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The Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts
The Federal Communications Commission published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on April 18, 2024. It took effect on May 20, 2024. Comments closed on June 17, 2024.
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What the agency says
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on a proposal to adopt a new Emergency Alert System (EAS) event code for the delivery of critical messages to the public over television and radio about missing and endangered persons.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-08271
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Published
- April 18, 2024
- Takes effect
- May 20, 2024
- Comments due
- June 17, 2024
- Dates
- Comments are due on or before May 20, 2024 and reply comments are due on or before June 17, 2024.
- Docket
- PS Docket Nos. 15-91, 15-94; FCC 24-30; FR ID 212382
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 47 CFR 11
- Topics
- Radio; Television
- Pages
- 13
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