83 FR 35640 - Notice of Certification of State Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Programs
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 145 (July 27, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 35640-35641] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16041] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 18-733] Notice of Certification of State Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Programs AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) hereby grants renewals of certifications to the state and U.S. territory TRS programs listed below. DATES: These certifications, conditioned on a demonstration of ongoing compliance with the Commission's rules governing TRS, shall remain in effect for a five (5) year period, beginning July 26, 2018, and ending July 25, 2023, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.606(c). Beginning one year prior to the expiration of these certifications, July 25, 2022, each state or U.S. territory may apply for renewal of its TRS program certification by filing documentation in accordance with the Commission's rules, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.606(a). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Wilson, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at: (202) 418-2247; email: Dana.Wilson@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full text of this document and copies of the filed applications are available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portal II, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. Applications also may be found by searching on the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System at: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/ (insert CG Docket No. 03-123 into the Proceeding block). This document can also be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) at https://www.fcc.gov/general/disability-rights-office-headlines. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (844) 432-2275 (videophone), or (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Synopsis After reviewing each of the state and U.S. territory applications received, the Bureau has determined that: (1) The TRS programs of the listed states and U.S. territories meet or exceed all operational, technical, and functional minimum standards contained in Sec. 64.604 of the Commission's rules; (2) The TRS programs of the listed states and U.S. territories make available adequate procedures and remedies for enforcing the requirements of their state and U.S. territory programs; and (3) The TRS programs of the listed states and U.S. territories in no way conflict with federal law. The Bureau also has determined that, where applicable, the intrastate funding mechanisms of the listed states and U.S. territories are labeled in a manner that promotes national understanding of TRS and does not offend the public, consistent with Sec. 64.606(d) of the Commission's rules. STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES APPROVED FOR CERTIFICATION File No: TRS-46-17 Alabama Public Service Commission State of Alabama File No: TRS-19-17 Regulatory Commission of Alaska State of Alaska File No: TRS-47-17 Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Service Corporation State of Arkansas File No: TRS-02-17 Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing State of Arizona 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 Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority State of Connecticut File No: TRS-35-17 Delaware Public Service Commission State of Delaware File No: TRS-49-17 Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia District of Columbia File No: TRS-50-17 Florida Public Service Commission State of Florida File No: TRS-51-17 Georgia Public Service Commission State of Georgia File No: TRS-22-17 Hawaii Public Utilities Commission State of Hawaii File No: TRS-43-17 Idaho Public Service Commission State of Idaho File No: TRS-10-17 Illinois Commerce Commission State of Illinois File No: TRS-08-17 Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation State of Indiana File No: TRS-03-17 Iowa Utilities Board State of Iowa File No: TRS-07-17 Kansas Dual Party Relay Services State of Kansas File No: TRS-52-17 Kentucky Public Service Commission Commonwealth of Kentucky File No: TRS-13-17 Louisiana Relay Administration Board State of Louisiana File No: TRS-53-17 Maine Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Council State of Maine File No: TRS-33-17 Maryland Department of Information Technology Telecommunications Access of Maryland State of Maryland File No: TRS-34-17 Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable Commonwealth of Massachusetts File No: TRS-54-17 Michigan Public Service Commission State of Michigan File No: TRS-39-17 Minnesota Department of Commerce--Telecommunications Access Minnesota State of Minnesota File No: TRS-55-17 Mississippi Public Service Commission State of Mississippi File No: TRS-15-17 Missouri Public Service Commission State of Missouri File No: TRS-56-17 Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services State of Montana File No: TRS-40-17 Nebraska Public Service Commission State of Nebraska File No: TRS-25-17 Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Aging and Disability Services State of Nevada File No: TRS-42-17 New Hampshire Public Service [[Page 35641]] Commission State of New Hampshire File No: TRS-45-17 New Jersey Board of Public Utilities State of New Jersey File No: TRS-14-17 New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing State of New Mexico File No: TRS-16-17 New York State Department of Public Service State of New York File No: TRS-30-17 North Carolina Utilities Commission State of North Carolina File No: TRS-12-17 North Dakota Public Service Commission State of North Dakota File No: TRS-37-17 Public Utilities Commission of Ohio State of Ohio File No: TRS-57-17 Oklahoma Telephone Association State of Oklahoma File No: TRS-36-17 Oregon Public Utility Commission State of Oregon File No: TRS-58-17 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Commonwealth of Pennsylvania File No: TRS-28-17 Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico File No: TRS-59-17 Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission State of Rhode Island File No: TRS-62-17 Micronesian Telephone Corporation d/b/a Pacific Telecom, Inc. Saipan File No: TRS-11-17 South Carolina Public Service Commission State of South Carolina File No: TRS-60-17 Public Service Commission of South Dakota State of South Dakota 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-61-17 Virgin Islands Public Service Commission U.S. Virgin Islands File No: TRS-09-17 Utah Public Service Commission State of Utah File No: TRS-44-17 Vermont Department of Public Service State of Vermont File No: TRS-04-17 Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commonwealth of Virginia File No: TRS-27-17 Washington Department of Social and Health Services 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 Department of Administration Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay Systems State of Wisconsin File No: TRS-18-17 Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation State of Wyoming Federal Communications Commission. 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Dated: May 30, 2018. 418–0530 (voice), (844) 432–2275 Georgia Public Service Commission
