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Released: October 3, 1997
NOTICE OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS)
APPLICATIONS FOR STATE CERTIFICATION ACCEPTED
(CC Docket No. 90-571)
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 of the late-filing and requesting acceptance of the late-filed application.
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
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
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
File No. TRS-97-45
Applicant: Minnesota Department of Public Service
State of Minnesota
For further information, contact Al McCloud, (202) 418-2499, amccloud@fcc.gov, or Andy Firth, (202) 418-2224 (TTY), afirth@fcc.gov, at the Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.