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Chicago, Illinois 60604. As an 

alternative, EPA will accept comments 

electronically. Comments should be sent 

to the following Internet e-mail address: 

urban.christine@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Urban, Watersheds and 

Wetlands Branch, at the EPA address 

noted above or by telephone at (312) 

886–3493. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) 

requires that each state identify those 

waters for which existing technologybased pollution controls are not 

stringent enough to attain or maintain 

state water quality standards. For those 

water quality-limited waters, states are 

required to establish TMDLs for one or 

more of its designated uses, for example 

fishing or swimming, according to a 

priority ranking. 

The TMDLs are designed to identify 

needed reductions of pollutant loads to 

the impaired waters, so that the 

appropriate designated uses are 

achieved, and State Water Quality 

Standards are met. 

In the case of the Stillwell and Squaw 

Creek TMDLs, both of the impaired 

segments are located within the 

boundaries of the Fort McCoy Military 

Training Facility. EPA Region 5 

developed this TMDL, rather than the 

State of Wisconsin, at the request of 

Wisconsin because Squaw and Stillwell 

Creek are located on a federal military 

facility. 

Dated: August 16, 2006. 

Peter Swenson, 

Acting Director, Water Division, EPA Region 

5. 

[FR Doc. E6–14167 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[WC Docket No. 05–337 and CC Docket No. 

96–45; FCC 06J–1] 

Federal–State Joint Board on Universal 

Service Seeks Comment on the Merits 

of Using Auctions To Determine HighCost Universal Service Support 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Federal–State Joint Board on Universal 

Service seeks comment on the use of 

reverse auctions (competitive bidding) 

to determine high cost universal service 

funding to eligible telecommunications 

carriers pursuant to section 254 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

October 10, 2006. Reply comments are 

due on or before November 8, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. See 

Supplementary Information for further 

filing instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian 

Dillner, Office of Commissioner Tate, 

(202) 418–2500, or Thomas Buckley, 

Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 

418–7400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of Federal–State Joint Board 

on Universal Service Seeks Comment on 

the Merits of Using Auctions to 

Determine High-Cost Universal Service 

Support, WC Docket No. 05–337 and CC 

Docket No. 96–45, FCC 06J–1, released 

August 11, 2006. In this Public Notice, 

the Federal–State Joint Board on 

Universal Service (Joint Board) invites 

parties to comment on the use of reverse 

auctions (competitive bidding) to 

determine high cost universal service 

funding for eligible telecommunications 

carriers pursuant to section 254 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended (the Act). The Joint Board, 

among other things, asks that interested 

parties provide comment regarding 

whether and how competitive bidding 

could be utilized to further the goals of 

the Act and the Commission’s universal 

service goals. In particular, the Joint 

Board seeks comment on a variety of 

issues concerning competitive bidding, 

including the appropriateness of using 

auctions as part of the universal service 

program, as well as legal issues 

concerning such a methodology. The 

Joint Board further encourages parties to 

submit specific, comprehensive auction 

proposals, in addition to auction 

proposals that have been referenced in 

past Commission universal service 

proceedings. The Joint Board also seeks 

comment on how competitive bidding 

could be utilized to further address any 

other criteria or issues related to the 

receipt of universal service support 

described in the Joint Board’s August 

2004 Public Notice, 69 FR 53917, 

September 3, 2004. Commenters are 

further invited to supplement the record 

with respect to any additional issues or 

facts that have been raised since 

previous comment periods closed in 

this proceeding. 

Comment Filing Procedures 

1. Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of 

the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 

§§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may 

file comments are due on or before 

October 10, 2006 and reply comments 

are due on or before November 8, 2006. 

Comments should be filed in WC Docket 

No. 05–337 only. Comments may be 

filed using: (1) The Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS), (2) the Federal Government’s 

eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing 

paper copies. See Electronic Filing of 

Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 

63 FR 24121, May 1, 1998. 

2. Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the Internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/ 

cgb/ecfs/ or the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

3. Filers should follow the 

instructions provided on the Web site 

for submitting comments. 

4. For ECFS filers, if multiple docket 

or rulemaking numbers appear in the 

caption of this proceeding, filers must 

transmit one electronic copy of the 

comments for each docket or 

rulemaking number referenced in the 

caption. In completing the transmittal 

screen, filers should include their full 

name, U.S. 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, filers should send an 

e-mail to ecfs.@fcc.gov, and include the 

following words in the body of the 

message, ‘‘get form.’’ A sample form and 

directions will be sent in response. 

5. Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

four copies of each filing. If more than 

one docket or rulemaking number 

appears in the caption of this 

proceeding, filers must submit two 

additional copies for each additional 

docket or rulemaking number. 

