14060 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 57 / Monday, March 26, 2007 / Proposed Rules 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register. 

Dated: January 4, 2007. 

Alan J. Steinberg, 

Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

[FR Doc. 07–1454 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Chapter I 

[CC Docket No. 01–92; DA 07–1337] 

Missoula Intercarrier Compensation 

Reform Plan Federal Benchmark 

Mechanism Proposal 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This document seeks 

comment on a proposed federal 

benchmark mechanism addressing 

issues faced by ‘‘early adopter’’ states, 

i.e. states that have already taken steps 

to substantially reduce intrastate access 

rates. This proposal is intended to be 

incorporated as an amendment to the 

Missoula Plan, an intercarrier 

compensation reform plan filed July 24, 

2006 by the National Association of 

Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Task 

Force on Intercarrier Compensation (the 

NARUC Task Force). 

DATES: Comments due on or before 

March 28, 2007, reply comments due on 

or before April 12, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: All filings must be 

addressed to the Commission’s 

Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of 

the Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission, Room 5–A266, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC. Comments 

may be submitted, identified by CC 

Docket No. 01–92, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Agency Web Site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments on the Electronic 

Comment Filing System (ECFS) / http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. 

• E-mail: To randy.clarke@fcc.gov. 

Include CC Docket No. 01–92 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: To the attention of Randy 

Clarke at 202–418–1567. Include CC 

Docket No. 01–92 on the cover page. 

• Mail: Parties should send a copy of 

their filings to Randy Clarke, Pricing 

Policy Division, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, Federal Communications 

Commission, Room 5–A360, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 

• Public inspection, purchase, or 

download: The full text of the document 

summarized here is available for 

inspection and copying during normal 

business hours in the FCC Reference 

Center, Portals II, 225 12th Street, SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20504. 

The complete text of this document also 

may be purchased from the 

Commission’s copy contractor, Best 

Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, 

SW., Room, CY–B402, Washington, DC 

20554, and may also be downloaded at: 

http://www.fcc.gov. 

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 fcc504@fcc.gov or call 

the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–

418–0432 (tty). 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number. All comments received 

will be posted without change to http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/, including any 

personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

‘‘Comment Filing Procedures’’ heading 

of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer McKee, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 

418–1530, or Randy Clarke, Wireline 

Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy 

Division, (202) 418–1587. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s 

document in, CC Docket No. 01–92, DA 

No. 07–1337, released March 16, 2007. 

The full text of this document is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445 

12th St., SW., Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554. The complete 

text of this document also may be 

purchased from the Commission’s copy 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 

445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554. The full text 

may also be downloaded at: http:// 

www.fcc.gov. By this document, the 

Commission establishes comment and 

reply comment filing dates for receiving 

comment on a proposed federal 

benchmark mechanism addressing 

issues faced by ‘‘early adopter’’ states, 

i.e. states that have already taken steps 

to substantially reduce intrastate access 

rates. The filing dates established 

replace filing dates previously 

established in Public Notice DA 03–738, 

released by the Commission on 

February 16, 2007. The proposal on 

which the Commission seeks comment 

is intended to be incorporated as an 

amendment to the Missoula Plan, an 

intercarrier compensation reform plan 

filed July 24, 2006 by the NARUC Task 

Force. The proposal was described in a 

written ex parte filed January 30, 2007 

by the Chairman of the Wyoming Public 

Service Commission, staff members 

from the Indiana, Maine, Nebraska, and 

Vermont Commissions, and the 

Supporters of the Missoula Plan, 

including AT&T, Global Crossing, Level 

3 Communications, and 336 members of 

the Rural Alliance, among others. The 

Supporters of the Missoula Plan filed 

corrections to the proposal on February 

5, 2007. 

Interested parties may file comments 

on or before March 28, 2007 and reply 

comments on or before April 12, 2007. 

Comments may be filed using the 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper 

copies. Comments filed through the 

ECFS can be sent as an electronic file 

via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/ 

cgb/ecfs/. Generally, only one copy of 

an electronic submission must be filed. 

If multiple docket or rulemaking 

numbers appear in the caption of the 

proceeding, commenters must transmit 

one electronic copy of the comments to 

each docket or rulemaking number 

referenced in the caption. In completing 

the transmittal screen, commenters 

should include their full name, U.S. 

