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revision submitted by the state of 

Missouri on May 8, 2012, related to a 

Missouri Rule titled, ‘‘Certain Coals to 

be Washed.’’ This rule requires 

specified coals to be washed prior to 

sale in the St. Louis metropolitan area. 

This action amends the SIP to update an 

outdated reference in the rule. 

DATES: Comments on this proposed 

action must be received in writing by 

September 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2014–0582, by mail to Amy 

Bhesania, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Planning and Development 

Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66219. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically or 

through hand delivery/courier by 

following the detailed instructions in 

the ADDRESSES section of the direct final 

rule located in the rules section of this 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Bhesania, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 

(913) 551–7147, or by email at 

bhesania.amy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

final rules section of the Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the state’s 

SIP revision as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

revision amendment and anticipates no 

relevant adverse comments to this 

action. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this action, 

no further activity is contemplated in 

relation to this action. If EPA receives 

relevant adverse comments, the direct 

final rule will be withdrawn and all 

public comments received will be 

addressed in a subsequent final rule 

based on this proposed action. EPA will 

not institute a second comment period 

on this action. Any parties interested in 

commenting on this action should do so 

at this time. Please note that if EPA 

receives adverse comment on part of 

this rule and if that part can be severed 

from the remainder of the rule, EPA may 

adopt as final those parts of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. For additional information, 

see the direct final rule which is located 

in the rules section of this Federal 

Register. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: August 7, 2014. 

Karl Brooks, 

Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

48 CFR Parts 1509, 1527, and 1552 

[EPA–HQ–OARM–2013–0224; FRL–9915– 

19–OARM] 

Acquisition Regulation; Incorporation 

of Class Deviation to Notification of 

Conflicts of Interest Regarding 

Personnel and Project Employee 

Confidentiality Agreement 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) proposes to amend the 

EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to 

incorporate a class deviation to clause 

1552.209–73, Notification of Conflicts of 

Interest Regarding Personnel, and 

1552.227–76, Project Employee 

Confidentiality Agreement, and their 

respective prescriptions, to include 

Alternate 1 for the subcontract flowdown requirements for other than 

Superfund work. The class deviation to 

the two clauses was executed to address 

the increased use of these conflict of 

interest (COI) clauses in non-Superfund 

contracts to better protect the Agency 

from COI. The Superfund flow-down 

language in the basic clauses does not 

apply or relate to non-Superfund 

contracts and would likely be confusing 

if the Superfund specific language was 

not deleted. The proposed rule also 

provides for minor administrative edits. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OARM–2013–0224, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: humphries.daniel@epa.gov. 

• Mail: EPA–HQ–OARM–2013–0224, 

OEI Docket, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please 

include a total of three (3) copies. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket CenterAttention OEI Docket, EPA West, Room 

B102, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OARM–2013– 

0224. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change, and may be 

made available online at 

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 www.regulations.gov 

or email. The 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 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 information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit the EPA Docket 

Center homepage at http://

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the 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 

www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at 

the Office of Environmental Information 

(OEI) Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number 


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for the Public Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the EPA Docket Center is (202) 566– 

1752. This Docket Facility is open from 

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Humphries, Policy, Training, and 

Oversight Division, Office of 

Acquisition Management (3802R), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

4377; email address: humphries.daniel@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD ROM as CBI, and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD ROM the specific information that is 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR Part 2. 

2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

• Identify the rulemaking by docket 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

• Follow directions—The Agency 

may ask you to respond to specific 

questions or organize comments by 

referencing a Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part or section 

number. 

• Explain why you agree or disagree, 

suggest alternatives, and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

• Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

• If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

• Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

• Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Background 

EPA is updating the EPAAR to 

incorporate a class deviation that was 

executed to add subcontract flow-down 

requirements for other than Superfund 

work to the two clauses: 1552.209–73 

and 1552.227–76. The Agency’s COI 

clauses are generally written to address 

COI for the Superfund programs. These 

two clauses are increasingly included in 

non-Superfund contracts to better 

protect the Agency from COI. The 

Superfund specific flow-down language 

in the respective clauses do not 

generally apply or relate to nonSuperfund contracts and would likely 

be confusing if it was not deleted. To 

address this, the proposed rule includes 

an Alternate 1 that provides subcontract 

flow-down requirements for other than 

Superfund work, as well as minor 

administrative edits. 

III. Proposed Rule 

This proposed rule includes the 

following content changes: (1) Adds 

prescriptive language to 1509.507–2(b) 

for an Alternate 1 under clause 

1552.209–73 that replaces paragraph (d) 

for other than Superfund work. (2) For 

clause 1552.209–73, Alternate 1 is 

added for other than superfund work 

under paragraph (d) that addresses 

subcontract flow-down requirements. 

