Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 4 [PSHSB: PS Docket Nos. 21-346 and 15-80; ET Docket No. 04-35; FCC 24-5 FR ID 212327] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopts the Second Report and Order (Order) to advance the lines of inquiry particularly concerning the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) and the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective April 11, 2024. Compliance date: Compliance with 47 CFR 4.18 will not be required until the FCC has published a document in the Federal Register announcing the compliance date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this proceeding, contact Logan Bennett, Attorney Advisor, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-7790 or via email at Logan.Bennett@fcc.gov . For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contained in this document, send an email to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Nicole Ongele, Office of Managing Director Performance Evaluation and Records Management, 202-418-2991, or by email to PRA@fcc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Second Report and Order (Order), in PS Docket Nos. 21-346 and 15-80; ET Docket No. 04-35; FCC 24-5, adopted on January 25, 2024, and released on January 26, 2024. The full…