[Federal Register: January 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 5)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1306-1307]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 61 and 69
[WC Docket No. 07-135; DA 07-5082]
Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange
Carriers
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) extends the date for filing reply comments from December
31, 2007, to January 16, 2008, to provide parties additional time to
evaluate the extensive comments received and prepare their replies.
DATES: Reply comments are due on or before January 16, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file reply comments on or before
January 16, 2008. All filings related to this Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking should refer to WC Docket No. 07-135. Comments may be filed
using: (1) The Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS),
(2) the Federal Government's Rulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper
copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,
63 FR 24121 (1998).
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers
should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting
comments.
For ECFS filers, if multiple dockets or rulemaking numbers
appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one
electronic copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number
referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers
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,
filers should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the following
words in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and
directions will be sent in response.
Paper Filers: 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,
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 (although we continue to experience delays in
receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to
the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission.
The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or
messenger-delivered paper filings 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 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.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (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), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Slotten, Wireline Competition
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1572.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
in WC Docket No. 07-135, adopted on December 20, 2007, and released on
December 20, 2007. The complete text of this Order is available for
public inspection Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and
Friday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Commission's Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, Room CY-
A257, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text is
available also on the Commission's Internet site at http://www.fcc.gov.
Alternative formats are available for persons with disabilities by
contacting the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-
0531, TTY (202) 418-7365, or at fcc504@fcc.gov. The complete text of
the decision may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating
contractor, Best Copying and Printing, Inc., Room CY-B402, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile
(202) 488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562, or e-mail at fcc@bcpiweb.com.
Synopsis of Order
1. Reply comments are currently due on December 31, 2007, 72 FR
64179 (Nov. 15, 2007). We find that providing an additional sixteen
days to file reply comments in this proceeding will facilitate the
development of a more accurate and complete record. We note that it is
the policy of the Commission that extensions of time shall not be
routinely granted. Given the complexity of the issues that are raised,
the large number of comments that were filed, and the intervening
holidays, however, we find that good cause exists to provide all
parties an extension of time from December 31, 2007 to January 16, 2008
for filing reply comments in this proceeding.
2. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to Sec. Sec. 4(i),
4(j), and 5(c) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j),
155(c), and Sec. Sec. 0.91, 0.291, and 1.46 of the Commission's rules,
47 CFR 0.91, 0.291, 1.46, reply comments in this matter shall be filed
on or before January 16, 2008.
3. It is further ordered that the motions of FUTUREPHONE.COM, LLC.,
the National Telephone Cooperative Association and the Independent
Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance, and CTIA--the Wireless
Association for Extension of Time are granted, as set forth herein.
Federal Communications Commission.
Dana R. Shaffer,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. E8-117 Filed 1-7-08; 8:45 am]
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