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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  57 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 2000  Biennial  Regulatory  Review  – 
 Comprehensive  Review  of  the  Accounting 
 Requirements  and  ARMIS  Reporting  Requirements 
 for  Incumbent  Local  Exchange  Carriers:  Phase  2 
 and  Phase  3 


 Qwest  Corporation  Motion  for  Extension  of  Time 
 to  File  Comments  in  Phase  3 


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 CC  Docket  No.  00-  199 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  January  9,  2001  Released:  January  10,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Accounting  Safeguards  Division: 
 1.  On  January  4,  2001,  Qwest  Corporation  (“  Qwest”)  filed  a  motion  for  extensions  of  the 
 January  30,  2001  deadline  for  filing  comments  and  the  February  28,  2001  deadline  for  filing  reply 
 comments  in  Phase  3  of  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  the  above-  captioned  docket.  1  Qwest 
 contends  that  the  initial  comments  in  Phase  3  are  due  on  the  same  date  as  the  reply  comments  in  Phase  2 
 and  that  it  will  be  difficult  for  the  parties  to  adequately  address  the  issues  raised  in  Phase  2  and  Phase  3  if 
 they  are  required  to  file  the  Phase  2  reply  comments  and  Phase  3  initial  comments  simultaneously. 


 2.  It  is  the  policy  of  the  Commission  that  extensions  of  time  shall  not  be  routinely  granted.  2  In 
 this  instance,  the  Accounting  Safeguards  Division  will  exercise  its  discretion  and  grant  a  brief  extension  of 
 time  for  the  comments  and  reply  comments  to  be  filed  in  Phase  3  of  this  docket.  We  will  grant  Qwest’s 
 request  and  extend  the  time  for  filing  Phase  3  initial  comments  until  February  13,  2001  and  Phase  3  reply 
 comments  until  March  14,  2001. 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that  the  motion  for  extension  of  time  filed  by  Qwest 
 Corporation  on  January  4,  2001,  IS  GRANTED. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Kenneth  P.  Moran 
 Chief,  Accounting  Safeguards  Division 


 1  See  Qwest  Corporation  Motion  for  Extension  of  Time,  filed  January  4,  2001. 
 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.46. 
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