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FCC Extends Comment Deadlines on Smart Device Labeling NPRM

The FCC agreed to extend by 11 days, until Oct. 6, the deadline for filing comments on an NPRM on a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices (see 2308100032), after industry groups asked for a 30-day delay based on…

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the complexity of the rulemaking and large number of questions posed (see 2309010031). The FCC extended the reply deadline to from Oct. 6 to Nov. 10. “While we find some relief is warranted to accommodate the concerns raised, we find that the full relief requested would unnecessarily delay the timely consideration of these issues by the Commission,” said a Friday order by the Public Safety Bureau, in docket 23-239: “Rather, we believe that a moderate extension to both the comment and reply comment deadlines will provide the needed time within which parties can organize and coordinate their input to the Commission.”