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## DA 02-1826

## Released: July 29, 2002

PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENT ON CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURES
FOR EMERGENCY CALLS AT TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) CENTERS

CC DOCKET NO. 98-67

**Comments Due: August 29, 2002**

**Reply Comments Due: September 13, 2002**

This notice seeks public comment on the proposed clarification of the
Federal Communications Commission's procedures for routing emergency
calls by telecommunications relay services (TRS) centers. In the March
2000, *Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* the
Commission discussed routing emergency TRS calls to the most
*appropriate* Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).[^1] However, the
minimum mandatory standards provide for the routing of emergency TRS
calls to the *nearest* PSAP.[^2] The Commission seeks comment as to the
proposal to require that TRS providers use a system for emergency calls
that would automatically and immediately transfer a caller to the most
*appropriate* PSAP.

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Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding no later than
**August 29, 2002**. Reply comments may be filed no later than
**September 13, 2002**. When filing comments, please reference **CC
Docket No. 98-67**. Comments may be filed using the Commission\'s
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. *See*
Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg.
24,121 (1998). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an
electronic file via the Internet to
\<<http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>[\>]{.underline}. Generally, only
one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket
or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, however,
commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each
docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the
transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal
Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number.
Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get
filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send an
e-mail to <ecfs@fcc.gov>, and should include the following words in the
body of the message, \"get form \<your e-mail address\>.\" A sample form
and directions will be sent in reply.

Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four
copies of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number
appears in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit two
additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Services
mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal
Service mail). The Commission\'s contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will
receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the
Commission\'s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Suite 110,
Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or
fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the
building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive,
Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express
Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20554. All filings must be addressed to the Commission\'s
Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-A325 Washington,
DC 20554.

Parties who choose to file by paper should also submit their comments on
diskette. These diskettes should be submitted to: Erica Myers, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 5-C212, Washington
DC 20554. Such a submission should be on a 3.5 inch diskette formatted
in an IBM compatible format using Word 97 or compatible software. The
diskette should be accompanied by a cover letter and should be submitted
in \"read only\" mode. The diskette should be clearly labeled with the
commenter\'s name, proceeding (including the lead docket number in this
case, CC Docket No. 98-67, type of pleading (comment or reply comment),
date of submission, and the name of the electronic file on the diskette.
The label should also include the following phrase \"Disk Copy - Not an
Original.\" Each diskette should contain only one party\'s pleadings,
preferably in a single electronic file. In addition, commenters must
send diskette copies to the Commission\'s copy contractor, Qualex
International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY- B402,
Washington, DC 20554.

This proceeding shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding
in accordance with the Commission's *ex parte* rules. *See* 47 C.F.R. §§
1.1200 and 1.1206. Persons making oral *ex parte* presentations are
reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain
summaries of the substance of the presentations and not merely a listing
of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence description
of the views and arguments presented is generally required. *See* 47
C.F.R. § 1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and written
*ex parte* presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set
forth in section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §
1.1206(b).

Alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, audio recording and
Braille) are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian
Millin, of the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202)
418-7426, TTY (202) 418-7365, or e-mail at <bmillin@fcc.gov>. This
*Public Notice* can also be downloaded in Text and ASCII formats at:
<http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro>.

For further information regarding this Public Notice, contact Erica
Myers, Federal Communications Commission, Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office (202) 418-2429 (voice), (202)
418-0464 (TTY), or e-mail [emyers@fcc.gov](mailto:dljackso@fcc.gov).

**-FCC-**

[^1]: *See* In the Matter of Telecommunications Relay Services and
    Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech
    Disabilities, *Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
    Rulemaking*, FCC 00-56, 15 FCC Rcd 5140 (2000) (*Improved TRS
    Order).*

[^2]: *See* 47 C.F.R. Section 64.604 (a)(4).