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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2010–0671; FRL–9498–5] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Illinois; Volatile 

Organic Compound Emission Control 

Measures for Chicago and Metro-East 

St. Louis Ozone Nonattainment Areas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: On July 29, 2010, September 

16, 2011, and September 29, 2011, the 

Illinois Environmental Protection 

Agency (IEPA) submitted several 

volatile organic compound (VOC) rules 

for approval into its State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). The purpose 

of these rules is to satisfy the Clean Air 

Act’s (the Act) requirement that States 

revise their SIPs to include reasonably 

available control technology (RACT) for 

sources of VOC emissions in moderate 

ozone nonattainment areas. Illinois’ 

VOC rules provide RACT requirements 

for the Chicago and Metro-East St. Louis 

8-hour ozone nonattainment areas. 

These rules are approvable because they 

are consistent with the Control 

Technique Guideline (CTG) documents 

issued by EPA in 2006, 2007, and 2008 

and satisfy the RACT requirements of 

the Act. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 30, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2010–0671, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: aburano.douglas@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (312) 408–2279. 

• Mail: Douglas Aburano, Chief, 

Attainment Planning and Maintenance 

Section (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

• Hand Delivery: Douglas Aburano, 

Chief, Attainment Planning and 

Maintenance Section (AR–18J), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, 18th floor, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Regional 

Office’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Regional Office official hours of 

business are Monday through Friday, 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R05–OAR–2010– 

0671. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or email. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional instructions on 

submitting comments, go to Section I of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this document. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We 

recommend that you telephone Steven 

Rosenthal at (312) 886–6052 before 

visiting the Region 5 office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Rosenthal, Environmental 

Engineer, Attainment Planning & 

Maintenance Section, Air Programs 

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 

60604, (312) 886–6052, 

rosenthal.steven@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. This supplementary information 

section is arranged as follows: 

I. What should I consider as i prepare my 

comments for EPA? 

II. What action is EPA taking today? 

III. What is the purpose of this action? 

IV. What is EPA’s analysis of Illinois’ 

submitted VOC rules? 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

When submitting comments, 

remember to: 

1. Identify the rulemaking by docket 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date, and page number). 

2. Follow directions—EPA may ask 

you to respond to specific questions or 

organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

3. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

4. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

5. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

6. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

7. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

8. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. What action is EPA taking today? 

EPA is proposing to approve into the 

Illinois SIP several new VOC rules at 35 

Illinois Adm. Code 211, 218, and 219, 

which set out RACT requirements for 

categories of VOC sources in two ozone 

nonattainment areas. These rules 

correspond to and are consistent with 

the source categories and control 

recommendations in the CTGs issued by 

EPA in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Illinois 

adopted new rules for industrial 

cleaning solvents, flat wood paneling 

coatings, flexible packaging printing 

materials, lithographic printing 

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paper, film and foil coatings, metal 

furniture coatings, large appliance 

coatings, miscellaneous metals and 

plastic parts coatings, auto and lightduty truck coatings, miscellaneous 

industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat 

manufacturing materials. Illinois also 

adopted several other related revisions, 

which were mostly corrections to 

improve the effectiveness of its existing 

VOC rules. 

III. What is the purpose of this action? 

The primary purpose of these rules is 

to satisfy the requirement in section 

182(b) of the Act that VOC RACT rules 

be adopted for nonattainment areas for 

the source categories covered by the 

CTG documents issued by EPA in 2006, 

2007, and 2008. The Chicago and MetroEast St. Louis areas are classified as 

moderate nonattainment for the 8-hour 

ozone national ambient air quality 

standard. See 40 CFR 81.314. 

Section 182(b)(2) of the Act requires 

that for areas classified as moderate or 

above for ozone nonattainment States 

must revise their SIPs to adopt RACT 

requirements for VOC sources that are 

covered by CTGs. RACT is defined as 

the lowest emissions limitation that a 

particular source is capable of meeting 

by the application of control technology 

that is reasonably available considering 

technological and economic feasibility 

(44 FR 53762, September 17, 1979). A 

CTG provides information on 

determining RACT for a source category 

including recommendations on control 

options and enforcement provisions for 

the category. 

