.9(a). 7 See Appendix A for a list of the call signs at issue. 2 Pool stations, or for modification of existing licenses, for which it also will request a June 30, 2013 construction deadline. PG&E serves approximately 5.1 million electricity customers and 4.2 million natural gas customers across northern and central California. PG&E states that it plans to replace various existing radio systems with a single, integrated system that maximizes efficiency through trunking and frequency re-use, and provides functionality not available in PG&E’s legacy systems. The new integrated trunked radio network will consist of over one hundred repeater sites, and thousands of mobile and portable units. PG&E states that it will need to discontinue operation of the existing stations at issue for extended periods during implementation of the new network. The project plan calls for the proposed system to be implemented and funded in phases. While the proposed implementation plan contemplates completion of the project by the end of 2012, but PG&E requests construction deadlines and authority to discontinue operations until June 30, 2013 to provide additional time in case of any unforeseen delay. Procedural Matters Comments on the request are due no later than November 12, 2010. Reply comments are due no later than November 22, 2010. All filings should reference the docket number of this proceeding, WT 10- 217. This proceeding has been designated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules.8 Parties making oral ex parte presentations in this proceeding are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must contain the presentation’s substance and not merely list the subjects discussed.9 More than a one- or two-sentence description of the views and arguments presented is generally required.10 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/cgb/ecfs/. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, however, commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. 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. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. 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, as follows: -Effective December 28, 2009, all hand-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary 8 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200(a), 1.1206. 9 See Commission Emphasizes the Public’s Responsibilities in Permit-But-Disclose Proceedings, Public Notice, 15 FCC Rcd 19945 (2000). 10 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2). Other rules pertaining to oral and written presentations are also set forth in Section 1.1206(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). 3 must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St., S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. The filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: This is the ONLY location where hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary will be accepted. The Commission’s former filing location at 236 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., is permanently closed. -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. Parties shall send one copy of their comments and reply comments to Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, (800) 378-3160, e-mail FCC@BCPIWEB.com. The waiver requests, and comments and reply comments filed in response to this Public Notice, will be available for public inspection and copying during business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, the waiver requests can be accessed electronically under the file numbers noted in footnotes 1, 3, 4, and 5, supra, via the Commission’s Universal Licensing System, http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls.; and the comments and reply comments also will be available via the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) by entering the docket number, WT 10-217. They may also be purchased from Best Copy and Printing, Inc., telephone (800) 378-3160, facsimile (301) 816-0169, e-mail FCC@BCPIWEB.com. Alternate formats of this Public Notice (computer diskette, large print, audio recording, and Braille) are available to persons with disabilities by contacting the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY), or send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov. For further information, contact Mr. Scot Stone of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Mobility Division, at (202) 418-0638, scot.stone@fcc.gov. Action by the Deputy Chief, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. -FCC- 4 APPENDIX A Call Sign Radio Service Code Call Sign Radio Service Code Call Sign Radio Service Code WNGE426 IK WPVE279 CP WPVR844 YG WNPO876 IK WPVE280 CP WPVR845 YG WNUP745 IK WPVE282 CP WPVS696 YG WNVB951 IK WPVE283 CP WPVS794 YK WPKG718 IG WPVE284 CP WPVS795 YK WPNR562 YG WPVE285 CP WPVS818 YG WPPB889 YG WPVE286 CP WPVS833 YG WPPC823 YK WPVE287 CP WPVT571 YG WPUA857 YG WPVE288 CP WPVU239 YG WPUP298 YG WPVE289 CP WPVU597 YG WPUP520 YG WPVE290 CP WPVU619 YG WPUP822 YG WPVE291 CP WPVW313 YG WPUP987 YG WPVE292 CP WPVY664 YG WPUQ576 YG WPVI954 YK WPVY972 YK WPUR310 YG WPVI955 YK WPVY973 YK WPUS949 YG WPVK247 YG WPWA337 YG WPVD230 YG WPVK364 YG WPWB739 YG WPVE245 CP WPVK521 YK WPWC321 YG WPVE246 CP WPVK522 YK WPWC926 YG WPVE247 CP WPVL391 YK WPWE652 YG WPVE248 CP WPVL550 YG WPWE978 YG WPVE249 CP WPVN843 YK WPWG453 YG WPVE250 CP WPVN847 YK WPXB863 YG WPVE251 CP WPVN848 YK WPXC391 YG WPVE252 CP WPVN851 YK WPXC566 YG WPVE253 CP WPVN853 YK WPXD775 YG WPVE255 CP WPVP651 YG WPXG271 YG WPVE256 CP WPVP759 YG WPXT611 YG WPVE257 CP WPVP913 YK WPYV468 YG WPVE258 CP WPVP914 YK WPYZ552 IG WPVE259 CP WPVP915 YK WPZG955 CP WPVE260 CP WPVP916 YG WPZG956 CP WPVE261 CP WPVP917 YK WPZG957 CP WPVE262 CP WPVP920 YK WPZG958 CP WPVE263 CP WPVP921 YK WPZG959 CP WPVE264 CP WPVP922 YK WPZG960 CP WPVE265 CP WPVP924 YK WPZG961 CP WPVE271 CP WPVP925 YK WPZG962 CP WPVE272 CP WPVQ746 YG WPZG963 CP WPVE273 CP WPVQ897 YG WPZG964 CP WPVE274 CP WPVR264 YG WPZG965 CP WPVE275 CP WPVR512 YK WPZG966 CP WPVE276 CP WPVR515 YK WPZG967 CP WPVE277 CP WPVR519 YK WQEN965 YG WPVE278 CP