Wireline Competition Bureau Extends Comment and Reply Comment Deadlines in Business Data Services (Special Access) Rulemaking Proceeding, 3086-3087 [2016-01082]
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DATES: Comments are due February 4,
2016 and reply comments are due
February 16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You 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://
apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. 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.
• 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 one additional copy 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
filings must be addressed to the
Commission’s Secretary, Office of the
Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission.
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:
Gregory Hlibok, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability
Rights Office, (202) 559–5158, email:
Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 47 CFR 1.415, 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 (1998).
• 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. 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
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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.
This is a summary of the
Commission’s document DA 15–1453,
released on December 18, 2015 in CG
Docket No. 03–123. The full text of
document DA 15–1453, the Petition,
and any subsequently filed documents
in this matter will be available for
public inspection and copying via
ECFS, and during regular business
hours at the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
Document DA 15–1453 can also be
downloaded in Word or Portable
Document Format (PDF) at: https://
www.fcc.gov/general/disability-rightsoffice-headlines. 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 and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (TTY).
Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 Analysis
Document DA 15–1453 does not
contain proposed information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13. In addition, therefore, it does not
contain any proposed 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).
Synopsis
On November 25, 2015, IDT filed a
petition for rulemaking asking the
Commission to issue an NPRM to
review and revise its rules and policies
concerning the contribution
methodology for the TRS Fund. IDT
asks the commission to implement a
contribution methodology that includes
intrastate revenue within the TRS Fund
contribution base. Additionally, IDT
requests that the Commission remove
the rule provision that requires VRS
costs to be recovered from only
interstate and international revenue.
IDT asserts that this would greatly
increase and strengthen the base of the
TRS Fund.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Gregory Hlibok,
Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 69
[WC Docket No. 05–25 and RM–10593; DA
15–1473]
Wireline Competition Bureau Extends
Comment and Reply Comment
Deadlines in Business Data Services
(Special Access) Rulemaking
Proceeding
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Wireline Competition
Bureau grants in part a request seeking
an extension to the comment and reply
comment deadlines in the business data
services (special access proceeding,
Special Access FNPRM.
DATES: Comments may be filed on or
before January 22, 2016, and reply
comments may be filed by February 19,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Price, Wireline Competition
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, 202–
418–1540 or at Joseph.Price@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s order WC
Docket 05–25, RM–10593, DA 15–1473,
released December 21, 2015. This
document does not contain information
collection(s) subject to the Paperwork
Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–93.
In addition, therefore, it does not
contain any new or modified
‘‘information collection burdens[s] for
small business concerns with fewer than
25 employees,’’ pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002.
The full text of this document may be
downloaded at the following Internet
address: https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_
Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db1221/
DA-15-1473A1.pdf. To request
alternative formats for persons with
disabilities (e.g., accessible format
documents, sign language, interpreters,
CARTS, etc.), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Commission’s
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 or (202) 418–
0432 (TTY).
SUMMARY:
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Synopsis
In Section IV.B of the Further Notice
of Proposed Rule Making (FNPRM)
accompanying the Data Collection
Order, adopted on December 11, 2012,
the Commission sought comment on
possible changes to its rules for the
business data services. The Commission
set the comment deadlines on this
portion of the Special Access FNPRM,
78 FR 2600, several months beyond the
document’s release date to allow
interested parties opportunity to review
the data and information collected
before filing comments. The Bureau has
extended these deadlines, upon request
and in consideration of oppositions
filed in response to the request for
extensions of time, to allow interested
parties adequate time to access and
review the data and information
collected. Accordingly, the deadline for
filing comments is extended to January
22, 2016, and the deadline for reply
comments is extended to February 19,
2016.
Federal Communications Commission.
Pamela Arluk,
Chief, Pricing Policy Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 19, 42, and 52
[FAR Case 2014–004; Docket No. 2014–
0004; Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000–AM98
Federal Acquisition Regulations: FAR
Case 2014–004, Payment of
Subcontractors
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
DoD, GSA, and NASA are
proposing to amend the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
implement a section of the Small
Business Jobs Act of 2010. This statute
requires contractors to notify the
contracting officer in writing if the
contractor pays a reduced price to a
small business subcontractor, or if the
contractor’s payment to a small business
contractor is more than 90 days past
due.
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Interested parties should submit
written comments to the Regulatory
Secretariat at one of the addresses
shown below on or before March 21,
2016 to be considered in the
formulation of a final rule.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by FAR Case 2014–004 by any
of the following methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
searching for ‘‘FAR Case 2014–004’’.
Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that
corresponds with FAR Case 2014–004.
Follow the instructions provided on the
screen. Please include your name,
company name (if any), and ‘‘FAR Case
2014–004’’ in all attached documents.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Second floor, ATTN: Ms. Flowers,
Washington, DC 20405.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite FAR Case 2014–004,
Payment of Subcontractors in all
correspondence related to this case.
