PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 1919 M St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 97-1106 May 28, 1997 PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS AND REPLY COMMENTS ON PETITION FOR RULE MAKING FILED BY INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA (RM-9096) On May 19, 1997, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) filed a Petition for Rule Making requesting an allocation of 75 megahertz of spectrum in the 5.850- 5.925 GHz band for use by Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). This allocation is requested to provide for Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) systems in the deployment of a nationwide ITS infrastructure. DSRC systems provide short range, wireless communications links between vehicles traveling at highway speeds and roadside systems. ITS America states that existing, emerging and future DSRC services can dramatically improve safety, mobility, productivity and the environment on our nation's roadways. Presently there are two existing DSRC based services, electronic payment and commercial vehicle electronic clearance. Some of the emerging DSRC services are traffic control, incident management, en-route driver information, automated roadside safety inspection, public transportation management, freight mobility tracking and highway-rail intersection monitoring. Future DSRC services include an intersection collision warning system and an automated highway system. ITS America believes the allocation of 75 megahertz in the 5.850-5.925 GHz band is necessary to accommodate such services. Pursuant to applicable procedures set forth in sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on ITS America's petition on or before July 28, 1997, and reply comments on or before August 18, 1997, with the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 222, Washington, D.C. 20554. For purposes of this proceeding, we hereby waive those provisions of our rules that require formal comments to be filed on paper, and encourage parties to file comments electronically. Electronically filed comments that conform to the guidelines of this section will be considered part of the record in this proceeding and accorded the same treatment as comments filed on paper pursuant to our rules. To file electronic comments in this proceeding, you must use the electronic filing interface available on the FCC's World Wide Web site at: . Further information on the process of submitting comments electronically is available at . Parties that file comments electronically should also send a copy of any documents filed with the Commission in this docket to the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS), by email to . Information about ITS is available on the World Wide Web at . Copies of the petition, comments and reply comments will be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), and may also be obtained from the Commission's duplication contractor, International Transcription Service, (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037.. For further information contact Tom Derenge, Office of Engineering and Technology, at (202) 418-2451. -FCC-