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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 240 / Thursday, December 13, 2012 / Notices
Dear Mr. Lanham:
The Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) hereby notifies you that,
pursuant to Section 54.8 of its rules, you are
prohibited from participating in activities
associated with or relating to the schools and
libraries universal service support
mechanism (E-Rate program) for three years
from either the date of your receipt of this
Notice of Debarment or of its publication in
the Federal Register, whichever is earlier in
time (Debarment Date).1
On July 27, 2012, the Commission’s
Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) sent you a
Notice of Suspension and Initiation of
Debarment Proceeding (Notice of
Suspension) 2 that was published in the
Federal Register on August 13, 2012.3 The
Notice of Suspension suspended you from
participating in activities associated with or
relating to the E-Rate program. It also
described the basis for initiating debarment
proceedings against you, the applicable
debarment procedures, and the effect of
debarment.
As discussed in the Notice of Suspension,
in March 2012 you were convicted of one
count of theft of federal funds and three
counts of mail fraud in connection with your
activities as a consultant for the New York
City Department of Education (DOE), which
included managing Project Connect, an ERate funded project.4 As a DOE consultant,
you defrauded the E-Rate program by, among
other things, inflating consultant fees and
bundling those charges with eligible services
on invoices billed to DOE for work unrelated
to Project Connect.5 As a result of your
scheme, DOE was fraudulently billed more
than $3.6 million for Project Connect
between 2002 and 2008, of which you
profited approximately $1.7 million.6
Pursuant to Section 54.8(c) of the
Commission’s rules, your conviction of
criminal conduct in connection with the ERate program is the basis for this debarment.7
In accordance with the Commission’s
debarment rules, you were required to file
with the Commission any opposition to your
suspension or its scope, or to your proposed
debarment or its scope, no later than 30
calendar days from either the date of your
receipt of the Notice of Suspension or of its
publication in the Federal Register,
whichever date occurred first.8 The
Commission did not receive any such
opposition from you.
For the foregoing reasons, you are debarred
from participating in activities associated
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1 47
CFR 54.8(g); see also 47 CFR 0.111
(delegating authority to the Enforcement Bureau to
resolve universal service suspension and debarment
proceedings).
2 Letter from Theresa Z. Cavanaugh, Chief,
Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission to
Willard Ross Lanham, Notice of Suspension and
Initiation of Debarment Proceeding, 27 FCC Rcd
8384 (Enf. Bur. 2012) (Attachment 1).
3 77 Fed. Reg. 48154 (Aug. 13, 2012).
4 Supra n. 2 at 2.
5 Id. at 3.
6 Id.
7 47 CFR 54.8(c).
8 47 CFR 54.8 (e)(3), (4). Any opposition had to
be filed no later than August 26, 2012.
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with or related to the E-Rate program for
three years from the Debarment Date.9 During
this debarment period, you are excluded
from participating in any activities associated
with or related to the E-Rate program,
including the receipt of funds or discounted
services through the E-Rate program, or
consulting with, assisting, or advising
applicants or service providers regarding the
E-Rate program.10
Sincerely,
Theresa Z. Cavanaugh,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division
Enforcement Bureau.
cc: Johnnay Schrieber, Universal Service
Administrative Company (via email),
Rashann Duvall, Universal Service
Administrative Company (via email), Brian
A. Jacobs, U. S. Attorney’s Office, Southern
District of New York (via email), Alvin L.
Bragg, Jr., U. S. Attorney’s Office, Southern
District of New York (via email), Paul M.
Krieger, U. S. Attorney’s Office, Southern
District of New York (via email)
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U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),
(c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10)).
The meeting was held in the Board
Room of the FDIC Building located at
550–17th Street NW., Washington, DC.
Dated: December 11, 2012.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Federal Election Commission.
Tuesday, December 18,
2012 at 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington,
DC.
STATUS: This meeting will be closed to
the public.
AGENCY:
DATE AND TIME:
Items To Be Discussed
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
at 10:29 a.m. on Tuesday, December 11,
2012, the Board of Directors of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
met in closed session to consider
matters related to the Corporation’s
supervision, corporate, and resolution
activities.
In calling the meeting, the Board
determined, on motion of Vice
Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig, seconded
by Director Jeremiah O. Norton
(Appointive), concurred in by Paul M.
Nash, acting in the place and stead of
Director Thomas J. Curry (Comptroller
of the Currency), Director Richard
Cordray (Director, Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau), and Chairman
Martin J. Gruenberg, that Corporation
business required its consideration of
the matters which were to be the subject
of this meeting on less than seven days’
notice to the public; that no earlier
notice of the meeting was practicable;
that the public interest did not require
consideration of the matters in a
meeting open to public observation; and
that the matters could be considered in
a closed meeting by authority of
subsections (c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),
(c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10) of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
9 Id.
54.8(e)(5), (g).
54.8(a)(1), (5), (d).
10 Id.
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Compliance matters pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 437g.
Audits conducted pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C.
Matters concerning participation in
civil actions or proceedings or
arbitration.
Internal personnel rules and
procedures or matters affecting a
particular employee.
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PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
Shelley E. Garr,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Ocean Transportation Intermediary
License Applicants
The Commission gives notice that the
following applicants have filed an
application for an Ocean Transportation
Intermediary (OTI) license as a NonVessel-Operating Common Carrier
(NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder
(OFF) pursuant to section 19 of the
Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 40101).
Notice is also given of the filing of
applications to amend an existing OTI
license or the Qualifying Individual (QI)
for a licensee.
Interested persons may contact the
Office of Ocean Transportation
Intermediaries, Federal Maritime
Commission, Washington, DC 20573, by
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine
Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that at 10:29 a.m. on
Tuesday, December 11, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation met in closed session to consider matters
related to the Corporation's supervision, corporate, and resolution
activities.
In calling the meeting, the Board determined, on motion of Vice
Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig, seconded by Director Jeremiah O. Norton
(Appointive), concurred in by Paul M. Nash, acting in the place and
stead of Director Thomas J. Curry (Comptroller of the Currency),
Director Richard Cordray (Director, Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau), and Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg, that Corporation business
required its consideration of the matters which were to be the subject
of this meeting on less than seven days' notice to the public; that no
earlier notice of the meeting was practicable; that the public interest
did not require consideration of the matters in a meeting open to
public observation; and that the matters could be considered in a
closed meeting by authority of subsections (c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6),
(c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10) of the ``Government in
the Sunshine Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),
(c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10)).
The meeting was held in the Board Room of the FDIC Building located
at 550-17th Street NW., Washington, DC.
Dated: December 11, 2012.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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