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National Association Ofregulatory Utility Commissioners Incorporated National Association ofRegulatory Utility Commissioners Incorporated PAUL RODGERS CHERYL L. PARRINO, Presidcnt /i,e('utive Director and General Counsel Wisconsin Public Service Commission Post Office Box 7854 GAILE ARGIRO Madison, Wisconsin 53707- 7R54 rreasurer BRUCE B, ELLSWORTH, First Vice President New Hampshire Public Utilties Commission EX PARTE OR LATE FILED .I0LYNN BARRY BUTLER, Second Vic!' Pre"dem Ohio Public lltilities Commission July 12, 996 Mr. William Caton, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 1919 M Street, N.W, Washington 1 D.C. 20554 Re: NARUC EX PARTE COMMENTS - Two Copies Filed nln the Matter of Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 n CC Docket No. 96-98 Dear Mr. Caton: On July 10 1 1996 1 H. Russell FrisbYI Chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission met with Commissioner Susan Ness and Jim Casserly for about forty five minutes During these meetings 1 Chairman Frisby discussed recent pro-competitive Maryland regulatory initiatives and related these actions to the arguments and concerns about pricing issues and federal preemption generally raised in the initial and reply comments filed by NARUC and several of the states in the above-captioned proceeding. If you have any questions concer 'ng this filing l please do not hesitate to call me at 202-898- Submitted, msay eneral Counsel 1201 Constitution Ave., N.W., Suite 1102, Washington, n.c. 20423, Mailing Address: Post Office Box 684, Washington, n.c. 20044-068t Telephone: 202-89f!- 220n '-"," ~H2-89f!-n 1.~ COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE 1995-1996 YEAR COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS (1941) COMMITTEE ON Keith Bissell: Tennessee Lisa Rosenblum: New York PSC Chalf ENERGY CONSERVATION (1984) Robert-Paul Chauvelot, Quebec G8. Observer Kenneth McClure: Missouri PSC Vice Cllal! Richard H. Cowart: Vermont, Chail John M. Quain, Pennsylvania Stephen 0 Hewlett, Tennessee Renz D. Jennings: Arizona Vice ChE'1r Barry Williamson. Texas RC Sharon L. Nelson: Washington Ron Eachus: Oregon R Marshall Johnson, Minnesota PUC Bruce Hagen' North Dakota Allan G. Mueller, Missouri Philip T Bradley. South Carolina Andrew C Barrett: FCC Edward M. Meyers, District of Columbia Donald F Santa, Jr. FERC Preston C Shannon, Virginia William D. Colter, New York PSC Dharmendra K. Sharma, U.S DO' Nancy M. Norling,· Delaware Mac Barber, Georgia Reginald J. Smith. Connecticut David IN Rolka: Pennsylvania Bob Anderson: Montana A. Calista Barfetl Alberta EUB Observer James J Malachowski Rhode Island Craig A. Glazer: OhiO Jessie J. Knight, Jr California Charles B. Martin, Alabama William M. Nugent, Maine Robert J. Hix. Colorado Laska Schoenfelder, South Dakota Scott A Neitzel. Wisconsin Joe Garcia, Florida G Richard Klein, Indiana Karl A. McDermott IllinOIS Stancil 0 "Stan" Wise. Jr Georgll Jolynn Barry Butler.' Ohio John F Mendoza. Nevada Steve Ellenbecker, Wyoming Jean-Marc Demers, Quebec TB. Observer Susan E Wefald. North Dakol 1 Frank J. Mink. Alberta EUB, Observer Cheryl L Parrino,' Wisconsin John Hanger, Pennsylvania Harold D. Crumpton, Missouri PSI Edward H. Salmon. New Jersey James A Burg: South Dak')1 Timothy E. McKee. Kansas Sam I. Bratton, Jr.. Arkansas Susanne Brogan Maryland Clark D. Jones. Utah Julia Johnson, Florida William R Gillis, Washmgtol Richard M. Fanelly, OhiO Don Schroer Alaska Andrew Rutnik Virgin Islaw!