Federal Communications Commission	DA 21-378


DA 22-129
Released:  February 9, 2022

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES 
COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING AND NOTICE OF INQUIRY ON EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM ACCESSIBILITY

PS Docket No. 15-94

NPRM Comments Due:  March 11, 2022
NPRM Reply Comments Due:  March 28, 2022

NOI Comments Due:  April 11, 2022
NOI Reply Comments Due:  May 10, 2022
  
	On December 14, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comment on proposed rules and examining broader measures to improve the overall functionality and accessibility of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). Amendment of Part 11 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding the Emergency Alert System, PS Docket No. 15-94, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry, FCC 21-125 (Dec. 14, 2021). 
  The NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 45 days, respectively, after publication of a summary of the NPRM in the Federal Register. NPRM and NOI at 1.
  The NOI set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 60 and 90 days, respectively, after publication of a summary of the NOI in the Federal Register. Id. at 1.
   
Today, February 9, 2022, the Office of the Federal Register published a summary of the NPRM and NOI, including the associated comment and reply comment dates. Federal Communications Commission, Amendment to Part 11 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding the Emergency Alert System, 87 FR 7413 (Feb. 9. 2022).  
  Accordingly, NPRM comments and reply comments must be filed on or before March 11, 2022 and March 28, 2022, respectively.  NOI comments and reply comments must be filed on or before April 11, 2022 and May 10, 2022, respectively.  The NPRM and NOI contains the comment filing instructions. NPRM and NOI at 16-17, paras. 30-32. 
  
For further information on the NPRM and NOI, contact David Munson, Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 202–418–2921 or via e-mail at David.Munson@fcc.gov, or Chris Fedeli, Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 202-418-1514 or Christopher.Fedeli@fcc.gov. 
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