[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01669]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, and 13-24; DA 23-29; FRS 124041]


Comment Sought on Petition for Partial Reconsideration of Report 
and Order on TRS User Registration

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Petition for partial reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on a petition 
for partial reconsideration filed by Sorenson Communications, LLC, of 
the Registration Grace Period Order (Petition), in which the Commission 
amended its rules for Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet Protocol 
Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) to allow consumers who are 
registering for service for the first time, or changing their service 
provider, to begin using the service without delay, pending completion 
of the user registration process.

DATES: Oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before February 
15, 2023. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before February 
27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Oppositions and replies may be filed, identified by CG 
Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, and 13-24, using the Commission's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS).
     Electronic Filers: Oppositions and replies may be filed 
electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/standard.
     Paper Filers:
    [cir] Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and 
one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number 
appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two 
additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.
    [cir] Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by 
commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. 
Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's 
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
    [cir] Currently, the Commission does not accept any hand delivered 
or messenger delivered filings as a temporary measure taken to help 
protect the health and safety of individuals, and to mitigate the 
transmission of COVID-19. In the event that the Commission announces 
the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, a filing window will be opened at 
the Commission's office located at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis 
Junction, MD 20701.
    [cir] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, 
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
    [cir] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail 
may be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
    [cir] During the time the Commission's building is closed to the 
general public and until further notice, if more than one docket or 
rulemaking number appears in the caption of a proceeding, paper filers 
need not submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number; an original and one copy are sufficient.

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Wallace, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, at: (202) 418-2716; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice, DA 23-29, in CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51, and 13-24, released 
on January 12, 2023. The full text of the Petition can be accessed 
online via the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System at: 
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1021129108560/1. 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.

Synopsis

    In the Registration Grace Period Order, 87 FR 57645, September 21, 
2022, the Commission amended its rules to allow VRS and IP CTS 
providers to receive compensation for calls from the Interstate 
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund during a two-week grace 
period while completion of the registration process is pending. In the 
Petition, Sorenson requests that the Commission reconsider the decision 
to require providers to: terminate compensable service to new users who 
cannot complete the registration process within the two-week ``grace 
period''; and port a user back to the user's prior provider when re-
registration upon porting-in to a new provider has not been completed 
within two weeks.

Federal Communications Commission.
Robert Garza,
Legal Advisor, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-01669 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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