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 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 
 August  31,  2005 
 The  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  Announces  Procedures  to  Provide  for  Emergency  Communications  in  Areas  Impacted  by 
 Hurricane  Katrina 
 The  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  announces  procedures  to  help  emergency  communications  services  resume  and  maintain  operations  in  the  areas  impacted  by  Hurricane  Katrina.  For  additional 
 information,  applicants  should  contact  the  Office  Of  Engineering  and  Technology  (OET)  staff  specified  below. 


 Special  Temporary  Authority:  Such  emergency  requests  for  special  temporary  authority  (STA)  pursuant  to  Part  5  of  the  Commission’s  rules  may  be  submitted  by  informal  letter  or  email  or,  if 
 necessary,  by  telephone.  Applicants  also  may  file  requests  electronically  through  the  Experimental  License  Filing  System.  These  requests  will  be  handled  as  expeditiously  as  possible. 
 Douglas  Young  (202)  418-  2440  douglas.  young@  fcc.  gov  or  Anthony  Serafini  (202)  418-  2456  anthony.  serafini@  fcc.  gov 


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