80_FR_18407 80 FR 18342 - 911 Governance and Accountability; Improving 911 Reliability

80 FR 18342 - 911 Governance and Accountability; Improving 911 Reliability

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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 65 (April 6, 2015)

Page Range18342-18342
FR Document2015-07392

In this document, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) extends the deadline for filing comments and reply comments on its 911 Governance and Accountability Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (911 Governance NPRM), which sought comment on mechanisms to ensure, in cooperation with state and local partners, that the nation's 911 governance structure keeps pace with evolving technology so that all entities providing 911 service capabilities remain accountable for reliable 911 call completion and accurate situational awareness.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-07392]


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47 CFR Part 12

[PS Docket No. 14-193; PS Docket No. 13-75; FCC 14-186]


911 Governance and Accountability; Improving 911 Reliability

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 911 Governance and Accountability Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (911 Governance NPRM), which sought comment on mechanisms to 
ensure, in cooperation with state and local partners, that the nation's 
911 governance structure keeps pace with evolving technology so that 
all entities providing 911 service capabilities remain accountable for 
reliable 911 call completion and accurate situational awareness.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published January 22, 
2015 (80 FR 3191) is reopened. Comments were due on or before March 23, 
2015, and reply comments are due on or before April 21, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the 911 Governance NPRM, 
identified by PS Docket Nos. 14-193 and 13-75, by any of the following 
methods:
     Electronic Filers: Federal Communication Commission's 
Electronic Comments Filing System (ECFS): http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Paper Filers: All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered 
paper filings for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC 
Headquarters at 445 12th Street SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 
20554. The filing hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). 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 Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.
     People With Disabilities: To request materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, 
electronic files, or audio format), send an email to [email protected] or 
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Bureau's Order in 
PS Docket Nos. 14-193 and 13-75, DA 15-299, adopted and released on 
March 6, 2015, and pertaining to the proposed rule published January 
22, 2015 (80 FR 3191). 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/2015/db0306/DA-15-299A1.pdf, or by using the search 
function on the ECFS Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.

