[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33074-33075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16396]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CC Docket No. 96-128; DA 96-983]
Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of time.
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SUMMARY: In this Order, we are extending the comments and reply
comments deadlines in order to grant to the parties more time to
address all issues raised in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. This
Order is issued on the Commission's own motion because of the
relatively short time that was accorded to the parties to comment on
the important issues.
DATES: Comments due: July 1, 1996; Reply Comments due: July 15, 1996.
ADDRESSES: In addition to filing comments with the Secretary, a copy of
any comments on the information collections contained herein should be
submitted to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications Commission, Room
234, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to
dconway@fcc.gov and to Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725
- 17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503 or via the Internet to
fain__t@al.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Carowitz, Enforcement
Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 418-0960. For additional
information concerning the information collections contained in this
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making contact Dorothy Conway at 202-
418-0217, or via the Internet at dconway@fcc.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Order
Adopted: June 20, 1996; Released: June 20, 1996.
1. On June 14, 1996, the American Public Communications Council
(``APCC'') filed a motion asking that we extend the deadline for filing
comments in the above-captioned proceeding 1 from June 27, 1996,
to July 1, 1996, a period of four days. APCC also requests a
corresponding extension of the due date for reply comments from July 8,
1996, to July 12, 1996. In support of its motion, APCC states that
virtually every issue in the proceeding vitally affects its members and
that, as a result, additional days are required to effectively prepare
comments.2 Also on June 14, 1996, Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company (``SWBT'') filed a motion for an extension of the deadline for
reply comments to July 12, 1996, although it does not request a change
in the deadline for the initial comment cycle. SWBT argues that due to
the forthcoming federal holiday, there will not be a sufficient number
of business days for parties to respond adequately to the initial
comments.
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\1\ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 96-254 (rel. Jun. 6,
1996); 61 FR 31481, June 20, 1996.
\2\ As a national trade association of independent pay telephone
companies, APCC claims that the comment process will require
coordination with member companies and allied state associations.
APCC claims that this process cannot be completed effectively in the
time allotted.
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2. It is the policy of the Commission that extensions of time are
not routinely granted.3 However, in light of the important issues
presented in this proceeding and the relatively short period of time
accorded to the parties to comment on those issues, we believe that the
public interest would be served by granting all parties a brief
extension of the deadlines for the comments and reply comments. While
we take this action on our motion, we nevertheless believe that this
Order will grant relief that is substantially similar to that requested
by APCC and SWBT.
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\3\ See 47 CFR Sec. 1.46(a).
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3. Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant to Sections 4(i), 4(j), and
5(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i),
154(j), and 155(c), and the authority delegated thereunder pursuant to
Sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR Secs. 0.91
and 0.291, that the deadline for filing comments in the above-captioned
proceeding is extended to July 1, 1996, and the deadline for filing
reply comments is extended to July 15, 1996. Because they concern
issues that are now moot, the motions of APCC and SWBT for an extension
of time are dismissed.
Federal Communications Commission.
Robert W. Spangler
Deputy Chief (Policy), Enforcement Division, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-16396 Filed 6-25-96; 8:45 am]
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