80 FR 10618 - Improving 9-1-1 Reliability; Reliability and Continuity of Communications Networks, Including Broadband Technologies

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) published a document in the Federal Register at 79 FR 3123, January 17, 2014 announcing the effective dates of rules requiring 911 communications providers to take reasonable measures to provide reliable service, as evidenced by an annual certification. That document erroneously stated the date of an initial reliability certification for covered 911 service providers. This document corrects the date of the initial certification.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10618-10619]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03433]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 12

[PS Docket Nos. 13-75 and 11-60; FCC 13-158]


Improving 9-1-1 Reliability; Reliability and Continuity of 
Communications Networks, Including Broadband Technologies

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) published a 
document in the Federal Register at 79 FR 3123, January 17, 2014 
announcing the effective dates of rules requiring 911 communications 
providers to take reasonable measures to provide reliable service, as 
evidenced by an annual certification. That document erroneously stated 
the date of an initial reliability certification for covered 911 
service providers. This document corrects the date of the initial 
certification.

DATES: This correcting amendment is effective February 27, 2015. An 
initial certification will be due October 15, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric P. Schmidt, Attorney Advisor, 
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-1214 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The document published by the Commission in 
the Federal Register at 79 FR 3123, January 17, 2014, correctly noted 
that 47 CFR 12.4(c) and (d)(1), which pertain to annual and initial 
certifications, contain information collection requirements that had 
not been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 
would not take effect until such approval was announced in the Federal 
Register. However, the document erroneously stated that an initial 
certification pursuant to 47 CFR 12.4(d)(1) would be due ``[o]ne year 
after February 18, 2014,'' rather than one year after OMB approval of 
the associated information collection. In the Federal Register at 79 FR 
61785, October 15, 2014, the Commission announced that OMB has approved 
the information collection for a period of three years and issued 
Control Number 3060-1202. Accordingly, 47 CFR 12.4(d)(1) became 
effective October 15, 2014, and an initial certification will be due 
October 15, 2015.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 12

    Certification, Telecommunications.

    Accordingly, 47 CFR part 12 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 12--RESILIENCY, REDUNDANCY AND RELIABILITY OF COMMUNICATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 12 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 5(c), 218, 219, 301, 
303(g), 303(j), 303(r), 332, 403, 621(b)(3), and 621(d) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,

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154(i), 154(j), 154(o), 155(c), 218, 219, 301, 303(g), 303(j), 
303(r), 332, 403, 621(b)(3), and 621(d), unless otherwise noted


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2. Amend Sec.  12.4 by revising the first sentence in paragraph (d)(1) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  12.4  Reliability of covered 911 service providers

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    (d) * * *
    (1) Initial reliability certification. One year after October 15, 
2014, a certifying official of every covered 911 service provider shall 
certify to the Commission that it has made substantial progress toward 
meeting the standards of the annual reliability certification described 
in paragraph (c) of this section. * * *
* * * * *

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-03433 Filed 2-26-15; 8:45 am]
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