# Notice of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Applications for State Certification Accepted > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-26877 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** October 10, 1997 - **Citation:** 62 FR 53005 ## Text 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 [[Page 53006]] 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] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-26877. Public record. Not legal advice.