PUBLIC NOTICE
           FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20554  
 
                               
 
 
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                                                     May 21, 1999
 
                    LABORATORY DIVISION OF
           THE OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
      ANNOUNCES SEMINARS AND ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS ON
            ELECTRONIC FILING OF APPLICATIONS FOR
                   EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION
                               
 
 The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) will hold training seminars and round table
 discussions in June and July to discuss electronic filing of applications for equipment
 authorization.  By Commission rulemaking in ET Docket 97-94, beginning October 5, 1999,
 applications for equipment authorization must be filed electronically.  The training seminars
 and round table discussions will provide an opportunity for applicants to understand, and
 discuss, the transition of equipment authorization applications from paper to electronic filing.
 
 The training seminars are intended for applicants who have not yet submitted an application
 electronically through our Web site.  The round table discussions are intended for applicants
 who are experienced in filing electronic applications, and would like to ask questions or discuss
 problem areas. Space limitations require that attendance at the seminars and the discussions
 be limited to twenty guests per session.  Depending on response, a limitation of  two
 representatives per company or organization may be necessary.  If there is sufficient interest,
 additional sessions may be offered to give as many interested parties as possible an
 opportunity to participate.
 
 The training seminars are scheduled for June 23 and July 14, 1999, from 1:15 p.m. to 
 4:15 p.m. EDT.  The same information will be covered in each training seminar; therefore, it
 is not necessary to enroll in both sessions.  The round table discussions are scheduled for
 June 23 and July 14, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon EDT.  All events will be conducted
 in the Main Conference Room at the FCC Laboratory, 7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia,
 Maryland, 21046. 
 Please contact Phyllis Parrish of the OET Measurements and Calibration Branch (telephone
 (301) 362-3045; email:  pparrish@fcc.gov) by June 11, 1999, to reserve a place for any of
 these sessions.  Register for one morning or afternoon session, and please try to limit the
 number of representatives from each company or organization.  Reservations will be accepted
 as they are received.  We can not guarantee that all interested parties will be accommodated. 
 However, if there is significant interest, additional sessions may be considered.  Your
 reservation will be confirmed at least one week prior to the session that you are scheduled to
 attend.  Please note that travel arrangements and hotel reservations are the responsibility of
 the attendee.  Directions to the Laboratory can be requested by sending your FAX number to
 Phyllis Parrish, at the phone number or e-mail noted above.  
 
 We encourage interested parties to provide, in advance, any questions and / or suggested
 topics that they would like the Commission staff to address.  Please send these written
 questions and suggested discussion topics to Bette Taube of the OET Equipment
 Authorization Branch (email: btaube@fcc.gov; FAX (301) 344-2050.)
 
 
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