[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23192-23194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09154]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 10-90; DA 13-704]
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 ``Operating Expenses Input
Values'' to seek public input.
DATES: Comments are due on or before April 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 No. 10-90,
by any of the following methods:
[ssquf] Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
[ssquf] Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://
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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 http://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: [email protected] 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 13-704,
released April 11, 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 http://www.bcpiweb.com. In addition, the Virtual Workshop may be accessed via
the Internet at http://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 22 different topics
in the virtual workshop.
2. Today, the Bureau adds a new virtual workshop discussion topic,
entitled ``Operating Expenses Input Values.'' Responses should be
submitted in the virtual workshop no later than April 25, 2013. Parties
can participate in the virtual workshop by visiting the Connect America
Fund Web page, http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/connecting-america, and
following the link to the virtual workshop.
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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: http://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 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.
7. 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 http://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.
8. People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs
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Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
9. 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,
Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-09154 Filed 4-17-13; 8:45 am]
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