{"abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) modifies a requirement for submarine cable licensees to report outages to the Commission. This Order on Reconsideration addresses two petitions submitted and refocuses the reporting requirements to capture significant disruptions to submarine cable communications, including outages with national security implications.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2020/03/19/2020-03397.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"4","title":47}],"citation":"85 FR 15733","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective April 20, 2020. The final rule amending 47 CFR 4.1, published August 8, 2016, at 81 FR 52362, is effective April 20, 2020. Compliance will not be required for 47 CFR 4.15 until the Commission publishes a document in the Federal Register announcing the compliance date.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["GN Docket No. 15-206","FCC 19-138","FRS 16474"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2020-03397","effective_on":"2020-04-20","end_page":15741,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2020/03/19/2020-03397.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/03/19/2020-03397/improving-outage-reporting-for-submarine-cables-and-enhanced-submarine-cable-outage-data","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2020-03397?publication_date=2020-03-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2020-03-19/2020-03397/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":9,"page_views":{"count":1135,"last_updated":"2026-09-20 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-19/pdf/2020-03397.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-03397.pdf?1584535527","publication_date":"2020-03-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2020/03/19/2020-03397.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2020-03-22T21:00:24Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":15733,"subtype":null,"title":"Improving Outage Reporting for Submarine Cables and Enhanced Submarine Cable Outage Data","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":["Communications equipment","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Telecommunications"],"type":"Rule","volume":85}