Comments received generally will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
check www.regulations.gov,
approximately two to three days after
submission to verify posting (except
allow 30 days for posting of comments
submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement
Analyst, at 202–501–1448 for
clarification of content. Please cite FAR
case 2014–004. For information
pertaining to status or publication
schedules, contact the Regulatory
Secretariat at 202–501–4755.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing
to implement section 1334 of the Small
Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
240) and the Small Business
Administration’s (SBA’s)
implementation of section 1334 with its
final rule, Small Business
Subcontracting, published in the
Federal Register at 78 FR 42391, on July
16, 2013, and effective August 15, 2013.
This statute requires the prime
contractor to self-report to the
contracting officer when the prime
contractor makes late or reduced
payments to small business
subcontractors. In addition, the
contracting officer is required to record
the identity of contractors with a history
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of late or reduced payments to small
business subcontractors in the Federal
Awardee Performance and Integrity
Information System (FAPIIS).
The FAR is proposed to be amended
as follows to implement the
requirements of section 1334:
FAR 19.701 is revised to add
definitions for ‘‘reduced payment’’ and
‘‘untimely payment.’’
FAR 19.704(a)(12) and 52.219–
9(d)(12) are added to require that the
offeror will pay its small business
subcontractors on time and in
accordance with the terms and
conditions of the subcontract, and notify
the contracting officer when the prime
contractor pays a reduced or an
untimely payment to a small business
subcontractor.
FAR 42.1502(g) is revised to include
in the past performance evaluation
reduced or untimely payments reported
to the contracting officer by the prime
contractor in accordance with the clause
at 52.242–XX, Payments to Small
Business Subcontractors, that are
determined by the contracting officer to
be unjustified.
FAR 42.1503(b)(2)(v) is revised by
including ‘‘reduced or untimely
payments to small business
subcontractors when a subcontracting
plan is required in accordance with
19.702(a)’’ to the list of ‘‘Small business
subcontracting’’ past performance
evaluation factors.
FAR 42.1503(h)(1)(vi) is added to the
list of ‘‘other contractor performance
information’’ that will be reported to
FAPIIS and considered by contracting
officers in evaluating contractor past
performance to include a contracting
officer’s determination that a contractor
has a history of unjustified reduced or
untimely payments to small business
subcontractors.
FAR table 42–2, ‘‘Evaluation Ratings
Definitions (for the Small Business
Subcontracting Evaluation Factor, When
52.219–9 is Used)’’ is revised to include
the contracting officer’s evaluation of a
prime contractor’s self-reported
unjustified reduced or untimely
payments (history of three or more) to
small business subcontractors.
FAR 42.1504 is added to require
contracting officers to insert the clause
at 52.242–XX, Payment to Small
Business Subcontractors, in all
solicitations and contracts containing
the clause at 52.219–9, Small Business
Subcontracting Plan.
FAR clause 52.219–9, Small Business
Subcontracting Plan, is revised to add
definitions for ‘‘reduced payment’’ and
‘‘untimely payment.’’
FAR clause 52.242–XX, Payment to
Small Business Subcontractors, is added
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 69
[WC Docket No. 05-25 and RM-10593; DA 15-1473]
Wireline Competition Bureau Extends Comment and Reply Comment
Deadlines in Business Data Services (Special Access) Rulemaking
Proceeding
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Wireline Competition Bureau grants in part a request
seeking an extension to the comment and reply comment deadlines in the
business data services (special access proceeding, Special Access
FNPRM.
DATES: Comments may be filed on or before January 22, 2016, and reply
comments may be filed by February 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Price, Wireline Competition
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, 202-418-1540 or at
Joseph.Price@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's order
WC Docket 05-25, RM-10593, DA 15-1473, released December 21, 2015. This
document does not contain information collection(s) subject to the
Paperwork Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-93. In addition, therefore,
it does not contain any new or modified ``information collection
burdens[s] for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,''
pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. The full
text of this document may be downloaded at the following Internet
address: https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db1221/DA-15-1473A1.pdf. To request alternative formats for persons
with disabilities (e.g., accessible format documents, sign language,
interpreters, CARTS, etc.), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530
or (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
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Synopsis
In Section IV.B of the Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making
(FNPRM) accompanying the Data Collection Order, adopted on December 11,
2012, the Commission sought comment on possible changes to its rules
for the business data services. The Commission set the comment
deadlines on this portion of the Special Access FNPRM, 78 FR 2600,
several months beyond the document's release date to allow interested
parties opportunity to review the data and information collected before
filing comments. The Bureau has extended these deadlines, upon request
and in consideration of oppositions filed in response to the request
for extensions of time, to allow interested parties adequate time to
access and review the data and information collected. Accordingly, the
deadline for filing comments is extended to January 22, 2016, and the
deadline for reply comments is extended to February 19, 2016.
Federal Communications Commission.
Pamela Arluk,
Chief, Pricing Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-01082 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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