[Lowfer] remaining questions about NPRM 15-50 / listing 15-99

[John Langridge]

JD,

Thanks for that clarification.  This is exactly what I needed to hear.   I
recall you indicating something to this effect regarding the timing of the
open period in one of your ruminations.

much appreciated!

John XIQ

PS:  note that this bounced the first time I sent it.  I hope I am not
getting into that same pattern again on this new email address..


On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 6:09 AM, John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com> wrote:

> JD,
>
> Thanks for that clarification.  This is exactly what I needed to hear.   I
> recall you indicating something to this effect regarding the timing of the
> open period in one of your ruminations.
>
> much appreciated!
>
> John XIQ
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 11:48 PM, JD <listread at lwca.org> wrote:
>
>> I have not formally found an entry in federal register, which is
>>>>> supposedly required before the comment period can open.
>>>>>
>>>>
>> I used to think that myself, but actually, if you re-read it, that's not
>> what the public notice says.
>>
>> As it turns out, the only stipulation is that an agency cannot _close_ a
>> comment period until the specified number of days from Federal Register
>> publication.  The idea is not to limit when comments begin, but to make
>> sure there is at least a minimum number of days for public input after
>> formal publication has occured, so everyone theoretically has a chance.  As
>> long as the status has been set to Open on the FCC's ECFS page for the
>> particular proceeding (in this case, Docket 15-99) there is no reason not
>> to submit comments.
>>
>> It is definitely a little confusing that the FCC's public notices are
>> numbered similarly to rulemaking dockets, and that such notices may cover
>> more than one docket at a time, from different bureaus or offices within
>> the FCC.  In this case, the simplest and most thorough way to watch for it
>> in the FR seems to be to use the federalregister.gov advanced search by
>> agency [Federal Communications Commission] and publication date range
>> [04/23/2015 to the current date], sans any limiting criteria such as the
>> docket or notice number.
>>
>> John D.
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