HOW TO FILE COMMENTS ON NPRM….

• Comments should be in Adobe PDF, but Word or WordPerfect documents are acceptable also.

• You can also simply type a brief message into the “comment box” but that is less effective than a separate written document.

• Submitted documents should contain the caption from the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking or at least the docket number --94-102. See sample (NPRM SAMPLE1.doc)

• The docket number will also be necessary to do the submission through Electronic Commission Filing System.

• Body of the comments should state the identity and interest of the party submitting the comments and then briefly state their position [APCO has provided some bullet points (See Points.doc) to guide the comment writing, but effective comments will be in the submitting party’s own words, not a cut and paste of a form. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SUGGESTED POINT VERBATIM. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE OR ATTACH THE EXTENSIVE LIST OF POINTS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU WRITE COMMENTS FROM YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE AND EXPERIENCE..

• All comments require the name and address of the submitting party. An actual signature is not required. The due date is 14 days from announcement in the Federal Register (which should be within just a few days). Since there is a bifurcated comment period, we recommend comments on the APCO petition (Section III.A. of the NPRM) be filed separate and within the 14 day period.

• Additional issues can be addressed in subsequent comments due within 60 days of Federal Register publication

• BE SURE TO ASK THE COMMISSION TO RULE IN FAVOR OF PSAP LEVEL ACCURACY AND IN FAVOR OF THE APCO PETITION.