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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 07-22

NOTICES

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

Comment and Reply Comment Schedule for M-00011468F0011--PMO II; Proposed Revisions to PA Performance Assurance Plan (PA PAP) Based on Footprint PAP Changes Stemming from NY PSC September 25, 2006 PAP Changes Order1

To all Entities Affected by the Metrics and Remedies Established in M-00011468

[37 Pa.B. 79]
[Saturday, January 6, 2007]

   This Secretarial Letter sets forth a comment period ending January 12, 2007, and a reply comment period ending February 13, 2007, for addressing proposed changes to the Pennsylvania Performance Assurance Plan (PA PAP).

   Verizon PA filed and electronically served the proposed changes on November 21, 2006, and has posted them at www22.verizon.com/wholesale/clecsupport/content/1,,east-performancemeasures-pa,00.html. The proposed changes were reviewed at the regularly scheduled, public session of the PA Carrier Working Group (CWG) on December 5, 2006, at which time, the previously referenced comment and reply periods were agreed upon.

   Verizon PA's overview presentation to the PA CWG on December 5, 2006, indicates that changes to the following aspects, inter alia, of the PA PAP have been proposed:

   *  Remove UNE-P, Line Sharing & Line Splitting Products and Services from the PA PAP2

   *  Change Modes of Entry

   *  Change Critical Measures

      *  Change the Individual Rule Scoring

      *  Reduce from 105 to 50 measures

   *  Remove Special Provisions and Change Control Assurance Plan but move On-Time Change Management Notice metric to Critical Measures

   *  Reduce Dollars at risk by 65%

   *  Change Scoring Mechanisms

      *  Eliminate recapture

      *  Double the Z-Score to determine miss for aggregate parity metrics

      *  Increase by factor of 6 the Z-Score to determine Individual Rule parity misses

      *  Establish that typical benchmark metrics are missed only if performance is 10% below standard

   *  Reorganize the PA PAP

   *  Require ASCII-like reports

   As outlined previously, comments regarding the proposed PA PAP changes are due January 12, 2007; reply comments are due February 13, 2007. Consistent with the procedures at this docket, you must file your pleadings in hard copy with the Office of the Secretary, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265 and serve the parties with electronic copies on or before the due dates. Persons who have any questions should contact Ted Farrar, Bureau of Fixed Utility Services, (717) 783-5941 or Louise Fink Smith, Law Bureau, (717) 787-8866.

JAMES J. MCNULTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-22. Filed for public inspection January 5, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]

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1  The October 23, 2006 NY PSC order is posted at www3.dps.state.ny.us/pscweb/WebFileRoom.nsf/Web/294DA3851330E57085257209006C14E0/$File/97c0139_10_ 23_06.pdf?OpenElement. The complete docket may be viewed by accessing this link www3.dps.state.ny.us/pscweb/WebFileRoom.nsf/Web?SearchView&View=Web&Query= [CaseNumber]=97-C-0139&SearchOrder=4&Count=All.

2  This would allow previously approved changes to remove UNE-P-related metrics from the Pa Guidelines to be implemented. See M-00011468F0009 (March 3, 2006) www.puc.state.pa.us/PcDocs/595390.doc.


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