[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR11.21]

[Page 659]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 11--EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS)--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 11.21  State and Local Area Plans and FCC Mapbook.

    EAS plans contain guidelines which must be followed by broadcast and 
cable personnel, emergency officials and National Weather Service (NWS) 
personnel to activate the EAS. The plans include the EAS header codes 
and messages 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 RBDS. The plans must be reviewed and 
approved by the Chief, Technical and Public Safety Division, Enforcement 
Bureau, prior to implementation to ensure that they are consistent with 
national plans, FCC regulations, and EAS operation.
    (a) The State plan contains procedures for State emergency 
management and other State officials, the NWS, and broadcast and cable 
personnel to transmit emergency information to the public during a State 
emergency using the EAS.
    (b) The Local Area plan contains procedures for local officials or 
the NWS to transmit emergency information to the public during a local 
emergency using the EAS. Local plans may be a part of the State plan. A 
Local Area is a geographical area of contiguous communities 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.

[59 FR 67092, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 60 FR 55999, Nov. 6, 1995; 63 
FR 29663, June 1, 1998; 65 FR 21658, Apr. 24, 2000]