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For the reasons given above, under
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would strengthen the SIP and they meet
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The primary deficiencies for Rule 502
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a missing justification for the stated
PM2.5 interpollutant offset ratios. The
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certain language in new Sections B.4
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40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
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the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely
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beyond those imposed by State law. For
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October 4, 1993);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
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U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
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• Does not contain any unfunded
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affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
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• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address
disproportionate human health or
environmental effects with practical,
appropriate, and legally permissible
methods under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed rule does not
have tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the State, and EPA notes that
it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks
Updates and Corrections to
TelcoMaster Table for Connect
America Cost Model
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Wireline Competition Bureau seeks
comment to confirm the attribution of
price cap carrier operating company
wire centers to particular holding
companies for purposes of Connect
America Phase II implementation.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
March 14, 2013. If you anticipate that
you will be submitting comments, but
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find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contact listed
below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by WC Docket No. 10–90, by
any of the following methods:
D Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
D Federal Communications
Commission’s Web Site: https://
fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
D People with Disabilities: Contact
the FCC to request reasonable
accommodations (accessible format
documents, sign language interpreters,
CART, etc.) by email: 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:
Heidi Lankau, Wireline Competition
Bureau at (202) 418–2876 or TTY (202)
418–0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Wireline Competition
Bureau’s Public Notice in WC Docket
No. 10–90; DA 13–193 released
February 12, 2013. The complete text of
the Public Notice is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. These
documents may also be purchased from
the Commission’s duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
(BCPI), 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–
B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone
(800) 378–3160 or (202) 863–2893,
facsimile (202) 863–2898, or via the
Internet at https://www.bcpiweb.com.
1. The Wireline Competition Bureau
(Bureau) hereby seeks comment to
confirm the attribution of price cap
carrier operating company wire centers
to particular holding companies for
purposes of Connect America Phase II
implementation.
2. The USF/ICC Transformation
Order, 76 FR 73830, November 29, 2011,
adopted a framework for providing
ongoing support to areas served by price
cap carriers, including areas where
broadband-capable infrastructure does
not exist, known as Connect America
Phase II. As a part of this framework, the
Commission directed the Bureau to
develop a forward-looking model to
‘‘estimate the cost of a modern voice
and broadband capable network.’’ The
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Bureau has sought public input on the
design of the forward-looking cost
model, and on January 17, 2013 the
Bureau announced the release of
Connect America Cost Model version
two (CACM v2.0) that allows
Commission staff and interested parties
to calculate costs based on a series of
inputs and assumptions for Connect
America Phase II implementation.
3. Today, the Bureau solicits public
input on an updated version of the
TelcoMaster table that will be used in a
subsequent version of CACM. CACM
reflects the assigned serving wire center
boundaries and subsequent state totals
based on the boundary designations for
each serving wire center. The
TelcoMaster table provides the holding
company name associated with the
serving wire centers for the entire nation
and lists the following data:
• Service Area
• State
• Operating Company Number
• Company Name
• Study Area Code
• Study Area Name
• Rate-of-Return or Price Cap—Connect
America-Specific
4. We seek comment on whether any
adjustments should be made to the
TelcoMaster table data for the price cap
carrier wire centers. Specifically, does
the TelcoMaster table identify the
correct holding company ownership of
the listed price cap carrier wire centers?
5. There are also several Alaskan wire
centers where the holding company is
unknown and the company name is
listed as ‘‘UnderStudyforCorrection.’’
Which holding companies should be
associated with these wire centers? To
the extent carriers or other parties
identify any errors or omissions in the
TelcoMaster table data, please provide
correct information.
6. Parties who have signed the Third
Supplemental Protective Order may
view the TelcoMaster table by accessing
the model at https://www.fcc.gov/
encyclopedia/caf-phase-ii-models, and
visiting the Posted Data Sets.
I. Procedural Matters
A. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act
Analysis
7. As required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
(RFA), the Bureau prepared an Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA),
included as part of the Model Design
PN, 77 FR 38804, June 29, 2012, of the
possible significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities by
the policies and rules proposed in these
Public Notices and the information
posted online in the Virtual Workshops.
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We have reviewed the IRFA and have
determined that is does not need to be
supplemented. We invite parties to file
comments on the IRFA in light of this
additional notice.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
8. This document does not contain
proposed information collection(s)
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13. In
addition, therefore, it does not contain
any new or modified information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees,
pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public
Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
C. Filing Requirements
9. Comments and Replies. Pursuant to
sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415 and
1.419, interested parties may file
comments on or before the date
indicated on the first page of this
document. Comments may be filed
using the Commission’s Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS). See
Electronic Filing of Documents in
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121,
May 1, 1998.
D Electronic Filers: Comments may
be filed electronically using the Internet
by accessing the ECFS: https://
fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
D Paper Filers: Parties who choose to
file by paper must file an original and
one copy 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. All filings must be
addressed to the Commission’s
Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
D All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the
Commission’s Secretary must be
delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
12th Street SW., Room TW–A325,
Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand
deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Any
envelopes and boxes must be disposed
of before entering the building.
