Modification to RAO Letter 12, 3294 [06-572]

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-572]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WC Docket No. 05-352; DA 06-15]


Modification to RAO Letter 12

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks comments on a petition filed by BellSouth 
Corporation, AT&T Inc., and Qwest Corporation asking the Commission to 
modify RAO Letter 12 to eliminate, at the earliest possible date, the 
$1 million materiality threshold applicable to Joint Cost audits and 
ARMIS filings.

DATES: Comments are due February 1, 2006 and reply comments are due 
February 22, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WC Docket No. 05-352, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web site: https://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: Include the docket number in the subject line of 
the message.
     Mail: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
    For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Yee, Pricing Policy Division, 
Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-0805.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 5, 2005, BellSouth Corporation, 
AT&T Inc., and Qwest Corporation (``Joint Petitioners'') filed a 
petition asking the Commission to modify RAO Letter 12 to eliminate, at 
the earliest possible date, the $1 million materiality threshold 
applicable to Joint Cost audits and ARMIS filings. Joint Petitioners 
believe the public interest would best be served if large incumbent 
LECs use the same materiality standard for both Generally Accepted 
Accounting Principles (``GAAP'') and Commission regulatory purposes. In 
the alternative, Joint Petitioners request that the Commission adopt a 
percentage-based materiality threshold, rather than an absolute number, 
for both individual items and aggregate discrepancies for a given 
reporting period.
    Interested parties may file comments on or before February 1, 2006 
and reply comments on or before February 22, 2006. Comments may be 
filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or 
by filing paper copies. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as 
an electronic file via the Internet to https://www.fcc.gov/e-file/
ecfs.html. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be 
filed. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include 
their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the 
applicable docket or rulemaking number, in this case, WC Docket No. 05-
352. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. 
To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send 
an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words in 
the body of the message, ``get form .'' A sample 
form and directions will be sent in reply. Parties who choose to file 
by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing.
    Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service 
mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. 
Postal Service mail). Parties are strongly encouraged to file comments 
electronically using the Commission's ECFS.
    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.
--U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail 
should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

    All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, 
Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room TW-A325, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 
Parties should also send a copy of their filings to Kim Yee, Pricing 
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 6-C242, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or 
by e-mail to kim.yee@fcc.gov. Parties shall also serve one copy with 
the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, 
(202) 488-5300, or via e-mail to fcc@bcpiweb.com.
    The petition and comments and reply comments filed by participating 
parties will be available for public inspection and copying during 
business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 
12th Street, SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. The documents 
may also be purchased from BCPI, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile 
(202) 488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562, or by e-mail at fcc@bcpiweb.com.
    This matter shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' 
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. Persons 
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda 
summarizing the presentations must contain summaries of the substance 
of the presentations and not merely a listing of the subjects 
discussed. More than a one-or two-sentence description of the views and 
arguments presented generally is required. Other requirements 
pertaining to oral and written presentations are set forth in section 
1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas J. Navin,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 06-572 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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