National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Submits the Payment Formula and Fund Size Estimate for the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund, 26992-26993 [E8-10517]

Download as PDF 26992 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 92 / Monday, May 12, 2008 / Notices large print/type; digital disk; and audio and video tape. Best Copy and Printing, Inc. may be reached by e-mail at FCC@BCPIWEB.com. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 08–1252 Filed 5–8–08; 12:48 pm] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [CG Docket No. 03–123; DA 08–1055] National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Submits the Payment Formula and Fund Size Estimate for the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on NECA’s proposed compensation rates for interstate traditional TRS; interstate Speech-to-Speech (STS); interstate captioned telephone service (CTS) and interstate and intrastate Internet Protocol (IP) captioned telephone service (IP CTS); interstate and intrastate IP Relay; and interstate and intrastate Video Relay Service (VRS). The Bureau also seeks comment on the proposed carrier contribution factor and interstate TRS Fund size requirement. DATES: Comments are due on or before May 16, 2008, and reply comments are due on or before May 23, 2008. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments identified by CG Docket No. 03–123, by any of the following methods: • Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), through the Commission’s Web site: https:// www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/, or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. For ECFS filers, in completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and CG Docket No. 03– 123. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions, filers should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the following words in the body of the message, ‘‘get form <your e-mail VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:54 May 09, 2008 Jkt 214001 address>.’’ A sample form and directions will be sent in response. • Paper Filers: 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 the Commission continues to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. • The Commission’s contractor will receive hand-delivered or messengerdelivered 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 mail sent by 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, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit their filings on compact disc. The compact disc should be submitted, along with three paper copies to: Dana Wilson, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 3–C418, Washington, DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a compact disc formatted in an IBM compatible format using Word 2003 or a compatible software. The compact disc should be accompanied by a cover letter and should be submitted in ‘‘read only’’ mode. The compact disc should be clearly labeled with the commenter’s name, proceeding (CG Docket No. 03– 123), type of pleading (comment or reply comment), date of submission, and the name of the electronic file on the compact disc. The label should also include the following phrase ‘‘CD–Rom Copy—Not an Original.’’ Each compact disc should contain only one party’s pleadings, preferably in a single electronic file. In addition, commenters filing by paper must send a compact disc copy to the Commission’s duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Mason, (202) 418–7126 (voice), PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (202) 418–7828 (TTY), or e-mail: Diane.Mason@fcc.gov. This is a summary of the Commission’s Public Notice DA 08–1055. Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated in the Dates section. The full text of DA 08– 1055 and subsequently filed documents in this matter are available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. They may also be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554; the contractor’s Web site, https://www.bcpiweb.com; or by calling (800) 378–3160. DA 08–292 and subsequently filed documents in this matter may also be found by searching ECFS at https://www.fcc.gov/ cgb/ecfs (insert CG Docket No. 03–123 into the Proceeding block). 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). DA 08–292 can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at: https:// www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Synopsis On May 1, 2008, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(H) of the Commission rules, NECA, the Interstate TRS Fund Administrator, submitted its annual payment formula and fund size estimate for the Interstate TRS Fund for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. NECA proposes per minute compensation rates based on the new rate calculation methodologies established in the 2007 TRS Rate Methodology Order. These calculations result in the following proposed rates: $1.5938 for interstate traditional TRS; $2.7248 for interstate STS; $1.6569 for interstate CTS and interstate and intrastate IP CTS; $1.2865 for interstate and intrastate IP Relay; and tiered rates of $6.7362 for the first 50,000 monthly minutes, $6.4675 for monthly minutes between 50,001 and 500,000, and $6.2685 for minutes above 500,000 for interstate and intrastate VRS. Based on these rates, NECA proposes a carrier contribution factor of 0.01012, and a Fund size requirement of $805.5 million. E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 92 / Monday, May 12, 2008 / Notices The Bureau seeks comment on NECA’s proposed compensation rates for traditional TRS, STS, CTS and IP CTS, IP Relay, and VRS for the period of July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, as well as the proposed carrier contribution factor and Fund size requirement. Federal Communications Commission. Nicole McGinnis, Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. E8–10517 Filed 5–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting 9 a.m. (Eastern Time) May 19, 2008. PLACE: 4th Floor Conference Room, 1250 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. STATUS: Parts will be open to the public and parts closed to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: TIME AND DATE: Parts Open to the Public 1. Approval of the minutes of the April 21, 2008 Board member meeting. 