Recodification of the Shipping Act as Positive Law, 54913 [Z9-22659]
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 205 / Monday, October 26, 2009 / Rules and Regulations
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
46 CFR Part 501
[Docket No. 09–06]
RIN 3072–AC37
Recodification of the Shipping Act as
Positive Law
Correction
In rule document E9–22659 beginning
on page 50713 in the issue of Thursday,
October 1, 2009 make the following
correction:
§501.24
[Corrected]
On page 50714 in the table for
§501.24(e), in the Add column, the text
should read:
‘‘section 5 of the Shipping Act of 1984
(46 U.S.C. 40301(d)–(e), 40302–40303,
40305).’’
[FR Doc. Z9–22659 Filed 10–23–09; 8:45 am]
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47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 03–123; DA 08–2808]
Telecommunications Relay Services
and Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals With Hearing and Speech
Disabilities
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AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; extension of waiver.
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (Bureau) extends for an
additional year waivers of certain
Telecommunications Relay Services
(TRS) mandatory minimum standards
for Video Relay Service (VRS) and
Internet Protocol Relay (IP Relay). The
waived TRS mandatory minimum
standards are: One-line voice carry over
(VCO); VCO-to-teletypewriter (TTY);
VCO-to-VCO; one-line hearing carry
over (HCO); HCO-to-TTY; HCO-to-HCO;
call release; pay-per-call (900) calls;
types of calls; equal access to
interexchange carriers; and speech-tospeech (STS). Also, in this document,
the Bureau grants a limited extension of
the waiver of the speed dialing
requirement for IP Relay. The Bureau
extends the waivers for one year (four
months in the case of speed dialing for
IP Relay) because the record
demonstrates that it is technologically
infeasible for VRS and IP Relay
providers to offer these services at this
time.
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DATES: The waivers of certain TRS
mandatory minimum standards for VRS
and IP Relay will expire on January 1,
2010, except the limited extension of
the wavier of the speed dialing
requirement for IP Relay, which expired
on May 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Parties may submit
documentation related to the waivers,
identified by [CG Docket No. 03–123
and/or DA 08–2808], by mail, to: Dana
Wilson, Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office,
445 12th Street, SW., Room 3–C418,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Hlibok, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability
Rights Office at (866) 954–4053 (voice),
(202) 418–0431 (TTY), or e-mail
Gregory.Hlibok@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Bureau Order,
document DA 08–2808, adopted and
released on December 24, 2008,
extending certain waivers of TRS
mandatory minimum standards to
January 1, 2010, and extending waiver
of the speed dialing requirement for IP
Relay until May 1, 2009. The full text
of document DA 08–2808, 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. Document DA
08–2808, and copies of subsequently
filed documents in this matter, also may
be purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445
12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554. Customers may
contact the Commission’s duplicating
contractor at its Web site https://
www.bcpiweb.com or by calling 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) or
(202) 418–0432 (TTY). Document DA
08–2808 also can be downloaded in
Word and Portable Document Format
(PDF) at https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/
trs.html.
Synopsis
1. The Commission, in various orders,
has waived several TRS mandatory
minimum standards for VRS and IP
Relay either because, as Internet-based
services, it is not technologically
feasible to meet the requirement or, in
the case of VRS, because VRS is a video-
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based service and the communication is
via sign language and not text. Most
recently, in the 2007 TRS Waiver Order,
the Commission extended certain
waivers until January 1, 2009. See
Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03–123,
Order, adopted and released on
December 26, 2007, published at 73 FR
9031, February 19, 2008 (2007 TRS
Waiver Order). These waivers were
conditioned on the filing of annual
reports, due April 16, 2008, addressing
whether it was necessary for the waivers
to remain in effect. All VRS and IP
Relay providers have filed reports
detailing their progress in meeting the
waived requirements. The Bureau
reviewed these reports in reaching the
conclusions below.
2. One-line VCO, VCO-to-TTY, and
VCO-to-VCO. VCO is a type of
traditional TTY-based TRS that can be
used by persons with a hearing
disability but who can speak. See 47
CFR 64.601(27); 47 CFR 64.604(a)(3)(v).
The Commission waived these
requirements for IP Relay providers
because the voice leg of a VCO call
could not be supported over the
Internet. The Commission similarly
waived these requirements for VRS. The
Bureau extends the waivers of these
requirements for one year. The Bureau
notes that the April 16, 2008 waiver
reports reflected that VRS and IP Relay
providers cannot provide these services
because the Internet cannot support the
voice leg of a VCO call with the
necessary call quality. These waivers
were again conditioned on the filing of
reports, due April 16, 2009, addressing
whether it is necessary for the waivers
to remain in effect.
3. One-line HCO, HCO-to-TTY, and
HCO-to-HCO. One-line HCO is a type of
traditional TTY-based TRS that can be
used by persons with a speech disability
but who can hear. See 47 CFR 64.604(9);
47 CFR 64.604(a)(3)(v). For the same
reason the Commission waived the VCO
requirements for IP Relay, it did so with
respect to the HCO requirements. The
Commission similarly waived these
requirements for VRS. Consistent with
the Bureau’s treatment of VCO, and for
the same reasons, the Bureau extends
the waivers of these requirements for
one year. The Bureau also notes that the
April 16, 2008 waiver reports reflected
that VRS and IP Relay providers could
not provide these services. These
waivers were also conditioned on the
filing of reports, due April 16, 2009,
addressing whether it is necessary for
the waivers to remain in effect.
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54913]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
46 CFR Part 501
[Docket No. 09-06]
RIN 3072-AC37
Recodification of the Shipping Act as Positive Law
Correction
In rule document E9-22659 beginning on page 50713 in the issue of
Thursday, October 1, 2009 make the following correction:
Sec. 501.24 [Corrected]
On page 50714 in the table for Sec. 501.24(e), in the Add column,
the text should read:
``section 5 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 40301(d)-(e),
40302-40303, 40305).''
[FR Doc. Z9-22659 Filed 10-23-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 1505-01-D
