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(4) Except as provided in paragraph 

(c) of this section, Medicaid payments to 

State government operated facilities and 

non-State government operated facilities 

must not exceed the individual 

provider’s cost as documented in 

accordance with § 447.206. 

(c) Exception. Indian Health Services 

and tribal facilities. The limitation in 

paragraph (b) of this section does not 

apply to Indian Health Services 

facilities and tribal facilities that are 

funded through the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–638). 

(d) Compliance dates. Except as 

permitted under paragraph (e) of this 

section, a State must comply with the 

upper payment limit described in 

paragraph (b) of this section by one of 

the following dates: 

(1) For State government operated and 

non-State government operated 

hospitals—September 1, 2007. 

(2) For all other facilities—March 13, 

2001. 

* * * * * 

PART 457—ALLOTMENTS AND 

GRANTS TO STATES 

1. The authority for part 457 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 1102 of the Social Security 

Act (42 U.S.C. 1302) 

2. Section 457.220 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 457.220 Funds from units of government 

as the State share of financial participation. 

(a) Funds from units of government 

may be considered as the State’s share 

in claiming FFP if they meet the 

conditions specified in paragraphs (b) 

and (c) of this section. 

(b) The funds from units of 

government are appropriated directly to 

the State or local Medicaid agency, or 

are transferred from other units of 

government (including Indian tribes) to 

the State or local agency and are under 

its administrative control, or are 

certified by the contributing unit of 

government as representing 

expenditures eligible for FFP under this 

section. Certified public expenditures 

must be expenditures within the 

meaning of 45 CFR 95.13 that are 

supported by auditable documentation 

in a form approved by the Secretary 

that, at a minimum—

(1) Identifies the relevant category of 

expenditures under the State plan; 

(2) Explains whether the contributing 

unit of government is within the scope 

of the exception to limitations on 

provider-related taxes and donations; 

(3) Demonstrates the actual 

expenditures incurred by the 

contributing unit of government in 

providing services to eligible 

individuals receiving medical assistance 

or in administration of the State plan; 

and 

(4) Is subject to periodic State audit 

and review. 

(c) The funds from units of 

government are not Federal funds, or are 

Federal funds authorized by Federal law 

to be used to match other Federal funds. 

3. Amend § 457.628 by—

A. Republishing the introductory text 

to the section. 

B. Revising paragraph (a). 

The republication and revision read 

as follows: 

§ 457.628 Other applicable Federal 

regulations. 

Other regulations applicable to SCHIP 

programs include the following: 

(a) HHS regulations in § 433.50 

through § 433.74 of this chapter (sources 

of non-Federal share and Health CareRelated Taxes and Provider-Related 

Donations) and § 447.207 of this chapter 

(Retention of payments) apply to States’

SCHIPs in the same manner as they 

apply to States’ Medicaid programs. 

* * * * * 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance 

Program) 

Dated: June 16, 2006. 

Mark B. McClellan, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

Approved: December 12, 2006. 

Michael O. Leavitt, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–195 Filed 1–12–07; 4:21 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Chapter I 

[CC Docket No. 01–92; DA 06–2548] 

Developing a Unified Intercarrier 

Compensation Regime 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule, reopening of 

reply comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document grants a 

request for an extension of time to file 

reply comments on a proposed process 

to address phantom traffic issues and a 

related proposal for the creation and 

exchange of call detail records filed by 

the Supporters of 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). The Order modifies the 

pleading cycle by reopening the 

comment period in order to facilitate the 

development of a more substantive and 

complete record in this proceeding. 

DATES: Submit reply comments on or 

before January 5, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

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. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission 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 01–92 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Fax: To the attention of Randy 

Clarke at 202–418–1567. Include CC 

Docket 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. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: The 

Commission’s contractor, Natek, Inc., 

will receive hand-delivered or 

messenger-delivered 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. 

• 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 


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comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

Public Notice requesting comment on 

the Missoula Plan Phantom Traffic 

Interim Process and Call Detail Records 

Proposal. 71 FR 67509, November 22, 

2006. 