(3) Under 1527.409, prescriptive 

language is added for an Alternate 1 for 

clause 1552.227–76 that replaces 

paragraph (d) for other than Superfund 

work. (4) Under Clause 1552.227–76, 

Alternate 1 is added for other than 

Superfund work for paragraph (d) that 

addresses subcontract flow-down 

requirements. (5) The proposed rule also 

provides minor administrative edits. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the terms of 

Executive Order (EO) 12866 (58 FR 

51735, October 4, 1993) and therefore, 

not subject to review under the EO. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This action does not impose an 

information collection burden under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. No 

information is collected under this 

action. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as 

Amended by the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 (SBREFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act 

generally requires an agency to prepare 

a regulatory flexibility analysis of any 

rule subject to notice and comment 

rulemaking requirements under the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other statute; unless the agency certifies 

that the rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Small entities 

include small businesses, small 

organizations, and small governmental 

jurisdictions. 

For purposes of assessing the impact 

of today’s final rule on small entities, 

‘‘small entity’’ is defined as: (1) A small 

business that meets the definition of a 

small business found in the Small 

Business Act and codified at 13 CFR 

121.201; (2) a small governmental 

jurisdiction that is a government of a 

city, county, town, school district or 

special district with a population of less 

than 50,000; and (3) a small 

organization that is any not-for-profit 

enterprise which is independently 

owned and operated and is not 

dominant in its field. 

After considering the economic 

impacts of this rule on small entities, I 

certify that this action will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

This action revises a current EPAAR 

provision and does not impose 

requirements involving capital 

investment, implementing procedures, 

or record keeping. This rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

small entities. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public 

Law 104–4, establishes requirements for 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their regulatory actions on State, Local, 

and Tribal governments and the private 

sector. 

This rule contains no Federal 

mandates (under the regulatory 

provisions of the Title II of the UMRA) 

for State, Local, and Tribal governments 

or the private sector. The rule imposes 

no enforceable duty on any State, Local 

or Tribal governments or the private 

sector. Thus, the rule is not subject to 

the requirements of sections 202 and 

205 of the UMRA. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999), requires EPA to develop an 


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accountable process to ensure 

‘‘meaningful and timely input by State 

and Local officials in the development 

of regulatory policies that have 

federalism implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that 

have federalism implications’’ is 

defined in the Executive Order to 

include regulations that have 

‘‘substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government.’’ 

This rule does not have federalism 

implications. It will not have substantial 

direct effects on the States, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government as specified in 

Executive Order 13132. 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

Executive Order 13175, entitled 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000), requires EPA 

to develop an accountable process to 

ensure ‘‘meaningful and timely input by 

tribal officials in the development of 

regulatory policies that have tribal 

implications.’’ This rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified in 

Executive Order 13175. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

and Safety Risks 

Executive Order 13045, entitled 

‘‘Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health and Safety Risks’’ 

(62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), applies 

to any rule that: (1) Is determined to be 

economically significant as defined 

under Executive Order 12886, and (2) 

concerns an environmental health or 

safety risk that may have a 

proportionate effect on children. This 

rule is not subject to Executive Order 

13045 because it is not an economically 

significant rule as defined by Executive 

Order 12866, and because it does not 

involve decisions on environmental 

health or safety risks. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This proposed rule is not subject to 

Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution of Use’’ (66 FR 28335, May 

22, 2001), because it is not a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) 

Section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) of 

NTTA, Public Law 104–113, directs 

EPA to use voluntary consensus 

standards in its regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. Voluntary consensus 

standards are technical standards (e.g., 

materials specifications, test methods, 

sampling procedures and business 

practices) that are developed or adopted 

by voluntary consensus standards 

bodies. The NTTA directs EPA to 

provide Congress, through OMB, 

explanations when the Agency decides 

not to use available and applicable 

voluntary consensus standards. 

This proposed rulemaking does not 

involve technical standards. Therefore, 

EPA is not considering the use of any 

voluntary consensus standards. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order (EO) 12898 (59 FR 

7629, Feb. 16, 1994) establishes federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. 

EPA has determined that this 

proposed rule will not have 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority or low-income populations 

because it does not affect the level of 

protection provided to human health or 

the environment. This proposed 

rulemaking does not involve human 

health or environmental effects. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1509, 

1527, and 1552 

Government procurement. 

Dated: August 6, 2014. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

Therefore, 48 CFR Chapter 15 is 

proposed to be amended as set forth 

below: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Sec. 205(c), 63 

Stat. 390, as amended, 40 U.S.C. 486(c); and 

41 U.S.C. 418b. 

PART 1509—CONTRACTOR 

QUALIFICATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1509 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390, as 

amended, 40 U.S.C. 486(c). 

■ 2. Section 1509.507–2 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a) and (b) and in 

paragraph (c) introductory text by 

removing the term ‘‘simplified 

acquisition procedures’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘simplified acquisitions’’. 

The revisions read as follows: 

1509.507–2 Contract clause. 

(a) The Contracting Officer shall 

include the clause at 1552.209–71, in all 

Superfund contracts in excess of the 

simplified acquisition threshold and, as 

appropriate, in simplified acquisitions 

for Superfund work. Contracts for other 

than Superfund work shall include 

Alternate I in this clause in lieu of 

paragraph (e). 

(b) The Contracting Officer shall 

include the clause at 1552.209–73, in all 

solicitations and contracts for 

Superfund work in excess of the 

simplified acquisition threshold and, as 

appropriate, in simplified acquisitions 

for Superfund work. Contracts for other 

than Superfund work shall include 

Alternate I in this clause in lieu of 

paragraph (d). 

