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providers already offer some of these 

services. However, mobile service 

providers may have to review and adjust 

their current alert systems to ensure 

compliance with these requirements. In 

addition, the Commission’s proposed 

rules may require mobile providers to 

include information regarding how to 

request and use any usage controls and 

monitoring tools that they currently 

offer in the service providers’ bills or in 

annual bill inserts. This would 

necessitate providing additional 

information to consumers via the 

monthly bill or an annual bill insert. 

Steps Taken To Minimize Significant 

Economic Impact on Small Entities, and 

Significant Alternatives Considered 

The RFA requires an agency to 

describe any significant alternatives that 

it has considered in reaching its 

proposed approach, which may include 

the following four alternatives (among 

others): (1) The establishment of 

differing compliance or reporting 

requirements or timetables that take into 

account the resources available to small 

entities; (2) the clarification, 

consolidation, or simplification of 

compliance or reporting requirements 

under the rule for small entities; (3) the 

use of performance, rather than design, 

standards; and (4) an exemption from 

coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, 

for small entities. 

In document FCC 10–180, the 

Commission seeks comment on the 

costs for small providers to implement 

usage alerts including whether there is 

a need for varying implementation 

schedules between the larger and 

smaller providers to alleviate the burden 

for smaller providers. In addition, the 

Commission seeks comment on whether 

the Commission should consider 

exempting the smaller providers from 

any usage alert or roaming notification 

requirement due to the costs such a 

requirement might impose on them. In 

reviewing the frequency of mandatory 

usage alerts, the Commission seeks 

comment on the utility of providing 

multiple usage alerts to the consumer 

against the potential burdens to the 

wireless providers particularly smaller 

providers—who must supply them. 

Finally, the Commission seeks comment 

on the best methods to minimize costs 

for smaller, regional and/or rural mobile 

providers while ensuring their 

customers have access to information 

relating to any methods to monitor or 

set limits on usage offered by their 

service provider. 

Federal Rules That May Duplicate, 

Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed 

Rules 

None. 

Ordering Clauses 

Pursuant to the authority contained in 

sections 1–2, 4, 201, 258, 301, 303, 332 

and 403 of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–152, 

154, 201, 258, 301, 303, 332 and 403, 

document FCC 10–180 is adopted. 

The Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference 

Information Center, shall send a copy of 

document FCC 10–180, including the 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, 

to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Telecommunications, 

Telephone. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

Proposed Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

part 64 as follows: 

PART 64—MISCELLANEOUS RULES 

RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 254(k); secs. 

403(b)(2)(B), (c), Pub. L. 104–104, 110 Stat. 

56. Interpret or apply 47 U.S.C. 201, 218, 222, 

225, 226, 228 and 254(k) unless otherwise 

noted. 

1. § 64.2402 is added to subpart Y to 

read as follows: 

§ 64.2402 Usage alerts and information for 

mobile services. 

(a) This section shall apply to 

providers of mobile services as defined 

in paragraph (b) of this section. The 

purpose of this section is to require 

mobile service providers to provide 

consumers with timely, baseline 

information relating to their monthly 

usage so that consumers can avoid 

unexpected overage charges. 

(b) [Reserved]. 

(c) Usage notifications. Mobile service 

providers shall provide notification 

alerts when: 

(1) Subscribers are approaching an 

allotted limit for voice, text, and data 

usage. 

(2) Subscribers have reached their 

monthly allotment limit and begin 

incurring overage charges for any 

subsequent use of that service. 

(3) Subscribers will incur 

international or roaming charges that are 

not covered by their monthly plans, and 

notification if they will be charged at 

higher than normal rates. 

(d) Mobile service providers shall 

make clear, conspicuous, and ongoing 

disclosure of any tools or services they 

offer which allow subscribers to set 

usage limits or monitor usage balances, 

including any applicable charges for 

those services. This information should 

be made available in a manner that is 

accessible to and usable by consumers 

with disabilities, in accordance with 

section 716 of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended (Act), and the 

Commission’s rules implementing 

sections 255 and 716 of the Act. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 212, 227, 246, and 252 

RIN 0750–AG62 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Patents, Data, 

and Copyrights (DFARS Case 2010– 

D001) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense. 

