Federal Communications Commission DA 19-723 DA 19-723 Released: July 30, 2019 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FILED BY THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION TO REVISE THE RULES FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PRIORITY (TSP) SYSTEM WT Docket No 96-86 Comments: August 30, 2019 Reply Comments: September 16, 2019 The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seeks comment on a Petition for Rulemaking Petition for Rulemaking filed July 17, 2019 by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Petition) available at: https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10717271312819/NTIA%20TSP%20Petition%20for%20Rulemaking%207.17.19.pdf. filed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) requesting that the Federal Communications Commission initiate a rulemaking proceeding to update the rules and requirements for the Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) system. Petition at 2. In addition to the Petition, NTIA filed supplemental comments on Wireless Priority Services (WPS). Ex parte Comments of NTIA available at: https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10717858004691/NTIA%20WPS%20ExParte%20Comment%207.17.19.pdf. The supplement updates NTIA’s previous petition for rulemaking, seeking revisions to the WPS rules. See Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition for Rulemaking Filed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to Revise the Rules for Wireless Priority Service, Public Notice, 33 FCC Rcd 8131 (2018) (WPS Public Notice). The NTIA supplement updates its prior petition in light of revisions to technical standards and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-454, which made certain organizational changes within the Department of Homeland Security. In its petition, NTIA describes the TSP’s primary purposes as: “(1) to ensure expedited provisioning and restoration of critical NS/EP [National Security and Emergency Preparedness] voice and data circuits; and (2) to support national leadership, Federal, state, local tribal and territorial governments and other NS/EP users, to include private sector entities.” Petition at 2. NTIA states that the TSP rules and requirements should be updated to “reflect the current operations of TSP, the current Executive Branch governance structure for the service and the need to reflect new communications providers and technologies available to National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) users.” Id. at 1-2. Parties may file comments and reply comments to this Public Notice on the dates in the above caption and, in responding to this Public Notice, may also refresh and update their comments filed in response to the 2018 WPS Public Notice. See supra note 2. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated above and must reference WT Docket No. 96-86. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. 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 hand or messenger delivery, 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. All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St., SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington DC 20554. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). Permit-but-disclose proceeding. This proceeding shall be treated as a ““permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. 47 CFR §§ 1.1200 et seq. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g.,.doc,.xml,.ppt, searchable.pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules. For further information, please contact Linda Pintro, Attorney-Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau at 202-418-7490 or Linda.Pintro@fcc.gov. -FCC- 3