IV. What is EPA’s analysis of Illinois’ 

submitted VOC rules? 

As discussed previously, EPA issued 

new CTGs in 2006, 2007, and 2008. EPA 

has reviewed Illinois’ new VOC rules for 

the source categories covered by these 

CTGs, and proposes to find that these 

rules are consistent with the control 

measures, definitions, recordkeeping 

and test methods in these CTGs and 

applicable EPA RACT guidance at 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ozone/ 

ozonetech/#ref. Therefore EPA is 

proposing to approve these rules as 

meeting the RACT requirements in the 

Act. The definitions in 35 Illinois Adm. 

Code Part 211 apply to both the Chicago 

and Metro-East St. Louis 8-hour ozone 

nonattainment areas. 35 Illinois Adm. 

Code Part 218 contains the volatile 

organic material (VOM), which is the 

same as VOC, emission standards and 

limitations for specified categories of 

VOM sources in the Chicago Area and 

Part 219 contains the VOM emission 

standards and limitations for the same 

categories of VOM sources in the MetroEast St. Louis Area. The General 

Provisions for Parts 218 and 219 include 

test methods and procedures to ensure 

enforceability of the VOM limits. A brief 

discussion of these rules follows. 

(1) Section 211—Definitions 

Revisions to this section primarily 

consist of new definitions that are 

needed to support the new and revised 

rules. These definitions are consistent 

with EPA RACT guidance and are 

approvable. 

(2) Sections 218.187 and 219.187— 

Other Industrial Solvent Cleaning 

Operations 

These new regulations are based on 

EPA’s 2006 CTG for Industrial Cleaning 

Solvents. The requirements of these 

sections apply to all cleaning operations 

that emit 500 pounds of VOM per 

month. This section contains VOM 

content limits for cleaning solutions, 

depending upon the type of cleaning 

being performed. Compliance can also 

be achieved by using a cleaning solution 

that does not exceed 8.00 millimeters of 

mercury (mmHg) or by use of add-on 

control (i.e., an afterburner or carbon 

adsorber) that achieves 85 percent 

control. Work practices (e.g. cover open 

containers) are also required to further 

reduce emissions. Recordkeeping 

requirements are also included to 

establish applicability and whether 

subject sources are in compliance. 

(3) Sections 218.204–218.219 and 

218.204–218.219—Coating Operations 

Illinois’ surface coating regulations 

being proposed for approval include 

requirements for applicability, 

emissions limits, control techniques, 

and work practices. These regulations 

are based on the relevant 2006, 2007, 

and 2008 CTGs. For example, based 

upon the applicability cutoffs for the 

surface coating rules, which are 

contained in sections 218.208 and 

219.208, the various surface coating 

emission limits apply to sources with 

emissions of VOMs (resulting from the 

application of surface coatings) equal to 

or greater than 15 pounds (6.8 

kilograms) per day, or an equivalent 

level of 2.7 tons per 12 month rolling 

period. 

The categories of Illinois’ surface 

coating regulations being proposed for 

approval in this action are identified 

below. 

Flat Wood Paneling—These 

regulations have been revised based on 

EPA’s 2006 CTG for Flat Wood Paneling 

Coatings. Illinois’ VOM content limits 

are 2.1 pounds VOM/gallon of coating 

or 2.9 pounds VOM/gallon of solids, 

which are consistent with the CTG. 

When compliance is achieved by the 

use of add-on control, the required 

overall control efficiency of 90 percent 

is also consistent with the CTG. 

Large Appliance Coatings—These 

regulations have been revised based on 

EPA’s 2007 CTG for Large Appliance 

Coatings. Emission limits, e.g. 2.3 

pounds VOM/gallon for general, one 

component coatings, are consistent with 

the CTG. When compliance is achieved 

by the use of add-on control, the 

required overall control efficiency of 90 

percent is also consistent with the CTG. 

