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 13-2035 Released: October 21, 2013 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING SEEKING COMMENT ON EMISSION MASK REQUIREMENTS FOR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ON 800 MHZ NPSPAC CHANNELS; ANALOG FM CAPABILITY ONMUTUAL AID AND INTEROPERABILITY CHANNELS PS Docket No. 13-209, RM-11663 Comments Due: November 14, 2013 Reply Comments Due: November 29, 2013 On August 27, 2013, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in PS Docket No. 13-209 proposing to require digital technologies, including but not limited to Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) based technologies, to comply with Emission Mask H when operated in the 800 MHz National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) band (806-809/851-854 MHz). 1 The NPRM also proposed to require equipment to have analog FM capability when operating on 800 MHz, VHF, and UHF public safety mutual aid and interoperability channels. 2 The NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 45 and 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. 3 On September 30, 213, the Office of the Federal Register published a summary of the NPRM and associated comment and reply comment dates. 4 Accordingly, comments must be filed on or before November 14, 2013; and reply comments must be filed on or before November 29, 2013. 5 The NPRM sets forth the comment filing instructions. For further information regarding these proceedings, contact John A. Evanoff, Esq., Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-0848 or via email: john.evanoff@fcc.gov. --FCC-- 1 Emission Mask Requirements for Digital Technologies on 800 MHz NPSPAC Channels; Analog FM Capability on Mutual Aid and Interoperability Channels, PS Docket No. 13–209, RM–11663; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 13–117 (rel. Aug. 27, 2013). 2 Id. 3 Id. 4 78 Fed. Reg. 59903 (Sept. 30, 2013). 5 Id.