[Lowfer] Last Chance on 136 kHz Rulemaking

[JD]

>>>John:
>>>What is the FCC address for reply comments?
>>>Searched for it on their web site but no joy.....
>>>Perry

The best way to get there, as I outlined in the news story at lwca.org, is 
through the Comment Search link (below).  Enter 12-338 at the top for the 
Docket Number, then scroll all the way to the bottom to click.  On this 
form, you won't need to fill in anything else.  The reason I suggest going 
in this way is so that you'll be able to read some of the existing Comments 
and Replies for yourself, and get a sense for how they should be done.  Some 
are formal filings in legal form, and others are informal.  Try to view some 
examples of both.

(Notice that not all the filings are about 136 kHz.  This is a very big 
docket that includes many topics.  If you stick with some names you 
recognize from this reflector, though, you'll probably get ones pertaining 
to our interests.)

When you are ready to submit your own reply, there are links at the upper 
left of the Comments list.  One is "Submit a Filing," and that's the one to 
use if you plan to upload your comments as a word processor file.  Be sure 
to fill out all the required parts of that submission form before attaching 
the document, though.

---Important Note:  There is a box in that form titled Type of Filing.  It 
defaults to COMMENT, but since the deadline for those has passed, you want 
to select REPLY from the dropdown list instead, and be sure you mainly 
address comments already made in the proceeding.

If you only want to submit a few paragraphs and don't want to duplicate all 
the legal boilerplate, instead use the "Submit a Filing (Express)" link. 
This one takes you to a page listing current dockets.  If 12-338 isn't 
listed there (it wasn't, last time I looked) there is a "click here" link 
near the top.  That takes you to a form where you can put in the number.  In 
this one, there is a little information to fill out, but you don't have to 
attach a word processor document, though.  You can simply type or 
copy-and-paste plain text into the appropriate box.

In any case, be sure to reply to some other commenter's observations, and 
keep it respectful to both the FCC and the other person involved.  I think 
we have the facts on our side this time, supporting the idea that this ham 
band can work for the benefit of all, and that's what we want to emphasize.

http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment_search/