[Federal Register: July 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 134)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 04-208; DA 04-1820]
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates'
(NASUCA) Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Truth-in-Billing
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
grants a limited extension of the deadline for filing reply comments in
CG Docket 04-208 on or before August 13, 2004, seeking comment on the
NASUCA petition for declaratory ruling regarding truth-in-billing and
billing formats for both wireline and wireless telecommunication
carriers.
DATES: Comments are due on or before July 14, 2004, and reply comments
are due on or before August 13, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Yodaiken or Kelli Farmer of the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-2512.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
DA 04-1820, adopted June 23, 2004, and released June 24, 2004. When
filing comments, please reference CG Docket No. 04-208. Pursuant to 47
CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before
July 14, 2004, and reply comments on or before August 13, 2004.
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. Comments
filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the
Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/efile/ecfs.html. Generally, only one
copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or
rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, however,
commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each
docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing
the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, U.S.
Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking
number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-
mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should
send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words
in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and directions
will be sent in reply. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an
original and four copies of each filing. If more than one docket or
rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery,
by electronic media, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class
or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to
experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). The
Commission's contractor, Natek Inc., will receive hand-delivered or
messenger-delivered paper filings or electronic media for the
Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110,
Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7
p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or
fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the
building. Commercial and electronic media sent by 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 mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be
addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. All filings
must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room TW-B204, Washington, DC 20554. Parties who choose to file comments
by paper should also submit their comments on diskette. These diskettes
should be submitted to Kelli Farmer, Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau, Policy Division, 445 12th Street, SW., Rm 4-C734, Washington,
DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 inch diskette formatted
in an IBM compatible format using Word 97 or compatible software. The
diskette should be accompanied by a cover letter and should be
submitted in ``read only'' mode. The diskette should be clearly labeled
with the commenter's name, proceeding (including the lead docket number
in this case, CG Docket No 04-208), type of pleading (comment or reply
comment), date of submission, and the name of the electronic file on
the diskette. The label should also include the following phrase ``disk
copy-not an original.'' Each diskette should contain only one party's
pleadings, preferably in a single electronic file. Copies of this
document are available through the Commission's copy contractor Best
Copy and Printing Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may also contact BCPI at their
Web site: http://www.bcpiweb.com or call 1-800-378-3160.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities
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(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail
to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at
(202) 418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 (TTY). This Order can also be
downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/policy/truthinbill.html
.
Synopsis
On May 25, 2004, the Commission released a Public Notice seeking
comment on the National Association of State Utility Consumer
Advocates' (NASUCA) petition for declaratory ruling regarding truth-in-
billing and billing formats for both wireline and wireless
telecommunications carriers. See Petition for Declaratory Ruling, CC
Docket No. 98-170, filed March 30, 2004. The Public Notice stated that
interested parties could file comments within 30 and 45 days
respectively, after its publication in the Federal Register. See
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA)
Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Truth-in-Billing and Billing
Format, CG Docket No. 04-208, Public Notice, 69 FR 33021, June 14,
2004. The Public Notice was published in the Federal Register on June
14, 2004, making comments due on or before July 14, 2004, and reply
comments on or before July 29, 2004. Id. On June 11, 2004, the NASUCA
filed a motion to extend the deadline for filing reply comments in this
proceeding. See NASUCA Motion for Extension of Time, CG Docket No. 04-
208 (filed June 11, 2004). In its pleading NASUCA requests an extension
of time to file reply comments stating that ``[i]n light of the
important legal, economic and policy issues raised in NASUCA's petition
and the volume of comments that are likely to be filed in response to
that petition, the 15-day period allowed for in the Public Notice is
simply not adequate to permit NASUCA and others to provide the
Commission with a full reply joining the issues.'' Id. at 2. NASUCA
goes on to suggest that ``a brief, 15-day extension will greatly
facilitate the development of a complete record for the Commission's
review.'' Id. at 2. It is the policy of the Commission that extensions
of time are not routinely granted. See 47 CFR 1.46(a). In this
instance, however, the Bureau finds that NASUCA has shown good cause
for an extension of the deadline for filing reply comments in this
proceeding. Because of the complexity of the issues involved and the
high number of comments expected to be filed, we grant a limited
extension so that parties may file reply comments in this docket on or
before August 13, 2004.
Accordingly, it is so ordered, pursuant to the authority delegated
under section 0.141 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.141, that
NASUCA's Motion for Extension of Time in the above-captioned proceeding
is granted to the extent set forth herein.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas D. Wyatt,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-16088 Filed 7-13-04; 8:45 am]
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