[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3880-3882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1744]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket 98-67; DA 03-99]


Notice of Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Applications for 
State Certification Accepted Pleading Cycle Established for Comment on 
TRS Certification Applications

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission notifies the public, state 
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) programs, and TRS providers that 
TRS applications for certification have been accepted and that the 
pleading cycle for comments and reply comments regarding these 
applications has been established.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding no later 
than February 17, 2003. Reply comments may be filed no later than March 
3, 2003.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Myers, (202) 418-2429 (voice), 
(202) 418-0464 (TTY), or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public

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Notice, CC Docket 98-67, released January 15, 2003. This notice seeks 
public comment on the above-referenced applications for TRS 
certification. Copies of applications for certification are available 
for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the 
FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The applications for certification 
are also available on the Commission's Web site at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs_by_state.html. They may also be purchased from the 
Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 
44512th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 
(202) 863-2893, facsimile (202) 863-2898, or via e-mail 
[email protected].
    Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding no later 
than February 17, 2003. Reply comments may be filed no later than March 
3, 2003. When filing comments, please reference CC Docket No. 98-67 and 
the relevant state file number of the state application that is being 
commented upon. 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 this 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 this 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 (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 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 or via email in Microsoft Word. These diskettes 
should be submitted to: Erica Myers, Federal Communications Commission, 
445 12th Street, SW., Room 6-A432, Washington DC 20554. The e-mail 
should be submitted to Erica Myers at [email protected]. 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 
section 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 & 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.

Synopsis

    Notice is hereby given that the states listed below have applied to 
the Commission for renewal of the certification of their State 
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) program pursuant to Title IV of 
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 47 U.S.C. 225 and the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 64.601-605. Current state certifications 
expire July 25, 2003. Applications for certification, covering the five 
year period of July 26, 2003 to July 25, 2008, must demonstrate that 
the state TRS program complies with the ADA and the Commission's rules 
for the provision of TRS.

File No: TRS-46-02
Alabama Public Service Commission, State of Alabama
File No: TRS-19-02
Alaska Public Utilities Commission, State of Alaska
File No: TRS-49-02
District of Columbia Public Service Commission, District of Columbia
File No: TRS-10-02
Illinois Commerce Commission, State of Illinois
File No: TRS-34-02
Department of Public Utilities, State of Massachusetts
File No: TRS-39-02
Minnesota Department of Public Service, State of Minnesota
File No: TRS-55-02
Mississippi Public Service Commission, State of Mississippi
File No: TRS-16-02
New York State Department of Public Service, State of New York
File No: TRS-12-02
Information Services Division, State of North Dakota
File No: TRS-57-02

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Oklahoma Telephone Association, State of Oklahoma
File No: TRS-11-02
South Carolina Budget & Control Board, State of South Carolina
File No: TRS-27-02
Department of Social and Health Services, State of Washington

Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret M. Egler,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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