News media information 202 / 418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov******************************************** ************ NOTICE ************************************************ ******** This document was converted from WordPerfect to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ************************************************ ***************** PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 1919 M St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 98-2537 Released: December 17, 1998 Commission Opens Filing Window For Commercial Operator License Examination Managers WT Docket No. 98-228 On January 14, 1993, the Commission privatized the administration of license examinations for Commercial Radio Operators, and delegated authority to the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (formerly Private Radio Bureau) to certify private entities to be Commercial Operator License Examination (COLE) managers. In its initial solicitation for COLE managers, the Commission stated that another filing window may be opened in the future if the Commission determined that additional COLE managers would be beneficial. The purpose of this Public Notice is to announce a filing window for requests from additional entities interested in being certified as a COLE manager. In the COLE R&O, the Commission established that certification of an entity as a COLE manager would be through the use of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Entities interested in becoming a COLE manager should familiarize themselves with the Commission's rules pertaining to COLE administration before applying. For background information, a copy of the COLE R&O can be found on-line at http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html> or may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., located at 1231 20th Street, Washington, D.C. 20036, telephone number (202) 857-3800, facsimile number (202) 857-3805. Each request for certification must be signed and include the name and telephone number of a person familiar with the request and must include: (1) a description of the entity requesting to be certified and its qualifications, (2) how it will prevent any conflicts of interest, (3) its proposed fee structure The Commission will consider the following factors in deciding whether to certify an applicant as a COLE manager: 1. Experience and ability to administer qualification examinations both by means of computer and by written examinations. 2. Area applicant is willing to administer examinations. NOTE: Preference will be given to applicants that can provide nationwide testing and existing administration infrastructure to do so. 3. Frequency of examinations that applicant is prepared to offer at each examination point. NOTE: Preference will be given to applicants that offer examinations on a more frequent basis. 4. Length of time before an applicant can begin administering examinations. All requests should address each of the four (4) factors identified in this Public Notice. Interested parties should bear in mind that only applicants that propose to administer all written examination elements will be considered. All requests for certification as a COLE manager must be received between Monday, January 25, 1999 and Monday, February 22, 1999. Requests received before or after these dates, or which do not comply with the filing proceedures, will not be considered. The names and addresses of certified COLE managers will be announced in a future Public Notice. Requests may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceeding, (ECFS), See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24,121 (1998), and may be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to . Entities who submit by paper should send original and five copies of their request to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. 20054. Whether submitted electronically or as paper copies, requests should be identified as submissions to WT Docket No. 98- 228. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal screen, requests should include the entities full name, Postal Service mailing address, as well as the docket number. Questions regarding this public notice may be directed to Joy Alford, Policy and Rules Branch, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (202) 418-0694. Action by Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. -FCC-