Federal Communications Commission	FCC 24-53

Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of

Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service

Federal State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations 

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CC Docket No. 96-45

CC Docket No. 80-286
 

ORDER

Adopted:  May 1, 2024	Released:  May 2, 2024

By the Commission:

1. Pursuant to sections 254(a)(1) and 410 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 254(a)(1), 410.
 the Commission appoints the Honorable Mary Pat Regan, Commissioner, Kentucky Public Service Commission, to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (Universal Service Joint Board).  The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) nominated Mary Pat Regan to serve as a member of the Universal Service Joint Board.  See Letter from James Bradford Ramsay, General Counsel, NARUC, to the Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman, FCC, CC Docket No. 96-45 (Mar. 15, 2024). 
  This appointment fills the position recently vacated by the Honorable Brandon Presley, Commissioner, Mississippi Public Service Commission.  The Commission gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Commissioner Presley to the work of the Universal Service Joint Board.
2. In addition, the Commission appoints the Honorable Karen Charles, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable, the Honorable Mary Pat Regan, Commissioner, Kentucky Public Service Commission, the Honorable Maida J. Coleman, Commissioner, Missouri Public Service Commission, and the Honorable Steven M. DeFrank, Chairman, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, to the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations (Separations Joint Board). NARUC nominated Karen Charles, Mary Pat Regan, Maida J. Coleman, and Steven M. DeFrank to serve as members of the Separations Joint Board.  See Letter from James Bradford Ramsay, General Counsel, NARUC, to the Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman, FCC, CC Docket No. 80-286 (Mar. 15, 2024); Letter from James Bradford Ramsay, General Counsel, NARUC, to the Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman, FCC, CC Docket No. 80-286 (Apr. 9, 2024). 
  
3. Commissioner Charles’s appointment fills the position recently vacated by the Honorable Sarah D. Hofmann, Commissioner, Vermont Public Utility Commission. The Vermont Public Utility Commission was formerly known as the Vermont Regulatory Board.  See Vermont Public Utility Commission, Report to the Vermont Legislature: Increasing Ease of Citizen Participating in Public Utility Commission Proceedings at 2, n.2 (Dec. 14, 2017), https://puc.vermont.gov/sites/psbnew/files/doc_library/‌report-to-legislature-on-act-174-working-group-recommendations_0.pdf (noting the effective date of the name change was July 1, 2017).
  Commissioner Regan’s appointment fills the position recently vacated by the Honorable Travis Kavulla, Commissioner, Montana Public Service Commission.  Commissioner Coleman’s appointment fills the position recently vacated by the Honorable Wendy M. Moser, Commissioner, Colorado Public Utilities Commission.  Commissioner DeFrank’s appointment fills the position recently vacated by the Honorable John Gavin, Commissioner, Colorado Public Utilities Commission.  The Commission gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Commissioner Hofmann, Commissioner Kavulla, Commissioner Moser, and Commissioner Gavin to the work of the Separations Joint Board.
4. Henceforth, a copy of all filings in Universal Service Joint Board proceedings shall be served on Commissioner Regan at the following address:
The Honorable Mary Pat Regan
Kentucky Public Service Commission
211 Sower Boulevard
Frankford, Kentucky 40601
Mary.Regan@ky.gov

5. Henceforth, a copy of all filings in Separations Joint Board proceedings shall be served on Commissioners Regan, Charles, Coleman and DeFrank at the following addresses:
The Honorable Mary Pat Regan
Kentucky Public Service Commission
211 Sower Boulevard
Frankford, Kentucky 40601
Mary.Regan@ky.gov 

The Honorable Karen Charles
Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable
1000 Washington Street, Suite 600
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
Karen.Charles@mass.gov 

The Honorable Maida J. Coleman
Missouri Public Service Commission
200 Madison Street
Governor Office Building
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Maida.Coleman@psc.mo.gov 

The Honorable Steven M. DeFrank 
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 
Keystone Building 
400 North Street 
Harrisburg, PA 17120
smd@pa.gov

6. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to sections 254(a)(1) and 410 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 254(a)(1), 410, this order IS ADOPTED.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
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