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)

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FR Document		2018-01224

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.

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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.
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standards to protect human health and or information are needed to evaluate a FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
the environment. EPA grants a pesticide product as required by FIFRA COMMISSION
‘‘registration’’ or license that permits a and FFDCA.
[CG Docket No. 03–123; DA 17–1214]
pesticide’s distribution, sale, and use EPA uses the DCIs issued to acquire
only after the company meets the the data that has been deemed necessary Pleading Cycle Extended for Comment
scientific and regulatory requirements. on Applications for State Certification
for the Agency’s statutorily mandated
In evaluating a pesticide registration for the Provision of
review of a pesticide’s registration,
application, EPA assesses a wide variety Telecommunications Relay Service
of potential human health and which require it to assess whether the
environmental effects associated with continued registration of an existing AGENCY: Federal Communications
the use of the product. Applicants, or pesticide causes an unreasonable Commission.
potential registrants, must generate or adverse effect on human health or the ACTION: Notice.
provide the scientific data necessary to environment and whether the Agency
will pursue regulatory measures. SUMMARY: In this document, the
address concerns pertaining to the
Commission extends the deadlines for
identity, composition, potential adverse Respondents/affected entities: comment on applications for state
effects, and environmental fate of each Pesticide registrants—North American certification for the provision of state
pesticide. The data allow EPA to Industrial Classification System telecommunications relay service (TRS)
evaluate whether a pesticide has the (NAICS) code 325320 (Pesticide and that were included in a Public Notice
potential to cause harmful effects on Other Agricultural Chemical DA 17–1074.
certain non-target organisms and Manufacturing). DATES: Interested parties may file
endangered species that include:
Humans; wildlife; plants; and surface Respondent’s obligation to respond: comments no later than February 23,
water or ground water. Mandatory under FIFRA section 2018. Reply comments may be filed no
3(c)(2)(B). later than March 12, 2018.
Through a rigorous scientific and
Estimated number of respondents: ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
public process, EPA specifies the kinds
122 (total). using the Commission’s Electronic
of data and information necessary to
Comment Filing System (ECFS). See
make regulatory judgments about the Frequency of response: On occasion. Electronic Filing of Documents in
risks and benefits of pesticide products
Total estimated burden: 615,447 Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121
under FIFRA sections 3, 4 and 5, as well (1998).
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
as the data and information needed to • Electronic Filers: Documents may
determine the safety of pesticide CFR 1320.03(b).
be filed electronically using the internet
chemical residues under FFDCA section Total estimated cost: $43,792,523 (per
by accessing ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/
408. The regulations in 40 CFR part 158 year). There are no capital investment or ecfs/.
describe the minimum data and maintenance and operational costs • Paper Filers: Parties who choose to
information EPA typically requires to associated with this collection. file by paper must file an original and
support an application for pesticide Changes in the Estimates: There is an one copy of each filing.
registration or amendment; support the increase of 353,146 hours in the total • Filings can be sent by hand or
reregistration of a pesticide product; estimated respondent burden compared messenger delivery, by commercial
support the maintenance of a pesticide with that identified in the last ICR overnight courier, or by first-class or
registration by means of the data call-in overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All
approved by OMB. The burden increase
process; or establish or maintain a filings must be addressed to the
is a cumulative result of the program
tolerance or exemption from the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the
requirements of a tolerance for a implementing new methodologies to
Secretary, Federal Communications
pesticide chemical residue. As calculate respondent burden, the
Commission.
described in 40 CFR 158.30, however, inclusion of a new information • All hand-delivered or messenger-
FIFRA provides EPA with flexibility to collection group—consortium delivered paper filings for the
require, or not require, data and participants—to more accurately reflect Commission’s Secretary must be
information for the purposes of making the respondent burden, renaming and delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
regulatory judgments for individual recalculating an existing information 12th Street SW, Room TW–A325,
pesticide products, thereby allowing for collection group from Enforcement and Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
the data required to be modified on an Unanticipated Incident activities to are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand
individual basis to fully characterize the Maintenance DCIs, and the acceleration deliveries must be held together with
use and properties, characteristics, or of the Registration Review Program. All rubber bands or fasteners. Any
effects of specific pesticide products of these activities have contributed to envelopes and boxes must be disposed
under review. The Agency encourages the significant increase in number of of before entering the building.
each applicant to consult with EPA to DCIs to be issued (221 versus 45) • Commercial overnight mail (other
discuss the data requirements prior to annually. than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail
and during the registration process. In and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050
addition, the Agency cautions Courtney Kerwin, Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD
applicants that the data routinely Director, Regulatory Support Division. 20701.
required by the regulations may not be [FR Doc. 2018–01269 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am] • U.S. Postal Service first-class,
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sufficient to permit EPA to evaluate the BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Express, and Priority mail must be
potential of the product to cause addressed to 445 12th Street SW,
unreasonable adverse effects on man or Washington, DC 20554.
the environment. EPA may, therefore, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
require the submission of additional Dana Wilson, Consumer and
data or information beyond that Governmental Affairs Bureau at: (202)
