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information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before November 16,

2000. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 1–A804, 445 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or

via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060–0816.

Title: Local Competition and

Broadband Reporting, CC Docket No.

99–301.

Form Number: FCC Report 477.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 255.

Estimate Time Per Response: 58.67

hours (avg.).

Frequency of Response: Semi-annual

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 29,924 hours.

Total Annual Costs: None.

Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 477

seeks to gather information on the

development of local competition and

deployment of broadband service also

known as advanced telecommunications

services. The data are necessary to

evaluate the status of developing

competition in local exchange

telecommunications markets and to

evaluate the status of broadband

deployment. The Commission staff uses

the information to advise the

Commission about the efficacy of the

FCC rules and policies adopted to

implement the Telecommunications Act

of 1996.

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.

Title: Notification of Emergency Alert

System Status.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit

institutions; and State, local, or tribal

government.

Number of Respondents: 125.

Estimate Time Per Response: 30

minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 62 hours.

Total Annual Costs: None.

Needs and Uses: Due to the state’s

size, remoteness, and isolation, it is

difficult for the resident agent of the

FCC’s Alaska office to make on-thescene inspections to insure that the FM

translators are in compliance with the

Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules

adopted on January 1, 1997. The agent

is, therefore, developing a survey to

determine whether the FM translators

are either rebroadcasting local

programming in their entirety, including

the EAS warnings, or, if not, then

whether the FM translator station has

EAS equipment installed and working

properly. FM translator stations that are

not in compliance could present a

safety-of-life issue to the listening

public.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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[CC Docket No. 96–45; FCC 00J–3]

Federal-State Joint Board on Universal

Service Seeks Comment on Rural Task

Force Recommendation

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY: In a Public Notice in this

proceeding released on October 4, 2000,

the Federal-State Joint Board on

Universal Service sought comment on

the Rural Task Force recommendation

for universal service reform for rural

carriers.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

November 3, 2000 and reply comments

on or before November 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: See Supplementary

Information section for where and how

to file comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gene Fullano (202) 418–7400 TTY:

(202) 418–0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the May

1997 Universal Service Order, 62 FR

32862 (June 17, 1997), the Commission,

acting on the recommendation of the

Federal-State Joint Board on Universal

Service (the Joint Board), encouraged

the Joint Board to establish a Rural Task

Force to ‘‘provide valuable assistance in

identifying the issues unique to rural

carriers and analyzing the

appropriateness of proxy cost models

for rural carriers.’’ On September 17,

1997, the Joint Board announced the

creation of the Rural Task Force and

directed it to present a report to the

Joint Board making specific

recommendations on the establishment

of a forward-looking economic cost

mechanism for rural telephone

companies. The Joint Board will

consider this report in formulating a

recommendation to the Commission for

universal service reform for rural

carriers.

On September 29, 2000, the Rural

Task Force submitted the Rural Task

Force Recommendation To The FederalState Joint Board On Universal Service.

This recommendation, as well as

supporting materials, are available on

the Joint Board’s Web page at http://

www.fcc.gov/ccb/universal service/

joint.html and the Rural Task Force’s

Web site at http://www.wutc.wa.gov/rtf.

Consistent with the procedures outlined

below, the Joint Board seeks comment

on the recommendation.

Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419

of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR

1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file

comments on or before November 3,

2000, and reply comments on or before

November 30, 2000. All filings should

reference Federal-State Joint Board On

Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96–45,

Comments on the Rural Task Force

Recommendation and should include

the FCC number shown on this Public

Notice. Comments may be filed using

the Commission’s Electronic Comment

Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper

copies. See Electronic Filing of

Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,

63 FR 24121 (1998). Comments filed

through the ECFS can be sent as an

electronic file via the Internet to <http:/

/www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>.

Generally, only one copy of an

electronic submission must be filed. If

multiple docket or rulemaking numbers

appear in the caption of this proceeding,

however, 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, Postal

Service mailing address, and the

applicable docket or rulemaking

number. Parties may also submit

electronic comments by Internet e-mail.

To receive 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 <your e-mail

address>.’’ A sample form and

directions will be sent in reply. Parties

who choose to file by paper must file an

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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. All filings must be sent to the

Commission’s Secretary, Magalie Roman

Salas, Office of the Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission, 445 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

Parties should also send three paper

copies of their filing to Sheryl Todd,

Accounting Policy Division, Common

Carrier Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission, 445

Twelfth Street SW., Room 5–B540,

Washington, DC 20554 and to the

individuals listed on the attached

service list. In addition, commenters

must send diskette copies to the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20037.

