[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29828-29829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11232]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 11

[PS Docket No. 15-94; PS Docket No. 15-91; DA 16-482]


Rules Regarding the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency 
Alerts

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment and reply comment 
deadlines.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Public Safety and Homeland Security 
Bureau (Bureau) extends the deadline for filing comments and reply 
comments on its Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency 
Alerts (WEA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Emergency Alerting NPRM), 
which sought comment on proposed changes in four areas: Improving 
alerting organization at the state and local levels; building effective 
community-based public safety exercises; ensuring that alerting 
mechanisms are able to leverage advancements in technology, including 
IP-based technologies; and securing the EAS against accidental misuse 
and malicious intrusion.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published at 81 FR 
15792, March 24, 2016 is extended. Comments are due on or before June 
8, 2016, and reply comments are due on or before July 8, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the Emergency Alerting NPRM, 
identified by PS Docket Nos. 15-94 and 15-91, by any of the following 
methods:

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     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Paper Filers: Parties that choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket 
or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers 
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 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 FCC Headquarters at 445 
12th St. SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with 
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes 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, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20554.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Fowlkes, Deputy Bureau Chief, 
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-7452, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Bureau's Order in 
PS Docket Nos. 15-94 and 15-91, DA 16-482, adopted and released on May 
5, 2016, and pertaining to the proposed rules published March 24, 2016 
(81 FR 15792). The complete text of this document is available for 
public inspection and copying from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday 
through Thursday or from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET on Fridays in the FCC 
Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, 
Washington, DC 20554. The complete text is also available on the 
Commission's Web site at http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016/db0505/DA-16-482A1.pdf, or by using the search 
function on the ECFS Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.

Synopsis

    The Bureau released an Order on May 5, 2016, which extends the 
comment and reply comment filing deadlines for the Emergency Alerting 
NPRM, 81 FR 15792, March 24, 2016. The Order responds to requests from 
Monroe Electronics, Inc., the National Alliance of State Broadcasters 
Associations, the Broadcast Warning Working Group, and the Washington 
State SECC seeking an extension of the comment period. Pursuant to 
Sections 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 Bureau extends the deadline for 
filing comments until June 8, 2016, and extends the deadline for filing 
reply comments until July 8, 2016.

Federal Communications Commission.
Lisa M. Fowlkes,
Deputy Bureau Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2016-11232 Filed 5-12-16; 8:45 am]
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