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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT: 
 July  12,  2001  Michael  Balmoris  202-  418-  0253 
 Email:  mbalmori@  fcc.  gov 


 FCC  ANNOUNCES  APPOINTMENT  OF  NEW  MEMBERS  TO  THE  FEDERAL-STATE  JOINT  BOARD  ON  SEPARATIONS 
 Commissioners  Martin  and  Copps  to  Represent  the  FCC 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  today 
 announced  the  appointment  of  new  federal  members  to  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on 
 Separations  (Separations  Joint  Board).  FCC  Commissioners  Kevin  Martin  and  Michael 
 Copps  have  been  appointed  to  serve  as  federal  representatives  on  the  Separations  Joint 
 Board.  They  fill  the  vacancies  created  by  the  departure  of  former  FCC  Chairman  William 
 Kennard  and  Commissioner  Susan  Ness.  Commissioner  Martin  will  serve  as  Federal  Chair 
 of  the  Separations  Joint  Board. 


 FCC  Chairman  Michael  Powell  praised  the  new  Joint  Board  members. 
 “Commissioners  Martin  and  Copps  will  be  valuable  additions  and  I  am  pleased  that  they 
 have  accepted  appointments  to  the  Separations  Joint  Board.  Their  input  will  be 
 instrumental  as  the  Separations  Joint  Board  tackles  the  many  important  issues  on  its  plate.” 


 The  Separations  Joint  Board  was  created  by  the  FCC  to  advise  the  Commission  on 
 matters  related  to  separations,  or  the  allocation  of  costs  between  the  federal  and  state 
 jurisdictions.  The  Joint  Board  consists  of  seven  members:  three  FCC  commissioners  and 
 four  state  commissioners.  The  existing  members  of  the  Joint  Board  are  Michael  Powell, 
 FCC  Chairman;  Thomas  Welch,  Commissioner  of  the  Maine  Public  Utilities  Commission; 
 Diane  Munns,  Commissioner  of  the  Iowa  Utilities  Board;  Joan  Smith,  Commissioner  of 
 the  Oregon  Public  Utility  Commission;  and,  Joseph  Mettner,  Commissioner  of  the 
 Wisconsin  Public  Service  Commission. 


 Action  by  the  Commission  July  11,  2001,  by  Order  in  CC  Docket  No.  96-  45  (FCC 
 01-  203). 


 -FCC-Common 
 Carrier  Bureau  Staff  Contact:  Anita  Cheng  (202)  418-  7400. 
 News  about  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  can  also  be  found 
 on  the  Commission’s  web  site  www.  fcc.  gov. 
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