# Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
**AGENCY:**
Federal Communications Commission.
**ACTION:**
Correcting amendments.
**SUMMARY:**
On August 31, 1999, the Commission released a Third Report and Order in the matter of Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. This document contains corrections to the final regulations that appeared in the *Federal Register* of September 24, 1999 (64 FR 51710).
**DATES:**
Effective April 7, 2000.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Rodney Small, Office of Engineering and Technology, (202) 418-2452 .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Background**
The final regulations that are the subject of this correction relate to Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act under Sections 24.903(a), 24.903(b), 64.2203(a) and 64.2203(b) of the rules.
**Need for Correction**
As published, the final regulations contain errors, which require correction.
**List of Subjects in 47 CFR Parts 24 and 64**
Communications common carriers.
**47 CFR Part 24**
Accordingly, 47 CFR parts 24 and 64 are corrected by making the following amendments:
**PART 24—PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES**
1. The authority citation for part 24 continues to read as follows:
**Authority:**
47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 309 and 332.
**47 CFR Part 24**
2. Section 24.903 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) introductory text to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided under paragraph (b) of this section, as of June 30, 2000, a broadband PCS telecommunications carrier shall provide to a LEA the assistance capability requirements of CALEA, see 47 U.S.C. 1002. A carrier may satisfy these requirements by complying with publicly available technical requirements or standards adopted by an industry association or standard-setting organization, such as J-STD-025.
(b) As of September 30, 2001, a broadband PCS telecommunications carrier shall provide to a LEA communications and call-identifying information transported by packet-mode communications and the following capabilities:
**47 CFR Part 4**
**PART 64—MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS**
3. The authority citation for part 64 continues to read as follows:
**Authority:**
47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201, 202, 205, 218-220, and 332 unless otherwise noted. Interpret or apply sections 201, 218, 225, 226, 227, 229, 332, 48 Stat. 1070, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201-204, 208-, 225, 226, 227, 229, 332, 501 and 503 unless otherwise noted.
**47 CFR Part 64**
4. Section 64.2203 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) introductory text to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided under paragraph (b) of this section, as of June 30, 2000, a wireline telecommunications carrier shall provide to a LEA the assistance capability requirements of CALEA, see 47 U.S.C. 1002. A carrier may satisfy these requirements by complying with publicly available technical requirements or standards adopted by an industry association or standard-setting organization, such as J-STD-025.
(b) As of September 30, 2001, a wireline telecommunications carrier shall provide to a LEA communications and call-identifying information transported by packet-mode communications and the following capabilities:
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.