Metal Furniture Coatings—These 

regulations have been revised based on 

EPA’s 2007 CTG for Metal Furniture 

Coatings. Emission limits, e.g. 2.3 

pounds VOM/gallon for general, one 

component coatings, are consistent with 

the CTG. When compliance is achieved 

by the use of add-on control, the 

required overall control efficiency of 90 

percent is also consistent with the CTG. 

Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings— 

These regulations have been revised 

based on EPA’s 2007 CTG for Paper, 

Film, and Foil Coatings. Illinois’ VOM 

content limits are 0.20 pounds VOM/ 

pound of solids applied for pressure 

sensitive tape and label surface coatings, 

and 0.40 pounds VOM/pound solids 

applied for all other paper coatings, 

which are consistent with the CTG. 

When compliance is achieved by the 

use of add-on control, the required 

overall control efficiency of 90 percent 

is also consistent with the CTG. 

Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts 

Coatings—These regulations have been 

revised based on EPA’s 2008 CTG for 

Miscellaneous Metal Products Coatings 

and Plastic Parts Coatings. Emission 

limits, e.g. 2.3 pounds VOM/gallon for 

general, one component coatings, are 

consistent with the CTG. When 

compliance is achieved by the use of 

add-on control, the required overall 

control efficiency of 90 percent is also 

consistent with the CTG. 

Automobile and Light-duty Truck 

Assembly Coatings—These regulations 

have been revised based on EPA’s 2008 

CTG for Auto and Light-Duty Truck 

Assembly Coatings. Emission limits, e.g. 

1.44 pounds VOM/gallon coating solids 

deposited for topcoat operations, are 

consistent with the CTG. As specified in 

the CTG, compliance with these limits 

is based on EPA’s ‘‘Protocol for 

Determining the Daily VOC Emission 

Rate of Automobile and Light-Duty 

Truck Primer-Surfacer and Topcoat 

Operations.’’ This testing protocol 

considers the VOM content limit, the 

transfer efficiency and the efficiency of 

add-on control to establish compliance 

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(4) Graphic Arts 

Illinois’ graphic arts regulations being 

proposed for approval in this action 

include applicability and control 

requirements, and are based on the 

relevant 2006 CTGs. The categories of 

Illinois graphic arts regulations being 

proposed for approval in this action are 

identified below. 

Sections 218.401–404 and 219.401– 

404—Flexible Package Printing 

These regulations have been revised 

based on EPA’s 2006 CTG for Flexible 

Packaging Printing Materials. Subject 

printing lines may comply by meeting 

limits of 0.8 pounds VOM per pound of 

solids applied or 0.16 pounds VOM per 

pound of ink and coatings applied. 

Alternatively, compliance can be 

achieved by the use of add-on control 

achieving an overall reduction in VOM 

emissions ranging from 65 percent to 80 

percent, depending upon when the 

printing line and control device were 

constructed. Work practices to reduce 

emissions from the use of VOM 

containing cleaning materials are also 

required. Recordkeeping requirements 

are also specified to establish 

applicability and compliance with the 

applicable limits. 

Sections 218.405–411 and 219.405– 

411—Lithographic Printing 

These regulations are based on EPA’s 

2006 CTG for Lithographic Printing. The 

control requirements for cleaning 

materials and fountain solutions apply 

if the combined emissions of VOM 

exceed 15 pounds per day. The add-on 

control requirements for heatset web 

offset printing operations apply if the 

combined emissions of VOM from all 

lithographic printing lines at the source 

ever exceed 100 pounds per day. The 

fountain solution is subject to a percent 

VOM limit, based upon the temperature 

and whether or not the fountain 

solution contains alcohol. The cleaning 

materials must not exceed 70 percent by 

weight VOM or the VOM composite 

partial pressure must be less than 10 

mmHg. An add-on control device on a 

subject heatset dryer must achieve a 90 

percent or 95 percent reduction of VOM 

emissions, depending on the installation 

date of the add-on control device, or 

alternatively can comply by not 

exceeding an outlet concentration of 20 

parts per million by volume (ppmv), as 

carbon. Recordkeeping requirements are 

also specified to establish applicability 

and compliance with the applicable 

limits. 

