[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13533]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 20
[PS Docket No. 07-114; FCC 14-13]
Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Extension of comment deadline.
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SUMMARY: The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau extends the
deadline for filing reply comments on the Third Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (Third FNPRM) which was published in the Federal
Register on March 28, 2014. The extension will provide commenters with
additional time to prepare reply comments in response to the Third
FNPRM and initial comments filed in this docket.
DATES: The reply comment period for the proposed rules published at 79
FR 17819, March 28, 2014 is extended. Submit reply comments by July 14,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Federal Communications Commission,
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554, identified by PS Docket No.
07-114. Comments may be submitted electronically through the Federal
Communications Commission's Web site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
Parties wishing to file materials with a claim of confidentiality
should follow the procedures set forth in Sec. 0.459 of the
Commission's rules. Confidential submissions may not be filed via ECFS
but rather should be filed with the Secretary's Office following the
procedures set forth in 47 CFR 0.459. Redacted versions of confidential
submissions may be filed via ECFS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Zelman of the Policy and
Licensing Division of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau,
(202) 418-0546 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Order in PS Docket
No. 07-114, released on June 4, 2014, which extends the reply comment
deadline established in the Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
published under FCC No. 14-13 at 79 FR 17819, March 28, 2014. The full
text of this document is available for public inspection during regular
business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554, or online at--http://www.fcc.gov/document/proposes-new-indoor-requirements-and-revisions-existing-e911-rules.
Summary of Order
On February 20, 2014, the Commission adopted a Third Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (Third FNPRM) in this docket, seeking comment on
proposed wireless E911 location accuracy requirements. The Third
Further NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments of
May 12, 2014 and June 11, 2014, respectively.
On May 29, 2014, CTIA--The Wireless Association (CTIA) filed a
request to extend the reply comment deadline an additional 30 days,
until July 14, 2014. CTIA states that an extension of time is warranted
due to the complex issues presented by the Third NPRM and the large
number of initial comments filed in this docket. The National Emergency
Number Association, Competitive Carrier Association, and Texas 911
Entities filed letters in support of CTIA's request.
We grant the request for an extension of time. As set forth in
Section 1.46 of the Commission's rules, the Commission's policy is that
extensions of time for filing comments in rulemaking proceedings shall
not be routinely granted. In this case, however, an extension of the
reply comment period is warranted for the reasons identified by CTIA.
Specifically, we find that extension of the reply comment deadline to
July 14, 2014 is warranted to provide commenters with sufficient time
to prepare reply comments that fully respond to the complex technical,
economic, and policy issues raised in the Third FNPRM and comments
filed thereafter.
Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to Section 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 Motion for Extension of Time filed by CTIA is granted,
and the deadline to file reply comments in this proceeding is extended
to July 14, 2014.
Federal Communications Commission.
David G. Simpson,
Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2014-13533 Filed 6-9-14; 8:45 am]
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