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Web site. EPA will evaluate the 

complete application in determining 

whether WIPP continues to comply with 

the radiation protection standards for 

disposal. In addition, EPA will consider 

public comment and other information 

relevant to WIPP’s compliance. The 

Agency is most interested in public 

comment on any issues where changes 

have occurred that may potentially 

impact WIPP’s ability to remain in 

compliance with the requirements 

outlined in EPA’s disposal regulations, 

as well as any areas where the public 

believes that changes have occurred and 

have not been identified by DOE. 

The first step in the recertification 

process is a ‘‘completeness’’ 

determination. EPA will make this 

completeness determination in the near 

future as a preliminary step in its more 

extensive technical review of the 

application. This determination will be 

made using a number of the Agency’s 

WIPP-specific guidances; most notably, 

the ‘‘Compliance Application 

Guidance’’ (CAG; EPA Pub. 402–R–95– 

014) and ‘‘Guidance to the U.S. 

Department of Energy on Preparation for 

Recertification of the Waste Isolation 

Pilot Plant with 40 CFR Parts 191 and 

194’’ (Docket A–98–49, Item II–B3–14; 

December 12, 2000). Both guidance 

documents include guidelines 

regarding: (1) Content of certification/ 

recertification applications; (2) 

documentation and format 

requirements; (3) time frame and 

evaluation process; and (4) change 

reporting and modification. The Agency 

developed these guidance documents to 

assist DOE with the preparation of any 

compliance application for WIPP. They 

are also intended to assist in EPA’s 

review of any application for 

completeness and to enhance the 

readability and accessibility of the 

application for EPA and public scrutiny. 

It is EPA’s intent that these guidance 

documents give DOE and the public a 

general understanding of the 

information that is expected to be 

included in a complete application of 

compliance. The EPA may request 

additional information as necessary 

from DOE to ensure the completeness of 

the CRA. 

Once the 2009 recertification 

application is deemed complete, EPA 

will provide DOE with written 

notification of its completeness 

determination and publish a Federal 

Register notice announcing this 

determination as well. All 

correspondence between EPA and DOE 

regarding the completeness of the CRA– 

2009 will be placed in the public 

dockets. 

EPA will make a final decision 

recertifying whether the WIPP facility 

continues to meet the disposal 

regulations after each of the 

aforementioned steps (technical analysis 

of the application, issuing a notice of 

the CRA–2009’s completeness in the 

Federal Register, and analyzing public 

comment) have been completed. As 

required by the WIPP LWA, EPA will 

make a final recertification decision 

within six months of issuing its 

completeness determination. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 191 and 

194 

Environmental protection, Radiation 

protection, Transuranic radioactive 

waste, Waste treatment and disposal, 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. 

Dated: June 3, 2009. 

Elizabeth Cotsworth, 

Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air. 

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47 CFR Part 64 

[CG Docket 03–123; DA 09–1255] 

Telecommunications Relay Services 

and Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals With Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission via the Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) 

extends the comment filing deadline for 

the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM) published in the Federal 

Register May 21, 2009 (73 FR 23815). 

The Bureau finds that in this case an 

extension of the comment period is 

warranted to afford parties the necessary 

time to file comments that will result in 

a more complete record in this 

proceeding. 

DATES: Comments are due July 6, 2009. 

Reply Comments are due July 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

submit comments identified by CG 

Docket 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 Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS): http:// 

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

instructions for submitting electronic 

filings. 

• By filing paper copies. 

For electronic filers through ECFS or 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal, if 

multiple docket or rulemaking numbers 

appear in the caption of this proceeding, 

filers must transmit one electronic copy 

of the comments 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 CG Docket No. 03–123. 

Parties may also submit an electronic 

comment by Internet e-mail. 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 e-mail 

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. 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. 

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). DA 09–1255 can also be 

downloaded in Word or Portable 

Document Format (PDF) at: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Chandler, Consumer and 


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Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability 

Rights Office, at (202) 418–1475 (voice), 

(202) 418–0597 (TTY), or e-mail: 

Thomas.Chandler@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau’s 

document DA 09–1255. Pursuant to 47 

CFR 1.415 and 1.419 of the 

Commission’s rules, interested parties 

may file comments and reply comments 

on or before the dates indicated in the 

DATES section. The full text of DA 09– 

1255 and subsequently filed documents 

in this matter are 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. They may also 

be purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 

12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554; the contractor’s 

Web site, http://www.bcpiweb.com; or 

by calling (800) 378–3160. DA 09–1255 

and subsequently filed documents in 

this matter may also be found by 

searching ECFS at http://www.fcc.gov/ 

cgb/ecfs (insert CG Docket No. 03–123 

into the Proceeding block). 

Synopsis 

The Consumer and Governmental 

Affairs Bureau extends the comment 

period for issues raised in the 

Telecommunications Relay Services and 

Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities, Public Notice and Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, CG Docket No. 

03–123, FCC 09–39, published at 74 FR 

23815, May 21, 2009 and 74 FR 23859, 

May 21, 2009 (PN and NPRM). 

The NPRM portion seeks comment on 

whether, notwithstanding the rate 

methodology established in 

Telecommunications Relay Services and 

Speech-to-Speech Services for 

Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities, Report and Order and 

Declaratory Ruling, CG Docket No. 03– 

123, FCC 07–186, published at 73 FR 

44170, July 30, 2008, the Commission 

should modify the compensation rates 

for Video Relay Service (VRS) for the 

2009–2010 Fund year. Pursuant to the 

NPRM, comments are presently due on 

June 4, 2009, and reply comments are 

due June 11, 2009. Sorenson 

Communications, Inc. (Sorenson), a VRS 

provider, filed Telecommunications 

Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech 

Services for Individuals with Hearing 

and Speech Disabilities, Motion to 

Rescind VRS Rate NPRM or, in the 

Alternative, to Extend the Comment 

Period, CG Docket No. 03–123 (May 19, 

2009) (Motion to Rescind). A coalition 

of consumer organizations filed 

comments taking no position on 

Sorenson’s Motion to Rescind, but 

supporting an extension of the comment 

period, see Telecommunications Relay 

Services and Speech-to-Speech Services 

for Individuals with Hearing and Speech 

Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03–123, 

Comments on Sorenson 

Communications, Inc.’s Motion to 

Rescind VRS Rate NPRM or, in the 

Alternative, to Extend the Comment 

Period, filed by Telecommunications for 

the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.; 

Association of Late-Deafened Adults, 

Inc.; National Association of the Deaf; 

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer 

Advocacy Network; California Coalition 

of Agencies Serving the Deaf and Hard 

of Hearing; American Association of the 

Deaf-Blind; and Hearing Loss 

Association of America (May 26, 2009). 

Although the Commission does not 

routinely grant extensions of time, 

pursuant to 47 CFR 1.46(a), the 

Commission finds that in this case an 

extension of the comment period is 

warranted to afford parties the necessary 

time to file comments that will result in 

a more complete record in this 

proceeding. This limited extension will 

not unduly delay the Commission’s 

consideration of the issues. 

Ordering Clauses 

The Motion to Extend the Comment 

Period filed by Sorenson 

Communications, Inc., is granted to the 

extent indicated herein. 

This action is taken pursuant to the 

authority provided in § 1.46 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.46, and 

under delegated authority pursuant to 

§§ 0.141 and 0.361 of the Commission’s 

rules, 47 CFR 0.141, 0.361. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Suzanne M. Tetreault, 

Acting Deputy Chief, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau. 

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