Summary

    The Bureau released an Order on March 6, 2015, which extends the 
comment and reply comment filing deadlines for the 911 Governance NPRM, 
80 FR 3191, January 22, 2015. The Order responded to a joint petition 
by the Association for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS); 
the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International 
(APCO); the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies 
(iCERT); the National Association of State 911 Administrators (NASNA); 
the National Emergency Number Association (NENA); and the United States 
Telecom Association (USTA) seeking an extension of the comment period. 
Pursuant to sections 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, and pursuant to the authority delegated in 47 CFR 0.191, 
0.392, and 1.46, the Bureau extended the deadline for filing comments 
until March 23, 2015, and extends the deadline for reply comments until 
April 21, 2015.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-07392 Filed 4-3-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                 exposure, descriptions and estimates of                 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                 people with disabilities (braille, large
                                                 any general population or consumer                      COMMISSION                                             print, electronic files, or audio format),
                                                 exposures.                                                                                                     send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call
                                                                                                         47 CFR Part 12                                         the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
                                                   (9) Release information with estimates
                                                 of the amounts released, descriptions                   [PS Docket No. 14–193; PS Docket No. 13–               Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), (202)
                                                 and duration of the activities that cause               75; FCC 14–186]                                        418–0432 (TTY).
                                                 such releases, and whether releases are                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Eric
                                                                                                         911 Governance and Accountability;
                                                 directly to the environment or to control                                                                      Schmidt, Attorney Advisor, Public
                                                                                                         Improving 911 Reliability
                                                 technology.                                                                                                    Safety and Homeland Security Bureau,
                                                   (10) Risk management practices                        AGENCY:  Federal Communications                        (202) 418–1214, eric.schmidt@fcc.gov.
                                                 describing protective equipment for                     Commission.
                                                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    This is a
                                                 individuals, engineering controls,                      ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
                                                                                                                                                                summary of the Bureau’s Order in PS
                                                 control technologies used, any hazard                   comment and reply comment deadlines.
                                                                                                                                                                Docket Nos. 14–193 and 13–75, DA 15–
                                                 warning statement, label, safety data                                                                          299, adopted and released on March 6,
                                                                                                         SUMMARY:   In this document, the Public
                                                 sheet, customer training, or other                                                                             2015, and pertaining to the proposed
                                                                                                         Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
                                                 information which is provided to any                    (Bureau) extends the deadline for filing               rule published January 22, 2015 (80 FR
                                                 person who is reasonably likely to be                   comments and reply comments on its                     3191). The complete text of this
                                                 exposed to this substance regarding                     911 Governance and Accountability                      document is available for public
                                                 protective equipment or practices for                   Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (911                     inspection and copying from 8 a.m. to
                                                 the safe handing, transport, use, or                    Governance NPRM), which sought                         4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday
                                                 disposal of the substance.                              comment on mechanisms to ensure, in                    or from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET on
                                                   (11) Existing data concerning the                     cooperation with state and local                       Fridays in the FCC Reference
                                                 environmental and health effects.                       partners, that the nation’s 911                        Information Center, 445 12th Street SW.,
                                                   (e) How to report. You must use CDX                   governance structure keeps pace with                   Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
                                                                                                         evolving technology so that all entities               The complete text is also available on
                                                 and the CISS tool to complete and
                                                                                                         providing 911 service capabilities                     the Commission’s Web site at http://
                                                 submit the information required under
                                                                                                         remain accountable for reliable 911 call               transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_
                                                 this part to EPA electronically.                        completion and accurate situational
                                                   (1) Reporting form. You must                                                                                 Business/2015/db0306/DA-15-
                                                                                                         awareness.
                                                 complete EPA Form No. 7710–xx, TSCA                                                                            299A1.pdf, or by using the search
                                                                                                         DATES:  The comment period for the                     function on the ECFS Web page at
                                                 § 8(a) Reporting for Nanoscale Materials:               proposed rule published January 22,                    http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
                                                 Data Submission Form.                                   2015 (80 FR 3191) is reopened.
                                                   (2) Electronic submission. You must                   Comments were due on or before March                   Summary
                                                 submit the required information to EPA                  23, 2015, and reply comments are due                      The Bureau released an Order on
                                                 electronically via CDX and using the                    on or before April 21, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                March 6, 2015, which extends the
                                                 CISS tool.                                              ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                     comment and reply comment filing
                                                   (i) To access the CDX portal, go to                   to the 911 Governance NPRM, identified                 deadlines for the 911 Governance
                                                 https://cdx.epa.gov.                                    by PS Docket Nos. 14–193 and 13–75,                    NPRM, 80 FR 3191, January 22, 2015.
                                                                                                         by any of the following methods:                       The Order responded to a joint petition
                                                   (ii) The CISS tool is accessible in
                                                                                                           • Electronic Filers: Federal                         by the Association for
                                                 CDX.
                                                                                                         Communication Commission’s                             Telecommunications Industry Solutions
                                                   (f) When to report.                                   Electronic Comments Filing System
                                                                                                                                                                (ATIS); the Association of Public Safety
                                                   (1) Persons specified in paragraph                    (ECFS): http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
                                                                                                                                                                Communications Officials International
                                                 (b)(1) of this section must report the                  Follow the instructions for submitting
                                                                                                                                                                (APCO); the Industry Council for
                                                 information specified in paragraph (d)                  comments.
                                                                                                           • Paper Filers: All hand-delivered or                Emergency Response Technologies
                                                 of this section within six months after                                                                        (iCERT); the National Association of
                                                 the final effective date of the rule.                   messenger-delivered paper filings for
                                                                                                         the Commission’s Secretary must be                     State 911 Administrators (NASNA); the
                                                   (2) Persons specified in paragraph                    delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445                   National Emergency Number
                                                 (b)(2) of this section must report the                  12th Street SW., Room TW–A325,                         Association (NENA); and the United
                                                 information specified in paragraph (d)                  Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours                 States Telecom Association (USTA)
                                                 of this section at least 135 days before                are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).                seeking an extension of the comment
                                                 commencing manufacture or processing                    All hand deliveries must be held                       period. Pursuant to sections 4(i) of the
                                                 of the chemical substance.                              together with rubber bands or fasteners.               Communications Act of 1934, as
                                                   (g) Recordkeeping. Any person subject                 Any envelopes and boxes must be                        amended, and pursuant to the authority
                                                 to the reporting requirements of this                   disposed of before entering the building.              delegated in 47 CFR 0.191, 0.392, and
                                                 section is subject to the recordkeeping                 Commercial overnight mail (other than                  1.46, the Bureau extended the deadline
                                                 requirements in § 704.11 (a) and (b).                   U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and                   for filing comments until March 23,
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                                                                                                         Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East               2015, and extends the deadline for reply
                                                   (h) Confidential business information.
                                                                                                         Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD                     comments until April 21, 2015.
                                                 Persons submitting a notice under this
                                                                                                         20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class,                Federal Communications Commission.
                                                 rule are subject to the requirements for                Express, and Priority mail must be
                                                 confidential business information                       addressed to 445 12th Street SW.,
                                                                                                                                                                Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                 claims in § 704.7.                                      Washington, DC 20554.                                  Secretary.
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; extension of comment and reply comment deadlines.
DatesThe comment period for the proposed rule published January 22, 2015 (80 FR 3191) is reopened. Comments were due on or before March 23, 2015, and reply comments are due on or before April 21, 2015.
ContactEric Schmidt, Attorney Advisor, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-1214, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 18342 

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