specified in the regulations if such data 418–2247; email: Dana.Wilson@fcc.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested Commission, State of Mississippi performance of the functions of the
parties may file comments on or before File No: TRS–40–17 Commission, including whether the
the dates indicated above in the Dates Nebraska Public Service Commission, information shall have practical utility;
portion of this notice. All filings must State of Nebraska the accuracy of the Commission’s
reference CG Docket No. 03–123 and the File No: TRS–42–17 burden estimate; ways to enhance the
relevant state identification number of New Hampshire Public Utilities, State quality, utility, and clarity of the
the state application for which of New Hampshire information collected; ways to minimize
comments are being submitted. File No: TRS–30–17 the burden of the collection of
To request materials in accessible North Carolina Utilities Commission, information on the respondents,
formats for people with disabilities State of North Carolina including the use of automated
(Braille, large print, electronic files, File No: TRS–59–17 collection techniques or other forms of
audio format), send an email to fcc504@ Rhode Island Public Utilities information technology; and ways to
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Commission, State of Rhode Island further reduce the information
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) File No: TRS–11–17 collection burden on small business
418–0530 (voice), (844) 432–2275 South Carolina Public Service concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
(videophone), or (202) 418–0432 (TTY). Commission, State of South The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
Documents DA 17–1074 and DA 17– Carolina collection of information unless it
1214 can also be downloaded in Word File No: TRS–20–17 displays a currently valid control
or Portable Document Format (PDF) at: Tennessee Public Utility Commission, number. No person shall be subject to
https://www.fcc.gov/general/ State of Tennessee any penalty for failing to comply with
telecommunications-relay-services-trs. File No: TRS–17–17 a collection of information subject to the
Public Utility Commission of Texas, PRA that does not display a valid Office
Synopsis of Management and Budget (OMB)
State of Texas
Section 64.606(a)(1) of the File No: TRS–04–17 control number.
Commission’s rules requires that public Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of DATES: Written PRA comments should
notice of states filing for certification Hearing, Commonwealth of Virginia be submitted on or before March 26,
includes notification in the Federal File No: TRS–27–17 2018. If you anticipate that you will be
Register. The original deadlines of Office of the Deaf and Hard of submitting comments, but find it
December 1, 2017, for comments and Hearing, State of Washington difficult to do so within the period of
December 18, 2017, for reply comments File No: TRS–06–17 time allowed by this notice, you should
are therefore extended to February 23, Public Service Commission of West advise the contact listed below as soon
2018 for comments and March 12, 2018 Virginia, State of West Virginia as possible.
for reply comments. File No: TRS–01–17 ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Public Notice DA 17–1074 listed the Wisconsin Dept. of Administration, Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
states noted below as having submitted State of Wisconsin fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
applications to the Commission for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Federal Communications Commission.
renewal of certification of their state additional information about the
TRS programs, for the five-year period Eliot Greenwald,
Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, information collection, contact Nicole
from July 26, 2018 through July 25, Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
2023. These applications can be found Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2018–01224 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
on the Commission’s website at: https://
its continuing effort to reduce
www.fcc.gov/general/trs-state-and- BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
paperwork burdens, and as required by
territories.
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
File No: TRS–19–17 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
Regulatory Commission of Alaska, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION Communications Commission (FCC or
State of Alaska Commission) invites the general public
File No: TRS–32–17 [OMB 3060–1147]
and other Federal agencies to take this
California Public Utilities
Information Collection Being Reviewed opportunity to comment on the
Commission, State of California
File No: TRS–23–17 by the Federal Communications following information collections.
Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Commission Comments are requested concerning:
State of Colorado Whether the proposed collection of
File No: TRS–48–17 AGENCY: Federal Communications information is necessary for the proper
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Commission. performance of the functions of the
State of Connecticut ACTION: Notice and request for Commission, including whether the
File No: TRS–50–17 comments. information shall have practical utility;
Florida Public Service Commission, the accuracy of the Commission’s
State of Florida SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort burden estimate; ways to enhance the
File No: TRS–22–17 to reduce paperwork burdens, and as quality, utility, and clarity of the
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, required by the Paperwork Reduction information collected; ways to minimize
State of Hawaii Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal the burden of the collection of
File No: TRS–08–17 Communications Commission (FCC or information on the respondents,
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Telephone Relay Access Corporation, the Commission) invites the general including the use of automated
State of Indiana public and other Federal agencies to collection techniques or other forms of
File No: TRS–13–17 take this opportunity to comment on the information technology; and ways to
Louisiana Relay Administration following information collection. further reduce the information
Board, State of Louisiana Comments are requested concerning: collection burden on small business
File No: TRS–55–17 Whether the proposed collection of concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
Mississippi Public Service information is necessary for the proper OMB Control No.: 3060–1147.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested parties may file comments no later than February 23, 2018. Reply comments may be filed no later than March 12, 2018.
Contact		Dana Wilson, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at: (202) 418-2247; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 3345