1、718 47 CFR Ch. I (10110 Edition) 10.540 10.540 Attestation requirement. Re-served PART 11EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) Subpart AGeneral Sec. 11.1 Purpose. 11.2 Definitions. 11.11 The Emergency Alert System (EAS). 11.12 Two-tone Attention Signal encoder and decoder. 11.13 Emergency Action Notification
2、 (EAN) and Emergency Action Termination (EAT). 11.14 Primary Entry Point (PEP) System. 11.15 EAS Operating Handbook. 11.16 National Control Point Procedures. 11.18 EAS Designations. 11.19 EAS Non-participating National Au-thorization Letter. 11.20 State Relay Network. 11.21 State and Local Area plan
3、s and FCC Mapbook. Subpart BEquipment Requirements 11.31 EAS protocol. 11.32 EAS Encoder. 11.33 EAS Decoder. 11.34 Acceptability of the equipment. 11.35 Equipment operational readiness. Subpart COrganization 11.41 Participation in EAS. 11.42 Participation by communications common carriers. 11.43 Nat
4、ional level participation. 11.44 EAS message priorities. 11.45 Prohibition of false or deceptive EAS transmissions. 11.46 EAS public service announcements. 11.47 Optional use of other communications methods and systems. Subpart DEmergency Operations 11.51 EAS code and Attention Signal Trans-mission
5、requirements. 11.52 EAS code and Attention Signal Moni-toring requirements. 11.53 Dissemination of Emergency Action Notification. 11.54 EAS operation during a National Level emergency. 11.55 EAS operation during a State or Local Area emergency. 11.56 EAS Participants receive CAP-for-matted alerts. S
6、ubpart ETests 11.61 Tests of EAS procedures. AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154 (i) and (o), 303(r), 544(g) and 606. SOURCE: 59 FR 67092, Dec. 28, 1994, unless otherwise noted. Subpart AGeneral 11.1 Purpose. This part contains rules and regula-tions providing for an Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS
7、provides the President with the capability to pro-vide immediate communications and information to the general public at the National, State and Local Area lev-els during periods of national emer-gency. The rules in this part describe the required technical standards and operational procedures of th
8、e EAS for analog AM, FM, and TV broadcast sta-tions, digital broadcast stations, ana-log cable systems, digital cable sys-tems, wireline video systems, wireless cable systems, Direct Broadcast Sat-ellite (DBS) services, Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS), and other participating entities.
9、 The EAS may be used to provide the heads of State and local government, or their designated representatives, with a means of emergency communication with the public in their State or Local Area. 72 FR 62132, Nov. 2, 2007 11.2 Definitions. The definitions of terms used in part 11 are: (a) Primary En
10、try Point (PEP) System. The PEP system is a nationwide net-work of broadcast stations and other entities connected with government activation points. It is used to dis-tribute the EAN, EAT, and EAS na-tional test messages and other EAS messages. FEMA has designated 34 of the nations largest radio br
11、oadcast stations as PEPs. The PEPs are des-ignated to receive the Presidential alert from FEMA and distribute it to local stations. (b) Local Primary One (LP1). The LP 1 is a radio station that acts as a key EAS monitoring source. Each LP1 sta-tion must monitor its regional PEP station and a back-up
12、 source for Presi-dential messages. VerDate Mar2010 09:35 Dec 08, 2010 Jkt 220200 PO 00000 Frm 00728 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220200.XXX 220200wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-719 Federal Communication
13、s Commission 11.11 (c) EAS Participants. Entities required under the Commissions rules to com-ply with EAS rules, e.g., analog radio and television stations, and wired and wireless cable television systems, DBS, DTV, SDARS, digital cable and DAB, and wireline video systems. (d) Wireline Video System
14、. The system of a wireline common carrier used to provide video programming service. (e) Participating National (PN). PN stations are broadcast stations that transmit EAS National, state, or local EAS messages to the public. (f) National Primary (NP). Stations that are the primary entry point for Pr
15、esidential messages delivered by FEMA. These stations are responsible for broadcasting a Presidential alert to the public and to State Primary sta-tions within their broadcast range. (g) State Primary (SP). Stations that are the entry point for State messages, which can originate from the Governor o
16、r a designated representative. 72 FR 62132, Nov. 2, 2007 11.11 The Emergency Alert System (EAS). (a) The EAS is composed of analog radio broadcast stations including AM, FM, and Low-power FM (LPFM) sta-tions; digital audio broadcasting (DAB) stations, including digital AM, FM, and Low-power FM stati
