Proposed Rule2021-26587
Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications; Disruptions to Communications
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Published
December 8, 2021
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission extends the comment and reply comment period of the notice of the proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in PS Docket Nos. 21-346 and 15-80 and ET Docket No. 04-35 that was released on October 1, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 69609-69610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26587]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 4
[PS Docket No. 21-346; PS Docket No. 15-80; ET Docket No. 04-35; FR ID
60757]
Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications; Disruptions to
Communications
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment and reply comment period.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
extends the comment and reply comment period of the notice of the
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in PS Docket Nos. 21-346 and 15-80 and ET
Docket No. 04-35 that was released on October 1, 2021.
DATES: The comment period and reply comment period for the proposed
rule published at 86 FR 61103 (November 5, 2021) are extended. The
deadline for filing comments is extended to December 16, 2021, and the
deadline for filing reply comments is extended to January 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by PS Docket Nos. 21-346
and 15-80 and ET Docket No. 04-35, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the internet by accessing the Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS): https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
<bullet> Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket
or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number.
Filings can be sent by commercial overnight courier, or by first-
class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
<bullet> Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail
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and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis
Junction, MD 20701.
<bullet> U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority
mail must be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
<bullet> Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the
Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings.
This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety
of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19.
<bullet> During the time the Commission's building is closed to the
general public and until further notice, if more than one docket or
rulemaking number appears in the caption of a proceeding, paper filers
need not submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number; an original and one copy are sufficient.
People With Disabilities: To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90f6f3f3a5a0a4d0f6f3f3bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0d6d3d3858084f0d6d3d39ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a> or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Saswat Misra of the Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability
Division, at (202) 418-0944 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2f1c3d1d5c3d68cefcbd1d0c3e2c4c1c18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1e2d0c2c6d0c59ffcd8c2c3d0f1d7d2d29fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Federal
Communication Commission's (Commission's) Order in PS Docket Nos. 21-
346 and 15-80 and ET Docket No. 04-35; DA 21-1483, adopted and released
on November 30, 2021. For the full text of this document, visit FCC's
website at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/pshsb-extends-comment-deadlines-resiliency-proceeding">https://www.fcc.gov/document/pshsb-extends-comment-deadlines-resiliency-proceeding</a> or obtain access via the FCC's ECFS
website at <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/">http://www.fcc.gov/</a>ecfs. (Documents will be available
electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat.)
Alternative formats are available for people with disabilities
(braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), by sending an
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b5b0b0e6e3e793b5b0b0fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a3c39396f6a6e1a3c3939743d352c">[email protected]</span></a> or calling the Commission's Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(TTY).
I. Synopsis
1. The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) grants a
Motion filed by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) seeking an
extension of 10 days to file comments and reply comments in response to
the notice of proposed rulemaking in PS Docket Nos. 21-346 and 15-80
and ET Docket No. 04-35 that was released on October 1, 2021 (NPRM),
and published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2021. See Motion
of Edison Electric Institute for Extension of Time, PS Docket Nos. 21-
346 and 15-80, ET Docket No. 04-35 (filed Nov. 19, 2021) (Motion). For
the reasons stated below, PSHSB finds that EEI's request is warranted
and thus extends the comment and reply comment dates to December 16,
2021 and January 14, 2022, respectively.
2. On September 30, 2021, the Commission adopted the NPRM seeking
comment on proposed rules to improve communications reliability during
disasters. 86 FR 61103 (Nov. 5, 2021) (summarizing the NPRM). The NPRM
seeks comment on the wireless industry's disaster response framework,
the Commission's network outage reporting rules, and strategies to
reduce the impact of power outages on communications networks. The
summary of the NPRM, published in the Federal Register on November 5,
2021, indicates that comments must be filed on or before December 6,
2021, and reply comments must be filed on or before January 4, 2022.
Id.
3. On November 19, 2021, EEI filed the Motion to request a 10-day
extension of the comment and reply comment filing deadlines, to
December 16, 2021, and January 14, 2022, respectively. EEI states that
these deadlines should be extended ``to ensure that there is sufficient
time to conduct consultations with respective member companies to
prepare reasoned comments and reply comments that meaningfully address
the broad range of issues presented by the NPRM.'' EEI notes that
November 25th was the Thanksgiving holiday and that that the Christmas
and New Year's holidays are on December 25th and January 1st,
respectively, and that ``this is a period when many organizations are
closed and vacations are taken.'' EEI states that, without an
extension, it would be challenging to ``build industry consensus before
submitting comments.'' EEI contends that an extension of 10 days will
not result in any meaningful delay in the proceeding and will result in
more focused and better reasoned comments. EEI represents that CTIA,
NCTA--The internet and Television Association, and USTelecom--The
Broadband Association support the Motion and that the National
Association of Broadcasters has no objections to it. No opposition to
the Motion has been filed.
4. The Commission grants a 10-day extension of time to file
comments and reply comments in this proceeding. As set forth in Sec.
1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.46, the Commission does not
routinely grant extensions of time for filing comments. In this case,
however, the extension is unopposed, limited to only ten days, and will
allow commenters sufficient time to file meaningful comment and reply
comments given the intervening holidays. The Commission therefore
grants EEI's unopposed Motion and extends the comment and reply comment
deadlines to December 16, 2021, and January 14, 2022, respectively.
II. Ordering Clauses
5. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to section 4(i)-(j) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i)-(j), and
Sec. Sec. 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 filed by EEI is
granted.
6. It is further ordered that the date to file comments and reply
comments in response to the NPRM are extended to December 16, 2021, and
January 14, 2022, respectively.
Federal Communications Commission.
David Furth,
Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2021-26587 Filed 12-6-21; 11:15 am]
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