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FCC RIN: 3060-AJ03 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Commercial Mobile Alert System 
Abstract: In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Commission initiated a comprehensive rulemaking to establish a commercial mobile alert system under which commercial mobile service providers may elect to transmit emergency alerts to the public. The Commission has issued three orders adopting CMAS rules as required by statute. Issues raised in an FNPRM regarding testing requirements for non-commercial educational and public broadcast television stations remain outstanding. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 10   
Legal Authority: PL 109-347 title VI    EO 13407    47 USC 151    47 USC 154(i)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Statutory  Must adopt rules establishing procedures for CMS providers to elect to provide CMAS.  09/08/2008 
Other  Statutory  Must adopt rules pertaining to CMAS testing and installation of CMAS geotargeting equipment and technologies by noncommercial educational and public broadcasting television licensees.  07/08/2008 
Other  Statutory  Must adopt CMAS technical requirements by this date.  04/09/2008 

Overall Description of Deadline: The WARN Act established a series of deadlines for the Commission to complete rulemakings necessary for the establishment of a Commercial Mobile Alert System.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/03/2008  73 FR 545   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/04/2008    
First R&O  07/24/2008  73 FR 43009   
Second R&O  08/14/2008  73 FR 47550   
FNPRM  08/14/2008  73 FR 47568   
FNPRM Comment Period End  09/15/2008    
Third R&O  09/22/2008  73 FR 54511   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Lisa Fowlkes
Bureau Chief
Federal Communications Commission
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-7452
Email: lisa.fowlkes@fcc.gov