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for 

comments; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend 

the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to 

update text on patents, data, and 

copyrights. The comment period is 

being extended an additional 30 days to 

provide additional time for interested 

parties to review the proposed DFARS 

changes. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

should be submitted to the address 

shown below on or before December 27, 

2010, to be considered in the 

formulation of the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by DFARS Case 2010–D001, 

using any of the following methods: 

Æ Regulations.gov http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Submit comments via the Federal 

eRulemaking portal by inputting 

‘‘DFARS Case 2010–D001’’ under the 

heading ‘‘Enter keyword or ID’’ and 

selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the link 

‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds 

with ‘‘DFARS Case 2010–D001.’’ Follow 

the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit 


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a Comment’’ screen. Please include your 

name, company name (if any), and 

‘‘DFARS Case 2010–D001’’ on your 

attached document. 

Æ E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2010–D001 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Æ Fax: 703–602–0350. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Amy 

Williams, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), 

Room 3B855, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check http://www.regulations.gov 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Amy Williams, 703–602–0328. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD published a proposed rule in the 

Federal Register on September 27, 2010 

(75 FR 59412), with a request for 

comments by November 26, 2010. DoD 

is extending the comment period for 30 

additional days to provide an additional 

time for interested parties to review the 

proposed DFARS changes. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

49 CFR Part 195 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2009–0203] 

Pipeline Safety: Technical Pipeline 

Safety Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting of the Technical 

Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 

Standards Committee (THLPSSC). The 

committee will meet to consider and 

vote on a rulemaking to apply the 

Federal pipeline safety regulations to 

the remaining unregulated rural onshore 

hazardous liquid low-stress pipelines in 

accordance with current law. 

DATES: The meeting will be on Monday, 

December 13, 2010, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

EST. The THLPSSC will take part in the 

meeting by telephone conference call. 

Attendees should register in advance at 

http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/ 

MtgHome.mtg?mtg=68. PHMSA will 

post any new information including 

meeting presentations on the PHMSA/ 

Office of Pipeline Safety Web page 

(http://PHMSA.dot.gov) about 15 days 

before the meeting takes place. 

ADDRESSES: The public may attend the 

meeting at the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

Room E27–302. For any questions, 

please contact the individual listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT by December 1, 2010. 

Comments on the meeting may be 

submitted to the docket in the following 

ways: 

• E-Gov Web Site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

West Building, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on 

the ground level of the DOT West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

on Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

numbers, PHMSA–2009–0203 and 

PHMSA–2008–0186 at the beginning of 

your comments. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. You 

should know that anyone is able to 

search the electronic form of all 

comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

Therefore, you may want to review 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

in the Federal Register published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or view 

the Privacy Notice at http:// 

www.regulations.gov before submitting 

any such comments. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

the DOT West Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you wish to receive confirmation of 

receipt of your written comments, 

please include a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard with the following 

statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA– 

2009–0230 and PHMSA–2008–0186.’’ 

The Docket Clerk will date-stamp the 

postcard prior to returning it to you via 

the U.S. mail. Please note that due to 

delays in the delivery of U.S. mail to 

Federal offices in Washington, DC, we 

recommend that persons consider an 

alternative method (internet, fax, or 

professional delivery service) of 

submitting comments to the docket and 

ensuring their timely receipt at DOT. 

Privacy Act Statement 

Anyone may search the electronic 

form of comments received in response 

to any of our dockets by the name of the 

individual who submitted the comment 

(or signing the comment, if submitted 

on behalf of an association, business, 

labor union, etc.). DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement was published in 

the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477). 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to seek special assistance 

at the meeting, please contact Cheryl 

Whetsel at 202–366–4431 by December 

1, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the meetings, contact 

Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202–366– 

4431 or by e-mail at 

cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov or for technical 

contents about the proposed rule 

contact Mike Israni by phone at 202– 

366–4595 or by e-mail at 

mike.israni@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Meeting Details 

Members of the public may attend 

and make a statement during the 

advisory committee meetings. For a 

better chance to speak at the meetings, 

please contact the individual listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT by December 1, 2010. 

II. Committee Background 

The THLPSSC advises PHMSA on 

proposed safety standards, risks 

assessments, and safety policies for 

hazardous liquid pipelines. The 

committee falls under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and is authorized 


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