[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75311-75312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27564]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 92-105; DA 04-3679]


Parties Asked To Refresh the Record Regarding Reconsideration of 
the Decision Applying the Numbering Utilization and Forecast Reports 
Requirements to Carriers Receiving Numbering Resources From the 500 and 
900 Number Plan Areas

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: On July 12, 2001, Competitive Telecommunications Association 
and Personal Communications Industry Association jointly filed a 
petition for reconsideration insisting that 500 and 900 numbering plan 
areas were not included in the Numbering Resource Optimization Report 
and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Because the 
petition for reconsideration was filed some time ago, the passage of 
time and intervening developments may have rendered the record 
developed for the petition stale. Moreover, some issues raised in the 
petition for reconsideration may have become moot or irrelevant in 
light of intervening events. For these reasons, the Wireline 
Competition Bureau requests that the petitioners identify issues from 
the petition that remain unresolved and supplement the petition, in 
writing, to indicate which findings they still wish to be reconsidered. 
To the extent that intervening events may have materially altered the 
circumstances surrounding the filed petition or the relief sought by 
filing parties, those entities may refresh the record with new 
information or arguments related to their original petition that they 
believe to be relevant to the issues. The previously filed petition 
will be deemed withdrawn and will be dismissed if parties do not 
indicate in writing an intent to pursue their petition for 
reconsideration.

DATES: Comments are due on or before December 30, 2004. Reply comments 
are due on or before January 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original 
and four copies of each filing. All filings must be sent to the 
Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20554. See Supplementary Information section for where and how to file 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Franklin, Attorney, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, (202) 
418-7400 TTY: (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Commission's rules governing 
petitions for reconsideration, the Commission invites interested 
parties to update the record pertaining to the petition for 
reconsideration filed by the Competitive Telecommunications Association 
(CompTel) and Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA). In 
the Numbering Resource Optimization Report and Order and Further Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking (NRO Order), 65 FR 37703, June 16, 2000, the 
Commission, inter alia, adopted a mandatory utilization data reporting 
requirement, a uniform set of categories of numbers for which carriers 
must report their utilization, and a utilization threshold framework to 
increase carrier accountability and incentives to use numbers 
efficiently. Subsequent to the NRO Order, the Commission released a 
Public Notice stating that the reporting requirements established in 
the NRO Order apply to all carriers that receive numbering resources 
from the NANPA (i.e., code holders), or that receive numbering 
resources from a Pooling Administrator in thousands blocks (i.e., block 
holders), including the 500 and 900 numbering plan areas (NPAs).
    On July 12, 2001, CompTel and PCIA jointly filed a petition for 
reconsideration insisting that 500 and 900 NPAs were not included in 
the NRO Order. Because the petition for reconsideration was filed some 
time ago, the passage of time and intervening developments may have 
rendered the records developed for those petitions stale. Moreover, 
some issues raised in the petition for reconsideration may have become 
moot or irrelevant in light of intervening events.
    For these reasons, the Wireline Competition Bureau requests the 
petitioners identify issues from the petition that remain unresolved 
now and supplement the petition, in writing, to indicate which findings 
they still wish to be reconsidered. To the extent that intervening 
events may have materially altered the circumstances surrounding the 
filed petition or the relief sought by filing parties, those entities 
may refresh the record with new information or arguments related to 
their original petition that they believe to be relevant to the issues. 
The previously filed petition will be deemed withdrawn and will be 
dismissed if parties do not indicate in writing an intent to pursue 
their petition for reconsideration.
    Petitioners may file supplemental comments updating their 
previously filed petition for reconsideration on or before December 30, 
2004. Reply Comments are due on or before January 6, 2005. All 
pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 99-200. Comments may be filed 
using: (1) the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), 
(2) the Federal Government's eRulemaking Portal, or (3) 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/cgb/ecfs/. 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. 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

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copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.
    One (1) courtesy copy should also be sent to Sheryl Todd, Wireline 
Competition Bureau, FCC, Room 5-B540, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20554. 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. 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. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's 
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
    The original petition for reconsideration that CompTel and PCIA 
jointly filed in 2001 is available for inspection and copying during 
business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 
12th St. SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The document may also 
be purchased from 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.
    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 and 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 is generally 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).

Federal Communications Commission.

    Dated: December 10, 2004.
Narda M. Jones,
Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 04-27564 Filed 12-15-04; 8:45 am]
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