17、ons; analog tele-vision broadcast stations including Class A television (CA) and Low-power TV (LPTV) stations; digital television (DTV) broadcast stations, including digital CA and digital LPTV stations; analog cable systems; digital cable sys-tems which are defined for purposes of this part only as
18、 the portion of a cable system that delivers channels in dig-ital format to subscribers at the input of a Unidirectional Digital Cable Prod-uct or other navigation device; wireline video systems; wireless cable systems which may consist of Broadband Radio Service (BRS), or Educational Broadband Serv
19、ice (EBS) stations; DBS services, as defined in 47 CFR 25.701(a) (including certain Ku-band Fixed-Sat-ellite Service Direct to Home pro-viders); SDARS, as defined in 47 CFR 25.201; participating broadcast net-works, cable networks and program suppliers; and other entities and indus-tries operating o
20、n an organized basis during emergencies at the National, State and local levels. These entities are referred to collectively as EAS Par-ticipants in this part, and are subject to this part, except as otherwise pro-vided herein. At a minimum EAS Par-ticipants must use a common EAS pro-tocol, as defin
21、ed in 11.31, to send and receive emergency alerts in accordance with the effective dates listed above and in the following tables: VerDate Mar2010 09:35 Dec 08, 2010 Jkt 220200 PO 00000 Frm 00729 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220200.XXX 220200wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for Resal
22、eNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-720 47 CFR Ch. I (10110 Edition) 11.11 ANALOGANDDIGITALBROADCASTSTATIONSEAS equipment requirement AM 65 FR 21657, Apr. 24, 2000; 65 FR 30001, May 10, 2000; 65 FR 34406, May 30, 2000; 67 FR 18506, Apr. 16, 2002; 69 FR 72031, Dec. 1
23、0, 2004; 70 FR 19315, Apr. 13, 2005; 70 FR 71031, Nov. 25, 2005; 71 FR 76220, Dec. 20, 2006; 72 FR 62132, Nov. 2, 2007 11.12 Two-tone Attention Signal encoder and decoder. Existing two-tone Attention Signal encoder and decoder equipment type accepted for use as Emergency Broad-cast System equipment
24、under part 73 of this chapter may be used by broadcast stations until January 1, 1998, provided that such equipment meets the require-ments of 11.32(a)(9) and 11.33(b). Effec-tive January 1, 1998, the two-tone At-tention Signal decoder will no longer be required and the two-tone Attention Signal wil
25、l be used to provide an audio alert. 60 FR 55999, Nov. 6, 1995 11.13 Emergency Action Notification (EAN) and Emergency Action Ter-mination (EAT). (a) The Emergency Action Notifica-tion (EAN) is the notice to all EAS Participants and to the general public that the EAS has been activated for a nationa
26、l emergency. (b) The Emergency Action Termi-nation (EAT) is the notice to all EAS Participants and to the general public that the EAN has terminated. 70 FR 71033, Nov. 25, 2005 11.14 Primary Entry Point (PEP) Sys-tem. The PEP system is a nationwide net-work of broadcast stations and other entities c
27、onnected with government activation points. It is used to dis-tribute the EAN, EAT and EAS na-tional test messages, and other EAS messages. 67 FR 18507, Apr. 16, 2002 11.15 EAS Operating Handbook. The EAS Operating Handbook states in summary form the actions to be taken by personnel at EAS Participa
28、nt facilities upon receipt of an EAN, an EAT, tests, or State and Local Area alerts. It is issued by the FCC and con-tains instructions for the above situa-tions. A copy of the Handbook must be located at normal duty positions or EAS equipment locations when an op-erator is required to be on duty an
29、d be immediately available to staff respon-sible for authenticating messages and initiating actions. 70 FR 71033, Nov. 25, 2005 11.16 National Control Point Proce-dures. The National Control Point Proce-dures are written instructions issued by the FCC to national level EAS con-trol points. The proce
30、dures are divided into sections as follows: (a) National Level EAS Activation. This section contains the activation and termination instructions for Presi-dential messages. (b) EAS Test Transmissions. This sec-tion contains the instructions for test-ing the EAS at the National level. (c) National In
31、formation Center (NIC). This section contains instructions for distributing United States Government official information messages after completion of the National Level EAS activation and termination actions. 59 FR 67092, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 18508, Apr. 16, 2002 11.18 EAS Designation
32、s. (a) National Primary (NP) is a source of EAS Presidential messages. (b) Local Primary (LP) is a source of EAS Local Area messages. An LP source is responsible for coordinating VerDate Mar2010 09:35 Dec 08, 2010 Jkt 220200 PO 00000 Frm 00733 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220200.XXX 220200wwoods2 on DSK
33、1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-724 47 CFR Ch. I (10110 Edition) 11.19 the carriage of common emergency messages from sources such as the Na-tional Weather Service or local emer-gency management offices as specifie