Postal Service mailing address, and the 

applicable docket or rulemaking 

number, in this case, CC Docket No. 01–

92. 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 ecfs@fcc.gov, and should 

include the following words in the body 

of the message, ‘‘get form.’’ A sample 

form and directions will be sent in 

response. 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, 

commenters must submit two additional 

copies for each additional docket or 

rulemaking number. 

Paper 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). Parties are strongly encouraged to 

file comments electronically using the 

Commission’s ECFS. 


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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. 

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, Marlene H. 

Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 

Parties should also send a copy of their 

filings to Randy Clarke, Pricing Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Room 5–A266, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554, or by e-mail to 

Randy.Clarke@fcc.gov. Parties shall also 

serve one copy with the Commission’s 

copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, 

Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, 

SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 

20554, (202) 488–5300, or via e-mail to 

fcc@bcpiweb.com. 

Documents in CC Docket No. 01–92 

will be available for public inspection 

and copying during business hours at 

the FCC Reference Information Center, 

Portals II, 445 12th St, SW., Room CY–

A257, Washington, DC 20554. The 

documents may also be purchased from 

BCPI, telephone (202) 488–5300, 

facsimile (202) 488–5563, TTY (202) 

488–5562, e-mail fcc@bcpiweb.com. 

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 & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–

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

This matter shall be treated as a 

‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceeding in 

accordance with the Commission’s ex 

parte rules. 47 CFR 1.1200 et seq. 

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 twosentence description of the views and 

arguments presented generally is 

required. 47 CFR 1.1206(b)(2). Other 

requirements pertaining to oral and 

written presentations are set forth in 

§ 1.1206(b) of the Commission’s rules. 

47 CFR 1.1206(b). 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 152, 153, 154, 155. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Kirk S. Burgee, 

Chief of Staff, Wireline Competition Bureau. 

[FR Doc. E7–5455 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

49 CFR Part 630 

[Docket No: FTA–2007–27319] 

RIN 2132–AA94 

National Transit Database: Amendment 

To Reporting Requirements and NonSubstantive Technical Changes 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) provides interested 

parties with the opportunity to 

comment on proposed changes to the 

Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) 

National Transit Database (NTD) 

Uniform System of Accounts and 

Reporting System. The proposed 

changes will require recipients of 

formula grants for other than urbanized 

areas (Nonurbanized Area Formula 

Grants) to report annual transit data to 

the NTD. As mandated by the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU), this proposed 

rule will also require the annual 

reporting of rural transit data as a 

condition for receiving grant awards 

under the Nonurbanized Area Formula 

Program. 

Currently, FTA requires recipients of 

FTA Urbanized Area Formula Grants to 

provide an annual report to the 

Secretary of Transportation via the NTD 

using a uniform system of accounts and 

reporting system. This proposed rule 

will not affect existing mandatory 

reporting requirements for recipients of 

Urbanized Area Formula grants. 

In addition, this proposed rule makes 

non-substantive changes, technical 

corrections, and conforming 

amendments to 49 CFR part 630, 

‘‘Uniform System of Accounts and 

Reporting System.’’ Technical 

corrections and conforming 

amendments are needed to update the 

regulation and make certain provisions 

clearer. These changes will have no 

substantive effect on the regulated 

public. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 25, 2007. Late filed 

comments will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

Fax: 202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on the 

plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: When submitting 

comments electronically to the 

Department’s Docket Management 

System (DMS) Web site located at 

http://dms.dot.gov, you must use docket 

number 27319. This will ensure that 

your comment is placed in the correct 

docket. If you submit comments by 

mail, you should submit two copies and 

include the above docket number. Note 

that all comments received will be 

posted, without change, to http:// 

dms.dot.gov including any personal 

identifying information. This means that 

if your comment includes any personal 

identifying information, such 

information will be made available to 

users of DMS. You may review the 

Department’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477) or you may visit http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

program issues, Nancy Ody, Office of 

Budget and Policy, (202) 366–0177 

(telephone); (202) 366–7989 (fax); or 

nancy.ody@dot.gov (e-mail). For legal 

issues, Shauna Coleman, Office of the 

Chief Counsel, (202) 366–4011 

(telephone); (202) 366–3809 (fax); or 

shauna.coleman@dot.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The National Transit Database (NTD) 

is the Federal Transit Administration’s 

(FTA) primary national database for 

statistics on the transit industry. Section 

3033 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) [Pub. 


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