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communities; five (5) represent 

disabilities communities; six (6) 

represent the interest of state, local, and 

Native American interests, and, six (6) 

represent industry interests. The 

Committee’s slate is designed to be 

representative of the Commission’s 

many constituencies, and the diversity 

selected will provide a balanced point 

of view as required by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. All 

appointments are effective immediately 

and shall terminate November 17, 2008 

or when the Committee is terminated, 

whichever is earlier. 

The roster as appointed by Chairman 

Kevin J. Martin is as follows: 

Ms. Debra Berlyn, representing the 

Digital Television Transition Coalition 

is hereby appointed as chairperson of 

the Committee. 

Other members by organization and 

primary representative name include: 

1. AARP—Jo Reed 

2. Alaska State Department of Law—

Lew Craig 

3. Alliance for Community Media—

Gloria Tristani 

4. Appalachian Regional 

Commission—Harry L. Roesch 

5. Benton Foundation—Charles 

Benton 

6. Cablevision—Dodie Tschirch 

7. Call For Action—Shirley Rooker 

8. Communication Service for the 

Deaf—Karen Peltz Strauss 

9. Communications Workers of 

America—Jeffrey Rechenbach 

10. Consumer Action—Ken 

McEldowney 

11. Consumer Electronics 

Association—Julie Kearney 

12. Consumer Federation of 

America—Paul Schlaver 

13. Consumers Union—Gene 

Kimmelman 

14. Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

Consumer Advocacy Network—Claude 

Stout 

15. Digital Television Transition 

Coalition—Debra Berlyn, Chairperson 

16. Eastern Band of Cherokee 

Indians—Brandon Stephens 

17. EchoStar Communications 

Corporation—Lori Kalani 

18. Hawaii State Public Utilities 

Commission—John Cole 

19. Hearing Loss Association of 

America—Janice Schacter 

20. League of United Latin American 

Citizens—Eduardo Pena, Jr. 

21. National Association of 

Broadcasters—John L. Sander 

22. National Association of Regulatory 

Utility Commissioners—Nixyvette 

Santini 

23. National Association of State 

Utility Consumer Advocates—Brenda 

Pennington 

24. Northern VA Resource Center for 

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons—

Cheryl Heppner 

25. Parents Television Council—Dan 

Isett 

26. Southern Growth Policies Board—

Jim Clinton 

27. The Seeing Eye, Inc.—Jay Stiteley 

28. Verizon Communications, Inc.—

Richard T. Ellis 

Meeting Dates 

On August 10, 2007, the Committee 

will meet to address matters of internal 

business and organization, such as the 

establishment of working groups, and 

will consider various consumer issues 

within the jurisdiction of the 

Commission including the digital 

television transition. Meetings are open 

to the public and are broadcast on the 

Internet in Real Audio/Real Video 

format with captioning at www.fcc.gov/ 

cgb/cac. Members of the public may 

address the Committee or may send 

written comments to: Scott Marshall, 

Designated Federal Officer of the 

Committee, at the address indicated on 

the first page of this document. 

The meeting site is accessible to 

people with disabilities. Meetings are 

sign language interpreted with real-time 

transcription and assistive listening 

devices available. Meeting agendas and 

handout materials are provided in 

accessible formats. 

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 & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–

418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (TTY). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Nicole McGinnis, 

Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental 

Affairs Bureau. 

[FR Doc. E7–13918 Filed 7–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[CG Docket No. 03–123; DA 07–2761] 

Telecommunications Relay Services 

Applications for State Certification and 

Renewal of Current Certification 

Accepted Until October 1, 2007 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission announces that it will 

accept applications for the renewal of 

state telecommunications relay services 

(TRS) program certification. The 

Commission’s rules provide that states 

may apply for a renewal of their 

certified state TRS program one year 

prior to the expiration of their current 

certification. 

DATES: TRS applications for state 

certifications and renewal certifications 

will be accepted beginning July 26, 

2007, and are due on or before October 

1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit TRS State 

Certification applications identified by 

[CG Document No. 03–123], by any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting electronic 

filings. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web Site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting electronic 

filings. 

• Parties who choose to file by paper 

should also submit their filings on 

diskette. These diskettes should be 

submitted, along with three paper 

copies, to: Pam Gregory, Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability 

Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room 3–C417, Washington, DC 20554. 

Such submission should be on a 3.5 

inch diskette formatted in an IBM 

compatible format using Word 2003 or 

a compatible software. The diskette 

should be accompanied by a cover letter 

and should be submitted in ‘‘read only’’

mode and must be clearly labeled with 

the state’s name, filing date and 

captioned ‘‘TRS Certification 

Application.’’ 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, electronic 

fillings must send diskette copies to the 

Commission’s duplicating contractor at 

Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 

CY–CB402, Washington, DC 20554. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact 

the FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone (202) 418–0539 or TTY: (202) 

418–0432. 

