Emergency Alert System, Wireless Emergency Alerts; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2021-08-20 · Effective 2021-09-20 · 86 FR 46783
Document
Document number
2021-15175
Federal Register citation
86 FR 46783
CFR reference
47 CFR 10
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2021-08-20
Effective date
2021-09-20
FCC docket
PS Docket Nos. 15-94 and 15-91
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communication Commission (the FCC or Commission), implements section 9201 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, improving the way the public receives emergency alerts from the nation's Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts System (WEA) on their mobile phones, televisions, and radios. The Commission adopts rules to ensure that more people receive relevant emergency alerts, to enable EAS and WEA participants to report false alerts when they occur, and to improve the way states plan for emergency alerts.