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 Federal  Communications  Commission  FCC  04-  299 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Federal–  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service 
 )  ) 
 )  )  CC  Docket  No.  96-  45 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  December  28,  2004  Released:  December  30,  2004 
 By  the  Commission: 
 1.  Pursuant  to  sections  254(  a)(  1)  and  410(  c)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  1  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (Commission)  appoints  the  Honorable  Elliot  Smith, 
 Board  Member  of  the  Iowa  Utilities  Board,  and  the  Honorable  Ray  Baum,  Commissioner  of  the  Oregon  Public  Utility  Commission,  to  serve  on  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service.  2  These 
 appointments  fill  the  positions  recently  vacated  by  the  Honorable  Lila  Jaber,  Commissioner  of  the  Florida  Public  Service  Commission  and  the  Honorable  Bob  Rowe,  Chairman  of  the  Montana  Public  Service 
 Commission.  3  The  Commission  gratefully  acknowledges  the  contributions  of  Lila  Jaber  and  Bob  Rowe  to  the  work  of  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board. 


 2.  Henceforth,  a  copy  of  all  filings  in  this  proceeding  shall  be  served  on  Elliot  Smith  and  Ray  Baum  at  the  following  addresses: 
 The  Honorable  Elliot  Smith  The  Honorable  Ray  Baum  Board  Member  Commissioner 
 Iowa  Utilities  Board  Oregon  Public  Utility  Commission  350  Maple  Street  550  Capitol  Street,  N.  E.,  Suite  215 
 Des  Moines,  Iowa  50319-  0069  P.  O.  Box  2148  Salem,  Oregon  97308-  2148 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that,  pursuant  to  sections  254(  a)(  1)  and  410(  c)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  254(  a)(  1),  410(  c),  this  Order  is  ADOPTED. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISISON 


 Marlene  H.  Dortch  Secretary 
 1  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  254(  a)(  1),  410(  c). 
 2  The  National  Association  of  Regulatory  Utility  Commissioners  (NARUC)  nominated  Elliot  Smith  and  Ray  Baum 
 to  serve  as  members  of  the  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service.  See  Letter  from  Stan  Wise,  President  of  NARUC,  to  the  Honorable  Michael  Powell,  Chairman  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (dated 


 November  15,  2004).  3 
 Id.  (stating  that  Commissioner  Jaber  and  Chairman  Rowe  are  retiring  from  public  service  at  the  end  of  this  year). 
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