Steven Fine, (videophone), or (202) 418–0432 (TTY). State of Georgia
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator. File No: TRS–22–17
Synopsis Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
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After reviewing each of the state and State of Hawaii
U.S. territory applications received, the File No: TRS–43–17
Bureau has determined that: Idaho Public Service Commission
(1) The TRS programs of the listed State of Idaho
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS states and U.S. territories meet or File No: TRS–10–17
COMMISSION exceed all operational, technical, and Illinois Commerce Commission
functional minimum standards State of Illinois
[CG Docket No. 03–123; DA 18–733]
contained in § 64.604 of the File No: TRS–08–17
Notice of Certification of State Commission’s rules; Indiana Telephone Relay Access
Telecommunications Relay Services (2) The TRS programs of the listed Corporation
(TRS) Programs states and U.S. territories make available State of Indiana
adequate procedures and remedies for File No: TRS–03–17
AGENCY: Federal Communications enforcing the requirements of their state Iowa Utilities Board
Commission. and U.S. territory programs; and State of Iowa
ACTION: Notice. (3) The TRS programs of the listed File No: TRS–07–17
states and U.S. territories in no way Kansas Dual Party Relay Services
SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal conflict with federal law. State of Kansas
Communications Commission’s (FCC or The Bureau also has determined that, File No: TRS–52–17
Commission) Consumer and where applicable, the intrastate funding Kentucky Public Service Commission
Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) mechanisms of the listed states and U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky
hereby grants renewals of certifications territories are labeled in a manner that File No: TRS–13–17
to the state and U.S. territory TRS promotes national understanding of TRS Louisiana Relay Administration Board
programs listed below. and does not offend the public, State of Louisiana
DATES: These certifications, conditioned consistent with § 64.606(d) of the File No: TRS–53–17
on a demonstration of ongoing Commission’s rules. Maine Telecommunications Relay
compliance with the Commission’s Service Advisory Council
STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES State of Maine
rules governing TRS, shall remain in
APPROVED FOR CERTIFICATION File No: TRS–33–17
effect for a five (5) year period,
beginning July 26, 2018, and ending July File No: TRS–46–17 Maryland Department of Information
25, 2023, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.606(c). Alabama Public Service Commission Technology Telecommunications
Beginning one year prior to the State of Alabama Access of Maryland
expiration of these certifications, July File No: TRS–19–17 State of Maryland
25, 2022, each state or U.S. territory may Regulatory Commission of Alaska File No: TRS–34–17
apply for renewal of its TRS program State of Alaska Massachusetts Department of
certification by filing documentation in File No: TRS–47–17 Telecommunications and Cable
accordance with the Commission’s Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Commonwealth of Massachusetts
rules, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.606(a). Telecommunications Service File No: TRS–54–17
Corporation Michigan Public Service Commission
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
State of Arkansas State of Michigan
Dana Wilson, Consumer and File No: TRS–39–17
File No: TRS–02–17
Governmental Affairs Bureau at: (202) Minnesota Department of
Arizona Commission for the Deaf and
418–2247; email: Dana.Wilson@fcc.gov. Commerce—Telecommunications
Hard of Hearing
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full State of Arizona Access Minnesota
text of this document and copies of the File No: TRS–32–17 State of Minnesota
filed applications are available for California Public Utilities File No: TRS–55–17
public inspection and copying during Commission Mississippi Public Service
regular business hours at the FCC State of California Commission
Reference Information Center, Portal II, File No: TRS–23–17 State of Mississippi
445 12th Street SW, Room CY–A257, Colorado Public Utilities Commission File No: TRS–15–17
Washington, DC 20554. Applications State of Colorado Missouri Public Service Commission
also may be found by searching on the File No: TRS–48–17 State of Missouri
Commission’s Electronic Comment Connecticut Public Utilities File No: TRS–56–17
Filing System at: http://apps.fcc.gov/ Regulatory Authority Montana Department of Public Health
ecfs/ (insert CG Docket No. 03–123 into State of Connecticut and Human Services
the Proceeding block). This document File No: TRS–35–17 State of Montana
can also be downloaded in Word and Delaware Public Service Commission File No: TRS–40–17
Portable Document Format (PDF) at State of Delaware Nebraska Public Service Commission
https://www.fcc.gov/general/disability- File No: TRS–49–17 State of Nebraska
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rights-office-headlines. Public Service Commission of the File No: TRS–25–17
To request materials in accessible District of Columbia Nevada Department of Health and
formats for people with disabilities District of Columbia Human Services Aging and
(Braille, large print, electronic files, File No: TRS–50–17 Disability Services
audio format), send an email to fcc504@ Florida Public Service Commission State of Nevada
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and State of Florida File No: TRS–42–17
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) File No: TRS–51–17 New Hampshire Public Service
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Commission Utah Public Service Commission express their views in writing on the
State of New Hampshire State of Utah question whether the proposal complies
File No: TRS–45–17 File No: TRS–44–17 with the standards of section 4 of the
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Vermont Department of Public BHC Act.
