[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 1, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31405-31406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10659]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 52 and 64

[CC Docket No. 92-237; DA 05-1154]


Comment Sought to Refresh Record on Carrier Identification Code 
(CIC) Conservation and Definition of ``Entity'' for Purposes of CIC 
Assignments

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Further notice of proposed rulemaking; solicitation of 
comments.

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SUMMARY: In this document, interested parties are invited to comment to 
refresh the record on Carrier Identification Code (CIC) Conservation 
and the Definition of ``Entity'' for purposes of CIC assignments.

DATES: Comments are due on or before July 1, 2005. Reply comments are 
due on or before July 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further filing 
instructions.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's public 
notice, CC Docket No. 92-237, DA 05-1154, released April 26, 2005. In 
this document, interested parties are invited to refresh the record on 
issues raised in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to 
carrier identification code (CIC) conservation and the definition of 
``entity'' as found in section 1.3 of the CIC Assignment Guidelines.
    Specifically, we invite interested parties, in light of any changed 
circumstances, to respond to questions in the CIC Further Notice, 62 FR 
54817, October 22, 1997, regarding the two CIC per entity limit, and 
proposed changes to the definition of the term ``entity.''
    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 as follows: 
comments are due on or before July 1, 2005, and reply comments on or 
before July 18, 2005. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 92-
237. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment 
Filing System (ECFS), the Federal Government's eRulemaking Portal, 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/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 copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number.
    Parties that choose to file by paper must file an original and four 
copies of each filing. 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 a new location in downtown Washington, DC. The address is 
236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The 
filing hours at this location will be 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 petitions for reconsideration that parties filed in 
2001 are available for inspection and copying during business hours at 
the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The documents 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, 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).

List of Subjects

47 CFR Part 52

    Local exchange carrier, Numbering, Telecommunications.

47 CFR Part 64

    Communications common carriers, Telphone.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Cheryl L. Callahan,
Assistant Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access 
Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05-10659 Filed 5-31-05; 8:45 am]
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