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acquired exchanges into existing study

areas should exclude the costs

associated with the acquired exchanges

from the cost associated with the preacquisition study areas in annual

universal service data a submissions

used to determine eligibility for highcost loop supports. Acquiring rural

carriers shall separately provide the

information listed in section 47 CFR

36.611 for both acquired and existing

exchanges, as if these two categories of

exchanges constitute separate study

areas. See 47 CFR section 36.611. (No.

of respondents: 20; hours per response:

24 hours; total annual burden: 480

hours). f. Safety Net Additive: Safety net

additive support would only be

available in years in which support

levels would otherwise exceed the new

indexed cap on the high-cost loop

support fund. To receive such support

in a particular study area, a carrier

would need to show that growth in

telecommunications plant in service

(TPIS) per line is at least 14 percent

greater than the study area’s TPIS per

line in the prior year, or the ‘‘base year.’’

Any study area that initially qualifies

for safety net additive support would

also qualify for such support in each of

the four succeeding years if the cap is

again triggered, regardless of whether

the study area meets the 14 percent

criterion in the succeeding years.

Carriers must provide written notice to

the Commission and USAC in

conjunction with their annual or

quarterly submissions to NECA

indicating that a study area meets the 14

percent TPIS trigger. If a carrier should

fail to provide written notification to the

Commission and USAC, the study area

that otherwise would have qualified for

safety net additive will not be eligible.

See 47 CFR 36.605(c)(2). (No. of

respondents: 1300; hours per response:

.5 hours; total annual burden: 650

hours). g. Safety Valve: Once relevant

regulatory approvals are obtained and

the transaction is closed, the rural

carrier shall provide written notice to

USAC that they have acquired access

lines that may become eligible for safety

value support. In order to assist USAC

in the administration of the safety valve

mechanism, rural carriers shall also

provide written notice to USAC of when

their index year has been established for

purposes of calculating eligibility for

safety valve support. See 47 CFR 54.305

(f). (No. of respondents: 1300; hours per

response: .5 hours; total annual burden:

650 hours). The Commission will use

the information requirements to

determine whether and to what extent

rural telecommunications carriers

providing the data are eligible to receive

universal service support. Obligation to

respond: Required to obtain or retain

benefits.

Public reporting burden for the

collection of information is as noted

above. Send comments regarding the

burden estimate or any other aspect of

the collections of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden to

Performance Evaluation and Records

Management, Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–16241 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96–45; DA 01–1458]

Common Carrier Bureau Seeks

Comment on Translation of Cost Model

to Delphi Computer Language and

Announces Posting of Updated Cost

Model

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY: In a Public Notice in this

proceeding released on June 20, 2001,

the Common Carrier Bureau sought

comment on translation of the forwardlooking cost model to Delphi computer

language and announced the posting of

an updated Turbo-Pascal version of the

cost model on the Commission’s web

site.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

August 13, 2001. Reply comments are

due on or before August 27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for where and how

to file comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Katie King or Thomas Buckley,

Attorneys, Common Carrier Bureau,

Accounting Policy Division, (202) 418–

7400 TTY: (202) 418–0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Fifth Report and Order, 63 FR 63993,

October 28, 1998, the Commission

adopted a forward-looking cost model to

be used in determining federal high-cost

universal service support for non-rural

carriers. To date, the model has been in

Turbo-Pascal computer language.

Commission staff have translated the

model from Turbo-Pascal language into

Delphi computer language. In this

document, the Common Carrier Bureau

announces the posting of the current

forward-looking cost model in Delphi

computer language and seeks comment

on whether it should use the Delphi

version for purposes of calculating

support amounts for 2002.

The Delphi version can be found on

the Commission’s Web site

(www.fcc.gov/ccb/apd/hcpm). The

Delphi version of the forward-looking

cost model is a beta version that will

continue to be refined and updated as

the Commission staff and interested

parties work with it. In an effort to use

a computer language that works best for

the Commission and all interested

parties, this document seeks comment

on advantages of the Delphi version

over the Turbo-Pascal version, and

recommendations concerning

improvements to the Delphi version.

