97-27511. Notice of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Applications for State Certification Accepted

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54111]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 90-571; DA 97-2182]


Notice of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Applications 
for State Certification Accepted

October 10, 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 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 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-97-38.
    Applicant: Department of Health and Human Services, State of North 
Carolina.

    File No: TRS-97-43.
    Applicant: California Public Utiliities Commission, State of 
California.

    File No. TRS-97-47.
    Applicant: D.C. Public Service Commission, District of Columbia.

    File No. TRS-97-48.
    Applicant: Public Utility Commission of Texas, State of Texas.

    For further information, contact Al McCloud, [phone], 
[e-mail], or Andy Firth, [phone] (TTY), [e-mail], 
at the Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-27511 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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