[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 11 (Thursday, January 18, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2249-2250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-621]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[CC Docket No. 01-92; DA 06-2577]


Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule, reopening of reply comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document grants a motion requesting additional time to 
file reply comments on an intercarrier compensation reform plan, the 
``Missoula Plan.'' The Order modifies the pleading cycle by reopening 
the comment period in order to facilitate the development of a more 
accurate and complete record in this proceeding.

DATES: Submit reply comments on or before February 1, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CC Docket No. 01-92, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the 
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
     E-mail: To [email protected]. Include CC Docket 
01-92 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: To the attention of Victoria Goldberg at 202-418-
1567. Include CC Docket 01-92 on the cover page.
     Mail: Parties should send a copy of their filings to 
Victoria Goldberg, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5-A266, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: 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.

     People with Disabilities: To request materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to [email protected] or 
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 
(voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number. All comments received will be posted without change 
to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/, including any personal information 
provided. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Notice 
requesting comment on the Missoula Plan. 71 FR 45510, August 9, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer McKee, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-1520, or Victoria Goldberg, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418-7353.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order 
[DA 06-2577] released December 22, 2006. The complete text of the Order 
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 complete text of this document also 
may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and 
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room, CY-B402, Washington, DC 
20554. The complete text may also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov. 
By the Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) grants a motion 
requesting an additional extension of the date for filing reply 
comments on an intercarrier compensation plan called the ``Missoula 
Plan.'' The Missoula Plan was filed on July 24, 2006 by the National 
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Task Force on 
Intercarrier Compensation. On July 25, 2006, the WCB released a Public 
Notice requesting that comments on the Missoula Plan be filed by 
September 25, 2006, and reply comments by November 9, 2006. 71 FR 
45510, August 9, 2006. On August 29, 2006, WCB released an order 
granting extensions of the comment and reply comment filing dates to 
October 25, 2006 and December 11, 2006. 71 FR 54008, September 13, 
2006. Over 110 parties filed initial comments on or before October 25, 
2006. On November 17, 2006, NARUC filed a motion requesting a further 
extension of the reply comment date to January 11, 2007, which was 
granted. 71 FR 70709, December 6, 2006. On December 20, 2006, the 
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, the Maine Public Utilities 
Commission, the Montana Public Service Commission, the Nebraska Public 
Service Commission, the Vermont Department of Public Service, the 
Vermont Public Service Board, and the Wyoming Public Service Commission 
(the ``Early Adopter Regulatory Commissions'') filed a Motion for 
Extension of Time requesting an additional extension for all reply 
comments to February 1, 2007.
    The WCB determined that providing additional time to file reply 
comments will facilitate the development of a more accurate and 
complete record in this proceeding. Although it is the policy of the 
Commission that extensions of time shall not be routinely granted, the 
WCB determined that given the extensive nature of the record and the 
potential effects of the Missoula Plan, good cause exists to provide 
parties an additional extension of time, from January 11, 2007 to 
February 1, 2007, for filing reply comments in this proceeding.
    Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to Sec. Sec.  4(i), 4(j), 
and 5(c) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 
and Sec. Sec.  0.91, 0.291, and 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
0.91, 0.291, 1.46, the pleading cycle established in this matter shall 
be modified as follows:
    Reply Comments Due: February 1, 2007.
    All other filing procedures remain unchanged from those previously 
established in this proceeding.
    It is further ordered that the Motion of the Early Adopter 
Regulatory Commissions for Extension of Time is granted, as set forth 
herein.

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas J. Navin,
Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
 [FR Doc. E7-621 Filed 1-17-07; 8:45 am]
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