Federal Communications Commission	DA 19-1236



      DA 19-1236
Released:  December 5, 2019

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES
JANUARY 6, 2020, EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEW RULES IMPLEMENTING
 KARI’S LAW AND SECTION 506 OF RAY BAUM’S ACT

PS Docket Nos. 18-261 and 17-239, GN Docket No. 11-117

By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) announces the effective date of the rules adopted in the Report and Order implementing Kari’s Law Act of 2017 Kari’s Law Act of 2017, Pub. L. No. 115-127, 132 Stat. 326 (2018) (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 623) (Kari’s Law).
 and Section 506 of RAY BAUM’S Act. Section 506 of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018 (RAY BAUM’S Act), Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat. 348, 1095 (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 615 note).


The Commission adopted the Report and Order in the above-referenced rulemaking proceedings on August 1, 2019. Implementing Kari’s Law and Section 506 of RAY BAUM’S Act; Inquiry Concerning 911 Access, Routing, and Location in Enterprise Communications Systems; Amending the Definition of Interconnected VoIP Service in Section 9.3 of the Commission’s Rules, PS Docket Nos. 18-261 and 17-239, GN Docket No. 11-117, Report and Order, 34 FCC Rcd 6607 (2019) (Report and Order), corrected by Implementing Kari’s Law and Section 506 of RAY BAUM’S Act; Inquiry Concerning 911 Access, Routing, and Location in Enterprise Communications Systems; Amending the Definition of Interconnected VoIP Service in Section 9.3 of the Commission’s Rules, PS Docket Nos. 18-261 and 17-239, GN Docket No. 11-117, Erratum, DA 19-1217 (PSHSB Dec. 2, 2019) (Erratum).
  Pursuant to Kari’s Law, the Commission adopted rules requiring direct dialing and central notification for 911 calls from multi-line telephone systems (MLTS). See Report and Order, 34 FCC Rcd at 6612-55, paras. 14-136.
  Under Section 506 of RAY BAUM’s Act, the Commission adopted dispatchable location requirements for MLTS, fixed telephony, interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), and mobile text service. See id. at 6655-98, paras. 137-232. 
  In addition, the Commission consolidated existing 911 rules from parts 12, 20, 25, and 64 of the Code of Federal Regulations under revised part 9. See id. at 6698-6702, paras. 233-40.
  A summary of the Report and Order was published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2019. 84 Fed. Reg. 66716 (Dec. 5, 2019).
   

The rules adopted in the Report and Order will take effect on January 6, 2020, with the exception of rules containing information collection requirements that must be approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Commission in the Report and Order noted that the requirements in Sections 9.8(a); 9.10(q)(10)(v); 9.11(b)(2)(ii), (iv); 9.11(b)(4); 9.11(b)(5)(ii), (iii); 9.14(d)(2)(ii), (iii), and (v); 9.14(d)(4); 9.14(e)(2)(ii), (iv); 9.14(e)(4); and 9.16(b)(3)(i), (ii), and (iii) contain new or modified information collections that require review by OMB under the PRA.  See Report and Order, 34 FCC Rcd at 6703, para. 246; see also Erratum. 
  Rules containing information collection requirements subject to OMB approval will become effective after the Bureau publishes a notice in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the relevant effective date. See Report and Order, 34 FCC Rcd at 6703, para. 246.


For further information regarding this proceeding, contact John Evanoff, Deputy Division Chief, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, John.Evanoff@fcc.gov, at (202) 418-0848.


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