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GAO-08-1116R 1 (2008-08-27)

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United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548

          B-316997


          August 27, 2008

          The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
          Chairman
          The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
          United States Senate

          The Honorable John D. Dingell
          Chairman
          The Honorable Joe Barton
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Energy and Commerce
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Commercial Mobile Alert System

          Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (Commission),
          entitled Commercial Mobile Alert System (FCC 08-164). We received the rule on
          July 24, 2008. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on August 14,
          2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 47,550.

          The final rule requires non-commercial educational and public broadcast television
          station licensees and permittees to install equipment and technologies that will
          provide these licensees/permittees with the ability to enable the distribution of geo-
          targeted Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alerts to participating
          Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) providers. The final rule also requires technical
          testing for CMS providers that elect to transmit emergency alerts and for the devices
          and equipment used by such providers for transmitting such alerts.

          Enclosed is our assessment of the Commission's compliance with the procedural
          steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the
          rule. Our review indicates that the Commission complied with the applicable
          requirements.


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