[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 15722-15724] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-05649] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [CG Docket No. 03-123; DA 13-275] Pleading Cycle Established for Comment on Applications for State Certification for the Provision of Telecommunications Relay Service AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 March 15, 2013, and reply comments are on or before March 29, 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 [[Page 15723]] 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 13-275. 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 13-275, 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 13-275 also is available on the Commission's Web site at: http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html. Document DA 13- 275, 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-46-12) 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 applications 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: File No: TRS-46-12 Alabama Public Service Commission, State of Alabama File No: TRS-47-12 Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired, State of Arkansas File No: TRS-02-12 Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, State of Arizona File No: TRS-32-12 California Public Utilities Commission, State of California File No: TRS-23-12 Colorado Public Utilities Commission, State of Colorado File No: TRS-48-12 Connecticut Department of Public Utility, State of Connecticut File No: TRS-35-12 Delaware Public Service Commission, State of Delaware File No: TRS-49-12 Public Service Commission, District of Columbia File No: TRS-50-12 Florida Public Service Commission, State of Florida File No: TRS-51-12 Georgia Public Service Commission, State of Georgia File No: TRS-22-12 Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, State of Hawaii File No: TRS-43-12 Idaho Public Service Commission, State of Idaho File No: TRS-10-12 Illinois Commerce Commission, State of Illinois File No: TRS-08-12 Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation, State of Indiana File No: TRS-03-12 Iowa Utilities Board, State of Iowa File No: TRS-07-12 Kansas Relay Services, Inc., State of Kansas File No: TRS-52-12 Kentucky Public Service Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky File No: TRS-13-12 Louisiana Relay Administration Board, State of Louisiana File No: TRS-53-12 Maine Public Utilities Commission, State of Maine File No: TRS-33-12 Telecommunications Access of Maryland, State of Maryland File No: TRS-34-12 Department of Telecommunications and Energy, Commonwealth of Massachusetts File No: TRS-54-12 Michigan Public Service Commission, State of Michigan File No: TRS-39-12 Minnesota Department of Commerce, State of Minnesota File No: TRS-55-12 Mississippi Public Service Commission, State of Mississippi File No: TRS-15-12 Missouri Public Service Commission, State of Missouri File No: TRS-56-12 Telecommunications Access Program, State of Montana File No: TRS-40-12 Nebraska Public Service Commission, State of Nebraska File No: TRS-25-12 Relay Nevada, State of Nevada File No: TRS-42-12 New Hampshire Public Service Commission, State of New Hampshire File No: TRS-45-12 New Jersey Board of Utilities, State of New Jersey File No: TRS-14-12 Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, State of New Mexico File No: TRS-16-12 New York State Department of Public Service, State of New York File No: TRS-30-12 Department of Health and Human Service, State of North Carolina File No: TRS-12-12 Information Technology Department, State of North Dakota File No: TRS-37-12 Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, State of Ohio File No: TRS-57-12 Oklahoma Telephone Association, State of Oklahoma File No: TRS-36-12 Oregon Public Utilities Commission, State of Oregon File No: TRS-58-12 Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Services, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania File No: TRS-28-12 Telecommunications Regulatory Board, Puerto Rico File No: TRS-59-12 Division of Public Utilities and Carriers, State of Rhode Island File No: TRS-62-12 [[Page 15724]] Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation, Saipan File No: TRS-11-12 South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff, State of South Carolina File No: TRS-60-12 Department of Human Services, State of South Dakota File No: TRS-20-12 Tennessee Regulatory Authority, State of Tennessee File No: TRS-17-12 Texas Public Utility Commission, State of Texas File No: TRS-09-12 Public Service Commission, State of Utah File No: TRS-44-12 Vermont Department of Public Service, State of Vermont File No: TRS-04-12 Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Commonwealth of Virginia File No: TRS-27-12 Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, State of Washington File No: TRS-01-12 Wisconsin Department of Administration, State of Wisconsin File No: TRS-18-12 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, State of Wyoming Federal Communications Commission. Karen Peltz Strauss, Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. 2013-05649 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P