[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63029-63030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28016]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CC Docket No. 98-67, DA 03-3109]


Telecommunication Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services 
for Individuals With Hearing and Speech Disabilities

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; petition for reconsideration, comments requested.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks public comment on petitions filed for 
reconsideration of certain rules adopted by the Commission in the 
Second Improved TRS Order, published at 68 FR 50973 (August 25, 2003). 
The petitions request that the Commission waive and reconsider its 
rules regarding the emergency call handling of TRS calls, and that the 
Commission waive its rules regarding three-way call processing at 
telecommunications relay centers.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding on or 
before October 20, 2003. Reply comments may be filed on or before 
October 30, 2003. Parties that may have already submitted comments in 
this proceeding need not resubmit those comments unless they choose to 
update them.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Jackson, Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office 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 
(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/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, Natek, 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

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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: Dana Jackson, Consumer & Governmental Affairs 
Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 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.
    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.

Synopsis

    On September 23, 2003, AT&T Corp. (``AT&T'') filed a petition for 
limited reconsideration to the Second Improved TRS Order published at 
68 FR 50973 (August 25, 2003). AT&T requests that the Commission grant 
waivers to certain requirements adopted by the Commission in the Second 
Improved TRS Order concerning emergency call handling and three-way 
calling. See AT&T, AT&T Petition for Limited Reconsideration and for 
Waiver, CC Docket No. 98-67, CG Docket 03-123.
    On September 29, 2003, Verizon filed a petition for reconsideration 
to the Second Improved TRS Order. Verizon also requests that the 
Commission reconsider the requirements regarding the handling of 
emergency calls at telecommunications relay centers. See Verizon, 
Petition for Reconsideration of Verizon, CC Docket No. 98-67, CG Docket 
No. 03-123.

Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret M. Egler,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-28016 Filed 11-6-03; 8:45 am]
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