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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2  TTY  202  /  418-  2  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc  ftp  fcc 
 July  13,  2001 
 CONSUMER  INFORMATION  BUREAU 
 TO  CLOSE  THE  GETTYSBURG  REFERENCE  ROOM 


 On  August  27,  2001,  the  Consumer  Information  Bureau  will  permanently 
 close  the  Public  Reference  Room  located  in  Gettysburg,  PA.  After  a  notice  and 
 comment  period,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  adopted  rules  to  close 
 this  reference  room  in  a  Report  and  Order  (FCC  99-  45)  released  March  24,  1999. 
 The  Report  and  Order  stated  that  the  Gettysburg  Reference  Facility  would  close  90 
 days  after  all  radio  services  licensed  by  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau 
 (WTB)  were  converted  to  the  Universal  Licensing  System  (ULS).  This  conversion 
 was  completed  on  May  17,  2001. 


 The  Gettysburg  Reference  Facility  was  open  to  the  public  for  research  and 
 duplication  of  applications  and  licenses  in  wireless  telecommunications  services, 
 as  well  as  petitions,  waiver  requests,  and  antenna  tower  site  registrations.  These 
 items  are  now  filed  electronically,  making  the  Gettysburg  Reference  Room 
 obsolete. 


 Users  can  easily  find  information  concerning  all  WTB  applications  and 
 licenses  by  accessing  the  ULS  search  capabilities  (www.  fcc.  gov/  wtb/  uls).  By 
 remotely  accessing  the  FCC  wide  area  network  from  a  PC,  a  user  can  search  for 
 and  view  all  application  and  license  data.  Users  may  also  access  the  Antenna 
 Structure  Registration  Program  and  have  several  search  options  including  ASR 
 Query,  ASR  Filing,  and  TOWAIR. 


 For  further  information  regarding  this  Public  Notice,  contact  Bill  Cline, 
 Director,  Reference  Information  Center  at  (202)  418-  0267  or  via  e-  mail  at 
 bcline@  fcc.  gov. 
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