* * * * * 

PART 1527—PATENTS, DATA, AND 

COPYRIGHTS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 1527 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390, as 

amended, 40 U.S.C. 486(c). 

■ 4. Revise section 1527.409 to read as 

follows: 

1527.409 Solicitation provisions and 

contract clauses. 

The Contracting Officer shall insert 

the clause in 1552.227–76 in all 

Superfund solicitations and contracts in 

excess of the simplified acquisition 

threshold and, as appropriate, in 

simplified acquisitions for Superfund 

work. The clause may be used in other 

contracts if considered necessary by the 

Contracting Officer. Contracts for other 

than Superfund work shall include 

Alternate I in this clause in lieu of 

paragraph (d). 

PART 1552—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 1552 

continues to read as follows: 


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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Sec. 205(c), 63 

Stat. 390, as amended, 40 U.S.C. 486(c); and 

41 U.S.C. 418b. 

■ 6. 1552.209–73 is amended by 

removing the term ‘‘Project Officer’’ in 

paragraphs (b) and (c) and adding in its 

place ‘‘Contracting Officer’s 

Representative’’ and adding Alternate I. 

The addition reads as follows: 

1552.209–73 Notification of conflicts of 

interest regarding personnel. 

* * * * * 

Alternate I. Contracts for other than 

Superfund work shall include Alternate 

I in this clause in lieu of paragraph (d). 

(d) The Contractor agrees to insert in 

each subcontract or consultant 

agreement placed hereunder provisions 

which shall conform substantially to the 

language of this clause, including this 

paragraph (d), unless otherwise 

authorized by the Contracting Officer. 

■ 7. 1552.227–76 is amended by adding 

Alternate I to read as follows: 

1552.227–76 Project employee 

confidentiality agreement. 

* * * * * 

Alternate I. Contracts for other than 

Superfund work shall include Alternate 

I in this clause in lieu of paragraph (d). 

(d) The Contractor agrees to insert in 

each subcontract or consultant 

agreement placed hereunder provisions 

which shall conform substantially to the 

language of this clause, including this 

paragraph (d), unless otherwise 

authorized by the Contracting Officer. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 54 

[WC Docket No. 13–184; FCC 14–99] 

Modernization of the Schools and 

Libraries ‘‘E-rate’’ Program 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) seeks further comment on 

meeting the future funding needs of the 

E-rate program in light of the goals we 

adopt for the program in an 

accompanying Report and Order. The 

Commission acknowledges that 

modernizing a program of this size and 

scope cannot be accomplished at once 

and so it will continue to seek public 

input and additional ideas to bring 21st 

Century broadband to libraries and 

schools throughout the country. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

September 15, 2014 and reply 

comments are due on or before 

September 30, 2014. If you anticipate 

that you will be submitting comments, 

but find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this 

document, you should advise the 

contact listed below as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by either WC Docket No. 13– 

184, by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web site: http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. 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: 

James Bachtell or Kate Dumouchel, 

Wireline Competition Bureau, 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, at (202) 418–7400 or TTY: 

(202) 418–0484. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Further 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(FNPRM) in WC Docket No. 13–184; 

FCC 14–99, adopted on July 11, 2014 

and released on July 23, 2014. The full 

text of this document is available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours in the FCC Reference 

Center, Room CY–A257, 445 12th St. 

SW., Washington, DC 20554 or at the 

following Internet address: http://

www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-releases-erate-modernization-order. The Report 

and Order that was adopted 

concurrently with the FNPRM is 

published elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 

1.419, interested parties may file 

comments and reply comments on or 

before the dates indicated on the first 

page of this document. Comments may 

be filed using the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS). See Electronic Filing of 

Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 

63 FR 24121, May 1, 1998. 

D Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the Internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. 

D Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy 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. 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. 

D All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the 

Commission’s Secretary must be 

delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 

12th St. SW., Room TW–A325, 

Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours 

are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand 

deliveries must be held together with 

rubber bands or fasteners. Any 

envelopes and boxes must be disposed 

of before entering the building. 

D 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. 

D U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington DC 20554. 

People with Disabilities: To request 

materials in accessible formats for 

people with disabilities (Braille, large 

print, electronic files, audio format), 

send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call 

the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202– 

418–0432 (tty). 

I. Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking 

1. In this FNPRM we seek further 

comment on meeting the future funding 

needs of the E-rate program in light of 

the goals we adopt for the program 

today. We also seek comment on several 

discrete issues that may further simplify 

the administration of the E-rate program 

by continuing to reduce the burden on 

applicants of applying for and receiving 

E-rate support, as well as promoting 

cost-effective purchasing through multiyear contracts and consortium 

purchasing. Specifically, we seek 

comment on ensuring that multi-year 

contracts are efficient. We also seek 

comment on proposals to ensure the 

efficient use of NSLP data. In particular, 

we seek to require participating NSLP 

schools to use their NSLP eligibility for 

purposes of calculating their school’s 

discount rate calculation, rather than 


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