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1Any further reference in this letter to ‘‘your 

conviction’’ refers to your May 2, 2007 guilty plea 

and subsequent conviction of one count of 

conspiracy to defraud the United States and one 

count of bribery. United States v. Arthur R. Scott, 

Criminal Docket No. 1:07–CR–139–CC–01, Plea 

Agreement (N.D.Ga. filed May 2, 2007 and entered 

May 7, 2007) (‘‘Scott Plea Agreement’’); United 

States v. Arthur R. Scott, 1:07–CR–139–CC–01, 

Judgment (N.D.Ga. filed and entered Oct. 2, 2007) 

(‘‘Scott Judgment’’). 2 47 CFR 54.521; 47 CFR 0.111(a)(14) (delegating 

to the Enforcement Bureau authority to resolve 

universal service suspension and debarment 

proceedings pursuant to 47 CFR 54.521). 

3See Schools and Libraries Universal Service 

Support Mechanism, Second Report and Order and 

Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC 

Rcd 9202, 9225, ¶ 66 (2003) (‘‘Second Report and 

Order’’). The Commission’s debarment rules define 

a ‘‘person’’ as ‘‘[a]ny individual, group of 

individuals, corporation, partnership, association, 

unit of government or legal entity, however, 

organized.’’ 47 CFR 54.521(a)(6). 

4See generally United States v. Arthur R. Scott 

and Evelyn Myers Scott a/k/a Evelyn M. Myers, 

Continued 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

Farm Credit Administration Board; 

Regular Meeting 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of 

the regular meeting of the Farm Credit 

Administration Board (Board). 

Date and Time: The regular meeting 

of the Board will be held at the offices 

of the Farm Credit Administration in 

McLean, Virginia, on November 8, 2007, 

from 9 a.m. until such time as the Board 

concludes its business. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland E. Smith, Secretary to the Farm 

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–

4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit 

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting of the Board will be open to the 

public (limited space available). In order 

to increase the accessibility to Board 

meetings, persons requiring assistance 

should make arrangements in advance. 

The matters to be considered at the 

meeting are: 

Open Session 

A. Approval of Minutes 

• October 11, 2007. 

B. New Business 

• Final Rule—12 CFR Part 620—

Annual Report to Shareholders. 

C. Reports 

• Office of Management Services 

Quarterly Report. 

Dated: November 2, 2007. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 07–5584 Filed 11–2–07; 3:21 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[DA 07–4336] 

Notice of Suspension and Initiation of 

Debarment Proceedings; Schools and 

Libraries Universal Service Support 

Mechanism 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau (the 

‘‘Bureau’’) gives notice of Mr. Arthur R. 

Scott’s suspension from the schools and 

libraries universal service support 

mechanism (or ‘‘E-Rate Program’’). 

Additionally, the Bureau gives notice 

that debarment proceedings are 

commencing against him. Mr. Scott, or 

any person who has an existing contract 

with or intends to contract with him to 

provide or receive services in matters 

arising out of activities associated with 

or related to the schools and libraries 

support, may respond by filing an 

opposition request, supported by 

documentation to Diana Lee, Federal 

Communications Commission, 

Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and 

Hearings Division, Room 4–C330, 445 

12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20554. 

DATES: Opposition requests must be 

received by December 6, 2007. However, 

an opposition request by the party to be 

suspended must be received 30 days 

from the receipt of the suspension letter 

or December 6, 2007, whichever comes 

first. The Bureau will decide any 

opposition request for reversal or 

modification of suspension or 

debarment within 90 days of its receipt 

of such requests. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Lee, Federal Communications 

Commission, Enforcement Bureau, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, 

Room 4–C330, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. Diana Lee may 

be contacted by phone at (202) 418–

0843 or e-mail at diana.lee@fcc.gov. If 

Ms. Lee is unavailable, you may contact 

Ms. Vickie Robinson, Assistant Chief, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, by 

telephone at (202) 418–1420 and by email at vickie.robinson@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Bureau has suspension and debarment 

authority pursuant to 47 CFR 54.521 

and 47 CFR 0.111(a)(14). Suspension 

will help to ensure that the party to be 

suspended cannot continue to benefit 

from the schools and libraries 

mechanism pending resolution of the 

debarment process. Attached is the 

suspension letter, DA 07–4336, which 

was mailed to Mr. Scott and released on 

October 18, 2007. The complete text of 

the notice of debarment is available for 

public inspection and copying during 

regular business hours at the FCC 

Reference Information Center, Portal II, 

445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554, In addition, the 

complete text is available on the FCC’s 

Web site at http://www.fcc.gov. The text 

may also be purchased from the 

Commission’s duplicating inspection 

and copying during regular business 

hours at the contractor, Best Copy and 

Printing, Inc., Portal II, 445 12th Street, 

SW., Room CY-B420, Washington, DC 

20554, telephone (202) 488–5300 or 

(800) 378–3160, facsimile (202) 488–

5563, or via e-mail http:// 

www.bcpiweb.com. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Hillary S. DeNigro, 

Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, 

Enforcement Bureau. 

The suspension letter follows: 

October 18, 2007 

DA 07–4336 

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT 

REQUESTED AND FACSIMILE (404–872–

1622) 

Mr. Arthur R. Scott, c/o Seth D. 

Kirschenbaum, Esq., Davis Zipperman 

Kirschenbaum & Lotito, 918 Ponce de Leon 

Avenue, NE., Atlanta, GA 30306–4212, EMail: skirschenbaum@dzkl.com. 

Re: Notice of Suspension and Initiation of 

Debarment Proceedings, File No. EB–07–

IH–7304 

Dear Mr. Scott: 

The Federal Communications Commission 

(‘‘FCC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) has received 

notice of your conviction for conspiracy to 

defraud the United States and bribery in 

violation of 18 U.S.C. 371 and 666(a)(1)(B) in 

connection with your participation in the 

schools and libraries universal service 

support mechanism (‘‘E-Rate program’’).1

Consequently, pursuant to 47 CFR 54.521, 

this letter constitutes official notice of your 

suspension from the E-Rate program. In 

addition, the Enforcement Bureau (‘‘Bureau’’) 

hereby notifies you that we are commencing 

debarment proceedings against you.2

I. Notice of Suspension 

The Commission has established 

procedures to prevent persons who have 

‘‘defrauded the government or engaged in 

similar acts through activities associated with 

or related to the schools and libraries support 

mechanism’’ from receiving the benefits 

associated with that program.3 You pled 

guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United 

States and bribery for activities in connection 

with your participation in the E-Rate 

program.4 You admitted that while employed 

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