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 12-447 Release Date: March 22, 2012 COMMENT CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING REGARDING SEPARATIONS FREEZE EXTENSION CC Docket No. 80-286 Comment Date: April 5, 2012 Reply Comment Date: April 12, 2012 On March 15, 2012, the Commission released a further notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on extending, until June 30, 2014, the current freeze of Part 36 category relationships and jurisdictional cost allocation factors.1 The Commission set the comment and reply comment deadlines for the Further Notice as 14 and 21 days, respectively, after the publication of a summary of the Further Notice in the Federal Register. On March 22, 2012, a summary of the Further Notice appeared in the Federal Register.2 Accordingly, comments are due on or before April 5, 2012, and reply comments are due on or before April 12, 2012. For comment filing requirements, please consult the Further Notice.3 For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Dan Ball, Wireline Competition Bureau, at 202-418-1577. - FCC - 1 Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations, CC Docket No. 80-286, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 12-27 (rel. Mar. 15, 2012) (Further Notice). 2 See Jurisdictional Separations and Referral to the Joint Board FNPRM, 77 Fed. Reg. 16900 (Mar. 22, 2012). 3 See Further Notice, FCC 12-27, at 6–7, paras. 15–16.