Federal Communications Commission	DA 26-XXX



DA 26-730
Released:  July 15, 2026

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 BAVI 

On July 6, 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) and the U.S. Territory of Guam (Guam) in response to Super Typhoon Bavi. The Federal Communications Commission Activates the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and the Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative (MDRI) in Response to Super Typhoon Bavi, Public Notice, DA 26-667 (PSHSB Jul. 6, 2026).
  

DEACTIVATION OF DIRS AND THE MDRI IN GUAM

By this Public Notice, at the request of FEMA and Guam, PSHSB deactivates DIRS and the MDRI for Guam in its entirety.  

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). 
  

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 NORS concerning any incidents that are reportable under those rules. See 47 CFR § 4.18(b).



DIRS AND THE MDRI REMAIN ACTIVATED IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN THE CNMI:

CNMI: Rota, Saipan, and Tinian

Please continue to provide information to the Commission for the impacted geographic areas that are already located in the disaster area.

The Commission continues to monitor this event and may amend DIRS or the MDRI activation area in the coming days.

For further information on this DIRS activation, please contact:

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

For further information concerning this MDRI activation, 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

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

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