6. 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). All filings must be addressed to 

the Commission’s Secretary, Office of 

the Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

7. The Commission’s contractor will 

receive hand-delivered or messengerdelivered 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 a.m. to 7 p.m. All 

hand deliveries must be held together 

with rubber bands or fasteners. Any 

envelopes must be disposed of before 

entering the building. 

8. Commercial overnight mail (other 

than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail 

and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 


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East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, 

MD 20743. 

9. U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail should be 

addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

10. People With Disabilities: To 

request materials in accessible formats 

for people with disabilities (braille, 

large print, electronic files, audio 

format), send an e-mail to 

fcc502@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–

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

11. In addition, one copy of each 

pleading must be sent to the 

Commission’s duplicating contractor, 

Best Copy and Printing, Inc, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554; Web site: 

www.bcpiweb.com; phone: 1–800–378–

3160; Antoinette Stevens, 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

445 12th Street, SW., Room 5–B540, 

Washington, DC 20554; e-mail: 

Antoinette.Stevens.@fcc.gov. 

12. Filings and comments are also 

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. 

Copies may also be purchased from the 

Commission’s duplicating contractor, 

BCPI, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–

B402, Washington, DC 20554. 

Customers may contact BCPI through its 

Web site: www.bcipweb.com, by e-mail 

at fcc@bcpiweb.com, by telephone at 

(202) 488–5300 or (800) 378–3160, or by 

facsimile at (202) 488–5563. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–7161 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–M 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Granting of Request for Early 

Termination of the Waiting Period 

Under the Premerger Notification 

Rules 

Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 

U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the 

Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust 

Improvements Act of 1976, requires 

persons contemplating certain mergers 

or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade 

Commission and the Assistant Attorney 

General advance notice and to wait 

designated periods before 

consummation of such plans. Section 

7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, 

in individual cases, to terminate this 

waiting period prior to its expiration 

and requires that notice of this action be 

published in Federal Register. 

The following transactions were 

granted early termination of the waiting 

period provided by law and the 

premerger notification rules. The grants 

were made by the Federal Trade 

Commission and the Assistant Attorney 

General for the Antitrust Division of the 

Department of Justice. Neither agency 

intends to take any action with respect 

to these proposed acquisitions during 

the applicable waiting period. 

Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities 

Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/24/2006 

20061390 ............... Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co ... Yarde Metals, Inc ......................... Yarde Metals, Inc. 

20061423 ............... Paul G. Desmarais ...................... MetLife, Inc .................................. General American Life Insurance Company. 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. 

New England Life Insurance Company. 

20061428 ............... First Data Corporation ................. Peace Software International 

Limited.

Peace Software International Limited. 

20061438 ............... Cash America International, Inc .. The Check Giant, LLC ................. The Check Giant, LLC. 

20061440 ............... Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer II, 

LP.

Brock Maintenance, Inc ............... Brock Maintenance, Inc. 

20061441 ............... Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer II, 

LP.

Brock Holdings, Inc ...................... Brock Holdings, Inc. 

Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/25/2006 

20061344 ............... Filtronic plc ................................... Powerwave Technologies, Inc ..... Powerwave Technologies, Inc. 

20061387 ............... Babcock & Brown Environmental 

Investments Ltd.

Robert M. Beren .......................... Trenton Agri Products LLC. 

20061397 ............... Tata Tea Limited .......................... Gryphon Partners II, L.P .............. Eight O’Clock Holdings, Inc. 

20061422 ............... Secure Computing Corporation ... Jay Chaudhry ............................... CipherTrust, Inc. 

20061425 ............... Energy Partners, Ltd .................... Stone Energy Corporation ........... Stone Energy Corporation. 

20061427 ............... CHS Private Equity V LP ............. Suture Express, Inc ..................... Suture Express, Inc. 

20061443 ............... Spectrum Equity Investors V, L.P Patrick J. Kilkenny ....................... Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. 

Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/26/2006 

20061400 ............... Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company .... Thilman & Filippini, L.L.C ............ Thilman & Filippini, L.L.C. 

Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/27/2006 

20061311 ............... David and Anne Elizabeth Black The McClatchy Company ............ The Beacon Journal Publishing Company. 

20061409 ............... Syngenta AG ............................... Conrad Fafard, Inc ....................... Conrad Fafard, Inc. 

Transactions Granted Early Termination—07/28/2006 

20061364 ............... Fidelity Capital Operating Limited 

Partnership. 

L. Francis Rooney, III .................. Hope Lumber & Supply Company, L.P. 

20061426 ............... Oak Investment Partners XI, Limited Partnership. Brazos Equity Fund, L.P .............. Cheddar’s Holding Corp. 

20061442 ............... H.I.G. Capital Partners III, L.P ..... Goldline Holdings, Inc .................. Goldline Holdings, Inc. 


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