DA 18-1310
Released:  December 31, 2018

OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AND WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU EXTEND COMMENT CYCLE DEADLINES ON 5GAA PETITION FOR WAIVER TO ALLOW DEPLOYMENT OF CELLULAR VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (C-V2X) TECHNOLOGY IN THE 5.9 GHZ BAND 
GN Docket No. 18-357

Revised Comment Date: January 18, 2019
Revised Reply Comment Date: February 5, 2019

The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) extend the comment deadline on the petition for waiver request 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) filed on November 21, 2018 (5GAA Petition).5GAA Petition for Waiver to Allow Deployment of Intelligent Transportation System Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) Technology, GN Docket No. 18-357 (filed Nov. 21, 2108).
  On December 6, 2018, OET and WTB sought comment on the request, with comments due January 11, 2019, and reply comments due January 28, 2019. Office of Engineering and Technology and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seek Comment on 5GAA Petition for Waiver to Allow Deployment of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) Technology in the 5.9 GHz Band, Public Notice, DA 18-1231 (OET/WTB Dec. 6, 2018).
  On December 21, 2018, the Association of Global Automakers, Inc. and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America sought a 15-day extension of the comment filing date and a commensurate extension of the reply comment date to accommodate the schedule of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which runs from January 8-11, 2019, and which will feature automotive technology and will involve the same people who would be involved in preparing comments on the 5GAA Petition. Global Automakers and ITS America, Joint Request for Extension of Time, GN Docket No. 18-357 (filed Dec. 21, 2018). 
 

It is the general policy of the Commission that extensions of time shall not be routinely granted. 47 CFR § 1.46(a).
  Under the circumstances presented, we conclude that a limited seven-day extension of the comment cycle deadlines is warranted in order to develop the record in this proceeding to the fullest extent possible, so that developments related to C-V2X technology presented during CES can be incorporated into comments regarding the merits of the requested waiver.  Such an extension is adequate for interested parties to develop complete, fully supported comments.  Accordingly, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 154(i).
 and Section 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.46.
 we extend the deadline for filing comments until January 18, 2019.  We also extend the deadline for filing reply comments until February 5, 2019.
For further information, please contact Mathew Hussey, Office of Engineering and Technology, at (202) 418-3619 or Scot Stone, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0638.
	Action by the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology.


                                                        
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