PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 13-275 Released: February 22, 2013 PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENT ON APPLICATIONS FOR STATE CERTIFICATION FOR THE PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE CG DOCKET NO. 03-123 Comments Due: March 15, 2013 Reply Comments Due: March 29, 2013 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) programs pursuant to Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as codified in the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 225, and the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 64.601-605. Current state certifications expire July 25, 2013. A state’s application for certification, covering the five year period from July 26, 2013 to July 25, 2018, must demonstrate that its TRS program complies with Section 225 and the Commission’s rules governing the provision of TRS.1 This notice seeks public comment on the following state applications for certification, which can be found on the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) at http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs//. When searching for the state application in the ECFS, please enter docket number 03-123 in the proceeding number fill-in block, and the state identification number, (e.g., TRS-46- 12) assigned for that specific state application in the bureau identification number fill-in block: File No: TRS-46-12 File No: TRS-47-12 Alabama Public Service Commission Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired State of Alabama State of Arkansas File No: TRS-02-12 File No: TRS-32-12 Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing California Public Utilities Commission State of Arizona State of California File No: TRS-23-12 File No: TRS-48-12 Colorado Public Utilities Commission Connecticut Department of Public Utility State of Colorado State of Connecticut 1 Section 225 states, in pertinent part, that the Commission may approve a state’s application if it determines that the state’s program makes available TRS “in a manner that meets or exceeds” the Commission’s TRS requirements and “the program makes available adequate procedures and remedies for enforcing the requirements of the State program.” 47 U.S.C. §§ 225(f)(2)(A) and (B). 2File No: TRS-35-12 File No: TRS-49-12 Delaware Public Service Commission Public Service Commission State of Delaware District of Columbia File No: TRS-50-12 File No: TRS-51-12 Florida Public Service Commission Georgia Public Service Commission State of Florida State of Georgia File No: TRS-22-12 File No: TRS-43-12 Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Idaho Public Service Commission State of Hawaii State of Idaho File No: TRS-10-12 File No: TRS-08-12 Illinois Commerce Commission Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation State of Illinois State of Indiana File No: TRS-03-12 File No: TRS-07-12 Iowa Utilities Board Kansas Relay Services, Inc. State of Iowa State of Kansas File No: TRS-52-12 File No: TRS-13-12 Kentucky Public Service Commission Louisiana Relay Administration Board Commonwealth of Kentucky State of Louisiana File No: TRS-53-12 File No: TRS-33-12 Maine Public Utilities Commission Telecommunications Access of Maryland State of Maine State of Maryland File No: TRS-34-12 File No: TRS-54-12 Department of Telecommunications and Energy Michigan Public Service Commission Commonwealth of Massachusetts State of Michigan File No: TRS-39-12 File No: TRS-55-12 Minnesota Department of Commerce Mississippi Public Service Commission State of Minnesota State of Mississippi File No: TRS-15-12 File No: TRS-56-12 Missouri Public Service Commission Telecommunications Access Program State of Missouri State of Montana File No: TRS-40-12 File No: TRS-25-12 Nebraska Public Service Commission Relay Nevada State of Nebraska State of Nevada File No: TRS-42-12 File No: TRS-45-12 New Hampshire Public Service Commission New Jersey Board of Utilities State of New Hampshire State of New Jersey 3File No: TRS-14-12 File No: TRS-16-12 Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing New York State Department of Public Service State of New Mexico State of New York File No: TRS-30-12 File No: TRS-12-12 Department of Health and Human Service Information Technology Department State of North Carolina State of North Dakota File No: TRS-37-12 File No: TRS-57-12 Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Oklahoma Telephone Association State of Ohio State of Oklahoma File No: TRS-36-12 File No: TRS-58-12 Oregon Public Utilities Commission Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Services State of Oregon Commonwealth of Pennsylvania File No: TRS-28-12 File No: TRS-59-12 Telecommunications Regulatory Board Division of Public Utilities and Carriers Puerto Rico State of Rhode Island File No: TRS-62-12 File No: TRS-11-12 Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff Saipan State of South Carolina File No: TRS-60-12 File No: TRS-20-12 Department of Human Services Tennessee Regulatory Authority State of South Dakota State of Tennessee File No: TRS-17-12 File No: TRS-09-12 Texas Public Utility Commission Public Service Commission State of Texas State of Utah File No: TRS-44-12 File No: TRS-04-12 Vermont Department of Public Service Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing State of Vermont Commonwealth of Virginia File No: TRS-27-12 File No: TRS-01-12 Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Wisconsin Department of Administration State of Washington State of Wisconsin File No: TRS-18-12 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation State of Wyoming Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.415 & 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before March 15, 2013, and reply comments on or before March 29, 2013. All filings must reference CG Docket No. 03-123 and the relevant state identification number of the state application that is being commented upon. Comments may be filed using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs// or by filing paper copies. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the website for submitting comments. In completing the transmittal screen, 4commenters should include their full name, U.S. 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, filers should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the following words in the body of the message: “get form.” A sample form and directions will be sent in response. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy 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. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to the FCC Headquarters at 445 12th Street, SW., Room TW- A325, Washington, DC 20554. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial sent by overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express mail and Priority mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capital 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. A copy of this document and subsequently filed documents in this matter will be available during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY- A257, 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 & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). This Public Notice can also be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) at: http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trs.html For further information regarding this Public Notice, contact Dana Wilson, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disabilities Rights Office (202) 418-2247 (voice), or e-mail Dana.Wilson@fcc.gov. - FCC -