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

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 90-571; DA 97-2146]

Notice of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Applications

for State Certification Accepted

Released: October 3, 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.

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 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Interested persons may file comments

with respect to the first group of applications on or before November

21, 1997; the second group on or before, December 5, 1997; and the

third group, 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 behind the late-filing and requesting acceptance of the

late-filed application.

First Group of Applicants (Comments due November 21, 1997)

File No: TRS-97-07

Applicant: Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

State of Virginia

File No. TRS-97-08

Applicant: Tennessee Regulatory Authority

State of Tennessee

File No. TRS-97-09

Applicant: Illinois Commerce Commission

State of Illinois

File No. TRS-97-10

Applicant: Nevada Rehabilitation Division

State of Nevada

File No. TRS-97-11

Applicant: Kentucky Public Service Commission

State of Kentucky

File No. TRS-97-12

Applicant: Washington Department of Social and Health Services

State of Washington

File No. TRS-97-13

Applicant: Arizona Council for the Hearing Impaired

State of Arizona

File No. TRS-97-14

Applicant: Delaware Public Service Commission

State of Delaware

File No. TRS-97-15

Applicant: Mississippi Public Service Commission

State of Mississippi

Second Group of Applicants (Comments due December 5, 1997)

File No. TRS-97-16

Applicant: Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission

State of Pennsylvania

File No. TRS-97-17

Applicant: Division of Public Utilities

State of Utah

File No. TRS-97-18

Applicant: Office of Information Resources South Carolina Budget and

Control Board

State of South Carolina

File No. TRS-97-19

Applicant: Public Utilities Commission

State of Maine

File No. TRS-97-20

Applicant: Board of Public Utilities

State of New Jersey

File No. TRS-97-21

Applicant: Department of Budget and Management

State of Maryland

File No. TRS-97-22

Applicant: Department of Employment Division of Vocational

Rehabilitation

State of Wyoming

File No. TRS-97-23

Applicant: Department of Public Utilities

State of Massachusetts

File No. TRS-97-24

Applicant: Missouri Public Service Commission

State of Missouri

File No. TRS-97-25

Applicant: Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico

Territory of Puerto Rico

Third Group of Applicants (Comments due December 12, 1997)

File No. TRS-97-26

Applicant: Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation

State of Indiana

File No. TRS-97-27

Applicant: Kansas Relay Service, Inc.

State of Kansas

File No. TRS-97-28

Applicant: Oklahoma Telephone Association, Inc.

State of Oklahoma

File No. TRS-97-29

Applicant: Governor's Committee on Telecommunications Access Service

State of Montana

File No. TRS-97-30

Applicant: Department of Public Service

State of Vermont

File No. TRS-97-31

Applicant: Idaho Public Utilities Commission

State of Idaho

File No. TRS-97-32

Applicant: Public Utilities Commission

State of Colorado

File No. TRS-97-33

Applicant: Department of Human Services

State of South Dakota

File No. TRS-97-34

Applicant: Iowa Utilities Board

State of Iowa

File No. TRS-97-35

Applicant: Public Service Commission

State of West Virginia

File No. TRS-97-44

Applicant: Wisconsin Department of Administration

State of Wisconsin

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File No. TRS-97-45

Applicant: Minnesota Department of Public Service

State of Minnesota

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.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97-26877 Filed 10-9-97; 8:45 am]

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