Federal Communications Commission	DA 26-442



DA 26-442
Released:  May 7, 2026

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ANNOUNCES THE DEACTIVATION OF THE DISASTER INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM AND THE MANDATORY DISASTER RESPONSE INITIATIVE FOR CNMI IN RESPONSE TO SUPER TYPHOON SINLAKU, AND ANNOUNCES DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF MDRI AFTER-ACTION REPORTS FOR CNMI

On April 13, 2026, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission), in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), activated the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative (MDRI) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku. The Federal Communications Commission Activates the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative (MDRI) in Response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku, Public Notice, DA 26-359 (PSHSB Apr. 13, 2026).
  On April 15, 2026, PSHSB expanded the activation to include the U.S. Territory of Guam in its entirety (Guam). The Federal Communications Commission Announces the Expansion of the Disaster Information Reporting System and the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative in Response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku, Public Notice, DA 26-371 (PSHSB Apr. 15, 2026).
  On April 23, 2026, PSHB deactivated disaster reporting in Guam for Super Typhoon Sinlaku and required MDRI after-action reports from providers. The Federal Communications Commission Announces the Deactivation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative for Guam in Response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku and Announces Deadline for Submission of MDRI After Action Reports for Guam, Public Notice, DA 26-400 (PSHSB Apr. 23, 2026).


DEACTIVATION OF DIRS AND THE MDRI IN CNMI

By this Public Notice, in coordination with FEMA and the CNMI, PSHSB deactivates DIRS and the MDRI for the CNMI in the following areas:

CNMI: Rota, Saipan, and Tinian

Cable communications providers, wireless service providers, wireline communications providers, and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers that provide service in the above-referenced areas are no longer required to report their infrastructure status daily in DIRS for this event. See 47 CFR § 4.18(a)(1).
  These providers must provide a single, final report to the Commission within 24 hours of release of this Public Notice detailing the state of their infrastructure at the time of DIRS deactivation and an estimated date of resolution of any remaining outages. 47 CFR § 4.18(a)(2).
  PSHSB encourages other communications providers that voluntarily reported in DIRS to also submit a final DIRS report.
As of the release of this Public Notice, cable communications providers, wireless service providers, wireline communications providers, and interconnected VoIP providers that provide service in the above-referenced areas must resume making submissions in the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) concerning any incidents that are reportable under those rules. See 47 CFR § 4.18(b).


MDRI AFTER-ACTION REPORTS FOR CNMI

The Commission hereby requires facilities-based mobile wireless providers operating in the following areas of CNMI to submit a report to the Commission detailing the timing, duration, and effectiveness of their implementation of the MDRI’s provisions within 60 days of the issuance of this Public Notice (i.e., by July 6, 2026): See 47 CFR § 4.17(c).


CNMI: Rota, Saipan, and Tinian

Reports must be submitted via email to MDRI@fcc.gov.

For further information on this DIRS deactivation, please contact:

Michael Caiafa, (202) 418-1311, michael.caiafa@fcc.gov
Juan Chapa, (202) 418-0431, juan.chapa@fcc.gov
John Healy, (215) 847-8094, john.healy@fcc.gov
FCC 24/7 Operations Center, (202) 418-1122, FCCOPS@fcc.gov

For further information concerning this MDRI deactivation, please contact:

Justin Cain, (202) 853-7365, (202) 418-2924, justin.cain@fcc.gov
Logan Bennett, (202) 418-7790, logan.bennett@fcc.gov
FCC 24/7 Operations Center, (202) 418-1122, FCCOPS@fcc.gov

PSHSB published its final daily communications status report for Super Typhoon Sinlaku on May 7, 2026.

For more information on the Commission’s response to Super Typhoon Sinlaku, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/Sinlaku.
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