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FCC RIN: 3060-AK39 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Improving Outage Reporting for Submarine Cables and Enhancing Submarine Cable Outage Data; GN Docket No. 15-206 
Abstract:

This proceeding takes steps toward assuring the reliability and resiliency of submarine cables, a critical piece of the Nation’s communications infrastructure, by proposing to require submarine cable licensees to report to the Commission when outages occur and communications are disrupted. The Commission’s intent is to enhance national security and emergency preparedness by these actions. 

 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 1.767    47 CFR 4.1    47 CFR 4.15   
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151    47 U.S.C. 154    47 U.S.C. 34 to 39    47 U.S.C. 301   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM (Release Date)  09/17/2015 
R&O  06/24/2016  81 FR 52354   
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:
Peter Shroyer
Attorney Advisor
Federal Communications Commission
Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington , DC 20554
Phone:201 418-1575
Email: peter.shroyer@fcc.gov