(1 PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission12th
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Washington, D.C. 20554
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DA 11-1206
Release Date: July 18, 2011
COMMENT SOUGHT ON RICHMOND CONNECTIONS, INC. REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF
THE COMMISSION'S RURAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM RULES AND EMERGENCY
PETITION FOR EXPEDITED STAY PENDING COMMISSION REVIEW
WC Docket No. 02-60
Comment Date: August 1, 2011
Reply Comment Date: August 8, 2011
On July 7, 2011, Richmond Connections, Inc. (Richmond) requested a waiver of section 54.6 11
of the Commission's rules, which requires that the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)
reimburse any monies due to a carrier from the universal service rural health care support mechanism
only after an offset is credited against that carrier's universal service support obligations.' Richmond also
requests that the Commission grant an expedited stay of USAC ' s decision, allowing Richmond to
continue to receive bi-monthly rural health care support disbursements pending the Commission's review
of the instant waiver request.2
Interested parties may file comments on or before August 1, 2011, and reply comments on or
before August 8, 2011. 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.3
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the
ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs2/. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the
website for submitting comments.
• 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.
'Petition for Waiver and Emergency Request for Expedited Stay and/or Special Relief of Richmond Connections,
Inc., WC Docket No. 02-60 (filed Jul. 7, 2011) (Petition for Waiver); 47 C.F.R. § 54.611.
2 See Petition for Waiver at 5.
See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13
FCCRcd 11322 (1998).
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-
class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary,
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary must be
delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th1 St., SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, D.D. 20554. All hand
deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of
before entering the building. The filing hours are 8; 11 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 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 must 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-B432, Washington, D.C. 20554; e-mail: Erica.Myers(2ifcc.gov and
(3) Charles Tyler, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 445 12th
Street, S.W., Room 5-B521, Washington, D.C. 20554; e-mail: Charles.Tyler@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 CY-B402, 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 exparte rules.4 Persons making oral exparte 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.5 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.6
447C.F.R. § 1.l200etseq.
See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2).
647 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b).
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For further information, please contact Erica Myers, Telecommunications Access Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-2429 or TTY (202) 418-0484.
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