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 The  terms  of  the  above  Board  members,  with  the  exception  of  David  Conn,  are  scheduled  to  expire  on  December  31,  2003.  2  Mr.  Conn  vacated  his  position  on  the  USAC  Board,  effective 
 September  23,  2003.  On  behalf  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  wishes  to  thank  each  of  the  Board  members  listed  above  for  their  diligent 
 efforts  and  dedicated  service  on  the  USAC  Board. 
 Pursuant  to  section  54.703(  c)(  1)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  only  members  of  the  industry  or  non-  industry  group  that  a  Board  member  will  represent  may  submit  a  nomination  for  that 
 position  (e.  g.,  only  competitive  local  exchange  carriers  may  submit  nominations  for  the  Board  member  who  will  represent  competitive  local  exchange  carriers).  In  order  to  expedite  the 
 appointment  process,  members  of  the  relevant  industry  or  non-  industry  group  are  encouraged  to  nominate  a  single  candidate  who  possesses  substantial  experience  in,  and  knowledge  of, 
 telecommunications  issues.  If  members  of  the  relevant  industry  or  non-  industry  group  fail  to  reach  consensus  on  a  candidate  to  serve  on  the  Board,  or  fail  to  submit  a  nomination  for  the 
 particular  Board  member  seat,  the  Chairman  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  will  select  an  individual  from  that  industry  or  non-  industry  group  to  serve  on  the  Board. 


 Pursuant  to  section  54.703(  c)(  2)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  each  nomination  must  be  captioned:  “In  the  Matter  of:  Nomination  for  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company 
 Board  of  Directors,  CC  Docket  Nos.  97-  21  and  96-  45.”  3  An  original  and  four  copies  of  each  nomination  must  be  filed,  in  accordance  with  Part  1  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  with  the 
 Commission’s  Secretary,  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554.  In  addition,  two 
 copies  of  each  nomination  should  be  submitted  to  Sheryl  Todd,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th 
 Street,  S.  W.,  Room  5-  B540,  Washington,  DC  20554.  Each  nomination  should  specify  the  position  on  the  Board  of  Directors  for  which  such  nomination  is  submitted  and  should  be 
 accompanied  by  the  nominee’s  professional  and  biographical  information,  such  as  a  résumé  or  professional  biography.  Nominations  received  prior  to  the  release  of  this  public  notice  will  be 
 considered  and  do  not  need  to  be  resubmitted.  All  nominations  must  be  filed  with  the  Office  of  the  Secretary  by  October  27,  2003. 


 The  Commission’s  contractor,  Vistronix  Inc.,  will  receive  hand-  delivered  or  messenger-delivered  paper  filings  for  the  Commission’s  Secretary  at  236  Massachusetts  Avenue,  N.  E.,  Suite 
 110,  Washington,  DC  20002.  The  filing  hours  at  this  location  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  mail,  Express  Mail,  and  Priority  Mail  should  be  addressed  to  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  DC  20554. 


 2  Originally,  Mr.  Conn’s  term  was  set  to  expire  December  31,  2005. 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.703(  c)(  2). 
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 The  full  text  of  this  document  is  available  for  public  inspection  and  copying  during  regular  business  hours  at  the  FCC  Reference  Information  Center,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street, 
 S.  W.,  Room  CY-  A257,  Washington,  DC,  20554.  This  document  may  also  be  purchased  from  the  Commission's  copy  contractor,  Qualex  International,  Portals  II,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room 
 CY-  B402,  Washington,  DC,  20554,  telephone  202-  863-  2893,  facsimile  202-  863-  2898,  or  via  e-mail  qualexint@  aol.  com.  For  further  information,  contact  Sheryl  Todd,  Telecommunications 
 Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  7400. 
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