[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 54635] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-27826] [[Page 54635]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 97-2203] Notice of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Applications for State Certification Accepted (CC Docket No. 90-571) Released: October 15, 1997. Notice is hereby given that the states listed below have applied to the Commission for State Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Certification. Current state certifications expire July 25, 1998. Applications for certification, covering the five year period of July 26, 1998 to July 25, 2003, must demonstrate that the state TRS program complies with the Commission's rules for the provision of TRS, pursuant to Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 47 U.S.C. Sec. 225. These rules are codified at 47 CFR Secs. 64.601-605. Copies of applications for certification are available for public inspection at the Commission's Common Carrier Bureau, Network Services Division, Room 235, 2000 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., Monday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM (closed 12:30 to 1:30 PM) and the FCC Reference Center, Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., daily, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Interested persons may file comments on or before December 12, 1997. Comments should reference the relevant state file number of the state application that is being commented upon. One original and five copies of all comments must be sent to William F. Caton, Acting Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. Two copies also should be sent to the Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau, 2000 M Street, N.W., Room 235, Washington, D.C. 20554. A number of state TRS programs currently holding FCC certification have failed to apply for recertification. Applications received after October 1, 1997, for which no extension has been requested before October 1, 1997, must be accompanied by a petition explaining the circumstances of the late-filing and requesting acceptance of the late- filed application. File No: TRS-97-42 Applicant: Nebraska Public Service Commission . State of Nebraska File No: TRS-97-49 Applicant: North Dakota Information Services Division State of North Dakota For further information, contact Al McCloud, (202) 418-2499, [email protected], or Andy Firth, (202) 418-2224 (TTY), [email protected], at the Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission. Federal Communications Commission. Shirley S. Suggs, Chief, Publications Branch. [FR Doc. 97-27826 Filed 10-20-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P