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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
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 PLEADING  CYCLE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  COMMENTS  ON  NEVADACOM,  INC  PETITION  FOR  DECLARATORY  RULING 
 THAT  TELEGRAPHIC  MONEY  ORDER  SERVICE  IS  AN  INFORMATION  (ENHANCED)  SERVICE  AND  NOT  SUBJECT  TO  STATE  REGULATION 

 CC  Docket  No.  00-  21 
 Released:  February  8,  2000 
 On  September  17,  1999,  Nevadacom,  Inc.  filed  a  petition  seeking  an  expedited  ruling  from  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  confirming  that:  (1)  telegraphic 
 money  transfer  service  provided  by  record  carriers  is  an  information  service  and  subject  to  the  Commissions  ancillary  jurisdiction;  (2)  States  may  not  impose  any  state 
 law,  rule,  or  regulation  that  acts  to  bar  or  inhibit  the  provision  of  money  transfer  service  by  record  carriers;  and  (3)  to  the  extent  a  state  imposes  any  law,  rule  or 

 1  News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
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 regulation  that  attempts  to  regulate  the  entry  into,  or  provision,  of  money  transfer  services  by  record  carriers,  that  state  law,  rule,  or  regulation  is  preempted  by  federal 
 law  to  the  extent  necessary  to  correct  such  inconsistency  with  federal  policy. 
 Interested  parties  may  file  comments  regarding  the  Nevadacom  petition  no  later  than  March  9,  2000,  with  the  Secretary,  FCC  at  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  TW-  A325, 
 Washington,  DC  20554.  Oppositions  or  responses  to  these  comments  may  be  filed  with  the  Secretary,  FCC  no  later  than  March  24,  2000.  All  pleadings  are  to  reference 
 CC  Docket  No.  00-  21.  Interested  parties  should  file  an  original  and  seven  copies  of  all  pleadings.  An  additional  copy  of  all  pleadings  must  also  be  sent  to  Janice  M. 
 Myles,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  FCC,  Room  5-  C327,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554,  and  to  the  Commissions  contractor  for  public  services 
 records  duplication,  International  Transcription  Services,  Inc.  (ITS),  1231  20  th  Street,  NW,  Washington,  DC  20036.  The  Nevadacom  petition  is  available  for  inspection  and 
 copying  during  normal  business  hours  in  the  FCCs  Reference  Center,  Room  CY-  A257,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554.  Copies  also  can  be  obtained 
 from  ITS  at  1231  20  th  Street,  NW,  Washington,  DC  20036  or  by  calling  ITS  at  (202)  857-  3800  or  faxing  ITS  at  (202)  857-  3805. 

 Comments  filed  through  the  ECFS  can  be  sent  as  an  electronic  file  via  the  Internet  to  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  e-  file/  efcs.  html.  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  for  each  docket  or  rulemaking  number  referenced  in  the  caption.  In  completing  the  transmittal  screen,  commenters  should  include  their  full 
 name,  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  efcs@  fcc.  gov,  and  should  include  the  following  words  in  the  body  of  the  message,  get 
 form  <your  e-  mail  address.  A  sample  form  and  directions  will  be  sent  in  reply. 
 We  will  treat  this  proceeding  as  permit,  but  disclose  for  purposes  of  the  Commissions  ex  parte  rules.  See  generally  47  C.  F.  R.    1.  1200-  1.  1216.  Parties 
 making  oral  ex  parte  presentations  are  reminded  that  memoranda  summarizing  the  presentation  must  contain  a  summary  of  the  substance  of  the  presentation  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)(  2),  as  revised.  Other  rules  pertaining  to  oral  and  written  presentations  are  set  forth  in  section  1.1206(  b)  as  well.  Interested  parties  are  to  file  with  the  Secretary, 
 FCC,  and  serve  Janice  M.  Myles  and  ITS,  with  copies  of  any  written  ex  parte  presentations  or  summaries  of  oral  ex  parte  presentations  in  these  proceedings  in  the 
 manner  specified  above. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Janice  M.  Myles,  Policy  and  Program  Planning  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  1580,  e-  mail  jmyles@  fcc.  gov. 

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