[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53005-53006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26877]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 90-571; DA 97-2146]


Notice of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Applications 
for State Certification Accepted

Released: October 3, 1997.
    Notice is hereby given that the states listed below have applied to 
the Commission for State Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) 
Certification. Current state certifications expire July 25, 1998. 
Applications for certification, covering the five year period of July 
26, 1998 to July 25, 2003, must demonstrate that the state TRS program 
complies with the Commission's rules for the provision of TRS, pursuant 
to Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 47 U.S.C. 
225. These rules are codified at 47 CFR 64.601-605.
    Copies of applications for certification are available for public 
inspection at the Commission's Common Carrier Bureau, Network Services 
Division, Room 235, 2000 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., Monday 
through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM (closed 12:30 to 1:30 PM) and the 
FCC Reference Center, Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 
daily, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Interested persons may file comments 
with respect to the first group of applications on or before November 
21, 1997; the second group on or before, December 5, 1997; and the 
third group, on or before December 12, 1997. Comments should reference 
the relevant state file number of the state application that is being 
commented upon. One original and five copies of all comments must be 
sent to William F. Caton, Acting Secretary, Federal Communications 
Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. Two copies 
also should be sent to the Network Services Division, Common Carrier 
Bureau, 2000 M Street, N.W., Room 235, Washington, D.C. 20554.
    A number of state TRS programs currently holding FCC certification 
have failed to apply for recertification. Applications received after 
October 1, 1997, for which no extension has been requested before 
October 1, 1997, must be accompanied by a petition explaining the 
circumstances behind the late-filing and requesting acceptance of the 
late-filed application.

First Group of Applicants (Comments due November 21, 1997)

File No: TRS-97-07
Applicant: Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
State of Virginia

File No. TRS-97-08
Applicant: Tennessee Regulatory Authority
State of Tennessee

File No. TRS-97-09
Applicant: Illinois Commerce Commission
State of Illinois

File No. TRS-97-10
Applicant: Nevada Rehabilitation Division
State of Nevada

File No. TRS-97-11
Applicant: Kentucky Public Service Commission
State of Kentucky

File No. TRS-97-12
Applicant: Washington Department of Social and Health Services
State of Washington

File No. TRS-97-13
Applicant: Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired
State of Arizona

File No. TRS-97-14
Applicant: Delaware Public Service Commission
State of Delaware

File No. TRS-97-15
Applicant: Mississippi Public Service Commission
State of Mississippi

Second Group of Applicants (Comments due December 5, 1997)

File No. TRS-97-16
Applicant: Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
State of Pennsylvania

File No. TRS-97-17
Applicant: Division of Public Utilities
State of Utah

File No. TRS-97-18
Applicant: Office of Information Resources South Carolina Budget and 
Control Board
State of South Carolina

File No. TRS-97-19
Applicant: Public Utilities Commission
State of Maine

File No. TRS-97-20
Applicant: Board of Public Utilities
State of New Jersey

File No. TRS-97-21
Applicant: Department of Budget and Management
State of Maryland

File No. TRS-97-22
Applicant: Department of Employment Division of Vocational 
Rehabilitation
State of Wyoming

File No. TRS-97-23
Applicant: Department of Public Utilities
State of Massachusetts

File No. TRS-97-24
Applicant: Missouri Public Service Commission
State of Missouri

File No. TRS-97-25
Applicant: Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico
Territory of Puerto Rico

Third Group of Applicants (Comments due December 12, 1997)

File No. TRS-97-26
Applicant: Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation
State of Indiana

File No. TRS-97-27
Applicant: Kansas Relay Service, Inc.
State of Kansas

File No. TRS-97-28
Applicant: Oklahoma Telephone Association, Inc.
State of Oklahoma

File No. TRS-97-29
Applicant: Governor's Committee on Telecommunications Access Service
State of Montana

File No. TRS-97-30
Applicant: Department of Public Service
State of Vermont

File No. TRS-97-31
Applicant: Idaho Public Utilities Commission
State of Idaho

File No. TRS-97-32
Applicant: Public Utilities Commission
State of Colorado

File No. TRS-97-33
Applicant: Department of Human Services
State of South Dakota

File No. TRS-97-34
Applicant: Iowa Utilities Board
State of Iowa

File No. TRS-97-35
Applicant: Public Service Commission
State of West Virginia

File No. TRS-97-44
Applicant: Wisconsin Department of Administration
State of Wisconsin


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File No. TRS-97-45
Applicant: Minnesota Department of Public Service
State of Minnesota

    For further information, contact Al McCloud, (202) 418-2499, 
[email protected], or Andy Firth, (202) 418-2224 (TTY), [email protected], 
at the Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-26877 Filed 10-9-97; 8:45 am]
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