Federal Communications Commission	DA 21-378


DA 22-1225
Released:  November 23, 2022

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR ALERTING SECURITY NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING 

PS Docket Nos. 15-94, 15-91, and 22-329

Comments Due:  December 23, 2022
Reply Comments Due:  January 23, 2023

	On October 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on proposed rules to improve the security and operational readiness of the Emergency Alert System, which alerts the public over television and radio, and Wireless Emergency Alerts, which reach the public on their mobile devices. Amendment of Part 11 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding the Emergency Alert System; Wireless Emergency Alerts; Protecting the Nation’s Communications Systems from Cybersecurity Threats, PS Docket Nos. 15-94, 15-91, and 22-329, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 22-82 (Oct. 27, 2022) (NPRM).
  
The NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 60 days, respectively, after publication of a summary of the NPRM in the Federal Register. Id. at 1.
  On November 23, 2022, the Office of the Federal Register published a summary of the NPRM. Federal Communications Commission, Emergency Alert System; Wireless Emergency Alerts; Protecting the Nation’s Communications Systems from Cybersecurity Threats, Proposed Rule, 87 FR 71539 (Nov. 23, 2023).
  Accordingly, NPRM comments must be filed on or before December 23, 2022, and reply comments must be filed on or before January 23, 2023.  The NPRM contains the comment filing instructions. NPRM at 23-24, paras. 52-54. 

For further information regarding Notice, please contact James Wiley, Deputy Chief, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-1678, or by email to James.Wiley@fcc.gov, or Steven Carpenter, Electronics Engineer, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-2313, or by email to Steven.Carpenter@fcc.gov.  
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