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 10-663 April 16, 2010 NOTICE OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF “COMPLETE AS FILED” FORBEARANCE PROCEDURAL RULE WC Docket No. 07-267 On June 26, 2009, the Commission adopted the Forbearance Procedures Order, which promulgated rules for the consideration of forbearance petitions under section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.1 Those rules, except for the new “complete as filed” rule, became effective on September 8, 2009.2 The “complete as filed” rule contains new information collection requirements that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. The information collection was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under 47 U.S.C. § 3507(d) and was approved by OMB on April 5, 2010.3 Accordingly, § 1.54 Petitions for forbearance must be complete as filed, the “complete as filed” filing requirement adopted in the Forbearance Procedures Order, took effect on April 5, 2010. The Forbearance Procedures Order and the complete forbearance petition rules are available at http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/cpd/forbearance/. For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Jonathan Reel, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-1580, jonathan.reel@fcc.gov . - FCC - 1 Petition to Establish Procedural Requirements to Govern Proceedings for Forbearance Under Section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, WC Docket No. 07-267, Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 9543 (2009) (Forbearance Procedures Order), http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-56A1.doc. 2 See Notice of Effective Date of New Forbearance Procedural Rules, Public Notice, WC Docket No. 07-267, DA 09-1852, 24 FCC Rcd 10937 (2009) (announcing effective date of 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.55-1.59); Federal Communications Commission, 47 C.F.R. Part 64, Forbearance Procedures, 74 FR 39219 (Aug. 6, 2009). 3 See Notice of Office of Management and Budget Action for OMB Control No. 3060-1138 (approved Apr. 5, 2010); http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=200910-3060-015.