[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 30, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 74017-74018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30783]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket Nos. 11-116 and 09-158; CC Docket No. 98-170; FCC 11-106; DA 
11-1860]


Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for 
Unauthorized Charges (``Cramming''); Consumer Information and 
Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of reply comment period.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission extends the deadline to for 
filing reply comments on the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) seeking comment on various proposals designed to assist 
consumers in detecting and preventing the placement of unauthorized 
charges on the their telephone bills, an unlawful and fraudulent 
practice commonly referred to as cramming. The extension will 
facilitate the development of a full record given the importance of the 
issues in this proceeding.

DATES: Reply comments are due on or before December 5, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit reply comments, identified by CG Docket No. 
11-116 by any of the following methods:
     Federal Communications Commission's Web site: Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: (202) 418-
0530 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.
    For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John B. Adams, FCC, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Consumer Policy Division, at (202) 418-
2854 (voice), or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order, 
document DA 11-1860, adopted on November 4, 2011, and released on 
November 4, 2011, in CG Docket Nos. 11-116 and 09-158, and CC Docket 
No. 98-170, which extends the reply comment filing deadline established 
in FCC 11-106, published at 76 FR 52625, August 23, 2011. The full text 
of document DA 11-1860 and copies of any subsequently filed documents 
in this matter will be 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: (202) 488-5300, 
fax: (202) 488-5563, or Internet: http://www.bcpiweb.com. The full text 
of document DA 11-1860 may also be downloaded at http://www.fcc.gov. 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 and Governmental Affairs Bureau 
at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, 
interested parties may file reply comments on or before the dates 
indicated in the DATES section of this document. Comments may be filed 
using: (1) The Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS); or 
(2) by filing paper copies. All filings should reference the docket 
number of this proceeding, CG Docket No. 11-116.
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website 
for submitting comments. In completing the transmittal screen, ECFS 
filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing 
address, and CG Docket No. 11-116.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy 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. All filings must be 
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission.
     All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings 
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 
445 12th Street SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing 
hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together 
with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes or boxes 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.

Background

    Document FCC 11-106 established a comment deadline of October 24, 
2011 and a reply comment deadline of November 21, 2011. On October 27, 
2011, the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates 
(NASUCA) requested that the reply comment deadline be extended by 30 
days because of the volume of initial comments and the occurrence of 
NASUCA's annual conference during the reply comment period. The 
Commission grants NASUCA's request in part.
    As stated in Sec.  1.46(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
1.46(a), the Commission's policy is that extensions of time are not 
routinely granted. In the interest of encouraging development of a full 
record, the Commission believes

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that an extension of time is in the public interest and that a 14-day 
extension will provide adequate time for development of reply comments. 
The Commission grants a 14-day extension of the reply comment deadline.

Ordering Clauses

    Pursuant to sections 4(i) and 4(j) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), (j), and Sec.  Sec.  0.141, 0.361, 
and 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.141, 0.361, 1.46, that the 
Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Comments filed by the 
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates is granted to 
the extent indicated herein and is otherwise denied, and the deadline 
for filing reply comments in response to document FCC 11-106 is 
extended to December 5, 2011.

Federal Communications Commission.
William Freedman,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
 [FR Doc. 2011-30783 Filed 11-29-11; 8:45 am]
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