D 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.
D U.S. Postal Service first-class,
Express, and Priority mail must be
addressed to 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington DC 20554.
10. People with Disabilities. To
request materials in accessible formats
for people with disabilities (braille,
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large print, electronic files, audio
format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov
or call the Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice),
202–418–0432 (tty).
In addition, we request that one copy
of each pleading be sent to each of the
following:
(1) Heidi Lankau,
Telecommunications Access Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
445 12th Street SW., Room 5–B511,
Washington, DC 20554; email:
Heidi.Lankau@fcc.gov;
(2) Charles Tyler,
Telecommunications Access Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
445 12th Street SW., Room 5–A452,
Washington, DC 20554; email:
Charles.Tyler@fcc.gov.
11. Availability of Documents.
Comments, reply comments, and ex
parte submissions will be publicly
available online via ECFS. These
documents will also be available for
public inspection during regular
business hours in the FCC Reference
Information Center, which is located in
Room CY–A257 at FCC Headquarters,
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554. The Reference Information
Center is open to the public Monday
through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30
a.m.
12. The proceeding this Notice
initiates shall be treated as a ‘‘permitbut-disclose’’ proceeding in accordance
with the Commission’s ex parte rules.
Persons making ex parte presentations
must file a copy of any written
presentation or a memorandum
summarizing any oral presentation
within two business days after the
presentation (unless a different deadline
applicable to the Sunshine period
applies). Persons making oral ex parte
presentations are reminded that
memoranda summarizing the
presentation must (1) list all persons
attending or otherwise participating in
the meeting at which the ex parte
presentation was made, and (2)
summarize all data presented and
arguments made during the
presentation. If the presentation
consisted in whole or in part of the
presentation of data or arguments
already reflected in the presenter’s
written comments, memoranda or other
filings in the proceeding, the presenter
may provide citations to such data or
arguments in his or her prior comments,
memoranda, or other filings (specifying
the relevant page and/or paragraph
numbers where such data or arguments
can be found) in lieu of summarizing
them in the memorandum. Documents
shown or given to Commission staff
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during ex parte meetings are deemed to
be written ex parte presentations and
must be filed consistent with rule
1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by
rule 1.49(f) or for which the
Commission has made available a
method of electronic filing, written ex
parte presentations and memoranda
summarizing oral ex parte
presentations, and all attachments
thereto, must be filed through the
electronic comment filing system
available for that proceeding, and must
be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc,
.xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants
in this proceeding should familiarize
themselves with the Commission’s ex
parte rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Kimberly A. Scardino,
Acting Division Chief, Telecommunications
Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau.
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[WC Docket Nos. 10–90 and 05–337; DA
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Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks
Additional Comment In Connect
America Cost Model Virtual Workshop
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Wireline Competition Bureau seeks
public input on additional questions
relating to modeling voice capability
and Annual Charge Factors.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
March 14, 2013 and reply comments are
due on or before March 25, 2013. If you
anticipate that you will be submitting
comments, but find it difficult to do so
within the period of time allowed by
this notice, you should advise the
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by WC Docket Nos. 10–90 and
05–337, by any of the following
methods:
D Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
D Federal Communications
Commission’s Web Site: https://
fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
D Virtual Workshop: In addition to
the usual methods for filing electronic
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comments, the Commission is allowing
comments, reply comments, and ex
parte comments in this proceeding to be
filed by posting comments at https://
www.fcc.gov/blog/wcb-cost-modelvirtual-workshop-2012.
D People with Disabilities: Contact
the FCC to request reasonable
accommodations (accessible format
documents, sign language interpreters,
CART, etc.) by email: 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:
Katie King, Wireline Competition
Bureau at (202) 418–7491 or TTY (202)
418–0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Wireline Competition
Bureau’s Public Notice in WC Docket
Nos. 10–90, 05–337; DA 13–156
released February 5, 2013, as well as
information posted online in the
Wireline Competition Bureau’s Virtual
Workshop. The complete text of the
Public Notice is available for inspection
and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
These documents may also be
purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 445 12th Street
SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC
20554, telephone (800) 378–3160 or
(202) 863–2893, facsimile (202) 863–
2898, or via the Internet at https://
www.bcpiweb.com. In addition, the
Virtual Workshop may be accessed via
the Internet at https://www.fcc.gov/blog/
wcb-cost-model-virtual-workshop-2012.
1. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, the
Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau)
announced the commencement of the
Connect America Cost Model (CACM)
virtual workshop to solicit input and
facilitate discussion on topics related to
the development and adoption of the
forward-looking cost model for Connect
America Phase II.
2. In addition, the Bureau has
continued to develop CACM. The
Bureau notes that while CACM shares
common components with the CQBAT
model, there are a number of differences
between the CQBAT model and versions
1 and 2 of CACM. Specifically, version
1 of CACM uses updated input data,
adds voice costs assuming carrier grade
VoIP technology, enhances the
Brownfield capability of the model, and
includes fixed wireless broadband
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 10-90; DA 13-193]
Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Updates and Corrections to
TelcoMaster Table for Connect America Cost Model
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau seeks
comment to confirm the attribution of price cap carrier operating
company wire centers to particular holding companies for purposes of
Connect America Phase II implementation.
