PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 16-824
Released: July 19, 2016
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT 
DATES FOR PROPOSED PART 4 COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTION REPORTING 
CHANGES AND UPDATES
PS Docket Nos. 15-80, 11-82, ET Docket No. 04-35
Comment Date: August 26, 2016
Reply Comment Date: September 12, 2016
On May 25, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Further Notice)
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regarding timely modifications to the 
its outage reporting requirements rules.
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  The Further Notice set deadlines for filing comments 
and reply comments at 45 days and 60 days after Federal Register publication.
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On July 12, 2016, a summary of the Further Notice was published in the Federal 
Register.
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Accordingly, comments are due on or before August 26, 2016, and reply comments 
are due on or before September 12, 2016.  Complete comment filing instructions are set forth in 
the Further Notice.
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For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Brenda Villanueva, Attorney 
Advisor (202-418-7005; Brenda.Villanueva@fcc.gov) or Theodore Marcus, Deputy Division 
Chief (202-418-2610; Theodore.Marcus@fcc.gov) in the Cybersecurity and Communications 
Reliability Division of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
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Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission’s Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications, et.al., PS 
Docket Nos. 15-80, 11-82, ET Docket No. 04-35, Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 31 FCC Rcd 5817 (2016), 
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-63A1.pdf (Further Notice).
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47 CFR pt. 4.
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Further Notice, 31 FCC Rcd at 5817.
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See Federal Communications Commission, Disruptions to Communications Proposed Rule, 81 Fed. 
Reg. 45095 (July 12, 2016), https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-16273. 
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Further Notice, 31 FCC Rcd at 5902-03, para. 222.