Federal Communications Commission "FCC/DA XX-XXX" DA 21-692 Released: June 14, 2021 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES DEADLINES FOR COMMENTS ON TEXTING TO 988 PROPOSAL WC Docket No. 18-336 Comment Date: July 12, 2021 Reply Comment Date: August 10, 2021 On April 22, 2021, the Commission adopted the Text-to-988 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, WC Docket No. 18-336, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 21-47 (rel. Apr. 23, 2021) (Further Notice), https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-21-47A1.pdf. In the Further Notice, the Commission seeks comment on its proposal to expand access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) by establishing texting to 988. Id. at paras. 19-61. The Commission previously established 988 as the 3-digit code for people in crisis to reach the Lifeline by telephone beginning July 16, 2022. Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018, WC Docket No. 18-336, Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 7373, 7376, para. 4 (2020); see 47 CFR § 52.200. The Further Notice set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 60 days after the date of publication of a summary of the Further Notice in the Federal Register. Further Notice at 1, 32-33, para. 78. The Federal Register published a summary of the Further Notice on June 11, 2021. Federal Communications Commission, Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018, 86 Fed. Reg. 31404 (June 11, 2021) (Federal Register Notice), https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/11/2021-09855/implementation-of-the-national-suicide-hotline-improvement-act-of-2018. Accordingly, comments will be due on or before July 12, 2021, and reply comments will be due on or before August 10, 2021. Complete filing instructions are provided in the Further Notice and in the Federal Register Notice. See Further Notice at 32-33, para. 78; Federal Register Notice, 86 Fed. Reg. at 31420. For additional information, contact Emily Caditz, emily.caditz@fcc.gov, at (202) 418-2268. -FCC- 2