83 FR 3345 - Pleading Cycle Extended for Comment on Applications for State Certification for the Provision of Telecommunications Relay Service

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 16 (January 24, 2018)

In this document, the Commission extends the deadlines for comment on applications for state certification for the provision of state telecommunications relay service (TRS) that were included in a Public Notice DA 17-1074.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3345-3346]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01224]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 17-1214]


Pleading Cycle Extended 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 extends the deadlines for 
comment on applications for state certification for the provision of 
state telecommunications relay service (TRS) that were included in a 
Public Notice DA 17-1074.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments no later than February 23, 
2018. Reply comments may be filed no later than March 12, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in 
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
     Electronic Filers: Documents may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
     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. 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 Street SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing 
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held 
together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must 
be disposed of before entering the building.
     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.
     U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority 
mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties may file comments on or 
before the dates indicated above in the Dates portion of this notice. 
All filings must reference CG Docket No. 03-123 and the relevant state 
identification number of the state application for which comments are 
being submitted.
    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), (844) 432-2275 (videophone), 
or (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Documents DA 17-1074 and DA 17-1214 can also 
be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/telecommunications-relay-services-trs.

Synopsis

    Section 64.606(a)(1) of the Commission's rules requires that public 
notice of states filing for certification includes notification in the 
Federal Register. The original deadlines of December 1, 2017, for 
comments and December 18, 2017, for reply comments are therefore 
extended to February 23, 2018 for comments and March 12, 2018 for reply 
comments.
    Public Notice DA 17-1074 listed the states noted below as having 
submitted applications to the Commission for renewal of certification 
of their state TRS programs, for the five-year period from July 26, 
2018 through July 25, 2023. These applications can be found on the 
Commission's website at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/trs-state-and-territories.

File No: TRS-19-17
    Regulatory Commission of Alaska, State of Alaska
File No: TRS-32-17
    California Public Utilities Commission, State of California
File No: TRS-23-17
    Colorado Public Utilities Commission, State of Colorado
File No: TRS-48-17
    Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, State of Connecticut
File No: TRS-50-17
    Florida Public Service Commission, State of Florida
File No: TRS-22-17
    Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, State of Hawaii
File No: TRS-08-17
    Telephone Relay Access Corporation, State of Indiana
File No: TRS-13-17
    Louisiana Relay Administration Board, State of Louisiana
File No: TRS-55-17
    Mississippi Public Service Commission, State of Mississippi
File No: TRS-40-17
    Nebraska Public Service Commission, State of Nebraska
File No: TRS-42-17
    New Hampshire Public Utilities, State of New Hampshire
File No: TRS-30-17
    North Carolina Utilities Commission, State of North Carolina
File No: TRS-59-17
    Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, State of Rhode Island
File No: TRS-11-17
    South Carolina Public Service Commission, State of South Carolina
File No: TRS-20-17
    Tennessee Public Utility Commission, State of Tennessee
File No: TRS-17-17
    Public Utility Commission of Texas, State of Texas
File No: TRS-04-17
    Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Commonwealth of Virginia
File No: TRS-27-17
    Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, State of Washington
File No: TRS-06-17
    Public Service Commission of West Virginia, State of West Virginia
File No: TRS-01-17
    Wisconsin Dept. of Administration, State of Wisconsin

Federal Communications Commission.
Eliot Greenwald,
Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2018-01224 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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