[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13533]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 20

[PS Docket No. 07-114; FCC 14-13]


Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment deadline.

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SUMMARY: The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau extends the 
deadline for filing reply comments on the Third Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (Third FNPRM) which was published in the Federal 
Register on March 28, 2014. The extension will provide commenters with 
additional time to prepare reply comments in response to the Third 
FNPRM and initial comments filed in this docket.

DATES: The reply comment period for the proposed rules published at 79 
FR 17819, March 28, 2014 is extended. Submit reply comments by July 14, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Federal Communications Commission, 
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554, identified by PS Docket No. 
07-114. Comments may be submitted electronically through the Federal 
Communications Commission's Web site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. 
Parties wishing to file materials with a claim of confidentiality 
should follow the procedures set forth in Sec.  0.459 of the 
Commission's rules. Confidential submissions may not be filed via ECFS 
but rather should be filed with the Secretary's Office following the 
procedures set forth in 47 CFR 0.459. Redacted versions of confidential 
submissions may be filed via ECFS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Zelman of the Policy and 
Licensing Division of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 
(202) 418-0546 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Order in PS Docket 
No. 07-114, released on June 4, 2014, which extends the reply comment 
deadline established in the Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
published under FCC No. 14-13 at 79 FR 17819, March 28, 2014. The full 
text of this document is available for public inspection during regular 
business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554, or online at--http://www.fcc.gov/document/proposes-new-indoor-requirements-and-revisions-existing-e911-rules.

Summary of Order

    On February 20, 2014, the Commission adopted a Third Further Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking (Third FNPRM) in this docket, seeking comment on 
proposed wireless E911 location accuracy requirements. The Third 
Further NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments of 
May 12, 2014 and June 11, 2014, respectively.
    On May 29, 2014, CTIA--The Wireless Association (CTIA) filed a 
request to extend the reply comment deadline an additional 30 days, 
until July 14, 2014. CTIA states that an extension of time is warranted 
due to the complex issues presented by the Third NPRM and the large 
number of initial comments filed in this docket. The National Emergency 
Number Association, Competitive Carrier Association, and Texas 911 
Entities filed letters in support of CTIA's request.
    We grant the request for an extension of time. As set forth in 
Section 1.46 of the Commission's rules, the Commission's policy is that 
extensions of time for filing comments in rulemaking proceedings shall 
not be routinely granted. In this case, however, an extension of the 
reply comment period is warranted for the reasons identified by CTIA. 
Specifically, we find that extension of the reply comment deadline to 
July 14, 2014 is warranted to provide commenters with sufficient time 
to prepare reply comments that fully respond to the complex technical, 
economic, and policy issues raised in the Third FNPRM and comments 
filed thereafter.
    Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and Sections 
0.191, 0.392, and 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.191, 0.392, 
and 1.46, the Motion for Extension of Time filed by CTIA is granted, 
and the deadline to file reply comments in this proceeding is extended 
to July 14, 2014.

Federal Communications Commission.
David G. Simpson,
Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2014-13533 Filed 6-9-14; 8:45 am]
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