[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27252-27253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7140]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 06-970]


National Exchange Carrier Association Submits the Payment Formula 
and Fund Size Estimate for Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services 
Fund for the July 2006 Through June 2007 Fund Year

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on the National 
Exchange Carrier Association (NECA), the Interstate Telecommunications 
Relay Service (TRS) Fund Administrator, annual payment formula and fund 
size estimate for the Interstate TRS Fund.

DATES: Comments are due on or before May 17, 2006. Reply comments are 
due on or before May 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by [CG Docket No. 03-
123], by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     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 3-
C418, Washington, DC 20554. Such submission should be on a 3.5 inch 
diskette formatted in an IBM compatible format using Word 97 or a 
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 filers name, proceeding (including 
the lead docket number in the case (CG Docket No. 03-123), 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, comments must send diskette copies to the 
Commission's duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room CY-CB402, Washington, DC, 20554.
     A copy of this document, NECA's submission and any 
subsequently file documents in this matter will be available during 
regular business hours at the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445 
12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-0270. 
This document, NECA's submission and any subsequently filed documents 
in this matter may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractor at their Web site, http://www.bcpiweb.com, or call 1-800-
378-3160. A Copy of the submission may also be found by searching on 
the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) at http://www.fcc.gov.cgb/ecfs (insert CG Docket No. 03-123 into the Proceeding 
block).
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: [email protected] or phone (202) 418-
0539 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.

    For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Chandler, Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at (202) 418-1475 
(voice), (202) 418-0597 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document DA 06-970, released May 2, 2006, in CG Docket No. 03-123.
    Pursuant to Sec. Sec.  1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 
47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply 
comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this 
document. Comments may be filed using: (1) The Commission's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the Federal Government's eRulemaking 
Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of 
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121, May 1, 1998.
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ 
or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers 
should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting 
comments.
     For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or rulemaking numbers 
appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one 
electronic copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number 
referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers 
should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, 
and the applicable docket or rulemaking number, which in this instance 
is CG Docket No. 03-123. Parties may also submit an electronic comment 
by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions, filers should send an 
e-mail to [email protected], and include the following words in the body of 
the message, ``get form .'' A sample form and 
directions will be sent in response.
     Paper Filers: 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 in this proceeding, 
filers must submit two additional copies of 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 Service 
mail (although the Commission continues to experience delays in 
receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to 
the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal 
Communications Commission.
     The Commission's contractor 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 
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with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of 
before entering the building.
     Commercial mail sent by 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, Express, and Priority 
mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    People with Disabilities: 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) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 
418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    On May 1, 2006, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(H), the 
National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA), the Interstate 
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund Administrator, submitted 
its annual payment formula and fund size estimate for the Interstate 
TRS Fund for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. 
Telecommunications Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 
Disabilities, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 
Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund Payment Formula and 
Fund Size Estimate (filed May 1, 2006) (2006 TRS Rate Filing).
    NECA proposes per completed minute compensation rates of $1.257 for 
traditional TRS (compared to $1.440 for the 2005-2006 fund year); 
$1.219 for Internet Protocol (IP) Relay (compared to $1.278 for the 
2005-2006 fund year); $1.352 for Speech-to-speech (STS) (compared to 
$1.579 for the 2005-2006 fund year); and $6.116 for Video Relay Service 
(VRS) (compared to $6.644 for the 2005-2006 fund year). NECA proposes a 
carrier contribution factor of 0.00492 (compared to 0.00564 for the 
2005-2006 fund year) and a fund size requirement of $386.3 million 
(compared to $441.5 million for the 2005-2006 fund year).

Federal Communications Commission.
Jay Keithley,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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