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 08-2487 Release Date: November 12, 2008 The Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Nominations for Six Board Member Positions on The Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 97-21 Nominations due by: December 1, 2008 Pursuant to section 54.703(c) of the Commission’s rules,1 the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks nominations for the following board member positions on the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC): · Representative for schools that are eligible to receive discounts pursuant to section 54.501 of the Commission’s rules (position currently held by Brian L. Talbott) · Representative for interexchange carriers with annual operating revenues of $3 billion or less (position currently held by James Jackson) · Representative for rural health care providers that are eligible to receive supported services pursuant to section 54.601 of the Commission’s rules (position currently held by Dr. Peter Kragel) · Representative for competitive local exchange carriers (position currently held by Joseph Gillan) · Representative for low-income consumers (position currently held by Joycelyn Tate) · Representative for incumbent local exchange carriers (other than Bell Operating Companies) with annual reporting revenues of $40 million or less (position currently held by Jason B. Williams) The terms of the above board members are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2008. On behalf of the Commission, the 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 1 47 C.F.R. § 54.703(c). 2 rural health care providers eligible to receive supported services pursuant to section 54.601 of the Commission’s rules may submit nominations for the board member who will represent rural health care providers).2 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 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition, two copies of each nomination should be submitted to Antoinette Stevens, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 5-B521, 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 December 1, 2008. 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). 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, 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. Nominations filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, however, parties must submit one electronic copy of the filing to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, parties should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit nominations by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions, filers should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words in the body of the message, “get form.” A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. 2 47 C.F.R. § 54.703(c)(1). 3 47 C.F.R. § 54.703(c)(2). 3 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 duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 488-5300, facsimile (202) 488-5563, or via e-mail at FCC@BCPIWEB.COM. To request this document in an accessible format 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). Please note that you are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-0876. For further information, contact the Telecommunications Access Policy Division of the Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400. -FCC-