For detailed instructions for 

submitting electronic filings and 

additional information on the 

rulemaking process, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam 

Gregory, Consumer & Government 

Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418–2498 


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(voice), (202) 418–1169 (TTY) or e-mail: 

pam.gregory@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s 

document DA 07–2761, released June 

22, 2007, in CG Docket No. 03–123. TRS 

State Certifications may be filed using: 

(1) The Commission’s Electronic 

Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the 

Federal Government’s eRulemaking 

Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies. See 

Electronic Filing of Documents in 

Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121, 

May 1, 1998. 

• Electronic Filers: Filings may be 

filed electronically using the Internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/ 

cgb/ecfs/ or the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Filers should follow the instructions 

provided on the Web site for submitting 

electronic filings. 

• For ECFS filers, if multiple docket 

or rulemaking numbers appear in the 

caption of this proceeding, filers must 

transmit one electronic copy of the 

filing for each docket or rulemaking 

number referenced in the caption. In 

completing the transmittal screen, filers 

should include their full name, U.S. 

Postal Service mailing address, and the 

applicable docket or rulemaking 

number, which in this instance is CG 

Docket No. 03–123. Parties may also 

submit an electronic filing by Internet email. To get filing instructions, filers 

should send an e-mail to: ecfs@fcc.gov, 

and include the following words in the 

body of the message, ‘‘get form <your email address>.’’ A sample form and 

directions will be sent in response. 

• Paper Filers: 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 in this 

proceeding, filers must submit two 

additional copies of 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 Service mail (although the 

Commission continues to experience 

delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service 

mail). All filings must be addressed to 

the Commission’s Secretary, Office of 

the Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

• The Commission’s contractor will 

receive hand-delivered or messengerdelivered 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 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 mail 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, 

Express, and Priority mail should be 

addressed to: 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

A copy of document DA 07–2761 and 

any subsequently file documents in this 

matter will be available during regular 

business hours at the FCC Reference 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554, 

(202) 418–0270. Document DA 07–2761 

and any subsequently filed documents 

in this matter may also be purchased 

from the Commission’s duplicating 

contractor at their Web site, 

www.bcpiweb.com, or call (800) 378–

3160. TRS State Certification 

applications may also be found by 

searching on the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS) at: http://www.fcc.gov.cgb/ecfs 

(insert CG Docket No. 03–123 into the 

Proceeding block). 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send and e-mail to: 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

The Commission’s rules for the 

provision of TRS, pursuant to Title IV 

of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 

47 U.S.C. 225 of the Communications 

Act, are codified at 47 CFR 64.601–605 

of the Commission’s rules. Pursuant to 

47 CFR 64.605(b) of the Commission’s 

rules, a state desiring certification of its 

TRS program must establish that: 

(1) The state program meets or 

exceeds all operational, technical, and 

functional minimum standards 

contained in 47 CFR 64.604 of the 

Commission’s rules; 

(2) The state program makes available 

adequate procedures and remedies for 

enforcing the state program; and 

(3) Where a state program exceeds the 

mandatory minimum standards 

contained in § 64.604 of the 

Commission’s rules, the state establishes 

that its program in no way conflicts 

with federal law. 

Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.605(a) of the 

Commission’s rules, documentation 

must be submitted through the state’s 

office of the governor or other delegated 

executive office empowered to provide 

TRS. All documentation in support of 

the application must be submitted in 

narrative form, and must clearly 

describe the state program for 

implementing intrastate TRS, and the 

procedures and remedies for enforcing 

any requirements imposed by the state 

program. To the maximum extent 

possible, states should provide 

historical, statistical, and illustrative 

evidence demonstrating compliance 

with the Commission’s TRS rules. 

Upon receipt, the Commission will 

give public notice of state TRS 

certification applications and provide 

notification in the Federal Register, 

pursuant to 47 CFR 64.605(a) of the 

Commission’s rules. Interested parties 

will be invited to comment on each 

application within a period of time set 

by the Commission. In the event that a 

state’s application is opposed or 

incomplete, the Commission may 

contact the responsible state officer to 

seek further documentation. If it appears 

that a state program will not meet 

certification requirements, the 

Commission will send notice to the 

responsible state officer prior to July 26, 

2008, giving the state an opportunity to 

demonstrate that it has taken, or will 

take measures to bring its program into 

compliance with the Commission rules 

by July 26, 2008. 

The Commission will act to approve 

the applications for certification of 

states that demonstrate compliance with 

all applicable requirements of the 

Commission’s rules on or before July 26, 

2008. Approved certifications will be in 

effect for five (5) years until July 26, 

2013 pursuant to 47 CFR 64.605(c) of 

the Commission’s rules. 

In the event a state does not apply for 

certification, the Commission will 

contact common carriers providing 

voice transmission service in that state 

to ensure that TRS service meeting the 

Commission minimum operational, 

functional and technical standards is 

available within their service areas. See 

47 U.S.C. 225(c) of the Communications 

Act. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Nicole McGinnis, 

Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental 

Affairs Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 07–3480 Filed 7–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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