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Site (Site) from the National Priorities

List (NPL).

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to delete

the Ilada Energy Company Superfund

site (Site) from the NPL and requests

public comment on this action. The NPL

constitutes appendix B to 40 CFR part

300 of the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

(NCP), which EPA promulgated

pursuant to section 105 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended. EPA

has determined that the Site currently

poses no significant threat to public

health or the environment, as defined by

CERCLA, and therefore, further

remedial measures under CERCLA are

not appropriate. We are publishing this

proposed rule without prior notification

because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial revision and

anticipates no dissenting comments. A

detailed rationale for this proposal is set

forth in the direct final rule, published

elsewhere in this issue of the Federal

Register. If no dissenting comments are

received, the deletion will become

effective. If EPA receives dissenting

comments, the direct final action will be

withdrawn and all public comments

received will be addressed in a

subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a

second comment period. Any parties

interested in commenting should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments concerning this

Action must be received by December

11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Gladys Beard, Associate Remedial

Project Manager, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (SR–6J), 77 W.

Jackson, Chicago, IL 60604.

Comprehensive information on this Site

is available through the public docket

which is available for viewing at the

Site Information Repositories at the

following locations: U.S. EPA Region 5,

Administrative Records, 77 W. Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 886–

0900, the Cape Giradeau Public Library,

711 N. Clark, Cape Girardeau, MO

63701 and the Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency, 1021 North Grand

Ave. East, Springfield, Illinois 62794.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon

Peterson, Remedial Project Manager at

(312) 353–1264 or Gladys Beard

Associate Remedial Project Manager, at

(312) 886–7253. Written correspondence

can be directed to Ms. Beard at U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, (SR–

6J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL

60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the Direct

Final Action which is located in the

Rules section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601–9657; 33 U.S.C.

1321 (c) (2); E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,

1991 Comp.; p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923,

3 CFR, 1987 Comp.; p. 193.

Dated: October 27, 2000.

Gary Gulezian,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region V.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 36

[CC Docket No. 80–286; DA 00–2433]

Comment Sought on Recommended

Decision Issued by Federal-State Joint

Board on Jurisdictional Separations

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rules; solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY: This document seeks

comment on the Federal-State Joint

Board on Jurisdictional Separations’

Recommended Decision for instituting

an interim freeze of the relationships

and jurisdictional allocation factors.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

November 24, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 4,

2000.

ADDRESSES: See Supplementary

Information section for where and how

to file comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Cox, (202) 418–7400; TTY:

(202) 418–0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full

text of this document is 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. This document

may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service, Inc.

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

Washington, DC 20036, telephone 202–

857–3800, facsimile 202–857–3805.

On July 21, 2000, the Federal-State

Joint Board on Jurisdictional

Separations (Joint Board) released a

Recommended Decision for instituting

an interim freeze of the part 36 category

relationships and jurisdictional

allocation factors. On August 15, 2000,

we released a public notice, similar to

this Public Notice, that sought comment

on the Recommended Decision. The

Aug. 15 Public Notice inadvertently was

not published in the Federal Register.

In order to provide adequate notice to

interested parties, we now release this

Public Notice seeking comment on the

Recommended Decision. Parties who

have already filed comments in

response to the Aug. 15 Public Notice

need not refile their comments.

The Joint Board recommended that

the Commission institute a five-year

freeze of all part 36 category

relationships and allocation factors for

price cap carriers, and a freeze of the

allocation factors for rate-of-return

carriers. The Joint Board recommended

that the Commission adopt a freeze

based on carriers’ data from the twelve

months prior to the Commission’s

issuance of an order on the

Recommended Decision. The Joint

Board further recommended that the

freeze should be mandatory and apply

to all carriers subject to the

Commission’s part 36 rules. The Joint

Board recommended that the freeze

remain in effect for five years, or until

the Commission takes further action

pursuant to a recommendation from the

Joint Board, whichever occurs first.

During the interim freeze period, the

Joint Board recommended that the Joint

Board and the Commission continue to

review issues regarding separations

reform, as specified in the

Recommended Decision. We seek

comment on the Joint Board’s

recommendations.

