[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 120 (Monday, June 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37158-37159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15735]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 98-67; DA 1939]


Pleading Cycle Established for Comment on Petition for Interim 
Waiver and Rulemaking on the Cost Recovery for Wireless 
Telecommunications Relay Service Calls

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks public comment on a petition for interim 
waiver requesting that all Telecommunication Relay Service (``TRS'') 
calls placed using a wireless phone be reimbursed from the Interstate 
TRS Fund and requesting a rulemaking to decide how relay calls should 
be reimbursed where the jurisdiction of the call cannot be determined 
from the automatic number identification system.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments in this proceeding on or 
before July 14, 2003. Reply comments may be filed on or before July 30, 
2003. 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 St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Myers, Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at (202) 418-2429 (voice), 
(202) 418-0464 (TTY), or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public 
Notice, DA 03-1939, released June 13, 2003. 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 FR 24121, May 1, 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. 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 [email protected], and 
should include the following words in the body of the message, ``get 
from 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 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together 
with rubber bands or fasteners.

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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-B204 
Washington, DC 20554. Parties who choose to file by paper should also 
submit their comments on diskette. These diskettes should be submitted, 
along with three paper copies, to: Erica Myers, Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 6-
A432 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. 
Pursuant to section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206, 
this proceeding will be conducted as a permit-but-disclose proceeding 
in which ex parte communications are subject to disclosure.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0531 (voice), 202-418-7365 (tty).
    This Public Notice can also be downloaded in Text and ASCII formats 
at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro.

Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret M. Egler,
Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-15735 Filed 6-20-03; 8:45 am]
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