34、d in its EAS Local Area Plan. If it is un-able to carry out this function, other LP sources in the Local Area may be assigned the responsibility as indicated in State and Local Area Plans. LP sources are assigned numbers (LP1, 2, 3, etc.) in the sequence they are to be monitored by other broadcast s
35、tations in the Local Area. (c) State Primary (SP) is a source of EAS State messages. These messages can originate from the Governor or a designated representative in the State Emergency Operating Center (EOC) or State Capital. Messages are sent via the State Relay Network. (d) State Relay (SR) is a
36、source of EAS State messages. It is part of the State Relay Network and relays Na-tional and State common emergency messages into Local Areas. (e) Participating National (PN) sources transmit EAS National, State or Local Area messages. The EAS transmissions of PN sources are in-tended for direct pub
37、lic reception. (f) Non-participating National (NN) sources have elected not to participate in the National level EAS and hold an authorization letter to that effect. Upon activation of the national level EAS, NN sources are required to broad-cast the EAS codes, Attention Signal, the sign-off announc
38、ement in the EAS Operating Handbook and then stop op-erating. All NN sources are required to comply with 11.51, 11.52 and 11.61. They may transmit EAS State or Local Area messages at any time without prior notice. 11.19 EAS Non-participating National Authorization Letter. This authorization letter i
39、s issued by the FCC to EAS Participants that have elected not to participate in the na-tional level EAS. It states that the EAS Participant has agreed to go off the air or discontinue programming on all channels during a national level EAS message. For licensees this au-thorization will remain in ef
40、fect through the period of the initial license and subsequent renewals from the time of issuance unless returned by the holder or suspended, modified, or with-drawn by the Commission. 70 FR 71033, Nov. 25, 2005 11.20 State Relay Network. This network is composed of State Relay (SR) sources, leased c
41、ommon carrier communications facilities or any other available communication fa-cilities. The network distributes State EAS messages originated by the Gov-ernor or designated official. In addition to EAS monitoring, satellites, micro-wave, FM subcarrier or any other com-munications technology may be
42、 used to distribute State emergency mes-sages. 11.21 State and Local Area plans and FCC Mapbook. EAS plans contain guidelines which must be followed by EAS Participants personnel, emergency officials, and Na-tional Weather Service (NWS) per-sonnel to activate the EAS. The plans include the EAS heade
43、r codes and mes-sages that will be transmitted by key EAS sources (NP, LP, SP and SR). State and local plans contain unique methods of EAS message distribution such as the use of the Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS). The plans must be reviewed and approved by the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland
44、Security Bureau, prior to implementation to en-sure that they are consistent with na-tional plans, FCC regulations, and EAS operation. (a) The State plan contains proce-dures for State emergency manage-ment and other State officials, the NWS, and EAS Participants personnel to transmit emergency info
45、rmation to the public during a State emergency using the EAS, including mandatory messages initiated by a state governor or his/her designee. The State plan must specify how state-level and geo-graphically targeted EAS messages ini-tiated by a state governor or his/her designee will be transmitted t
46、o all EAS Participants who provide services in the state, and must include specific and detailed information describing how such messages will be aggregated, designated as mandatory, and delivered to EAS Participants. State EAS plans should include a data table, in com-puter readable form, clearly s
47、howing VerDate Mar2010 09:35 Dec 08, 2010 Jkt 220200 PO 00000 Frm 00734 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220200.XXX 220200wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-725 Federal Communications Commission 11.31 monitoring
48、 assignments and the spe-cific primary and backup path for the emergency action notification (EAN) from the PEP to each station in the plan. (b) The Local Area plan contains pro-cedures for local officials or the NWS to transmit emergency information to the public during a local emergency using the
49、EAS. Local plans may be a part of the State plan. A Local Area is a geographical area of contiguous com-munities or counties that may include more than one state. (c) The FCC Mapbook is based on the above plans. It organizes all broadcast stations and cable systems according to their State, EAS Local Area, and EAS designation. 72 FR 62134, Nov. 2, 2007 Subpart BEquipment Requirements 1