The Joint Board also recommended

that the Commission further develop the

record in this proceeding on the impact

of increased intrastate usage on

jurisdictional allocations and consumers

since 1995. Accordingly, we seek

comment on the impact of increased

intrastate usage since 1995 on

jurisdictional allocations and

consumers. The Joint Board noted that

one possible explanation for the

increase in intrastate usage is the growth

in the use of the local network to

connect to the Internet since 1995. As a

result, we seek comment on the impact

of Internet traffic growth on

jurisdictional allocations since 1995. We

request that companies provide specific

information on Internet usage minutes,

including the percentage of local

minutes and total minutes that represent

Internet traffic. This usage information

should include data from Internet

service providers both affiliated and

non-affiliated with incumbent local

exchange carriers. If estimates are used

in determining these statistics, we

request that commenters provide

detailed explanation and justification

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for these estimates and their underlying

assumptions, including all studies and

related work papers.

The Joint Board recommended that, if

the Commission finds that Internet

traffic is jurisdictionally interstate in the

proceeding that has been initiated as a

result of the remand by the United

States Court of Appeals for the DC

Circuit on the Commission’s Reciprocal

Compensation Ruling, 64 FR 14203,

March 24, 1999, the Commission freeze

the local dial equipment minutes (DEM)

factor for the duration of the freeze at

some substantial portion of the current

year level based on data from the twelve

months preceding the implementation

of the freeze. The Joint Board

recommended that, based on the record

established in connection with the

Recommended Decision, the precise

percentage of the current year’s local

DEM should be established according to

how much of a reduction in local DEM

is warranted in light of any effects that

Internet usage has had on jurisdictional

allocations or consumers. We seek

comment on this recommendation.

Procedures for Filing Comments

Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the

Commission’s rules, interested parties

may file comments on or before

November 24, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 4,

2000. 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, May 1, 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

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 also must send paper copies of

their filings to the individuals listed in

the attached Service List. Parties must

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. In addition,

commenters must send diskette copies

to the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20037.

Pursuant to § 1.1206 of the

Commission’s rules, this proceeding

will be conducted as a permit-butdisclose proceeding in which ex parte

communications are permitted subject

to disclosure.

Separations Joint Board Service List

The Honorable William E. Kennard,

Chairman, Federal Joint Board

Chairman, Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20554.

The Honorable Susan Ness,

Commissioner, Federal

Communications Commission, 445

12th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554.

The Honorable Michael K. Powell,

Commissioner, Federal

Communications Commission, 445

12th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554.

The Honorable Joseph P. Mettner,

Commissioner, Wisconsin Public

Service Commission, P.O. Box 7854,

Madison, WI 53707–7854.

The Honorable Diane Munns,

Commissioner, Iowa Utilities Board,

350 Maple Street, Des Moines, IA

50319–0069.

The Honorable Joan H. Smith,

Commissioner, Oregon Public Utility

Commission, 550 Capitol Street, NE.,

Suite 215, Salem, OR 97310–2551.

The Honorable Thomas L. Welch,

Chairman, State Joint Board

Chairman, Maine Public Utilities

Commission, State House Station #18,

242 State Street, Augusta, ME 04333.

Stephen Burnett, Federal

Communications Commission,

Common Carrier Bureau, Accounting

Policy Division, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20554.

William Cox, Federal Joint Board Staff

Chairman, Federal Communications

Commission, Common Carrier

Bureau, Accounting Policy Division,

445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554.

Andrew Firth, Federal Communications

Commission, Common Carrier

Bureau, Accounting Policy Division,

445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554.

Genaro Fullano, Federal

Communications Commission,

Common Carrier Bureau, Accounting

Policy Division, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20554.

Robert Loube, Federal Communications

Commission, Common Carrier

Bureau, Accounting Policy Division,

445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554.

Richard Robinson, Federal

Communications Commission, CCB,

Accounting Safeguards Division, 445

12th Street, SW., Room 6–C160,

Washington, DC 20552.

Gary Seigel, Federal Communications

Commission, Common Carrier

Bureau, Accounting Policy Division,

445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554.

Sheryl Todd, Federal Communications

Commission, Common Carrier

Bureau, Accounting Policy Division,

445 12th Street, SW., Room 5–B540,

Washington, DC 20554.

Sharon Webber, Deputy Division Chief,

Federal Communications

Commission, Common Carrier

Bureau, Accounting Policy Division,

445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554.

Peter Bluhm, Vermont Public Service

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

Floor, Montpelier, VT 05620–2701.

Ingo Henningsen, Utah Public Service

Commission, 160 East 300 South, Box

146751, Salt Lake City, UT 84114–

6751.

Sandy Ibaugh, Indiana Utility

Regulatory Commission, 302 W.

