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central nonprofit agencies will be 

investigated by the Committee’s staff. 

The central nonprofit agency concerned 

will be afforded an opportunity to 

submit a statement of facts and 

evidence. The Committee staff will 

report its findings to the Committee, 

together with its recommendation. In 

reviewing the case, the Committee may 

request the submission of additional 

evidence or may conduct its own 

investigation. If a central nonprofit 

agency fails to correct its violations of 

the governance standards set forth in 

paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, 

the Committee, after affording the 

central nonprofit agency an opportunity 

to address the Committee on the matter, 

may terminate the central nonprofit 

agency’s designation as a central 

nonprofit agency and its eligibility to 

participate in the JWOD Program.

(2) Violations of the governance 

standards set forth in paragraphs (a) and 

(b) of this section by qualified nonprofit 

agencies participating in the JWOD 

Program will be handled in accordance 

with 41 CFR 51–4.5, ‘‘Violations by 

nonprofit agencies,’’ of this chapter. 

(e) The information collection 

requirements set forth in this section for 

central nonprofit agencies are included 

on Committee Form 405, which has 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under OMB control 

number 3037–xxxx. The information 

collection requirements set forth in this 

section for qualified nonprofit agencies 

participating in the JWOD Program are 

included on Committee Forms 403 and 

404, which have been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under OMB control numbers 

3037–0001 and 3037–0002, respectively. 

The information collection requirements 

set forth in this section for nonprofit 

agencies that would like to qualify for 

participation in the JWOD Program are 

included on Committee Forms 401 and 

402, which have been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under OMB control numbers 

3037–0004 and 3037–0003, respectively. 

A Federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number.

PART 51–3—CENTRAL NONPROFIT 

AGENCIES 

3. Amend § 51–3.2 by adding new 

paragraphs (o) and (p) to read as 

follows:

§ 51–3.2 Responsibilities under the JWOD 

Program.

* * * * *

(o) Submit to the Committee, by 

November 1 of each year, a completed 

copy of the Annual Certification—

Central Nonprofit Agency (Committee 

Form 405) covering the fiscal year 

ending the preceding September 30. 

(p) Comply with Committee-approved 

governance standards, as provided in 

§ 51–2.10 of this chapter.

PART 51–4—NONPROFIT AGENCIES 

4. Amend § 51–4.3 by adding a new 

paragraph (b)(10) to read as follows:

§ 51–4.3 Maintaining qualification.

* * * * *

(b) * * * 

(10) Comply with Committeeapproved governance standards, as 

provided in § 51–2.10 of this chapter.

* * * * *

Dated: November 5, 2004. 

Leon A. Wilson, Jr., 

Executive Director, Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 64 

[CC Docket Nos. 90–71 and 98–67, CG 

Docket No. 03–123; DA 04–3266; 04–137] 

Petitions for Reconsideration of 

Telecommunications Relay Service 

Requirements

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document seeks public 

comment on petitions filed for 

reconsideration and is extending the 

filing dates already set for two of the 

four petitions for reconsideration to 

coincide with the dates set forth in this 

document.

DATES: Interested parties may file 

oppositions to the petitions for 

reconsideration on or before November 

15, 2004. Replies to an opposition may 

be filed on or before November 30, 2004. 

Parties that may have already submitted 

comments in this proceeding need not 

resubmit those comments unless they 

choose to update them.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dana Jackson, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability 

Rights Office at (202) 418–2247 (voice), 

(202) 418–7898 (TTY), or e-mail at 

Dana.Jackson@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s public 

notice DA 04–3266, released October 15, 

2004. When filing oppositions and 

replies to an opposition, please 

reference CC Docket Nos. 90–571 and 

No. 98–67 or CG Docket No. 03–123. 

Oppositions and replies to an 

opposition 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 FR 24121, May 1, 1998. Oppositions 

and replies to an opposition filed 

through the ECFS can be sent as an 

electronic file via the Internet to

<http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>. 

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 oppositions 

and replies to an opposition 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 

electronic oppositions and replies to an 

opposition by Internet e-mail. To get 

filing instructions, 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 electronic 

media, 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, Natek, Inc., will receive 

hand-delivered or messenger-delivered 

paper filings or electronic media for the 

Commission’s Secretary at 236 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, 

Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours 

at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 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 and 

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electronic media sent by 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–B204 

Washington, DC 20554. Parties who 

choose to file by paper should also 

submit their oppositions and replies to 

an opposition on diskette. These 

diskettes should be submitted, along 

with three paper copies, to: Dana 

Jackson, Consumer and Governmental 

Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 

445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A626, 

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 Nos. 90–

571 and 98–67 or CG Docket No. 03–

123, type of pleading (opposition or 

reply opposition), 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, Best 

Copy and Printing (BCPI), Inc., Portals 

II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 

Washington, DC 20554. Pursuant to 

section 1.1206 of the Commission’s 

rules, 47 CFR 1.1206, this proceeding 

will be conducted as a permit-butdisclose proceeding in which ex parte

communications are subject to 

disclosure. The full text of this 

document and copies of any 

subsequently filed documents in this 

matter will be available for public 

inspection and copying during regular 

business hours at the FCC Reference 

Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554. This document 

and copies of subsequently filed 

documents in this matters may also be 

purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contract, BCPI, Inc., Portals 

II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554. Customers may 

contact BCPI, Inc. at their Web site 

http://www.bcpiweb.com or call 1–800–

378–3160. To request materials in 

accessible formats for people with 

disabilities (Braille, large print, 

electronic files, audio format), send an 

e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 

418–0432 (TTY). This public notice can 

also be downloaded in Word or Portable 

Document Format (PDF) at:

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro.

