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DA 15-1422
Released:  December 14, 2015
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT
DATES FOR NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO IMPROVE WIRELESS 
EMERGENCY ALERTS AND COMMUNITY-INITIATED ALERTING
PS Docket No. 15-91
Comment Date: January 13, 2016
Reply Comment Date: February 12, 2016
On November 19, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) 
adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes revisions to the Wireless 
Emergency Alert (WEA) rules,
1
designed to improve the clarity of WEA messages, ensure that 
WEA alerts reach only those individuals to whom a WEA alert is relevant, and establish a WEA 
testing program that will improve the effectiveness of the system for public safety officials and 
the public.
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The NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 60 days 
after publication in the Federal Register, respectively.
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On December 14, 2015, a summary of the NPRM was published in the Federal Register.
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Accordingly, comments will be due on or before January 13, 2016, and reply comments will be 
due on or before February 12, 2016.  Complete comment filing instructions are set forth in the 
NPRM and Federal Register.
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For further information, contact James Wiley, Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing 
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-1678 or 
james.wiley@fcc.gov or John A. Evanoff, Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, 
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-0848 or john.evanoff@fcc.gov.  
                                                     
1
47 C.F.R. §§ 10.1, et seq.
2
Improving Wireless Emergency Alerts and Community-Initiated Alerting, PS Docket No. 15-91, Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 15-154 (Nov. 19, 2015).
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Id.
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Federal Communications Commission, Improving Wireless Emergency Alerts and Community-Initiated Alerting, 
80 Fed. Reg. 77289 (Dec. 14, 2015).
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Improving Wireless Emergency Alerts and Community-Initiated Alerting, PS Docket No. 15-91, Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 15-154 (Nov. 19, 2015); see also Federal Communications Commission, Improving 
Wireless Emergency Alerts and Community-Initiated Alerting, 80 Fed. Reg. 77289 (Dec. 14, 2015).