The Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts

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 11 [PS Docket Nos. 15-91, 15-94; FCC 24-83; FR ID 240853] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) amends its regulations governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to add a new event code, MEP, to allow alert originators to issue an alert to the public about missing and endangered persons (MEP) whose circumstances do not meet the criteria of “America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response” (AMBER) alerts. DATES: Effective September 8, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kirschner, of the Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at David.kirschner@fcc.gov or (202) 418-0695. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order ( Order ) in PS Docket Nos. 15-91 and 15-94, FCC 24-83, adopted on August 7, 2024, and released on August 8, 2024. The full text of this document is available online at: https://docs.fcc.gov/​public/​attachments/​FCC-24-83A1.pdf . Synopsis 1. The Order adds to part 11 EAS rules a new dedicated EAS event code for missing and endangered person incidents, to advance the important public policy of enabling and facilitating coordinated, nationwide law enforcement activity to locate missing and endangered persons in order to restore them to the…