[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 31945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13307]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 0, 1, and 9
[PS Docket Nos. 21-479 and 13-75; DA 25-580; FR ID 302998]
Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services
(NG911); Improving 911 Reliability
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; Extension of comment and reply comment periods.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) extends the comment and reply comment periods of the
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in PS Docket Nos. 21-479
and 13-75, FCC 25-21, that was released on March 28, 2025 and published
in the Federal Register on June 4, 2025.
DATES: The deadline for filing comments is extended to August 4, 2025,
and the deadline for filing reply comments is extended to September 17,
2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and reply comments, identified by PS
Docket Nos. 21-479 and 13-75, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Filers: Parties may file electronically using
the internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing
System (ECFS): https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs. See Electronic Filing of
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-05-01/pdf/98-10310.pdf.
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing.
Paper filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must
be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for
the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis
Junction, MD 20701. 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 courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the
U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis
Junction, MD 20701. Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class
Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities: To request materials in
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Wehr, Deputy Division Chief,
Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, (202) 418-1138 or [email protected], or Chris Fedeli,
Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-1514 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau's (Bureau) Order in PS Docket Nos. 21-479 and
13-75; DA 25-580, adopted and released on July 8, 2025. The full text
of the Order is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-580A1.pdf.
Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis: This document
does not contain proposed information collection requirements subject
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In addition,
therefore, it does not contain any proposed information collection
burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,
pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law
107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
Synopsis
In the Order, the Bureau grants in part a Motion for Extension of
Time (Motion) filed jointly on June 17, 2025 by the National
Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA), the National
Emergency Number Association: The 9-1-1 Association (NENA), and the
Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT) in PS
Docket Nos. 21-479 and 13-75. The Motion seeks an extension of time for
filing comments and reply comments in response to the Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that was released on March 28, 2025
proposing and seeking comment on changes to the Commission's 911
reliability rules. The summary of the FNPRM was published in the
Federal Register, 90 FR 23768 (June 4, 2025). For the reasons stated
below, the Bureau finds that the extension request is warranted in part
and thus extends the comment and reply comment deadlines to August 4,
2025 and September 17, 2025, respectively.
The joint filers request a 120-day extension to the comment and
reply comment deadlines. The Bureau finds that a more limited extension
will be sufficient to accommodate the concerns raised. As set forth in
section 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.46, the Commission
does not routinely grant extensions of time. In this case, however, the
Bureau finds that a moderate extension of the initial comment deadline
will provide additional time for parties to organize and coordinate
their input to the Commission, and increasing the interval between
initial comments and replies will create an expanded window for
collaborative discussions among parties after the initial comments have
been filed.
Ordering Clauses
Accordingly, it is ordered, that pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 154(i)-(j),
and sections 0.204, 0.392, and 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR
0.204, 0.392, 1.46, the Motion for Extension of Time is granted in part
and otherwise denied. It is further ordered that the deadline to file
comments in this proceeding is extended to August 4, 2025, and the
deadline to file reply comments is extended to September 17, 2025.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-13307 Filed 7-15-25; 8:45 am]
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