PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 08-1230 COMMENT SOUGHT ON FORT HEALTHCARE - FORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, FORT HEALTHCARE - LAKE MILLS CLINIC, FORT HEALTHCARE - WHITEWATER CLINIC, AND FRANCISCAN SKEMP WAUKON CLINIC’S REQUESTS FOR REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY WC Docket No. 02-60 Release Date: May 30, 2008 Comment Date: June 30, 2008 Reply Comment Date: July 14, 2008 On May 15, 2008, Fort HealthCare—Fort Memorial Hospital, Fort HealthCare—Lake Mills Clinic, and Fort HealthCare—Whitewater Clinic, (collectively, Fort HealthCare) filed a request seeking review of decisions of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), in which USAC denied Fort HealthCare’s funding requests for Funding Year 2006 under the rural health care support mechanism.1 In its request, Fort HealthCare asserts that USAC erroneously calculated the amount of funding due Fort HealthCare by doubling the proposed urban rates, which substantially reduced or eliminated Fort HealthCare’s rural health care support.2 On May 15, 2008, Franciscan Skemp Waukon Clinic (Waukon Clinic) filed a request seeking review of a USAC decision in which USAC denied Waukon Clinic’s funding request for Funding Years 2005 and 2006 under the rural health care support mechanism due to violations of the competitive bidding rules.3 In its request, Waukon Clinic asserts that it appropriately adhered to the “purpose of the competitive bidding requirement by ensuring that its contract…is competitively priced for the type of service rendered.”4 1 Letter from Curt F. Pawlisch, Fort HealthCare – Fort Memorial Hospital, Fort HealthCare – Lake Mills Clinic, and Fort HealthCare – Whitewater Clinic, to Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, WC Docket No. 02-60 (filed May 15, 2008) (Fort HealthCare Request for Review). 2 See Fort HealthCare Request for Review at 1. 3 Letter from Curt F. Pawlisch, Franciscan Skemp Waukon Clinic, to Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, WC Docket No. 02-60 (filed May 15, 2008) (Waukon Clinic Request for Review). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.603. 4 See Waukon Clinic Request for Review at 3. 2 Interested parties may file comments on or before June 30, 2008, and reply comments on or before July 14, 2008. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 02-60. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies.5 § Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for submitting comments. § For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one electronic copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions, filers should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the following words in the body of the message, “get form.” A sample form and directions will be sent in response. § Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first- class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. The Commission’s contractor will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 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, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington D.C. 20554. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (tty). In addition, one copy of each pleading must be sent to each of the following: (1) The Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, www.bcpiweb.com; phone: (202) 488-5300 fax: (202) 488- 5563; (2) Erica Myers, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 5-A340, Washington, D.C. 20554; e-mail: Erica.Myers@fcc.gov and 5 See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998). 3 (3) David Duarte, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 5B-441, Washington, D.C. 20554; e-mail: David.Duarte@fcc.gov. Filings and comments are also 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, D.C. 20554. They may also be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CYB402, Washington, D.C. 20554, telephone: (202) 488-5300, fax: (202) 488-5563, or via e-mail www.bcpiweb.com. This matter shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules.6 Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain summaries of the substance of the presentation and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence description of the views and arguments presented generally is required.7 Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex parte presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in section 1.1206(b) of the Commission’s rules.8 For further information, please contact Erica Myers, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-2429 or TTY (202) 418-0484. - FCC - 6 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. 7 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2). 8 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b).