2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report by the Executive Director. a. Monthly Participant Activity Report. b. Monthly Investment Performance Report. c. Legislative Report. 3. Mid-year budget review. Parts Closed to the Public 4. Personnel. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of External Affairs, (202) 942–1640. Dated: May 8, 2008. Thomas K. Emswiler, Secretary, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. [FR Doc. 08–1253 Filed 5–8–08; 3:26 pm] BILLING CODE 6760–01–P FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES [File No. 081 0073] Agrium Inc. and UAP Holding Corporation; Analysis of the Complaint and Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment Federal Trade Commission. Proposed Consent Agreement. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:54 May 09, 2008 Jkt 214001 26993 federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order — embodied in the consent agreement — that would settle these allegations. DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 4, 2008 ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. Comments should refer to ‘‘Agrium and UAP Holding Corp., File No. 081 0073,’’ to facilitate the organization of comments. A comment filed in paper form should include this reference both in the text and on the envelope, and should be mailed or delivered to the following address: Federal Trade Commission/Office of the Secretary, Room 135-H, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. Comments containing confidential material must be filed in paper form, must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’ and must comply with Commission Rule 4.9(c). 16 CFR 4.9(c) (2005).1 The FTC is requesting that any comment filed in paper form be sent by courier or overnight service, if possible, because U.S. postal mail in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security precautions. Comments that do not contain any nonpublic information may instead be filed in electronic form by following the instructions on the webbased form at https:// secure.commentworks.com/ftc-Agrium. To ensure that the Commission considers an electronic comment, you must file it on that web-based form. The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the collection of public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. All timely and responsive public comments, whether filed in paper or electronic form, will be considered by the Commission, and will be available to the public on the FTC website, to the extent practicable, at www.ftc.gov. As a matter of discretion, the FTC makes every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments it receives before placing those comments on the FTC website. More information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC’s privacy policy, at (https://www.ftc.gov/ ftc/privacy.shtm). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald R. Gordon, FTC Bureau of Competition, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20580, (202) 3262357. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 6(f) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 38 Stat. 721, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and § 2.34 of the Commission Rules of Practice, 16 CFR 2.34, notice is hereby given that the above-captioned consent agreement containing a consent order to cease and desist, having been filed with and accepted, subject to final approval, by the Commission, has been placed on the public record for a period of thirty (30) days. The following Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes the terms of the consent agreement, and the allegations in the complaint. An electronic copy of the full text of the consent agreement package can be obtained from the FTC Home Page (for February 27, 2008), on the World Wide Web, at https:// www.ftc.gov/os/2008/05/index.htm. A paper copy can be obtained from the FTC Public Reference Room, Room 130H, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20580, either in person or by calling (202) 326-2222. Public comments are invited, and may be filed with the Commission in either paper or electronic form. All comments should be filed as prescribed in the ADDRESSES section above, and must be received on or before the date specified in the DATES section. 1 The comment must be accompanied by an explicit request for confidential treatment, including the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from the public record. The request will be granted or denied by the Commission’s General Counsel, consistent with applicable law and the public interest. See Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). II. Description of the Parties and the Proposed Acquisition Agrium is a Calgary, Alberta-based agricultural products company, a major producer of fertilizer in the Americas, and is the largest operator of retail farm stores in the United States. Agrium has PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order to Aid Public Comment I. Introduction The Federal Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has accepted for public comment from Agrium Inc. (‘‘Agrium’’), and UAP Holding Corporation, (‘‘UAP’’) (collectively ‘‘the Parties’’) an Agreement Containing Consent Orders (‘‘the proposed consent order’’). The Parties have also reviewed a draft complaint contemplated by the Commission. The proposed consent order is designed to remedy likely anticompetitive effects arising from Agrium’s proposed acquisition of all of the outstanding voting stock of UAP. E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 92 (Monday, May 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26992-26993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10517]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 08-1055]


