Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 Emergency Access Advisory Committee (EAAC) DRAFT Minutes: January 11, 2013 Welcome remarks and the roll call were made by EAAC Co-Chair Richard Ray. The attendee list is attached to these minutes as Appendix A. The Agenda for this meeting is attached as Appendix B. The minutes of the December 14, 2013 were approved, following a motion to accept the minutes as proposed made by Paul Michaelis, and seconded by Alfred Sonnenstrahl. David Furth and Zenji Nakazawa provided an update on the Text-to-911 rulemaking proceeding, consumer outreach efforts, and and other Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) activities of interest to the EAAC. Mr. Furth shared the recent issuance of the PSHSB derecho report and efforts to strengthen the reliability and resiliency nationwide of the 9-1-1 communications networks during major disasters, and the plans to issue a report and recommendations based on public input regarding NG911 legal and regulatory frameworks to Congress in February. Mr. Nakazawa reviewed the comment cycle dates for the text-to-911 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), and shared details about a 9-1-1 webinar scheduled for January 24. Karen Peltz Strauss provided an overview on the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) rulemaking proceedings regarding accessible televised emergency information and user interfaces for blind and visually impaired individuals, and timelines for new CVAA requirements such as recordkeeping obligations, video description rules, IP-captioning rules, and the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program. Ms. Peltz Strauss shared the Commission’s dedication not only to implement CVAA requirements but also to cooperatively collaborate with the industry on voluntary measures, such as the recent Second Annual Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility to recognize innovative accessibility initiatives, and perhaps in the future such an event could have a special emphasis on emergency services if so desired. Ms. Peltz Strauss announced the six-month extension of the EAAC charter in order to enable the EAAC to complete its critically important work. After the lunch break, discussion ensued to review EAAC’s next steps given the six-month extension of the charter and the respective status quo of each of the less active four of the seven EAAC subcommittees, which are listed below as 2, 4, 5, and 7: 1, Text-to-911 2. Interoperability Testing (recommended termination per Bernard Aboba since such a topic should be integrated in all other subcommittee work products) 3. Media Communication Line Services, 4. Complete Detailed Report Sections (Bob Mather, who co-chairs this with Bruce McFarlane, recommended updating Chapter 3 of its prior report.) 5. Identify Gaps in NENA i3 compared to EAAC Recommendations (Christian Vogler agreed to lead the efforts to complete the accessibility-related standards and update the roster of the subcommittee.) 6. TTY Transition Issues, and 27. Timeline Alignment (Don Mitchell and Kevin Green agree as co-chairs that its draft is nearly complete and will be submitted in a few months.) Subcommittees then provided overviews of their respective draft reports. [The powerpoint presentation files have been posted on the FCC EAAC website.] Subcommittee #1 Co-Chairs Gregg Vanderheiden and Brian Daly provided an overview of its draft report on recommendations regarding Text-to-911. Given the extra time available, the EAAC is asked to provide input on the draft by February 11, 2013, as the subcommittee has reached consensus on the recommendations as set forth in the report. Subcommittee #3 Co-Chairs Chris Littlewood and Donna Platt provided an overview of its draft report on NG9-1-1 Media Communication Line Services and ask that comments be submitted no later than two weeks (January 25, 2013) so they can subsequently seek external feedback as well. Input was shared that the report should be reviewed by the VRS/SIP industry and further examination/data collection be conducted about the protocols, staffing, and size of the centers. Subcommittee #6 Co-Chairs Gunner Hellstrom and Paul Michaelis provided an overview of its draft report on recommendations regarding TTY transition issues. Input was shared to emphasize importance of transitionary protocol supports. Group consensus was reached to schedule the next EAAC meeting for Friday, March 1, 2013 from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. On behalf of EAAC, Co-Chair Richard Ray thanked sponsors TeleCommunications Systems, Inc. and T-Mobile for providing breakfast, lunch, and refreshments. The meeting adjourned at 4:00 pm. 3Appendix A EAAC Meeting on Friday, January 11, 2013 Attendance in person and on conference bridge Bernard Aboba X Shellie Blakeney X Brian Daly X Patrick Donovan X Toni Dunne X David Dzumba X Jean-Paul Emard X Sheri A. Farinha X Laurie Flaherty X Mark Fletcher X David Furth X Matthew Gerst X Kevin Green X Eric Hagerson X Gunnar Hellstrom X Gregory Hlibok X Brendan Kasper X Marte Kinder X Chris Littlewood X Bruce McFarlane X Robert Mather X Paul Michaelis X Christian Militeau X Don Mitchell X Peter Musgrove X Zenji Nakazawa X Donna Platt X Richard Ray X Laura Ruby X Brian Scarpelli X Susan Sherwood X Suzy Rosen Singleton X Alfred Sonnenstrahl X Karen Peltz Strauss X Mark Stern X Gregg Vanderheiden X Christian Vogler X Norm Williams X Joel Ziev X Also in attendance were subject matter experts serving on subcommittees: Roger Hixson and Kathy McMahon 4Appendix B Federal Communications Commission Emergency Access Advisory Committee (EAAC) Working Agenda1 January 11, 2013 10:30 a.m. EST Welcome, Introductions and Attendance EAAC Co-Chairs David Dzumba & Richard Ray Consider and approve minutes from previous meeting Report on text-to-911 rulemaking proceeding, consumer outreach efforts, and other Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau activities of interest to the EAAC (PSHSB, FCC) Update on CVAA and report on next steps and scope for EAAC (Karen Peltz Strauss) 12:00 p.m. EST Break for lunch Open discussion on planning and training for roll-out of text-to-911 Approval of subcommittees’ final reports, and/or discussion of drafts Subcommittee #1 – Recommendations on Text Messaging to 911 (Gregg Vanderheiden and Brian Daly) Subcommittee #3 – Media Communication Line Services (Donna Platt and Chris Littlewood) Subcommittee #6 – TTY Transition Issues (Gunnar Hellstrom and Paul Michaelis) Call for public comment 3:30 p.m. EST Adjourn meeting 1 There may be changes in the order of agenda items as the meeting progresses.