Sections 218.412–417 and 219.412– 

417—Letterpress Printing 

These regulations are based on EPA’s 

2006 CTG for Letterpress Printing. The 

control requirements for cleaning 

materials apply if the combined 

emissions of VOM exceed 15 pounds 

per day. The add-on control 

requirements for heatset web letterpress 

printing operations apply if the 

combined emissions of VOM from all 

heatset web letterpress printing lines 

have a total potential to emit 25 tons or 

more of VOM per year. The cleaning 

materials must not exceed 70 percent by 

weight VOM or the VOM composite 

partial pressure must be less than 10 

mmHg. An add-on control device on a 

subject heatset dryer must achieve a 90 

percent or 95 percent reduction of VOM 

emissions, depending on the installation 

date of the add-on control device, or 

alternatively can comply by not 

exceeding an outlet concentration of 20 

ppmv, as carbon. Recordkeeping 

requirements are also specified to 

establish applicability and compliance 

with the applicable limits. 

(5) Sections 218.900–218.904 and 

218.900–904—Miscellaneous Industrial 

Adhesives 

These new regulations are based on 

EPA’s 2008 CTG for Miscellaneous 

Industrial Adhesive Application 

Operations. The control requirements 

for miscellaneous industrial adhesive 

application operations apply if the 

combined emissions of VOM from all 

such operations equal or exceed 15 

pounds per day. Subject adhesive 

application operations must either meet 

the specific VOM content limitations, 

depending upon the substrate being 

bonded (e.g. 0.3 pounds VOM per gallon 

of adhesive for bonding metal) or use an 

add-on control system that achieves an 

overall VOM reduction of at least 85 

percent. Specific adhesive application 

methods (e.g. electrostatic spray) and 

work practices are also required to 

reduce emissions. Recordkeeping 

requirements are also specified to 

establish applicability and compliance 

with the applicable limits. 

(6) Sections 218.890–218.904 and 

219.890–904—Fiberglass Boat 

Manufacturing Materials 

These new regulations are based on 

EPA’s 2008 CTG for Fiberglass Boat 

Manufacturing Materials. The control 

requirements for fiberglass boat 

manufacturing operations apply if the 

combined emissions of VOM from all 

such operations equal or exceed 15 

pounds per day. This rule covers open 

molding and gel coat operations, resin 

and gel coat mixing operations, and 

resin and gel coat application 

equipment cleaning operations. 

Emission limits are consistent with the 

CTG, as are VOC content and vapor 

pressure limits applicable to cleaning 

activities in fiberglass boat 

manufacturing. 

Subject facilities can comply by using 

specified monomer VOM content limits 

(e.g. production resin applied via 

atomized spray would need to comply 

with a weighted average monomer VOM 

content limit of 28 percent by weight) 

and a non-monomer VOM content limit 

of 5 percent. An emission averaging 

option is also available. 

The VOM containing cleaning 

solutions for routine cleaning of 

application equipment must either be 

no more than 5 percent VOM, by 

weight, or the composite vapor pressure 

must be no more than 0.50 mmHg. Also, 

mixing containers that are 55 gallons, or 

greater, must be covered. Recordkeeping 

requirements are also specified to 

establish applicability and compliance 

with the applicable limits. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Act, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

EPA’s role is to approve State choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Act. Accordingly, this action merely 

approves state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and does not impose 

additional requirements beyond those 

imposed by State law. For that reason, 

this action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 


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• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the state, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: November 17, 2011. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30844 Filed 11–29–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

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-inBilling and Billing Format 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

reply comment period. 

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: FCC504@fcc.gov 

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 JohnB.Adams@fcc.gov. 

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 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer 

and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 

(202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). Pursuant to §§ 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 messengerdelivered 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 § 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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