[Federal Register: March 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 60)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15617-15619]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 0 and 1
Nomenclature Changes to the Code of Federal Regulations
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document makes several nomenclature changes throughout
the Commission's title of the Code of Federal Regulations. This action
is necessary in order to update several addresses and office
designations.
DATES: Effective March 29, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alethea Small, Office of the
Secretary, (202) 418-0310.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment is made pursuant to Sec.
0.231(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.231. Because the rule
amendments adopted here are a matter of agency practice and procedure,
compliance with the notice and comment and effective date provisions of
the Administrative Procedure Act is not required.\1\
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\1\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A); (d).
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List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 0
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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47 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Rules Changes
0
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends parts 0 and 1 of title 47 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
PART 0--COMMISSION ORGANIZATION
0
1. The authority citation for part 0 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 155.
0
2. Section 0.251 is amended by revising paragraph (e) to read as
follows:
Sec. 0.251 Authority delegated.
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(e) The official record of all actions taken by the General Counsel
pursuant to Sec. 0.251 (c) and (d) is contained in the original docket
folder, which is maintained by the Reference Information Center.
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0
3. Section 0.401 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1)(ii) to read as
follows:
Sec. 0.401 Location of Commission offices.
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(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(ii) Hand-carried documents should be delivered to the Secretary's
Office at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20002.
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0
4. Section 0.491 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 0.491 Application for exemption from compulsory ship radio
requirements.
Applications for exemption filed under the provisions of sections
352(b) or 383 of the Communications Act; Regulation 4, chapter I of the
Safety Convention; Regulation 5, chapter IV of the Safety Convention;
or Article IX of the Great Lakes Agreement, must be filed as a waiver
request using the procedures specified in Sec. 0.482 of this part.
Emergency requests must be filed via the Universal Licensing System or
at the Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary.
0
5. Section 0.606 is amended by revising the last sentence of paragraph
(a) to read as follows:
Sec. 0.606 Procedures for closing a meeting to the public.
(a) * * * Certifications will be retained in a public file in the
Office of the Secretary.
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0
6. Section 0.607 is amended by revising the first sentence in paragraph
(b) to read as follows:
Sec. 0.607 Transcript, recording or minutes; availability to the
public.
* * * * *
(b) A public file of transcripts (or minutes) of closed meetings
will be maintained in the Office of the Secretary. * * *
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PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
0
7. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 79 et seq.; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
155, 157, 225, and 303(r).
0
8. Section 1.4 is amended by revising the first sentence of paragraph
(f) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.4 Computation of time.
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(f) Except as provided in Sec. 0.401(b) of this chapter, all
petitions, pleadings, tariffs or other documents not required to be
accompanied by a fee and which are hand-delivered must be tendered for
filing in complete form, as directed by the Rules, with the Office of
the Secretary before 7 p.m., at 236 Massachusetts Ave, NE., Washington,
DC 20002. * * *
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0
9. Section 1.260 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 1.260 Certification of transcript.
After the close of the hearing, the complete transcript of
testimony, together with all exhibits, shall be certified as to
identity by the presiding officer and filed in the Office of the
Secretary. Notice of such certification shall be served on all parties
to the proceedings.
0
10. Section 1.277 is amended by revising the first sentence of
paragraph (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.277 Exceptions; oral arguments.
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(e) Within 10 days after a transcript of oral argument has been
filed in the Office of the Secretary, any party who participated in the
oral argument may file with the Commission a motion requesting
correction of the transcript, which motion shall be accompanied by
proof of service thereof upon all other parties who participated in the
oral argument. * * *
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0
11. Section 1.773 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(4) and (b)(3)
to read as follows:
Sec. 1.773 Petitions for suspension or rejection of new tariff
filings.
(a) * * *
(4) Copies, service. An original and four copies of each petition
shall be filed with the Commission as follows: The original and three
copies of each petition shall be filed with the Secretary, 236
Massachusetts Ave., NE., Washington, DC 20002; one copy must be
delivered directly to the Commission's copy contractor. Additional,
separate copies shall be served simultaneously upon the Chief, Wireline
Competition Bureau; and the Chief, Pricing Policy Division. Petitions
seeking investigation, suspension, or rejection of a new or revised
tariff made on 15 days or less notice shall be served either personally
or via facsimile on the filing carrier. If a petition is served via
facsimile, a copy of the petition must also be sent to the filing
carrier via first class mail on the same day of the facsimile
transmission. Petitions seeking investigation, suspension, or rejection
of a new or revised tariff filing made on more than 15 days notice may
be served on the filing carrier by mail.
(b) * * *
(3) Copies, service. An original and four copies of each reply
shall be filed with the Commission, as follows: the original and three
copies must be filed with the Secretary, 236 Massachusetts Ave., NE.,
Washington, DC 20002; one copy must be delivered directly to the
Commission's copy contractor. Additional separate copies shall be
served simultaneously upon the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, the
Chief, Pricing Policy Division and the petitioner. Replies to petitions
seeking investigation, suspension, or rejection of a new or revised
tariff made on 15 days or less notice shall be served on petitioners
personally or via facsimile. Replies to petitions seeking
investigation, suspension, or rejection of a new or revised tariff made
on more than 15 days notice may be served upon petitioner personally,
by mail or via facsimile.
0
12. Section 1.774 is amended by revising paragraph (e)(2)(ii) to read
as follows:
Sec. 1.774 Pricing flexibility.
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(e) * * *
(2) * * *
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(ii) Any interested party electing to file an opposition or comment
in response to a pricing flexibility petition through a method other
than ETFS must file an original and four copies of each opposition or
comment with the Commission, as follows: the original and three copies
of each pleading shall be filed with the Secretary, 236 Massachusetts
Ave., NE., Washington, DC 20002; one copy must be delivered directly to
the Commission's copy contractor. Additional, separate copies shall be
served upon the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau and the Chief,
Pricing Policy Division.
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0
13. Section 1.939 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 1.939 Petitions to deny.
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(b) Filing of petitions. Petitions to deny and related pleadings
may be filed electronically via ULS. Manually filed petitions to deny
must be filed with the Office of the Secretary, 236 Massachusetts Ave.,
NE., Washington, DC 20002. Attachments to manually filed applications
may be filed on a standard 3\1/4\'' magnetic diskette formatted to be
readable by high density floppy drives operating under MS-DOS (version
3.X or later compatible versions). Each diskette submitted must contain
an ASCII text file listing each filename and a brief description of the
contents of each file on the diskette. The files on the diskette, other
than the table of contents, should be in Adobe Acrobat Portable
Document Format (PDF) whenever possible. Petitions to deny and related
pleadings must reference the file number of the pending application
that is the subject of the petition.
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0
14. Section 1.2105 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(6) to read as
follows:
Sec. 1.2105 Bidding application and certification procedures;
prohibition of collusion.
(c) * * *
(6) Any applicant that makes or receives a communication of bids or
bidding strategies prohibited under paragraph (c)(1) of this section
shall report such communication in writing to the Commission
immediately, and in no case later than five business days after the
communication occurs. Such reports shall be filed with the Office of
the Secretary, and a copy shall be sent to the Chief of the Auctions
and Spectrum Access Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
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[FR Doc. 06-2917 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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