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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 10–90; DA 13–311]
Wireline Competition Bureau Adds
New Discussion Topic To Connect
America Cost Model Virtual Workshop
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Wireline Competition Bureau adds a
new virtual workshop discussion topic,
entitled ‘‘Rate of Return for Connect
America Cost Model,’’ to seek public
input on what cost of money should be
utilized in the forward-looking cost
model that will determine support
levels that will be offered to price cap
carriers in Phase II.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
April 1, 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 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 Virtual Workshop: In addition to
the usual methods for filing electronic
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
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on the rulemaking process, see the
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
No. 10–90; DA 13–311 released
February 28, 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 a
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. To date, the Bureau
has sought comment on 21 different
topics in the virtual workshop.
2. Today, the Bureau adds a new
virtual workshop discussion topic,
entitled ‘‘Rate of Return for Connect
America Cost Model,’’ to seek public
input on what cost of money should be
utilized in the forward-looking cost
model that will determine support
levels that will be offered to price cap
carriers in Phase II. Responses should be
submitted in the virtual workshop no
later than April 1, 2013.
3. The Bureau may continue to add
discussion topics or follow-up
questions, which will be announced by
Public Notice. Parties can participate in
the virtual workshop by visiting the
Connect America Fund Web page,
https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/
connecting-america, and following the
link to the virtual workshop.
4. Comments from the virtual
workshop will be included in the
official public record of this proceeding.
The Bureau will not rely on anonymous
comments posted during the workshop
in reaching decisions regarding the
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model. Participants should be aware
that identifying information from parties
that post material in the virtual
workshop will be publicly available for
inspection upon request, even though
such information may not be posted in
the workshop forums.
I. Procedural Matters
A. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act
Analysis
5. 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.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
6. 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
7. 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 and reply comments on or
before the dates 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. If more than one
docket or rulemaking number appears in
the caption of this proceeding, filers
must submit two additional copies for
each additional docket or rulemaking
number.
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
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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.
8. Virtual Workshop. In addition to
the usual methods for filing electronic
comments, the Commission is allowing
comments in this proceeding to be filed
by posting comments at https://
www.fcc.gov/blog/wcb-cost-modelvirtual-workshop-2012. Persons wishing
to examine the record in this proceeding
are encouraged to examine the record on
ECFS and the Virtual Workshop.
Although Virtual Workshop
commenters may choose to provide
identifying information or may
comment anonymously, anonymous
comments will not be part of the record
in this proceeding and accordingly will
not be relied on by the Commission in
reaching its conclusions in this
rulemaking. The Commission will not
rely on anonymous postings in reaching
conclusions in this matter because of
the difficulty in verifying the accuracy
of information in anonymous postings.
Should posters provide identifying
information, they should be aware that
although such information will not be
posted on the blog, it will be publicly
available for inspection upon request.
9. People with Disabilities. To request
materials in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (braille, 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).
10. 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,
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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.
Federal Communications Commission.
Kimberly A. Scardino,
Acting Chief, Telecommunications Access
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 10-90; DA 13-311]
Wireline Competition Bureau Adds New Discussion Topic To Connect
America Cost Model Virtual Workshop
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau adds a new
virtual workshop discussion topic, entitled ``Rate of Return for
Connect America Cost Model,'' to seek public input on what cost of
money should be utilized in the forward-looking cost model that will
determine support levels that will be offered to price cap carriers in
Phase II.
DATES: Comments are due on or before April 1, 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 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] Virtual Workshop: In addition to the usual methods for
filing electronic 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-model-virtual-workshop-2012.
[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: 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 No. 10-90; DA 13-311
released February 28, 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 a 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. To date, the Bureau has sought comment on 21 different topics
in the virtual workshop.
2. Today, the Bureau adds a new virtual workshop discussion topic,
entitled ``Rate of Return for Connect America Cost Model,'' to seek
public input on what cost of money should be utilized in the forward-
looking cost model that will determine support levels that will be
offered to price cap carriers in Phase II. Responses should be
submitted in the virtual workshop no later than April 1, 2013.
3. The Bureau may continue to add discussion topics or follow-up
questions, which will be announced by Public Notice. Parties can
participate in the virtual workshop by visiting the Connect America
Fund Web page, https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/connecting-america, and
following the link to the virtual workshop.
4. Comments from the virtual workshop will be included in the
official public record of this proceeding. The Bureau will not rely on
anonymous comments posted during the workshop in reaching decisions
regarding the model. Participants should be aware that identifying
information from parties that post material in the virtual workshop
will be publicly available for inspection upon request, even though
such information may not be posted in the workshop forums.
I. Procedural Matters
A. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis
5. 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.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
6. 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
7. 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 and reply comments on or before the dates 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. If more than one docket or
rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number.
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
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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.
8. Virtual Workshop. In addition to the usual methods for filing
electronic comments, the Commission is allowing comments in this
proceeding to be filed by posting comments at https://www.fcc.gov/blog/wcb-cost-model-virtual-workshop-2012. Persons wishing to examine the
record in this proceeding are encouraged to examine the record on ECFS
and the Virtual Workshop. Although Virtual Workshop commenters may
choose to provide identifying information or may comment anonymously,
anonymous comments will not be part of the record in this proceeding
and accordingly will not be relied on by the Commission in reaching its
conclusions in this rulemaking. The Commission will not rely on
anonymous postings in reaching conclusions in this matter because of
the difficulty in verifying the accuracy of information in anonymous
postings. Should posters provide identifying information, they should
be aware that although such information will not be posted on the blog,
it will be publicly available for inspection upon request.
9. People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, 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).
10. 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.
Federal Communications Commission.
Kimberly A. Scardino,
Acting Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline
Competition Bureau.
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