[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5523]


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47 CFR Part 97

[WT Docket No. 09-209; Report No. 2926]


Petition for Reconsideration of Action of Rulemaking Proceeding

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Petition for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: In this document, a Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) 
has been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding listed in this 
document (Amendment of the Amateur Service Rules Governing Vanity and 
Club Station Call Signs). In the Rulemaking proceeding, the Commission 
amended the rules governing amateur radio service vanity and club 
station call signs to, among other things, limit club stations to 
holding one vanity call sign and limit individuals to serving as the 
trustee for one club. ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, 
formerly known as the American Radio Relay League, Inc. (ARRL), filed a 
Petition for Reconsideration arguing that the rule amendments adopted 
by the Commission are capable of being evaded, and thus do not fully 
effectuate the Commission's intent of preventing individuals from using 
club station licenses to hoard vanity call signs. ARRL proposes 
alternate regulatory language that it believes would better prevent 
hoarding of vanity call signs.

DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions must be filed by April 7, 2011. 
Replies to an opposition must be filed April 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scot Stone, Wireless Competition 
Bureau, 202-418-0638.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of Commission's document, 
Report No. 2926, released February 15, 2011. The full text of this 
document is available for viewing and copying in Room CY-B402, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC or may be purchased from the Commission's 
copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI) (1-800-378-3160). 
The Commission will not send a copy of this Notice pursuant to the 
Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because this Notice 
does not have an impact on any rules of particular applicability.
    This document published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). See 1.4(b)(1) 
of the Commission's rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)).
    Subject: In the Matter of Amendment of the Amateur Service Rules 
Governing Vanity and Club Station Call Signs (WT Docket No. 09-209); 
Petition for Rule Making: Amateur Radio Service (Part 97); Petition to 
change Part 97.19(c)(2) of the Amateur Radio Service Rules.
    Number of Petitions Filed: 1.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-5523 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]
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