[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50146-50147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21246]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 98-67; DA 03-2644]


Communication Services for The Deaf (CSD) Petition for Limited 
Waiver and Request for Expedited Relief Regarding the Provision of 
Video Relay Services (VRS) for Depositions and Other Legal Proceedings

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks public comment on a petition for limited 
waiver and request for expedited relief requesting that the Commission 
waive Sec.  64.604(a)(3) of its rules to the extent necessary to permit 
communications assistants to deny video relay services (VRS) calls in 
the limited situation that involves depositions or legal proceedings 
that are initiated between parties located in two separate and remote 
locations.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding on or 
before September 15, 2003. Reply comments may be filed on or before 
September 30, 2003.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Myers, Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at (202) 418-2429 (voice), 
(202) 418-0464 (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, 
May 1, 1998. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an 
electronic file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/

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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-B204 
Washington, DC 20554.
    Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit their 
comments on diskette. These diskettes should be submitted, along with 
three paper copies, to: Erica Myers, Consumer & Governmental Affairs 
Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 6-A432 
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.
    Pursuant to Sec.  1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206, 
this proceeding will be conducted as a permit-but-disclose proceeding 
in which ex parte communications are subject to disclosure. Copies of 
any subsequently filed documents in this matter will be 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 complete text of this Public Notice 
may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex 
International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 863-2893, facsimile (202) 863-
2898, or via e-mail [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0531 (voice), (202) 418-7365 (TTY). 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 & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-21246 Filed 8-19-03; 8:45 am]
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