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445 12^th^ St. S.W. Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830

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## DA 03-494

## Released: February 24, 2003

NOTICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) APPLICATIONS FOR STATE
CERTIFICATION ACCEPTED

PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENT ON TRS CERTIFICATION APPLICATIONS

CC DOCKET NO. 98-67

**Comments Due: April 1, 2003**

**Reply Comments Due: April 21, 2003**

Notice is hereby given that the states listed below have applied to the
Commission for renewal of the certification of their State
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) program pursuant to Title IV of
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 47 U.S.C. § 225 and the
Commission's rules, 47 CFR §64.601-605. Current state certifications
expire July 25, 2003. Applications for certification, covering the five
year period of July 26, 2003 to July 25, 2008, must demonstrate that the
state TRS program complies with the ADA and the Commission's rules for
the provision of TRS.

**File No: TRS-17-02 File No: TRS-61-02**

Public Utility Commission of Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Public Utilities
Commission

State of Texas U.S. Virgin Islands

This notice seeks public comment on the above-referenced applications
for TRS certification. Copies of applications for certification are
available for public inspection and copying during regular business
hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12^th^
Street, SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The applications for
certification are also available on the Commission's web site at
<http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs_by_state.html>. They may also be
purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex
International, Portals II, 44512^th^ Street, SW, Room CY-B402,
Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 863-2893, facsimile (202)
863-2898, or via e-mail <qualexint@aol.com>.

Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding no later than
April 1, 2003. Reply comments may be filed no later than April 21, 2003.
When filing comments, please reference CC Docket No. 98-67 and the
relevant state file number of the state application that is being
commented upon. 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 or via email in Microsoft Word. These diskettes should be
submitted to: Erica Myers, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street, SW, Room 6-A432, Washington DC 20554. The e-mail should be
submitted to Erica Myers at <emyers@fcc.gov>. 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).

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