National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) Submits the Payment 
Formula and Fund Size Estimate for the Interstate Telecommunications 
Relay Services (TRS) Fund

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau 
(Bureau) seeks comment on NECA's proposed compensation rates for 
interstate traditional TRS; interstate Speech-to-Speech (STS); 
interstate captioned telephone service (CTS) and interstate and 
intrastate Internet Protocol (IP) captioned telephone service (IP CTS); 
interstate and intrastate IP Relay; and interstate and intrastate Video 
Relay Service (VRS). The Bureau also seeks comment on the proposed 
carrier contribution factor and interstate TRS Fund size requirement.

DATES: Comments are due on or before May 16, 2008, and reply comments 
are due on or before May 23, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments identified by CG 
Docket No. 03-123, by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment 
Filing System (ECFS), through the Commission's Web site: https://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/, or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Filers should follow the instructions provided on 
the Web site for submitting comments. For ECFS filers, in completing 
the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. 
Postal Service mailing address, and CG Docket No. 03-123. Parties may 
also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing 
instructions, filers should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include 
the following words in the body of the message, ``get form .'' A sample form and directions will be sent in response.
     Paper Filers: 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 the 
Commission continues to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal 
Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's 
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
     The Commission's contractor 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 mail sent by 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, Express, and Priority 
mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit their 
filings on compact disc. The compact disc should be submitted, along 
with three paper copies to: Dana Wilson, Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 3-
C418, Washington, DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a compact 
disc formatted in an IBM compatible format using Word 2003 or a 
compatible software. The compact disc should be accompanied by a cover 
letter and should be submitted in ``read only'' mode. The compact disc 
should be clearly labeled with the commenter's name, proceeding (CG 
Docket No. 03-123), type of pleading (comment or reply comment), date 
of submission, and the name of the electronic file on the compact disc. 
The label should also include the following phrase ``CD-Rom Copy--Not 
an Original.'' Each compact disc should contain only one party's 
pleadings, preferably in a single electronic file. In addition, 
commenters filing by paper must send a compact disc copy to the 
Commission's duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Mason, (202) 418-7126 (voice), 
(202) 418-7828 (TTY), or e-mail: Diane.Mason@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice DA 08-1055. Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested 
parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates 
indicated in the Dates section. The full text of DA 08-1055 and 
subsequently filed documents in this matter are available for public 
inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC 
Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 
CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. They may also be purchased from the 
Commission's duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554; the contractor's Web site, 
https://www.bcpiweb.com; or by calling (800) 378-3160. DA 08-292 and 
subsequently filed documents in this matter may also be found by 
searching ECFS at https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs (insert CG Docket No. 03-
123 into the Proceeding block).
    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). DA 08-
292 can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) 
at: https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html.

Synopsis

    On May 1, 2008, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(H) of the 
Commission rules, NECA, the Interstate TRS Fund Administrator, 
submitted its annual payment formula and fund size estimate for the 
Interstate TRS Fund for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.
    NECA proposes per minute compensation rates based on the new rate 
calculation methodologies established in the 2007 TRS Rate Methodology 
Order. These calculations result in the following proposed rates: 
$1.5938 for interstate traditional TRS; $2.7248 for interstate STS; 
$1.6569 for interstate CTS and interstate and intrastate IP CTS; 
$1.2865 for interstate and intrastate IP Relay; and tiered rates of 
$6.7362 for the first 50,000 monthly minutes, $6.4675 for monthly 
minutes between 50,001 and 500,000, and $6.2685 for minutes above 
500,000 for interstate and intrastate VRS. Based on these rates, NECA 
proposes a carrier contribution factor of 0.01012, and a Fund size 
requirement of $805.5 million.

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    The Bureau seeks comment on NECA's proposed compensation rates for 
traditional TRS, STS, CTS and IP CTS, IP Relay, and VRS for the period 
of July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, as well as the proposed carrier 
contribution factor and Fund size requirement.

Federal Communications Commission.
Nicole McGinnis,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
 [FR Doc. E8-10517 Filed 5-9-08; 8:45 am]
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