[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15722-15724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05649]


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

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 13-275]


Pleading Cycle Established for Comment on Applications for State 
Certification for the Provision of Telecommunications Relay Service

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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

SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks public comment on state 
applications for renewal of the certification of their state TRS 
programs pursuant to Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
(ADA).

DATES: Comments are due on or before March 15, 2013, and reply comments 
are on or before March 29, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CG Docket No. 03-123 
and the relevant state identification number of the state application 
that is being comment upon, by any of the following methods: Electronic 
Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by 
accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), 
through the Commission's Web site http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs// or by 
filing paper copies. Filers should follow the instructions provided on 
the Web site for submitting comments. In completing the transmittal 
screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal service 
mailing address, and the applicable docket number.
     Paper filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy 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.
     All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings 
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 
445 12th St. SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. All hand

[[Page 15723]]

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 St. SW., Washington, DC 20554.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document DA 13-275. Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested 
parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates 
indicated in the Dates section. The full text of document DA 13-275, 
copies of applications for certification, 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 St. SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 
20554. Document DA 13-275 also is available on the Commission's Web 
site at: http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html. Document DA 13-
275, copies of applications for certification, and subsequently filed 
documents in this matter may also be found by searching ECFS at http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs//. When searching for the state application in ECFS, 
please enter docket number 03-123 in the proceeding number fill-in 
block, and the state identification number, (e.g., TRS-46-12) assigned 
for that specific state application in the bureau identification number 
fill-in block. They may also be purchased from the Commission's 
duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th St. SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554; the contractor's Web site, http://www.bcpiweb.com; or by calling (800) 378-3160.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    Notice is hereby given that the states listed below have applied to 
the Commission for renewal of the certification of their state 
telecommunications relay service (TRS) programs pursuant to Title IV of 
the ADA, 47 U.S.C. 225, and the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 64.601-605. 
Current state certifications expire July 25, 2013. A state's 
applications for certification, covering the five year period from July 
26, 2013 to July 25, 2018, must demonstrate that the state TRS program 
complies with section 225 and the Commission's rules governing the 
provision of TRS. This notice seeks public comment on the following 
state applications for certification:

File No: TRS-46-12
    Alabama Public Service Commission, State of Alabama
File No: TRS-47-12
    Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired, State of Arkansas
File No: TRS-02-12
    Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, State of Arizona
File No: TRS-32-12
    California Public Utilities Commission, State of California
File No: TRS-23-12
    Colorado Public Utilities Commission, State of Colorado
File No: TRS-48-12
    Connecticut Department of Public Utility, State of Connecticut
File No: TRS-35-12
    Delaware Public Service Commission, State of Delaware
File No: TRS-49-12
    Public Service Commission, District of Columbia
File No: TRS-50-12
    Florida Public Service Commission, State of Florida
File No: TRS-51-12
    Georgia Public Service Commission, State of Georgia
File No: TRS-22-12
    Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, State of Hawaii
File No: TRS-43-12
    Idaho Public Service Commission, State of Idaho
File No: TRS-10-12
    Illinois Commerce Commission, State of Illinois
File No: TRS-08-12
    Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation, State of Indiana
File No: TRS-03-12
    Iowa Utilities Board, State of Iowa
File No: TRS-07-12
    Kansas Relay Services, Inc., State of Kansas
File No: TRS-52-12
    Kentucky Public Service Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky
File No: TRS-13-12
    Louisiana Relay Administration Board, State of Louisiana
File No: TRS-53-12
    Maine Public Utilities Commission, State of Maine
File No: TRS-33-12
    Telecommunications Access of Maryland, State of Maryland
File No: TRS-34-12
    Department of Telecommunications and Energy, Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts
File No: TRS-54-12
    Michigan Public Service Commission, State of Michigan
File No: TRS-39-12
    Minnesota Department of Commerce, State of Minnesota
File No: TRS-55-12
    Mississippi Public Service Commission, State of Mississippi
File No: TRS-15-12
    Missouri Public Service Commission, State of Missouri
File No: TRS-56-12
    Telecommunications Access Program, State of Montana
File No: TRS-40-12
    Nebraska Public Service Commission, State of Nebraska
File No: TRS-25-12
    Relay Nevada, State of Nevada
File No: TRS-42-12
    New Hampshire Public Service Commission, State of New Hampshire
File No: TRS-45-12
    New Jersey Board of Utilities, State of New Jersey
File No: TRS-14-12
    Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, State of New Mexico
File No: TRS-16-12
    New York State Department of Public Service, State of New York
File No: TRS-30-12
    Department of Health and Human Service, State of North Carolina
File No: TRS-12-12
    Information Technology Department, State of North Dakota
File No: TRS-37-12
    Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, State of Ohio
File No: TRS-57-12
    Oklahoma Telephone Association, State of Oklahoma
File No: TRS-36-12
    Oregon Public Utilities Commission, State of Oregon
File No: TRS-58-12
    Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Services, Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania
File No: TRS-28-12
    Telecommunications Regulatory Board, Puerto Rico
File No: TRS-59-12
    Division of Public Utilities and Carriers, State of Rhode Island
File No: TRS-62-12

[[Page 15724]]

    Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation, Saipan
File No: TRS-11-12
    South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff, State of South Carolina
File No: TRS-60-12
    Department of Human Services, State of South Dakota
File No: TRS-20-12
    Tennessee Regulatory Authority, State of Tennessee
File No: TRS-17-12
    Texas Public Utility Commission, State of Texas
File No: TRS-09-12
    Public Service Commission, State of Utah
File No: TRS-44-12
    Vermont Department of Public Service, State of Vermont
File No: TRS-04-12
    Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Commonwealth of 
Virginia
File No: TRS-27-12
    Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, State of Washington
File No: TRS-01-12
    Wisconsin Department of Administration, State of Wisconsin
File No: TRS-18-12
    Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, State of Wyoming

Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-05649 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P