[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 15208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8536]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 36 and 69

[CC Docket No. 96-45; DA-96-483]


Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule: extension of time.

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SUMMARY: On April 1, 1996, the Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') released an Order (``Order'') extending the deadline 
for filing comments to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order 
Establishing Joint Board, released March 8, 1996 (CC Docket No. 96-45). 
Previously, comments were due April 8, 1996 and reply comments were due 
May 3, 1996. The Order extends the comment deadline to April 12, 1996 
and extends the reply comment deadline to May 7, 1996. This extension 
will allow interested parties additional time to file comments and 
reply comments.

DATES: Comments are due on or before April 12, 1996. Reply comments are 
due on or before May 7, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 
20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah A. Dupont, Senior Attorney, 
202 418-0850, Accounting and Audits Division, Common Carrier Bureau.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 8, 1996, the Federal Communications 
Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order 
Establishing Joint Board (``NPRM''), 61 FR 10,499 . The Commission 
sought comment on all matters discussed in that NPRM. The deadline for 
comments was April 8, 1996 and the deadline for reply comments was May 
3, 1996. On April 1, 1996, the Commission released an Order that denied 
the joint request of the following groups for a thirty-day extension of 
both the comment deadline and the reply comment deadline: the Consumer 
Federation of America; Alliance for Community Media; American Library 
Association; Benton Foundation; Center for Media Information; 
Consortium for School Networking; National Education Association; 
National School Boards Association; People for the American Way Action 
Fund; United Church of Christ, Office of Communications; and United 
States Catholic Conference. However, the Order extends the comment 
period until April 12, 1996 and the reply comment period until May 7, 
1996 for all interested parties.

Federal Communications Commission.
Kenneth P. Moran,
Chief, Accounting and Audits Division, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-8536 Filed 4-2-96; 4:21 pm]
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