PUBLIC NOTICE

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th Street, SW, TW-A325

Washington, DC 20554

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##  DA 04-584

**Released: March 5, 2004**

**WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON THE FORMAT FOR TARIFF
REVIEW PLANS TO BE SUBMITED BY PRICE CAP CARRIERS**

**IN CONNECTION WITH THE**

**2004 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFF FILING**

**PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED**

**WCB/PRICING No. 04-15**

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**Comments: March 19, 2004**

**Reply Comments: March 26, 2004**

In this notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment
on the format for the access tariff review plans (TRPs) to be submitted
by each incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) subject to price cap
regulation.[^1] As explained below, these ILECs must file two TRPs: (1)
a short-form TRP, due by April 30, 2004 and (2) a long-form TRP, due in
June 2004 with the annual access tariff filing.

TRPs are designed to display basic information on access charges in a
uniform format in the most effective and least burdensome way possible.
The Bureau updates the TRPs prior to each required filing of access
charges to reflect changes in Commission rules. TRPs are subject to
approval by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.[^2]

The first TRP attached to the present notice is the short form TRP that
seeks information to be submitted by the price cap ILECs, but does not
include rates. Price cap carriers will be required to provide this
preliminary cost information on April 30, 2004, as required by the
Commission's rules.[^3] The next attached TRP is the long form to be
used by the price cap ILECs that will contain actual rates and provide
information on revenues and revenue requirements and will be submitted
with the 2004 annual access tariff filing. In addition, the TRPs can be
accessed electronically at the Pricing Policy Division's web site at
<http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/ppd> .

After reviewing comments received on the attached TRPs, the Bureau will
issue final versions of the TRPs and establish tariff filing procedures
for the 2004 annual access tariff filings for both price cap and
rate-of-return carriers. These procedures will specify the dates on
which the tariffs must be filed, the scheduled effective date of those
tariffs, the dates for filing petitions to suspend or reject the ILEC
tariff filings, the date for filing replies to any such petitions, and
service requirements for the petitions and replies.

Interested parties may file comments on the format and content of these
TRPs on or before **March 19, 2004** and reply comments on or before
**March 26, 2004**. Comments and replies should reference **WCB/Pricing
04-15.** Parties must file an original and four (4) 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 and the Commission advises that electronic media NOT be
sent through the U.S. Postal Service).

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 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 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.

Three (3) paper copies and one e-mail copy of the comments and reply
comments should also be sent to Raj Kannan, Pricing Policy Division,
Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street, SW, Room 5-A221, Washington, DC 20554,
\<[raj.kannan@fcc.gov]{.underline}\>. Parties shall also serve one copy
with Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room
CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 863-2893, or via email to
\<[qualexint@aol.com]{.underline}\>.

Documents in WCB/Pricing No.04-15, including the Short Form PRICE CAP
TRP and Long Form PRICE CAP TRP, are available for public inspection and
copying during business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center,
Portals II, 445 12^th^ St. SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The
documents may also be purchased from Qualex International, telephone
(202) 863-2893, facsimile (202) 863-2898.

This matter shall be treated as a \"permit-but-disclose\" proceeding in
accordance with the Commission\'s *ex parte* rules. *See* 47 C.F.R. §§
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
C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and written *ex
parte* presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in
section 1.1206(b) of the Commission\'s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b).

For further information, please contact Raj Kannan, Pricing Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1540.

**Price Cap**

**Tariff Review Plans**

**Approved by OMB**

**3060-0400**

**Expires May 31, 2006**

See below for information regarding public

burden estimate.

NOTICE: These Tariff Review Plans (TRPs) contain summary support
material that certain local exchange carriers (LECs) should file to
support their annual access charge tariff filings in partial fulfillment
of sections 61.44 through 61.49 of the Commission\'s rules. The TRPs
specify basic information in a consistent format and are essential
components of the Commission\'s access tariff review process. The
information in the TRPs is used by the FCC to evaluate rates. Public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to
average 61 hours per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to the Federal Communications Commission, Office of
Managing Director, Washington, DC 20554, and to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC
20503.

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**Double Click Icon**

**Short Form PRICE CAP TRP**

[**http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/ppd/SF04TRP.XLS**](http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/ppd)
[**http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/ppd/SF04TRP.wk4**](http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/ppd/SF04TRP.wk4)

**Long Form PRICE CAP TRP**

**[http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/ppd/AF04TRP.XLS](http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/ppd)
[http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/ppd/AF04TRP.wk4](http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/ppd/SF04TRP.wk4)**

[^1]: The price cap ILECs that must file a short form TRP on April 30,
    2004, are Alltel Telephone System, Ameritech Operating Companies,
    BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., Cincinnati Bell Telephone,
    Citizens Telecommunications Companies, Frontier Communications of
    Minnesota and Iowa, Frontier Communications of Rochester, Iowa
    Telecommunications Services, Inc., Nevada Bell Telephone Company,
    Pacific Bell Telephone Company, Qwest Corporation, Southern New
    England Telephone, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Sprint Local
    Telephone Companies, Valor Telecommunications Enterprises, LLC, and
    Verizon Telephone Companies.

[^2]: 44 U.S.C. §§ 3506 et seq.

[^3]: 47 C.F.R. § 61.49(k).