TRS Fund Support for Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Compensation; Correction

<RULE> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION <CFR>47 CFR Part 64</CFR> <DEPDOC>[CG Docket Nos. 22-408, 03-123, and 13-24; FCC 24-81; FR ID 269113]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>TRS Fund Support for Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Compensation; Correction</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Federal Communications Commission. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Correcting amendment. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> This document corrects the final rule portion of <E T="04">Federal Register</E> document published on September 4, 2024. This document inadvertently has an error in the ending year for the supplemental compensation for CA-assisted internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS). This document corrects the final regulations. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Effective on December 27, 2024. </EFFDATE> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Michael Scott, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-1264, <E T="03">Michael.Scott@fcc.gov.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> This document corrects the final rule document published at 89 FR 71848, September 4, 2024. It corrects the ending date for the per-minute Supplemental Compensation Rate for CA-assisted IP CTS in 47 CFR 64.641(c)(2) to June 30, 2029 from the erroneous June 30, 2027. <LSTSUB> <HD SOURCE="HED">List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64</HD> Individuals with disabilities, Telecommunications, Telephones. </LSTSUB> <SIG> <FP>Federal Communications Commission.</FP> <NAME>Marlene Dortch,</NAME> Secretary, Office of the Secretary. </SIG> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Final Rules</HD> Accordingly, 47 CFR part 64 is corrected by making the following correcting amendment: <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 64 MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="47" PART="64"> 1. The authority citation for part 64 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 201, 202, 217, 218, 220, 222, 225, 226, 227, 227b, 228, 251(a), 251(e), 254(k), 255, 262, 276, 403(b)(2)(B), (c), 616, 620, 716, 1401-1473, unless otherwise noted; Pub. L. 115-141, Div. P, sec. 503, 132 Stat. 348, 1091; Pub. L. 117-338, 136 Stat. 6156. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="47" PART="64"> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart F—Telecommunications Relay Services and Related Customer Premises Equipment for Persons With Disabilities</HD> </SUBPART> 2. Amend § 64.641 by revising paragraph (c)(2)(i) to read as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 64.641</SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Compensation for internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> (c) * * * (2) * * * (i) For each succeeding TRS Fund Year through June 30, 2029, the per-minute Supplemental Compensation Rate for CA-assisted IP CTS shall be determined in accordance with the following equation: <HD SOURCE="HD3">Equation 2 to Paragraph (c)(2)(i)</HD> <FP SOURCE="FP-2"> L <E T="52">FY</E> = L <E T="52">FY-1</E> * (1 + AF <E T="52">FY</E> is the CA-assisted Compensation Level for the new Fund Year, L <E T="52">FY-1</E> is the CA-assisted Compensation Level for the previous Fund Year, and AF <E T="52">FY</E> is the Adjustment Factor for the new Fund Year, as defined by paragraph (b)(3) of this section. <STARS/> </SECTION> </REGTEXT> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-30498 Filed 12-26-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </RULE>