[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 75478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32148]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 32

[WC Docket No. 02-269; CC Docket No. 00-199; CC Docket No. 80-286; CC 
Docket No. 99-301; FCC 03-326]


Federal-State Joint Conference on Accounting Issues

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on recommendations by the Federal-
State Joint Conference on Accounting Issues (Joint Conference).

DATES: Comments are due on January 30, 2004, and reply comments are due 
on February 17, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane E. Jackson, Associate Chief, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-1500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking adopted on December 17, 2003, and released on 
December 23, 2003. The full text of the document is available for 
public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC 
Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 
CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. This document may also be purchased from 
the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals 
II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 
(202) 863-2893, facsimile (202) 863-2898, e-mail [email protected].

Synopsis of Order

    In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, comment is sought on 
recommendations of the Joint Conference. The Commission convened the 
Joint Conference on August 27, 2002, as a Federal-State partnership to 
reexamine regulatory accounting requirements, and recommend additions 
and modifications thereto. On October 9, 2003, the Joint Conference 
submitted the result of a year-long study of the Commission's 
accounting rules and on-going proceedings related to the Commission's 
accounting requirements. Here, comment is sought on those 
recommendations. Comment also is sought on further delaying the 
implementation of four accounting and reporting rule changes, to allow 
time for receipt and consideration of comments responding to the Joint 
Conference's recommendations with regard to the four rule changes.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-32148 Filed 12-30-03; 8:45 am]
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