1944770 Formal Case No. 988, In the Matter of the Development of Universal Service Standards and a Universal Service Trust Fund for the District of Columbia

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

 

FORMAL CASE NO. 988, IN THE MATTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE STANDARDS AND A UNIVERSAL SERVICE TRUST FUND FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

1.        The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission), pursuant to its authority under D.C. Official Code  § 34-802 (2010 Repl.), and D.C. Official Code § 34-2003 (2010 Repl. & 2011 Supp.), hereby gives notice of its intent to adopt the following amendments to chapter 28 of title 15 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).  Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-505 (2011 Repl.), the Commission gives notice of its intent to take final rulemaking action not less than thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. 

 

Chapter 28, Universal Service, of title 15, Public Utilities and Cable Television, of the DCMR is amended as follows:

 

Section 2814, Contributions to the DC USTF, is amended to read as follows:

2814.3             The Fund Administrator shall, based on the amount to be contributed to the DC USTF, calculate the contribution required to be made to the Fund by each contributor, based on the fund level established by the Commission and the information provided pursuant to 15 DCMR § 2804.1.  If any annual contribution is less than or equals twelve dollars ($12), then the Administrator may waive the payment of this contribution.

2.         All persons interested in commenting on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking action may submit written comments and reply comments not later than thirty (30) and forty-five (45) days, respectively, after publication of this notice in the D.C. Register with Brinda Westbrook-Sedgwick, Commission Secretary, Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, 1333 H Street, N.W., West Tower, Suite 200, Washington, DC  20005.  Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained by visiting the Commission’s website at www.dcpsc.org or at cost, by contacting the Commission Secretary at [phone] or [e-mail].