Comment Date: December 13, 2024
Reply Comment Date: December 18, 2024
On December 6, 2024, the FCC’s Media Bureau released a Public Notice seeking comment on a petition filed on November 27, 2024, by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) requesting a retroactive extension of the waiver of the requirement that broadcasters provide an aural representation of visual, non-textual emergency information (such as radar maps or other graphics) on the secondary audio stream of video broadcasts. The pre-existing waiver expired on November 26, 2024. All filings responsive to this Public Notice must reference MB Docket No. 12-107.
Link to the Public Notice:
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-1231A1.pdf
Link to the NAB Waiver Retroactive Extension Petition:
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1127083172538/1
Interested parties may file comments by accessing the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System:
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/standard
For general information about the FCC’s television emergency information requirements, visit: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/accessibility-emergency-information-television/. For more information about this specific proceeding, please contact Diana Sokolow, Media Bureau, Policy Division, at (202) 418-0588 or Diana.Sokolow@fcc.gov. Individuals who use videophones and are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) may call the FCC’s ASL Consumer Support Line at 844‐432‐2275 (videophone).