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COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 54 

[WC Docket No. 10–90, 14–259; DA 15–140; 

DA 15–158] 

Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks 

Comment More Generally on Letter of 

Credit Proposals for Connect America 

Phase II Competitive Bidding Process 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: In these documents, the 

Wireline Competition Bureau seeks 

comment more generally on letter of 

credit proposals raised by several 

petitions for waiver and their potential 

applicability to the Phase II competitive 

bidding process. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

March 30, 2015 and reply comments are 

due on or before April 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by WC Docket Nos. 10–90 and 

14–259, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the Internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. 

• 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: 

Heidi Lankau, Wireline Competition 

Bureau at (202) 418–7400 or TTY (202) 

418–0484. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Wireline Competition 

Bureau’s Public Notices (Notices) in WC 

Docket No. 10–90, 14–259; DA 15–140, 

released January 30, 2015 and DA 15– 

158, released February 4, 2015. The 

complete text of these documents are 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

FCC Reference Information Center, 

Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room 

CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. The 

document may also be purchased from 

the Commission’s duplicating 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 

445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800) 

378–3160 or (202) 863–2893, facsimile 

(202) 863–2898, or via Internet at 

http://www.bcpiweb.com. 

I. Introduction 

1. On January 27, 2015, the Alliance 

of Rural Broadband Applicants filed a 

petition for limited waiver of certain 

letter of credit (LOC) requirements 

applicable to the rural broadband 

experiments. On February 3, 2015, 

NTCA—The Rural Broadband 

Association filed an emergency petition 

for limited waiver of the LOC bank 

eligibility requirements applicable to 

the rural broadband experiments. On 

January 21, 2015, the National Rural 

Utilities Cooperative Finance 

Corporation and its affiliate, the Rural 

Telephone Finance Cooperative, also 

filed a petition for waiver of one aspect 

of the Commission’s LOC bank 

eligibility requirements. 

2. The Bureau notes that these 

petitions for waiver raise issues that 

may be relevant to broader pending 

questions regarding possible LOC 

requirements for recipients of funding 

awarded through the Phase II 

competitive bidding process. Thus, 

during the comment period established, 

the Bureau encourages parties to 

comment on the petitions’ LOC 

proposals more generally and their 

potential applicability to the Phase II 

competitive bidding process. 

3. In order to develop a complete 

record on the issues presented in the 

waiver petition, the request for more 

general comment will be treated, for ex 

parte purposes, as ‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ 

in accordance with section 1.1200(a) of 

the Commission’s rules, subject to the 

requirements under section 1.1206(b). 

II. Procedural Matters 

1. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Analysis 

4. The USF/ICC Transformation Order 

and FNPRM included an Initial 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 603, exploring the 

potential impact on small entities of the 

Commission’s proposal. We invite 

parties to file comments on the IRFA in 

light of this additional notice. 

2. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 Analysis 

5. This document seeks comment on 

a potential new or revised information 

collection requirement. If the 

Commission adopts a new or revised 

information collection requirement, the 

Commission will publish a separate 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

the public to comment on the 

requirement, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520). In addition, pursuant to the 

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4), the Commission seeks 

specific comment on how it might 

‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

3. Filing Requirements 

6. 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 (1998). 

• Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the Internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. 


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• Paper Filers: Parties that choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy of each filing. Because more 

than one docket number appears in the 

caption of this proceeding, filers must 

submit two additional copies for the 

additional docket 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. 

• 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 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, 

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). 

7. 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 Heidi Lankau, 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

445 12th Street SW., Room 5–B511, 

Washington, DC 20554, or by email to 

Heidi.Lankau@fcc.gov. 

8. Documents are available for public 

inspection and copying during business 

hours at the FCC Reference Information 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. 

Furthermore, the documents may be 

viewed in and downloaded from ECFS. 

9. For additional information on this 

proceeding, contact Heidi Lankau 

(Heidi.Lankau@fcc.gov) of the Wireline 

Competition Bureau, 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, (202) 418–7400. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Ryan B. Palmer, 

Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. 

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