[Federal Register: October 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 201)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[ET Docket No. 03-104 and ET Docket No. 04-37; DA 05-2701]
Broadband Power Line Systems
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announces that
the United Telecom Council (UTC) will serve as the Access Broadband
over Power Line (Access BPL) database manager.
DATES: Effective November 19, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anh Wride, Office of Engineering and
Technology, (202) 418-0577, e-mail: Anh.Wride@fcc.gov, TTY (202) 418-
2989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. By Public Notice dated October 13, 2005,
DA 05-2701, the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announces
that the United Telecom Council (UTC) will serve as the Access
Broadband over Power Line (Access BPL) database manager, pursuant to
Sec. 15.615 (a) through (e) of the Commission's rules, effective
immediately. Access BPL systems will be required to comply with the
requirements of Sec. 15.615 by November 19, 2005.
2. On October 14, 2004, the Commission adopted a Report and Order,
amending part 15 of the rules to establish specific interference
mitigation requirements for Access BPL systems. (Report and Order in ET
Docket Nos. 04-37 and 03-104 (19 FCC Rcd 21265 (2004)), 70 FR 1360,
January 7, 2005. In conjunction with those requirements, the Commission
required that the BPL industry establish a centralized publicly
accessible Access BPL notification database, run by an administrator to
be selected by the BPL industry, and that Access BPL operators submit
certain information regarding their systems into that database.
3. On May 17, 2005, the UTC submitted a letter notifying the
Commission that it has designed and implemented a database that will
enable Access BPL operators to comply with the notification
requirements of Sec. 15.615 (a) through (e) of the Commission's rules,
and included a petition in support signed by thirty-five Access BPL
companies. (DA 05-1637, released June 9, 2005.)
4. On September 15, 2005, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR
15.615 (a) through (e) which establish the Access BPL database. (OMB
Control No. 3060-1087.) All information on Access BPL systems as
required by 47 CFR 15.615(a) must be entered into the database and be
available to the public by November 19, 2005. BPL operators should
contact UTC at admin@utc.org to receive a user name and password for
administrative access. This information is required for BPL operators
to enter the necessary information regarding their BPL systems into the
database.
5. Public Access to the UTC BPL database. The public may access the
UTC BPL database via the Internet at http://www.bpldatabase.org. This
access is open and requires no login information. Detailed instructions
are provided on the Web site to guide users in entering the requested
information. Users experiencing problems in accessing the database via
the Internet may contact the UTC database administrator at
admin@utc.org, or (202) 872-0030.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bruce Romano,
Associate Chief (Legal), Office of Engineering and Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-20992 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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