[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59924-59925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22496]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96-45; WC Docket No. 04-313; CC Docket No. 01-338; DA 
04-164]


Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Unbundled Access 
to Network Elements; Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations 
of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on an ``Emergency Request for a 
Limited Modification of Interim Protective Order'' submitted by the 
Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS). ALTS seeks 
modification of the interim protective order governing the use of

[[Page 59925]]

confidential line count information for the sole purpose of reviewing 
the possible correlation between access line density and impairment for 
unbundled dedicated interoffice transport for purposes of the 
Commission's Triennial Review Remand Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 17, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcus Maher, Attorney, Competition 
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1580, or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's public 
notice in CC Docket No. 96-45; WC Docket No. 04-313; CC Docket No. 01-
338; DA 04-2957, released September 10, 2004. The complete text of this 
public notice 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. This document may 
also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best 
Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800) 378-3160 or (202) 863-2893, 
facsimile (202) 863-2898, or via e-mail at http://www.bcpiweb.com. It 
is also available on the Commission's Web site at http://www.fcc.gov.

Synopsis of the Public Notice

    1. On September 8, 2004, ALTS filed an Emergency Request For a 
Limited Modification of the interim protective order governing the use 
of confidential line count information in the non-rural universal 
service support proceeding. ALTS seeks access to this information for 
the sole purpose of reviewing the possible correlation between access 
line density and impairment for unbundled dedicated interoffice 
transport for purposes of the Commission's Triennial Review Remand 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 69 FR 55129, September 13, 2004. We 
invite comment on the ALTS petition.
    2. This matter shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' 
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. See 47 
CFR 1.1200, 1.1206. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are 
reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain 
summaries of the substance of the presentations and not merely a 
listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence 
description of the views and arguments presented generally is required. 
See 47 CFR 1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex 
parte presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in 
Sec.  1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206(b).
    3. Pursuant to Sec. Sec.  1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's 
rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on 
ALTS's request on or before September 17, 2004. All filings must be 
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of 
the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Suite TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. One (1) courtesy copy must be 
delivered to Janice M. Myles at the Federal Communications Commission, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Suite 5-C140, Washington, DC 20554, or via e-mail, 
[email protected], and one (1) copy must be sent to Best Copy and 
Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1-800-378-3160, or via e-mail http://www.bcpiweb.com.
    4. 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/e-file/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 [email protected], and should include 
the following words in the body of the message, ``get form .'' A sample form and directions will be sent in reply.
    5. Parties that 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.
    6. 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). The Commission's contractor, Natek, Inc., 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. This facility is the only location where hand-delivered or 
messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary will 
be accepted. 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 mail, 
Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    7. Filings and comments are also 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. They may also be purchased from the Commission's 
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 
12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1-800-
378-3160, or via e-mail http://www.bcpiweb.com.

Federal Communications Commission.
Jeffery Carlisle,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-22496 Filed 10-5-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P