Synopsis

On September 30, 2004, 

Communication Service for the Deaf, 

Inc. (‘‘CSD’’) filed a petition for 

reconsideration, see Communication 

Service for the Deaf, Inc. Petition for 

Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 98–67, 

filed September 30, 2004, to the June 30, 

2004 Report and Order, Order on 

Reconsideration, and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking. See

Telecommunications Relay Services and 

Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities, Report and Order, Order on 

Reconsideration, and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 

90–571, CC Docket No. 98–67 and CG 

Docket No. 03–123, FCC 04–137, 19 FCC 

Rcd 12475, June 30, 2004; published at 

69 FR 53346, September 1, 2004 and 69 

FR 53382, September 1, 2004. CSD 

requests that the Commission authorize 

compensation from the Interstate TRS 

Fund for Video Relay Service (VRS) 

between American Sign Language (ASL) 

users and individuals who speak 

Spanish; eliminate the speed of answer 

waiver for VRS providers by January 1, 

2005, and provide adequate 

compensation to enable VRS providers 

to meet this standard; and permit VRS 

providers to immediately recover costs 

associated with the research and 

development of solutions for handling 

emergency calls. On October 1, 2004, 

Hands On Video Relay Service, Inc. 

(‘‘Hands On’’) filed a petition for partial 

reconsideration to the June 30, 2004 

Report and Order, Order on 

Reconsideration, and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking. See Hands On 

Video Relay Service, Inc. Petition for 

Partial Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 

90–571, CC Docket No. 98–67 and CG 

Docket No. 03–123, filed October 1, 

2004, Hands On requests the 

Commission to reconsider the dismissal 

of its application for certification as a 

TRS provider; the extension of the 

speed of answer waiver for VRS; the 

setting of $8.854 as the final VRS 

compensation rate for 2003–2004; the 

refusal to provide full retroactivity to 

the final 2003–2004 VRS compensation 

rate; and the refusal to authorize the 

reimbursement for ASL to Spanish VRS. 

On October 1, 2004, the National 

Video Relay Service Coalition (‘‘the 

Coalition’’) filed a petition for 

reconsideration to the June 30, 2004 

Report and Order, Order on 

Reconsideration, and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking. See National 

Video Relay Service Coalition Petition 

for Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 98–

67, filed October 1, 2004. The National 

Video Relay Coalition is an ad hoc

group that includes the following 

organizations: Telecommunications for 

the Deaf, Inc. (‘‘TDI’’), Deaf and Hard of 

Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network 

(‘‘DHHCAN’’), National Association of 

the Deaf (‘‘NAD’’), The Association for 

Late Deafened Adults (‘‘ALDA’’), the 

American Association of People with 

Disabilities (‘‘AAPD’’), Deaf and Hard of 

Hearing in Government (‘‘DHHIG’’), the 

California Coalition of Agencies Serving 

the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

(‘‘CCASDHH’’), the Student Body 

Government of Gallaudet University 

(‘‘SBG’’), and the Registry of Interpreters 

for the Deaf, Inc. (‘‘RID’’). The Coalition 

requests that the Commission reconsider 

its decision to not authorize TRS 

reimbursement for ASL to Spanish VRS. 

On October 1, 2004, Hamilton Relay, 

Inc. (‘‘Hamilton’’) filed a petition for 

reconsideration to the June 30, 2004 

Report and Order, Order on 

Reconsideration and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking. See Hamilton 

Relay, Inc. Petition for Reconsideration, 

CC Docket No. 98–67, filed October 1, 

2004. Hamilton requests the 

Commission reconsider the decision to 

extend ‘‘rate of return regulation’’ to 

traditional TRS. 

On October 5, 2004, the Commission 

released a public notice stating that 

oppositions to CSD’s and Hands On’s 

petitions for reconsideration must be 

filed within 15 days of the date public 

notice is published in the Federal 

Register and that replies to an 

opposition must be filed within 10 days 

after the time for filing oppositions has 

expired. Accordingly, in this public 

notice, the Commission is extending the 

opposition and reply dates set for CSD’s 

and Hands On’s petitions for 

reconsideration to coincide with the 

dates set forth below in this public 

notice for all four petitions challenging 

the June 30, 2004 Report and Order, 

Order on Reconsideration, and Further 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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Federal Communications Commission. 

Jay Keithley, 

Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental 

Affairs Bureau.

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