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B-336675
September 23, 2024
The Honorable Maria Cantwell
Chair
The Honorable Ted Cruz
Ranking Member
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
United States Senate
The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Chair
The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
Ranking Member
Committee on Energy and Commerce
House of Representatives
Subject: Federal Communications Commission: The Emergency Alert System and Wireless
Emergency Alerts
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 (FCC) entitled The Emergency Alert
System and Wireless Emergency Alerts (FCC 24-83). We received the rule on August 27,
2024. It was published in the Federal Register on September 6, 2024. 89 Fed. Reg. 72724.
The effective date of the rule is September 8, 2025.
According to FCC, with this rule it amends its regulations governing the Emergency Alert
System and Wireless Emergency Alerts to add a new MEP code for alerting the public about
missing and endangered persons whose circumstances do not meet the criteria for America's
Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, or AMBER, alerts. FCC states the rule is a
summary of its Report and Order in PS Docket Nos. 15-91 and 15-94, FCC 24-83.
Enclosed is our assessment of FCC's compliance with the procedural steps required by
section 801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. If you have any questions
about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation work relating to
the subject matter of the rule, please contact Charlie McKiver, Assistant General Counsel, at
(202) 512-5992.
Shirley A. Jones
Managing Associate General Counsel

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