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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA-  03-  3655 
 November  14,  2003 


 INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  LAUNCHES  DESIGN  PHASE  OF  ENHANCEMENTS  TO  ITS  ELECTRONIC  FILING  SYSTEM,  IBFS 


 The  International  Bureau  will  host  a  public  meeting  to  officially  kick  off  the  design  phase  for  planned  enhancements  to  its  electronic  filing  system,  IBFS.  The  meeting  is  schedule  to  be  held 
 at  FCC  Headquarters  facility  (445  12  th  St.,  SW,  Washington,  DC  20554)  on  Friday,  November  21,  2003  at  2:  00  p.  m.  in  Room  CY-  B418/  511. 


 The  session  is  designed  for  members  of  the  public  and  industry,  who  are  interested  in  participating  in  the  process  of  redesigning  various  components  of  IBFS,  primarily  resulting  from 
 satellite  reform  measures  adopted  earlier  this  year  by  the  Commission.  Also  at  this  session,  the  Bureau  will  recognize  users  who  have  played  a  significant  role  in  collaboration  efforts  in  the  last 
 phase. 
 Over  the  next  few  months  the  Bureau  will  undertake  design  and  development  of  a  new  EZ  Form  for  satellite  earth  stations  and  a  Schedule  S  technical  form  for  satellite  space  stations,  building 
 upon  the  requirements  gathered  previously.  Additional  enhancements  required  by  the  adoption  of  the  satellite  reform  order  and  requested  by  the  user  community  will  be  undertaken  following 
 the  completion  of  the  EZ  Form  and  Schedule  S. 
 Following  the  collaborative  model  used  to  design  the  original  IBFS  system  and  all  subsequent  enhancements,  the  Bureau  is  encouraging  those  who  would  like  to  play  a  significant  role  in 
 designing  a  state-  of-  the-  art,  interactive,  user-  oriented,  electronic  filing  system  to  get  involved  and  serve  as  members  of  the  design  team. 


 “I  am  looking  forward  to  starting  this  new  chapter  in  our  continued  partnership  with  our  customers  both  inside  and  outside  the  FCC,”  says  Donald  Abelson,  IB  Bureau  Chief. 
 Interested  parties  should  contact  Mary  Jane  Solomon  on  202-  418-  0593  or  via  e-  mail  at  MaryJane.  Solomon@  fcc.  gov  to  register  to  attend  this  meeting. 
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