[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 25083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09961]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 13-770]


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

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 April 29, 2013, and reply comments 
are on or before May 13, 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 
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 13-770. 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 13-770, 
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 13-770 also is available on the Commission's Web 
site at: http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html. Document DA 13-
770, 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-19-12) 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 
application 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:

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 File No: TRS-19-12:
  Department of Commerce, State of Alaska.
 File No: TRS-06-12:
  Public Service Commission of West Virginia, State of West Virginia.
 File No: TRS-61-12:
  Virgin Islands Public Services Commission, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Federal Communications Commission
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-09961 Filed 4-26-13; 8:45 am]
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