The FCC got Office of Management and Budget approval for six...
The FCC got Office of Management and Budget approval for six months of information collection requirements as part of an emergency alert system order, which took effect Thursday, the commission said in that day’s Federal Register (http://xrl.us/bna5a2). That means new…
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rules for radio and TV stations and subscription-video providers to pass along warnings in the common alerting protocol format (CD March 23 p4) are in effect before the June 30 deadline for CAP compliance, said the Fletcher Heald law firm that has clients who are alert participants (http://xrl.us/bna5aw). “While OMB approval normally lasts three years, the Commission had sought ‘emergency’ OMB review, meaning that the FCC had cut some procedural corners in the usual Paperwork Reduction Act clearance process. The abbreviated six-month approval from OMB will give the Commission the opportunity to fill in the gaps.” FCC and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials spoke on a webcast organized by FEMA, which developed CAP, about the format late Wednesday. (See report above.)