[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48415-48416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18371]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CC Docket No. 98-67; DA 02-1490]


Request for Comment on Petition for Clarification on the 
Provision of and Cost Recovery for Captioned Telephone as an Improved 
Voice Carry-Over Service for Telecommunications Relay Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments on petition for clarification.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks public comment on a petition requesting 
clarification of the Commission's rules on telecommunications relay 
services (``TRS'') with respect to the provision and reimbursement of 
captioned telephone, an enhanced voice carry-over service (published at 
65 FR 38432, June 21, 2000.) See Petition for Clarification Provision 
of and Cost Recovery for CapTel, An Enhanced VCO Service, CC Docket No. 
98-67 filed April 12, 2002 on the behalf of Ultratec, Inc. This 
document also seeks public comment on Ultratec, Inc.'s request for 
clarification that certain TRS mandatory minimum standards do not apply 
to this service.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding no later 
than July 26, 2002. Reply comments may be filed no later than August 
12, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, 
Washington, DC, 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson, Disability Rights 
Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-2247 
(voice), (202) 418-7898 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When filing comments, please reference CC 
Docket No. 98-67. Comments may be filed using the Commission's 
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. See 
Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 
(1998). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic 
file via the Internet to <http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. Generally, only one copy of an electronic 
submission must be filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking numbers 
appear in the caption of the proceeding, however, commenters must 
transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each docket or 
rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the 
transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal 
Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking 
number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-
mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should 
send an e-mail to [email protected], and should include the following words 
in the body of the message, ``get form .'' A sample form and directions will be sent in 
reply. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and 
four copies of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking 
number appears in the caption of the proceeding, commenters must submit 
two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. 
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Services 
mail

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(although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal 
Service mail). The Commission's contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will 
receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the 
Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, 
Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. 
to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands 
or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the 
building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, 
Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, 
SW, Washington, DC 20554. All filings must be addressed to the 
Commission's Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-A325 
Washington, DC 20554. Parties who choose to file by paper should also 
submit their comments on diskette. These diskettes should be submitted 
to: Dana Jackson, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, 
SW, Room 6-C410, Washington DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a 
3.5 inch diskette formatted in an IBM compatible format using Word 97 
or compatible software. The diskette should be accompanied by a cover 
letter and should be submitted in ``read only'' mode. The diskette 
should be clearly labeled with the commenter's name, proceeding 
(including the lead docket number in this case, CC Docket No. 98-67), 
type of pleading (comment or reply comment), date of submission, and 
the name of the electronic file on the diskette. The label should also 
include the following phrase ``Disk Copy--Not an Original.'' Each 
diskette should contain only one party's pleadings, preferably in a 
single electronic file. In addition, commenters must send diskette 
copies to the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, 
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. 
This proceeding shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' 
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. See 47 
CFR 1.1200 and 1.1206. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are 
reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain 
summaries of the substance of the presentations and not merely a 
listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence 
description of the views and arguments presented is generally required. 
See 47 CFR 1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex 
parte presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in 
Sec. 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206(b). Alternative 
formats (computer diskette, large print, audio recording and Braille) 
are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian Millin, 
of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-7426, TTY 
(202) 418-7365, or e-mail at [email protected]. This Public Notice can 
also be downloaded in Text and ASCII formats at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret M. Egler,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-18371 Filed 7-23-02; 8:45 am]
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