[Federal Register: December 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 234)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70709-70710]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Chapter I
[CC Docket No. 01-92; DA 06-2339]
Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule, extension of reply comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document grants a motion requesting an extension of time
to file reply comments on an intercarrier compensation reform plan, the
``Missoula Plan.'' The Order modifies the pleading cycle by extending
the comment period in order to facilitate the development of a more
substantive and complete record in this proceeding.
DATES: Submit reply comments on or before January 11, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CC Docket No. 01-92,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Agency Web site: http://www.fcc.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on the Electronic Comment Filing
System (ECFS) / http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.. E-mail: To victoria.goldberg@fcc.gov. Include CC Docket
01-92 in the subject line of the message.
Fax: To the attention of Victoria Goldberg at 202-418-
1567. Include CC Docket 01-92 on the cover page.
Mail: Parties should send a copy of their filings to
Victoria Goldberg, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5-A266, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Hand Delivery / Courier: The Commission's contractor,
Natek, Inc., will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper
filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue,
NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002.
--The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
--All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or
fasteners.
--Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building.
--Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express
Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive,
Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number. All comments received will be posted without change
to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/, including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Notice
requesting comment on the Missoula Plan. 71 FR 45510, Aug. 9, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer McKee, Wireline Competition
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1530, or Victoria Goldberg,
Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-7353.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
released November 20, 2006. The complete text of the Order is available
for inspection and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th St., SW., Room CY-A257,
Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of this document also may be
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room, CY-B402, Washington, DC
20554. The complete text may also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov.
By the Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) grants a motion
requesting an extension of the date for filing reply comments on an
intercarrier compensation plan called the ``Missoula Plan.'' The
Missoula Plan was filed on July 24, 2006 by the National Association of
Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Task Force on Intercarrier
Compensation. On July 25, 2006, the WCB released a Public Notice
requesting that comments on the Missoula Plan be filed by September 25,
2006, and reply comments by November 9, 2006. 71 FR 45510, Aug. 9,
2006. On August 29, 2006, WCB released an order granting extensions of
the comment and reply comment filing dates to October 25, 2006 and
December 11, 2006. 71 FR 54008, Sep. 13, 2006. Over 110 parties filed
initial comments on or before October 25, 2006. On November 17, 2006,
the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners filed a
motion requesting an extension of the reply comment date to January 11,
2007.
The WCB determined that providing additional time to file reply
comments will facilitate the development of a more substantive and
complete record in this proceeding. Although it is the policy of the
Commission that extensions of time shall not be routinely granted, the
WCB determined that given the number, length, and variety of initial
comments, good cause exists to provide parties an extension of time,
from December 11,
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2006 to January 11, 2007 for filing reply comments in this proceeding.
Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j),
and 5(c) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 155(c),
and Sec. Sec. 0.91, 0.291, and 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR
0.91, 0.291, 1.46, the pleading cycle established in this matter shall
be modified as follows:
Reply Comments Due: January 11, 2007.
All other filing procedures remain unchanged from those previously
established in this proceeding.
It is further ordered that the Motion of the National Association
of Regulatory Utility Commissioners for Extension of Time is granted,
as set forth herein.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas J. Navin,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. E6-20676 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]
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