[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55004-55005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25691]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 09-2097]


Pleading Cycle Established for Comments on Petition of Qwest 
Wireless for Waiver of the Commission's Rules on Contributions to the 
Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on a petition 
filed by Qwest Wireless for waiver of the Interstate Telecommunications 
Relay Service Fund contribution requirement contained in the 
Commission's rules.

DATES: Comments are due on or before October 14, 2009. Reply comments 
are due on or before October 21, 2009. Ex parte submissions can be 
filed on an ongoing basis.

ADDRESSES: Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission rules, 
47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply 
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 Electronic Comment 
Filing System (ECFS): Follow the instructions for submitting electronic 
filings.
     By filing paper copies.
    For electronic filers through ECFS or the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal, filers must transmit one electronic copy of the comment or 
reply comment to the docket 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 
number. 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 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
    Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit their 
documents on a compact disc. The compact disc should be submitted, 
along with three paper copies, to: Dana Wilson, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room 3-C418, Washington, DC 20554. Such a submission should be on 
a compact disc formatted in an IBM compatible format using Word 2003 or 
compatible software. The compact disc should be accompanied by a cover 
letter and should be submitted in ``read only'' mode. It should also be 
clearly labeled with the party's name, the proceedings (including the 
docket numbers) which in this case is CG Docket No. 03-123, type of 
pleading (comment or reply comment), date of submission, and the name 
of the electronic file on the compact disc. The label should also 
include the following phrase ``Disc Copy--Not an Original.'' Each 
compact disc should contain only one party's pleadings, preferably in a 
single electronic file. In addition, paper filers must send compact 
disc copies to the Commission's copy contractor, Portals II, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.
    The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or 
messenger-delivered paper filings and electronic media 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 and electronic media 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.
    Pursuant to Sec.  1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206, 
this proceeding will be conducted as a permit-but-disclosed proceeding 
in which ex parte communications are subjected to disclosure. Persons 
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda 
summarizing the presentation 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 generally is required. See 47 CFR 1.1206(b) of the 
Commission's rules. Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex parte 
presentations in permit-but-disclosed proceedings are set forth in 
Sec.  1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Wilson, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, at (202) 418-2247 (voice), 
(202) 418-7898 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document DA 09-2097, released September 23, 2009, seeking comment on a 
petition filed by Qwest Wireless for waiver of the Interstate 
Telecommunications Relay Service Fund contribution requirement 
contained in 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii) of the Commission's rules. See 
Pleading Cycle Established for Comments on Petition of Qwest Wireless 
for Waiver of the Commission's Rules on Contributions to the Interstate 
Telecommunications Relay Service Fund, CG Docket No. 03-123. The full 
text of document DA 09-2097 and 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. Document DA 09-2097 and copies of subsequently filed documents 
in this matter may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact the Commission's 
duplicating contractor at its Web site http://www.bcpiweb.com, or by 
calling 1-800-378-3160. 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). Document DA 09-2097 can also be downloaded in Word or Portable 
Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html.

Synopsis

    On June 26, 2009, Qwest Wireless filed a petition for waiver of the 
Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund contribution 
requirement contained in 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii) of the Commission's 
rules. See Qwest Wireless, Petition for Waiver of the TRS Fund 
Contribution

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Rules, 47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii) of the Commission's rules, CG Docket 
No. 03-123, filed June 26, 2009 (Qwest Wireless Petition). 
Specifically, Qwest Wireless seeks a waiver of the relevant 
contribution rule so that it would not contribute to the Interstate TRS 
Fund in the funding year beginning July 1, 2009.
    Qwest Wireless states that it is exiting the telecommunications 
business and will discontinue service on October 31, 2009. Qwest 
Wireless Petition at 3. Qwest Wireless further states that it is 
seeking this waiver ``so that its contributions to the TRS Fund in 
calendar year 2009 are better aligned with the recovery of TRS costs 
from its current customers.'' Qwest Wireless Petition at 3.

Federal Communications Commission.
Mark Stone,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. E9-25691 Filed 10-23-09; 8:45 am]
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