Dated: October 11, 2000.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

Service List

The Honorable Susan Ness,

Commissioner, FCC Joint Board Chair,

Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW,

Rm. 8–B115H, Washington, DC 20554

The Honorable Harold Furchtgott-Roth,

Commissioner, Federal

Communications Commission 445

12th Street, S.W., Rm. 8–B115H,

Washington, DC 20554

The Honorable Gloria Tristani,

Commissioner, Federal

Communications Commission, 445

12th Street, S.W., Rm. 8–B115H,

Washington, DC 20554

The Honorable Laska Schoenfelder,

Commissioner, State Joint Board

Chair, South Dakota Public Utilities

Commission, State Capitol, 500 East

Capitol Street, Pierre, SD 57501–5070

The Honorable Martha Hogerty, Public

Counsel, Missouri Office of Public

Counsel, 301 West High St., Suite 250,

Truman Building, P.O. Box 7800,

Jefferson City, MO 65102

The Honorable Bob Rowe,

Commissioner, Montana Public

Service Commission, 1701 Prospect

Avenue, P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT

59620–2601

The Honorable Patrick H.Wood, III,

Chairman, Texas Public Utility

Commission, 1701 North Congress

Avenue, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, TX

78711–3326

The Honorable Nanette G. Thompson,

Chair, Regulatory Commission of

Alaska 1016 West Sixth Avenue, Suite

400, Anchorage, AK 99501–1693

Rowland Curry, Chief Engineer, Texas

Public Utility Commission, 1701

North Congress Avenue, P.O. Box

13326, Austin, TX 78701–3326

Greg Fogleman, Economic Analyst,

Florida Public Service Commission,

2540 Shumard Oak Blvd., Gerald

Gunter Bldg., Tallahassee, FL 32399–

0850

Mary E.Newmeyer, Federal Affairs

Advisor, Alabama Public Service

Commission, 100 N. Union Street, Ste.

800, Montgomery, AL 36104

Joel Shifman, Senior Advisor, Maine

Public Utilities Commission, 242

State Street, State House Station 18,

Augusta ME 04333–0018

Peter Bluhm, Director of Policy

Research, Vermont Public Service

Board, Drawer 20, 112 State St., 4th

Floor, Montpieller, VT 05620–2701

Charlie Bolle, Policy Advisor, Nevada

Public Utilities Commission, 1150 E.

Williams Street, Carson City, NV

89701–3105

Carl Johnson, Telecom Policy Analyst,

New York Public Service

Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza,

Albany, NY 12223–1350

Lori Kenyon, Common Carrier

Specialist, Regulatory Commission of

Alaska, 1016 West 6th Ave, Suite 400,

Anchorage, AK 99501

Susan Stevens Miller, Assistant General

Counsel, Maryland Public Service

Commission, 16th Floor, 6 Paul

Street, Baltimore, MD 21202–6806

Tom Wilson, Economist, Washington

Utilities & Transportation

Commission, 1300 Evergreen Park

Drive, S.W., P.O. Box 47250, Olympia,

WA 98504–7250

Philip McClelland, Senior Assistant

Consumer Advocate, PA Office of

Consumer Advocate, 555 Walnut

Street, Forum Place, 5th Floor,

Harrisburg, PA 17101–1923

Barbara Meisenheimer, Consumer

Advocate, Missouri Office of Public

Counsel, 301 West High St., Suite 250,

Truman Building, P.O. Box 7800,

Jefferson City, MO 65102

Earl Poucher, Legislative Analyst, Office

of the Public Counsel, 111 West

Madison, Rm. 812, Tallahassee, FL

32399–1400

Ann Dean, Assistant Director, Maryland

Public Service Commission, 16th

Floor, 6 Paul Street, Baltimore, MD

21202–6806

David Dowds, Public Utilities

Supervisor, Florida Public Service

Commission, 2540 Shumard Oaks

Blvd., Gerald Gunter Bldg.,

Tallahassee, FL 32399–0850

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[Report No. AUC–36–C (Auction No. 36);

DA 00–2260]

Auction of Licenses for 800 MHz

Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR)

Service Frequencies in the Lower 80

Channels; Status of FCC Form 175

Applications To Participate in the

Auction

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces 20

applicants whose short-form auction

applications for the 800 MHz SMR

Auction (Auction No. 36) are accepted

for filing and instructs those applicants

on upfront payment information,

bidding software and other pertinent

information in reference to the auction.

Also, this document identifies the 19

incomplete applicants and 1 rejected

applicant reported for this auction.

DATES: Auction No. 36 is scheduled to

begin on Wednesday, November 1,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M.

Nicole Oden, Auctions Legal Branch at

(202) 418–0660 (regarding legal

questions); Linda Sanderson, Auctions

Operations (regarding bidding and

general filing status) at (717) 338–2888.

For questions about payment or

instructions for wiring upfront

payments, contact Gail Glasser or Tim

Dates, Auctions Accounting Group, at

(202) 418–1995.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of a public notice released

October 6, 2000 (‘‘Auction No. 36 Public

Notice’’). The complete text of the

‘‘Auction No. 36 Public Notice,’’

including all attachments, is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center (Room CY–A257), 445

12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. It may

also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (ITS, Inc.) 1231 20th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800.

It is also available on the Commission’s

website at http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/

auctions. List of Attachments available

at the FCC:

Attachment A—List of Accepted

Applicants

Attachment B—List of Incomplete

Applicants

Attachment C—List of Rejected

Applicants

1. The Federal Communications

Commission (‘‘FCC’’) has received 40