Washington, Suite E–306,

Indianapolis, IN 46204.

Lori Kenyon, Regulatory Commission of

Alaska, 1016 West 6th Ave., Suite

400, Anchorage, AK 99501–1963.

David Lynch, State Joint Board Staff

Chairman, Iowa Utilities Board, 350

Maple Street, Des Moines, IA 50319–

0069.

J. Bradford Ramsay, National

Association of Regulatory Utility

Commissioners, P.O. Box 684,

Washington, DC 20044–0683.

Jeffrey J. Richter, Wisconsin Public

Service Commission, 610 North

Whitney Way, Madison, Wisconsin

53705–2729.

Joel B. Shifman, Maine Public Utilities

Commission, State House Station #18,

242 State Street, Augusta, ME 04333.

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Fred Sistarenik, New York State

Department of Public Service,

Communications Division, 3 Empire

State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223.

Cynthia Van Landuyt, Oregon Public

Utility Commission, 550 Capitol

Street, N.E., Suite 215, Salem, OR

97310–2551.

Dated: November 2, 2000

Sharon L. Webber,

Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division.

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 54

[CC Docket No. 96–45; FCC 00–359]

Federal-State Joint Board on Universal

Service: Petition for Forbearance by

Operator Communications, Inc. d/b/a

Oncor Communications, Inc.

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rules.

SUMMARY: In this document, the

Commission seeks comment on

proposals to modify the Commission’s

rules relating to contributions to the

federal universal service support

mechanisms. In light of significant

recent developments in the interstate

telecommunications marketplace, such

as the entry of Regional Bell Operating

Companies into the interexchange

services market, we seek comment on

whether the existing methodology

provides or will provide a competitive

advantage to certain carriers in the

marketplace. By initiating this

rulemaking, we seek to ensure that

assessment of contributions to the

federal universal service support

mechanisms remains competitively

neutral, and that the mechanisms

continue to meet the statutory

requirement to be specific, predictable,

and sufficient.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

November 30, 2000. Reply comments

are due on or before December 14, 2000.

Written comments by the public on the

proposed and/or modified information

collections discussed in this Further

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking are due

on or before November 30, 2000.

Written comments must be submitted by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) on the proposed and/or modified

information collections on or before

January 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: 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. In addition to filing comments

with the Secretary, a copy of any

comments on the information

collection(s) contained herein should be

submitted to Judy Boley, Federal

Communications Commission, Room 1–

C804, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20554, or via the Internet to

jboley@fcc.gov and to Edward C.

Springer, OMB Desk Officer, 10236

NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, or via the

Internet to vhuth@omb.eop.gov. Parties

also should 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Praveen Goyal, Attorney, Common

Carrier Bureau, Accounting Policy

Division, (202) 418–7400. For further

information concerning the information

collection contained in this Further

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking contact

Judy Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 1–C804, 445 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or

via the Internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Further

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC

Docket No. 96–45 released on October

12, 2000. The full text of this document

is available for public inspection during

regular business hours in the FCC

Reference Center, Room CY–A257, 445

Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC

20554.

This FNPRM contains proposed

information collection(s) subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA). It has been submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review under the PRA. OMB,

the general public, and other Federal

agencies are invited to comment on the

proposed information collections

contained in this proceeding.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The FNPRM contains a proposed

information collection. The

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burdens,

invites the general public and OMB to

comment on the information

collection(s) contained in this FNPRM,

as required by the PRA, Public Law

104–13. Public and agency comments

on the proposed and/or modified

information collections discussed in

this Further Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking are due on or before

November 30, 2000. Written comments

must be submitted by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) on the

proposed and/or modified information

collections on or before January 8, 2001.

Comments should address: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0855.

Title: Telecommunications Reporting

Worksheet and Associated

Requirements, CC Docket No. 96–45.

Form No.: FCC Forms 499A and 499S.

Type of Review: Proposed Revision.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.

Proposal 1: Periodic current Revenue

Reports of Proposed Changes to the

Contribution Assessment Methodology.

Title Number of

respondents

Hrs. per

response

Total annual

burden

FCC Form 499A ...................................................................................................................................... 3500 8 28,000

FCC Form 499S ...................................................................................................................................... 2000 5.5 11,000

Periodic Current Revenue Reporting (Monthly) ...................................................................................... 2000 5.5 132,000

Total Annual Burden for Proposal 1 ................................................................................................. .................... .................... 171,000