State of New Jersey Service Unless otherwise noted, comments
File No: TRS–14–17 State of Vermont regarding the applications must be
New Mexico Commission for the Deaf File No: TRS–04–17 received at the Reserve Bank indicated
and Hard of Hearing or the offices of the Board of Governors
Virginia Department for the Deaf and
not later than August 13, 2018.
State of New Mexico Hard of Hearing
A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
File No: TRS–16–17 Commonwealth of Virginia (David L. Hubbard, Senior Manager)
New York State Department of Public File No: TRS–27–17 P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri
Service Washington Department of Social and 63166–2034. Comments can also be sent
State of New York Health Services electronically to
File No: TRS–30–17 Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Comments.applications@stls.frb.org:
North Carolina Utilities Commission State of Washington 1. First State Bancorp, Inc.,
State of North Carolina File No: TRS–06–17 Caruthersville, Missouri; to acquire 100
File No: TRS–12–17 Public Service Commission of West percent of the voting shares of
North Dakota Public Service Virginia Mississippi County Savings and Loan
Commission State of West Virginia Association, Charleston, Missouri, and
State of North Dakota File No: TRS–01–17 thereby engage in operating a savings
File No: TRS–37–17 Wisconsin Department of association pursuant to section
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Administration 225.28(b)(4)(ii).
State of Ohio Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
File No: TRS–57–17 Systems System, July 24, 2018.
Oklahoma Telephone Association State of Wisconsin Yao-Chin Chao,
State of Oklahoma File No: TRS–18–17 Assistant Secretary of the Board.
File No: TRS–36–17 Wyoming Department of Workforce [FR Doc. 2018–16062 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am]
Oregon Public Utility Commission Services BILLING CODE P
State of Oregon Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
File No: TRS–58–17 State of Wyoming
Pennsylvania Public Utility Federal Communications Commission. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Commission Eliot Greenwald,
Granting of Requests for Early
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Termination of the Waiting Period
File No: TRS–28–17 Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
Under the Premerger Notification
Telecommunications Regulatory [FR Doc. 2018–16041 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am] Rules
Board of Puerto Rico BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Puerto Rico Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15
File No: TRS–59–17 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the
Rhode Island Public Utilities FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Commission Improvements Act of 1976, requires
Notice of Proposals To Engage in or persons contemplating certain mergers
State of Rhode Island
To Acquire Companies Engaged in or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade
File No: TRS–62–17 Commission and the Assistant Attorney
Micronesian Telephone Corporation Permissible Nonbanking Activities
General advance notice and to wait
d/b/a Pacific Telecom, Inc. The companies listed in this notice designated periods before
Saipan have given notice under section 4 of the consummation of such plans. Section
File No: TRS–11–17 Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies,
South Carolina Public Service 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12 in individual cases, to terminate this
Commission CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to waiting period prior to its expiration
State of South Carolina acquire or control voting securities or and requires that notice of this action be
File No: TRS–60–17 assets of a company, including the published in the Federal Register.
Public Service Commission of South companies listed below, that engages The following transactions were
Dakota either directly or through a subsidiary or granted early termination—on the dates
State of South Dakota other company, in a nonbanking activity indicated—of the waiting period
File No: TRS–20–17 that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y provided by law and the premerger
Tennessee Public Utility Commission (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has notification rules. The listing for each
determined by Order to be closely transaction includes the transaction
State of Tennessee
related to banking and permissible for number and the parties to the
File No: TRS–17–17 bank holding companies. Unless transaction. The grants were made by
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Public Utility Commission of Texas otherwise noted, these activities will be the Federal Trade Commission and the
State of Texas conducted throughout the United States. Assistant Attorney General for the
File No: TRS–61–17 Each notice is available for inspection Antitrust Division of the Department of
Virgin Islands Public Service at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Justice. Neither agency intends to take
Commission The notice also will be available for any action with respect to these
U.S. Virgin Islands inspection at the offices of the Board of proposed acquisitions during the
File No: TRS–09–17 Governors. Interested persons may applicable waiting period.
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| Dates | These certifications, conditioned on a demonstration of ongoing compliance with the Commission's rules governing TRS, shall remain in effect for a five (5) year period, beginning July 26, 2018, and ending July 25, 2023, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.606(c). Beginning one year prior to the expiration of these certifications, July 25, 2022, each state or U.S. territory may apply for renewal of its TRS program certification by filing documentation in accordance with the Commission's rules, pursuant to 47 CFR 64.606(a). | |
| Contact | Dana Wilson, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at: (202) 418-2247; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 35640 |
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