Sec. 51.803  Procedures for Commission notification of a state 
          commission's failure to act.

    (a) Any party seeking preemption of a state commission's 
jurisdiction, based on the state commission's failure to act, shall 
notify the Commission in accordance with following procedures:
    (1) Such party shall file with the Secretary of the Commission a 
petition, supported by an affidavit, that states with specificity the 
basis for the petition and any information that supports the claim that 
the state has failed to act, including, but not limited to, the 
applicable provisions of the Act and the factual circumstances 
supporting a finding that the state commission has failed to act;
    (2) Such party shall ensure that the state commission and the other 
parties to the proceeding or matter for which preemption is sought are 
served with the petition required in paragraph (a)(1) of this section on 
the same date that the petitioning party serves the petition on the 
Commission; and
    (3) Within fifteen days from the date of service of the petition 
required in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the applicable state 
commission and parties to the proceeding may file with the Commission a 
response to the petition.
    (b) The party seeking preemption must prove that the state has 
failed to act to carry out its responsibilities under section 252 of the 
Act.
    (c) The Commission, pursuant to section 252(e)(5) of the Act, may 
take notice upon its own motion that a state commission has failed to 
act. In such a case, the Commission shall issue a public notice that the 
Commission has taken notice of a state commission's failure to act. The 
applicable state commission and the parties to a proceeding or matter in 
which the Commission has taken notice of the state commission's failure 
to act may file, within fifteen days of the issuance of the public 
notice, comments on whether the Commission is required to assume the 
responsibility of the state commission under section 252 of the Act with 
respect to the proceeding or matter.
    (d) The Commission shall issue an order determining whether it is 
required to preempt the state commission's jurisdiction of a proceeding 
or matter within 90 days after being notified under paragraph (a) of 
this section or taking notice under paragraph (c) of this section of a 
state commission's failure to carry out its responsibilities under 
section 252 of the Act.