~ Paul Vlahos, Ontario EB. ObservEr Daniel G. Urwiller. Nebraska ,judy Hunt. North Carolina Irma Muse Dixon, Louisiana David A Vardy, Newfoundlan' ,lI,r Joan H. Smith, Oregon Labrador BCPU Observe COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION (1983) Bob Rowe. Montana Christine A Ervin, U S DO! Frank E Landis. Jr: Nebraska. Chair Vincent Majkowski Colorado ,Janet Gail Besser Massac1U:,ets Claude M. Ligon. Maryland Thomas L. Welch, Maine Wayne Shirley New Mexlcr i '3. R Henry Spalding, Kentucky RC P Gregory Conlon, California Christine Elwell, Ontallo EE' JbservPr William A Bailey, Kentucky RC David N. Baker, Georgia Judith B Simon OrIana fFl )bserVF~r Cecil A Bowers, South Carolina Allan T Thoms, Iowa Jerome D. Block. New Mexico SC C Adam M. Golodner, RUS. Observer Joseph Jacob Simmons, /I, * ICC Gloria Tristani, New Mexico SCC COMMITTEE ON Ralph A. Hunt, North Carolina Doug Doughty, Wyoming FINANCE AND TECHNOLor;v (1985) William M Dickson IllinOIS Peter I. Senchuk Canadian RTC, Observer Ralph Nelson' Idahu)'hi'/' Stephen R Waters. Mrssoun Roger Hamilton Oregor' Dennis S Hansen. Idaho Marcia G Weeks. Anzo'l" COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY (1953) i Terry Deason.' Flonda Robert IN Gee: Texas PUC, Chair rhomas M. Benedict Connec'lr; n COMMITTEE ON WATER (1967) Duncan E Kincheloe, Missouri PSC, Vice ChAu fom Burton. Minnesota PUC Diane K Kiesling.' Florida, Chalf Patricia SQualls' Arkansas E. Mason Hendnckson. Mar\! md Galen D. Denio, Nevada, Vice Chalf Judith C Allan, Ontario EB, Observer Mary Jo Huffman. Indiana Charles H Hughes. North Carolir'C1 Warren 0 Arthur, IV South Carolina Walter L Challenger IJrrgrr " ;,.r,d' Robert M. Davis. Kentucky PSC Emmit J George, Jr. Iowa Dwight D. Ornqulsl Alaska Jan Cook, Alabama Marsha H Smith, Idaho Kathleen B. Blanco LOUISlar· Mary Clark Webster. MassachusE·tts Susan F Clark, Florida Susan M Seltsarn Kansa~ David IN Johnson, OhiO ,James Sullivan.' Alabama Robert J. McMahon Delawa Kate F Racine, Rhode Island Donald A Storm. Minnesota PUC Gerald L. Thorpe, Marylalll: Suzanne D. Rude. Vermont Hullihen IN Moore.' Virginia Richard E Kolhauser Illir,c,~ Susan S. Geiger New Hampshirf Lisa Crutchfield Pennsylvania Lowell C Johnson. Nebrask; Peggy Sue Garner, Texas NRCC David E Ziegner, Indiana '3 Nanette Thompson Alas' FS. Jack Alexander. Kansas Lawrence B. Ingram: New MeXICO PUC Janet Polinsky. Con nectlC, Rod Johnson, Nebraska Linda Breathitt, Kentucky PSC John C Shea. Michigar' Carmen J Arment!. New Jersey Agnes M. Alexander. District of Columbia M Dianne Drainer Missouri John F "Jack" Mortell. Indiana Vicky A Bailey: FERC Donald L Soderberg, Nevad William Saunders. South Carollnii Allyson K Duncan, North Carolina Rhonda Hartman Fergus i)1' Dorlos (Bo) Robinson Mlssissip~, Herbert H. Tale, New Jersey !=' Anne Drozd Ontano f8 hse,r F Alyce Hanley Alaska Curt Hebert. Jr., MiSSissippi Henry M. Duque California Cody L. Graves, Oklahoma COMMITTEE ON GAS (1963) Betty Rivera, New Mexico PUC Judy M. Sheldrew, Nevada Ruth K Kretschmer· IllinOIS :;I'ao Douglas L Patch. New Hampshire Paul E Hanaway Rhode IsliH'C ,1/, B Chall Richard Hemstad, Washington Bruce B Ellsworth.' New Hfl "I),h'E Daniel Wrn. Fessler: California Joshua M. Twilley. DelawarE Christine E.M. Alvarez, Colorado i_eo M. Reinbold North Oak,,,, John O'Mara, New York PSC Roland Priddle. Canada :)1:<,"" e Brian F BIetz, Alberta EUB Observer Nancy Shimanek Boyd Constance B. White, Utah Bob Anthony. Oklahoma John G. Strand, Michigan Julius D Kearney .A.rkanSi'~ Wally B. Beyer, RUS, Observer ,10 Ann P Kelly Nevada 'Member of the Executive Comrrlttee of the E.dward .J Robertson Ontario EB Observer ._aurence A. Cobh North (a 'lIla Association.
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