[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 97 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23859-23860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11935]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket 03-123; FCC 09-39]


Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services 
for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on the National 
Exchange Carrier Association's (NECA) proposed compensation rates for 
interstate traditional telecommunications relay service (TRS); 
interstate Speech-to-Speech (STS) relay service; interstate captioned 
telephone service (CTS) and interstate and intrastate Internet Protocol 
(IP) captioned telephone service (IP CTS); interstate and intrastate IP 
Relay; and interstate and intrastate Video Relay Service (VRS). The 
Commission also seeks comment on the proposed carrier contribution 
factor and funding requirement for the Interstate TRS Fund.

DATES: Comments are due June 4, 2009. Reply comments are due on or 
before June 11, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties 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 electronic filings.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Follow the instructions for submitting electronic 
filings. In completing the transmittal screen, filers should include 
their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and 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. 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

[[Page 23860]]

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 
held together 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.

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 and Governmental Affairs Bureau 
at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). FCC 09-39 can also be 
downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice FCC 09-39. Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419 of the 
Commission's rules, interested parties may file comments and reply 
comments on or before the dates indicated in the DATES section. The 
full text of FCC 09-39 and subsequently filed documents in this matter 
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. They may also be 
purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor at Portals II, 
445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554; the 
contractor's Web site, http://www.bcpiweb.com; or by calling (800) 378-
3160. FCC 09-39 and subsequently filed documents in this matter may 
also be found by searching ECFS at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs (insert 
CG Docket No. 03-123 into the Proceeding block).

Synopsis

    On May 1, 2009, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(H) of the 
Commission rules, NECA, the Interstate TRS Fund Administrator, 
submitted its annual proposed rates and fund size estimate for the 
Interstate TRS Fund for the period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. 
NECA proposes the following TRS per-minute compensation rates for the 
2009-2010 Fund year: $1.8311 for interstate traditional TRS; $2.9621 
for interstate Speech-to-Speech (STS); $1.6778 for interstate captioned 
telephone service (CTS) and interstate and intrastate Internet Protocol 
(IP) captioned telephone service (IP CTS); and $1.2801 for interstate 
and intrastate IP Relay. For interstate and intrastate VRS, NECA 
proposes the following tiered rates: $6.7025 for the first 50,000 
monthly minutes, $6.4352 for monthly minutes between 50,001 and 
500,000, and $6.2372 for minutes above 500,000.
    Based on these rates, NECA proposes a funding requirement of 
$890,992,075 million and a carrier contribution factor of 0.01137.
    The Commission seeks comment on NECA's proposed compensation rates 
for traditional TRS, STS, CTS and IP CTS, IP Relay, and VRS for the 
period of July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, as well as the proposed 
funding requirement and carrier contribution factor.

Ordering Clause

    Pursuant to Sections 1, 4(i) and (o), 225, 303(r), 403, 624(g), and 
706 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i) and (o), 225, 303(r), 403, 554(g), and 606, the Public Notice is 
adopted.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11935 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P