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 Order 

[DA 06–2548] released December 20, 

2006. The complete text of the Order is 

available for 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 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 complete 

text may also be downloaded at: http:// 

www.fcc.gov. By the Order, the Wireline 

Competition Bureau (WCB) grants a 

request for an extension of time to file 

reply comments on a proposed process 

to address phantom traffic issues and a 

related proposal for the creation and 

exchange of call detail records filed by 

the Supporters of the ‘‘Missoula Plan.’’

The Missoula Plan was filed on July 24, 

2006 by the National Association of 

Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Task 

Force on Intercarrier Compensation. 71 

FR 45510, August 9, 2006; 71 FR 54008, 

September 13, 2006; 71 FR 70709, 

December 6, 2006. Among other things, 

the Missoula Plan contained a 

Comprehensive Solution for Phantom 

Traffic, which called ‘‘for the filing of an 

industry proposal for a uniform process 

for the creation and exchange of call 

detail records.’’ On November 6, 2006, 

the Supporters of the Missoula Plan 

filed a written ex arte proposing an 

interim process to address phantom 

traffic issues and a related proposal for 

the creation and exchange of call detail 

records. On November 8, 2006, the WCB 

released a Public Notice requesting 

comment on the proposed phantom 

traffic interim process and call detail 

record proposal. 71 FR 67509, 

November 22, 2006. Thirty-nine (39) 

comments on this proposal were filed 

on December 7, 2006 and reply 

comments are due December 22, 2006. 

On December 18, 2006, the Supporters 

of the Missoula Plan filed a request for 

additional time to file reply comments 

on the phantom traffic proposal. 

The WCB determined that providing 

additional time to file reply comments 

will facilitate the development of a more 

substantive and complete record in this 

proceeding. Although it is the policy of 

the Commission that extensions of time 

shall not be routinely granted, the WCB 

determined that given the number of 

comments filed, the complexity of the 

issues raised in the proposal, and the 

importance of the phantom traffic issue 

to the industry, we find that good cause 

exists to provide parties an extension of 

time, from December 22, 2006 to 

January 5, 2007 for filing reply 

comments in this proceeding. 

Accordingly, it is ordered that, 

pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), and 5(c) 

of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 

154(i), 154(j), 155(c), and §§ 0.91, 0.291, 

and 1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 

CFR 0.91, 0.291, 1.46, the pleading cycle 

established in this matter shall be 

modified as follows: 

Reply Comments Due: January 5, 

2007. 

All other filing procedures remain 

unchanged from those previously 

established in this proceeding. 

It is further ordered that the request of 

the Supporters of the Missoula Plan for 

an Extension of Time is granted, as set 

forth herein. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas J. Navin, 

Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. 

[FR Doc. E7–622 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Chapter I 

[CC Docket No. 01–92; DA 06–2577] 

Developing a Unified Intercarrier 

Compensation Regime 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule, reopening of 

reply comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document grants a 

motion requesting additional time to file 

reply comments on an intercarrier 

compensation reform plan, the 

‘‘Missoula Plan.’’ The Order modifies 

the pleading cycle by reopening the 

comment period in order to facilitate the 

development of a more accurate and 

complete record in this proceeding. 

DATES: Submit reply comments on or 

before February 1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

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. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission 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 

victoria.goldberg@fcc.gov. Include CC 

Docket 01–92 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: To the attention of Victoria 

Goldberg at 202–418–1567. Include CC 

Docket 01–92 on the cover page. 

• Mail: Parties should send a copy of 

their filings to Victoria Goldberg, 

Pricing Policy Division, Wireline 

Competition Bureau, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 5–

A266, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: The 

Commission’s contractor, Natek, Inc., 

will receive hand-delivered or 

messenger-delivered 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. 

• 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 

Public Notice requesting comment on 

the Missoula Plan. 71 FR 45510, August 

9, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer McKee, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, (202) 

418–1520, or Victoria Goldberg, 

Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing 

Policy Division, (202) 418–7353. 


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