-11 FCC Red No. 4 Federal Communications Commission Record 
Before the 
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
PUBLIC NOTICE 
Released: January 25, 1996 
COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR WAIVER OF 
SECTION 61.4l(C)(2) AND THE DEFINmON OF 
"STUDY AREA" CONTAINED lN THE 
APPENDIX-GLOSSARY OF PART 36 OF THE 
COMMISSION'S RULES AAD 95-82 
Comment Date: Original December 18, 1995, 
Revised January 16, 1996 
Reply Date: Original January 4, 1996, 
Revised February 9, 1996 
On May 30, 1995, US West Communications, Inc. ("US 
West") and three New Mexico telephone companies filed a 
joint petition for waiver of the definition of "Study Area" 
as set forth in the Appendix-Glossary of Part 36 of the 
Commission's rules. The proposed transfer of exchanges 
and modifications of study area boundaries have been ap­
proved by the New Mexico State Corporation Commission 
in an order released on October 5, 1995. 
In a Public Notice (DA 95-2331) released November 24, 
1995, comment dates regarding the Leaco, Roosevelt, 
Tularosa, and US West joint petitio" were established. 
Comments were due on December 18. 1995 and Reply 
Comments were due January 4, 1996. In a Public Notice 
{DA 96-2) released January 11, 1996, the FCC's Managing 
Director announced that all filings due during the period 
when the Commission was closed due to lack of appropri­
ations (December 18, 1995 to January 5. 1996) or because 
of weather (during the interval from January 8, 1996 to 
January 12, 1996) would be due no later than 5:30 p.m. on 
January 16, 1996. As a consequence, this .notice extends the 
date for filing Reply Comments to February 9, 1996. 
For further information contact Adrian Wright at (202) 
418-0830. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
1891 
DA 96-75