United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2020_register executive 2020-03-18 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7b7dd7d D09002ee1c7b7ddd8 United States Federal Communications Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) modifies a requirement for submarine cable licensees to report outages to the Commission. This Order on Reconsideration addresses two petitions submitted and refocuses the reporting requirements to capture significant disruptions to submarine cable communications, including outages with national security implications. 85 FR 15733 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-03-19/2020-03397 2020-03397 fr19mr20-8 6712-01-P GN Docket No. 15-206 FCC 19-138 FRS 16474 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-03-19/2020-03397 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-19/html/2020-03397.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-19/pdf/2020-03397.pdf Communications Equipment Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Submarine Cable Telecommunications 9 p. 15733 15741 85 FR 15733 Title 47 Part 4 47 CFR Part 4 Improving Outage Reporting for Submarine Cables and Enhanced Submarine Cable Outage Data; Federal Register Vol. 85, Issue RULE 2020-03397 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 2020-04-20 GN Docket No. 15-206 FCC 19-138 FRS 16474 6712-01-P 2020-03397 Final rule.

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) modifies a requirement for submarine cable licensees to report outages to the Commission. This Order on Reconsideration addresses two petitions submitted and refocuses the reporting requirements to capture significant disruptions to submarine cable communications, including outages with national security implications.

Effective April 20, 2020. The final rule amending 47 CFR 4.1, published August 8, 2016, at 81 FR 52362, is effective April 20, 2020. Compliance will not be required for 47 CFR 4.15 until the Commission publishes a document in the Federal Register announcing the compliance date. For further information, contact Brenda D. Villanueva, Attorney-Advisor, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-7005 or via email at Brenda.Villanueva@fcc.gov; or Suzon Cameron, Senior Attorney, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-1916 or via email at Suzon.Cameron@fcc.gov. Communications Equipment Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Submarine Cable Telecommunications Brenda.Villanueva@fcc.gov FCC504@fcc.gov Suzon.Cameron@fcc.gov http://www.fcc.gov https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-138A1.pdf Vol. 85, no. 54 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2020-03-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 205 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-03-19 P0b002ee1a65a4160 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19mr20 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2020-03-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-19/pdf/FR-2020-03-19.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-19/xml/FR-2020-03-19.xml fdlp 15713 15907 DGPO 2020-03-18 2024-05-30 FR-2020-03-19 machine generated eng FR FR-2020-03-19 85 54