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 13-2302 Released: December 2, 2013 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON VEHICULAR REPEATER SYSTEMS PS Docket No. 13-229, RM-11635 Comments Due: December 31, 2013 Reply Comments Due: January 30, 2014 On September 16, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) addressing Vehicular Repeater Systems (VRS).1 The Commission sought comment on whether to amend Part 90 of the Commission’s rules to allow the licensing and operation of VRS and other mobile repeaters by public safety licensees on certain frequencies in the VHF band. The NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 60 and 90 days after publication in the Federal Register.2 On November 1, 2013, the Office of the Federal Register published a summary of the NPRM and associated comment and reply comment dates.3 Accordingly, comments must be filed on or before December 31, 2013; and reply comments must be filed on or before January 30, 2014.4 The NPRM sets forth the comment filing instructions.5 For further information regarding these proceedings, contact Thomas Eng, Engineer, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-0019 or via email at Thomas.Eng@fcc.gov. --FCC-- 1 Amendment of Sections 90.20(d)(34) and 90.265 of the Commission’s Rules to Facilitate the Use of Vehicular Repeater Units; PS Docket No. 13-229, RM-11635, Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 28 FCC Rcd 13544 (NPRM). 2 NPRM at 13544. 3 78 Fed. Reg. 65594 (Nov. 1, 2013). 4 Id. 5 NPRM at 13556 ¶ 35.