[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50415-50416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20158]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WC Docket No. 06-122; DA 13-1700]


Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on Proposed Sample 
Reseller Certification Language for FCC Form 499-A Instructions

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's 
Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on a proposal filed 
by a group of 8 industry participants (available at http://appsint.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7520933957) regarding revisions 
to sample reseller certification language and accompanying sections of 
the FCC Form 499-A instructions. In the 2012 Wholesaler-Reseller 
Clarification Order, (FCC 12-134), the Commission directed the Bureau 
to revise the sample language to reflect the clarifications provided in 
that order, and allowed contributors to rely on existing sample 
language through December 31, 2013. The Bureau seeks comment on whether 
it should include the industry participants' proposed revisions in the 
2014 FCC Form 499-A instructions.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 6, 2013 and reply 
comments are due on September 13, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WC Docket No. 06-122; 
DA 13-1700, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
     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: Carol Pomponio, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, (202) 418-7400 or TTY: (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Wireline 
Competition Bureau's Public Notice in WC Docket No. 06-122; DA 13-1700, 
released August 2, 2013. The complete text of this document 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. The document 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. It is also available on 
the Commission's Web site at http://www.fcc.gov.
    Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 
interested parties may file comments on or before September 6, 2013 and 
reply comments on or before September 13, 2013. All pleadings are to 
reference WC Docket 06-122. Comments may be filed using the 
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper 
copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 
63 FR 24121, May 1, 1998.
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
     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.
     All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings 
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 
445 12th St. 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

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envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
     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.
     U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority 
mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington DC 20554.
     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 Bureau at 202-418-0530 
(voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
    Additional Copies. In addition, we request that you send one copy 
of each pleading to each of the following:
    [ssquf] Carol Pomponio, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street SW., Room 5-A360, 
Washington, DC 20554; email: [email protected]; and
    [ssquf] Charles Tyler, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 5-A452, 
Washington, DC 20554; email: [email protected].
    The Bureau seeks comment on a proposal filed by eight industry 
participants for revisions to sample reseller certification language 
and accompanying sections of the FCC Form 499-A instructions, available 
at http://appsint.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7520933957. In the 2012 
Wholesaler-Reseller Clarification Order, (FCC 12-134), 27 FCC Rcd 
13780, 13798, para. 41, the Commission directed the Bureau to revise 
the sample language to reflect the clarifications provided in that 
order, and allowed contributors to rely on existing sample language 
through December 31, 2013. The Bureau seeks comment on whether it 
should include the industry participants' revisions in the 2014 FCC 
Form 499-A instructions.
    Ex Parte Rules. 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.
    For further information, please contact Carol Pomponio, 
Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau 
at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484, or [email protected].

Federal Communications Commission.
Kimberly Scardino,
Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-20158 Filed 8-16-13; 8:45 am]
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