[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: 47CFR11.55]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 11--EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS)--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart D--Emergency Operations
 
Sec. 11.55  EAS operation during a State or Local Area emergency.

    (a) The EAS may be activated at the State and Local Area levels by 
broadcast stations, cable systems and wireless cable systems at their 
discretion for day-to-day emergency situations posing a threat to life 
and property. Examples of natural emergencies which may warrant 
activation are: tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, heavy snows, 
icing conditions, widespread fires, etc. Man-made emergencies may 
include: toxic gas leaks or liquid spills, widespread power failures, 
industrial explosions, and civil disorders.
    (b) EAS operations must be conducted as specified in State and Local 
Area EAS Plans. The plans must list all authorized entities 
participating in the State or Local Area EAS.
    (c) Immediately upon receipt of a State or Local Area EAS message, 
broadcast stations, cable systems and wireless cable systems 
participating in the State or Local Area EAS must do the following:
    (1) State Relay (SR) sources monitor the State Relay Network or 
follow the State EAS plan for instructions from the State Primary (SP) 
source.
    (2) Local Primary (LP) sources monitor the Local Area SR sources or 
follow the State EAS plan for instructions.
    (3) Participating National (PN) and Non-participating National (NN) 
sources monitor the Local Area LP sources for instructions.
    (4) Broadcast stations, cable systems and wireless cable systems 
participating in the State or Local Area EAS must discontinue normal 
programming and follow the procedures in the State and Local Area plans. 
Television stations must comply with Sec. 11.54(b)(5) and

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cable systems and wireless cable systems must comply with 
Sec. 11.54(b)(6). Broadcast stations providing foreign language 
programming shall comply with Sec. 11.54(b)(7).
    (5) Upon completion of the State or Local Area EAS transmission 
procedures, resume normal programming until receipt of the cue from the 
SR or LP sources in your Local Area. At that time begin transmitting the 
common emergency message received from the above sources.
    (6) Resume normal operations upon conclusion of the message.
    (7) The times of the above EAS actions must be entered in the 
broadcast station, cable system or wireless cable system records as 
specified in Sec. 11.54(b)(12).
    (8) Use of the EAS codes or Attention Signal automatically grants 
rebroadcast authority as specified in Sec. 11.54(d).

[59 FR 67092, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 63 FR 29666, June 1, 1998; 65 
FR 21658, Apr. 24, 2000; 67 FR 18511, Apr. 16, 2002]