In this document, the Common

Carrier Bureau also announces the

posting of a separate, updated TurboPascal version of the cost model on the

Commission’s Web site (www.fcc.gov/

ccb/apd/hcpm) that contains minor

programming changes to the model and

source codes that were necessary for the

purpose of using the updated line count

data. On December 8, 2000, the

Commission decided to use the year-end

1999 line counts filed July 31, 2000, as

input values for estimating average

forward-looking costs and determining

support for the year 2001. Because the

year-end 1999 line count data in large

part remains subject to a protective

order, the posted version of the model

contains the 1998 line count data that

has already been made available to the

public. Parties that wish to work with

the year-end 1999 line count data

should contact the Universal Service

Administrative Company (USAC) and

must adhere to the procedures set forth

in the Commission’s protective order.

Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the

Commission’s rules, interested parties

may file comments as follows:

comments are due on or before August

13, 2001, and reply comments are due

on or before August 27, 2001. 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. 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

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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.

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 three paper

copies of their filing to Sheryl Todd,

Accounting Policy Division, Common

Carrier Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission, 445

Twelfth Street SW., Room 5–A422,

Washington, D.C. 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 continue to be conducted as a

permit-but-disclose proceeding in

which ex parte communications are

permitted subject to disclosure.

Katherine L. Schroder,

Division Chief, Accounting Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 01–16237 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Draft 2001–2006 Strategic Plan

ACTION: Request for comment.

SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in

accordance with the requirements of the

Government Performance and Results

Act of 1993, has developed a draft of its

2001–2006 Strategic Plan. The FDIC is

now soliciting for consideration the

views and suggestions of stakeholders

potentially affected by or interested in

this plan.

The draft strategic plan covers a fiveyear period and provides a framework

for implementing the agency’s mission

of contributing to stability and public

confidence in the nation’s financial

system. This is accomplished through

the FDIC’s three major program areas—

Insurance, Supervision, and

Receivership Management—that work to

achieve the following results:

• Protection of insured depositors

from loss, without recourse to taxpayer

funding,

• Safety and soundness of insured

depository institutions,

• Protection of consumers’ rights and

the investment by FDIC-supervised

institutions in their communities, and

• Recovery to creditors of

receiverships.

The plan can be reviewed on the

FDIC’s website, http://www.fdic.gov, in

the ‘‘About FDIC’’ section.

Printed copies may be obtained from

the FDIC Public Information Center by

calling 1–800–276–6003 (202–416–6940

within the Washington metropolitan

area) or sending electronic mail to

PublicInfo@FDIC.gov.

DATES: The comment period closes July

31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit their written

comments to: FDIC—Division of

Finance, Business Planning Section,

Room 536, 801 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20434 or Internet Email: StrategicPlan@FDIC.gov

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gordon A. Goeke at the addresses

identified above.

Dated at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of

June, 2001.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

James D. LaPierre,

Deputy Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–16321 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATE AND TIME:

Thursday, June 28, 2001 at 10 a.m. The

starting time has been changed to 2 p.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington,

DC (ninth floor).

STATUS: Meeting open to the public.

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:

Ron Harris, Press Officer, Telephone

(202) 694–1220.

Mary W. Dove,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 01–16397 Filed 6–26–01; 10:55 am]

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01107]

Environmental Health Epidemiology

Program for Latin American and

Caribbean Countries; Notice of

Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a cooperative agreement with

the Pan American Health Organization

(PAHO). This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus area of

Environmental Health.

The purpose of the program is to

further develop and establish an

environmental health epidemiology,

surveillance, and laboratory program for

the Latin American and Caribbean

countries.

The objectives are to: Collaborate with

Latin American and Caribbean countries

(LAC) in the conduct of environmental

epidemiology studies of populations

exposed to environmental contaminants

and other harmful agents.

Provide instruction and training to

enhance the development of

information systems to promote

epidemiologic and environmental

surveillance in the LAC.

Promote and enhance environmental

laboratories for environmental

surveillance and exposure assessment;

promote and enhance development of

methodology for assessment of exposure

of populations to environmental

contaminants.

Promote and enhance environmental

health risk communication in the LAC

region.

Work with collaborating centers to

implement training programs in the

LAC region, and provide access to other

existing programs, including those

delivered by distance learning

approaches.

Implement global environmental

health programs that address strategic

issues, such as the Children’s Health

and Environment in Latin America and

the Caribbean (CHELAC) initiative.

No human subjects research will be

supported under this cooperative

agreement.

B. Eligible Applicant

Assistance will be provided only to

the Pan American Health Organization.

No other applications are solicited.

The Pan American Health

Organization is the most appropriate