DATES: Comments are due on or before March 14, 2013. If you anticipate
that you will be submitting comments, but
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find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WC Docket No. 10-90,
by any of the following methods:
[ssquf] Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
[ssquf] Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
[ssquf] People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: 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: Heidi Lankau, Wireline Competition
Bureau at (202) 418-2876 or TTY (202) 418-0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Wireline
Competition Bureau's Public Notice in WC Docket No. 10-90; DA 13-193
released February 12, 2013. The complete text of the Public Notice is
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in
the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. These documents may also be
purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington,
DC 20554, telephone (800) 378-3160 or (202) 863-2893, facsimile (202)
863-2898, or via the Internet at https://www.bcpiweb.com.
1. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) hereby seeks comment to
confirm the attribution of price cap carrier operating company wire
centers to particular holding companies for purposes of Connect America
Phase II implementation.
2. The USF/ICC Transformation Order, 76 FR 73830, November 29,
2011, adopted a framework for providing ongoing support to areas served
by price cap carriers, including areas where broadband-capable
infrastructure does not exist, known as Connect America Phase II. As a
part of this framework, the Commission directed the Bureau to develop a
forward-looking model to ``estimate the cost of a modern voice and
broadband capable network.'' The Bureau has sought public input on the
design of the forward-looking cost model, and on January 17, 2013 the
Bureau announced the release of Connect America Cost Model version two
(CACM v2.0) that allows Commission staff and interested parties to
calculate costs based on a series of inputs and assumptions for Connect
America Phase II implementation.
3. Today, the Bureau solicits public input on an updated version of
the TelcoMaster table that will be used in a subsequent version of
CACM. CACM reflects the assigned serving wire center boundaries and
subsequent state totals based on the boundary designations for each
serving wire center. The TelcoMaster table provides the holding company
name associated with the serving wire centers for the entire nation and
lists the following data:
Service Area
State
Operating Company Number
Company Name
Study Area Code
Study Area Name
Rate-of-Return or Price Cap--Connect America-Specific
4. We seek comment on whether any adjustments should be made to the
TelcoMaster table data for the price cap carrier wire centers.
Specifically, does the TelcoMaster table identify the correct holding
company ownership of the listed price cap carrier wire centers?
5. There are also several Alaskan wire centers where the holding
company is unknown and the company name is listed as
``UnderStudyforCorrection.'' Which holding companies should be
associated with these wire centers? To the extent carriers or other
parties identify any errors or omissions in the TelcoMaster table data,
please provide correct information.
6. Parties who have signed the Third Supplemental Protective Order
may view the TelcoMaster table by accessing the model at https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/caf-phase-ii-models, and visiting the Posted
Data Sets.
I. Procedural Matters
A. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis
7. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as
amended (RFA), the Bureau prepared an Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (IRFA), included as part of the Model Design PN, 77 FR 38804,
June 29, 2012, of the possible significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities by the policies and rules proposed
in these Public Notices and the information posted online in the
Virtual Workshops. We have reviewed the IRFA and have determined that
is does not need to be supplemented. We invite parties to file comments
on the IRFA in light of this additional notice.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
8. This document does not contain proposed information
collection(s) subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any new
or modified information collection burden for small business concerns
with fewer than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork
Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
C. Filing Requirements
9. Comments and Replies. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of
the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may
file comments on or before the date indicated on the first page of this
document. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121, May 1, 1998.
[ssquf] Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
[ssquf] Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file
an original and one copy 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. All filings must be addressed to
the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission.
[ssquf] All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for
the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
12th Street SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together
with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be
disposed of before entering the building.
[ssquf] 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.
[ssquf] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail
must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington DC 20554.
10. People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille,
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large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at
202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
In addition, we request that one copy of each pleading be sent to
each of the following:
(1) Heidi Lankau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division,
Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street SW., Room 5-B511,
Washington, DC 20554; email: Heidi.Lankau@fcc.gov;
(2) Charles Tyler, Telecommunications Access Policy Division,
Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street SW., Room 5-A452,
Washington, DC 20554; email: Charles.Tyler@fcc.gov.
11. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex
parte submissions will be publicly available online via ECFS. These
documents will also be available for public inspection during regular
business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, which is
located in Room CY-A257 at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. The Reference Information Center is open to the
public Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday
from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
12. The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a
``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's
ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy
of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral
presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a
different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda
summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or
otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte
presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and
arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted
in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already
reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other
filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such
data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other
filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where
such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must
be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by
rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of
electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda
summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto,
must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available
for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g.,
.doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding
should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Kimberly A. Scardino,
Acting Division Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division,
Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-03936 Filed 2-21-13; 8:45 am]
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