[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR11.1]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 11_EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS)--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 11.1  Purpose.




                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
11.1 Purpose.
11.11 The Emergency Alert System (EAS).
11.12 Two-tone Attention Signal encoder and decoder.
11.13 Emergency Action Notification (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 Authorization Letter.
11.20 State Relay Network.
11.21 State and Local Area Plans and FCC Mapbook.

                    Subpart B_Equipment 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 C_Organization

11.41 Participation in EAS.
11.42 Participation by communications common carriers.
11.43 National 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 D_Emergency Operations

11.51 EAS code and Attention Signal Transmission requirements.
11.52 EAS code and Attention Signal Monitoring 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.

                             Subpart E_Tests

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.



    This part contains rules and regulations providing for an Emergency 
Alert System (EAS). The EAS provides the President with the capability 
to provide immediate communications and information to the general 
public at the National, State and Local Area levels during periods of 
national emergency. The rules in this part describe the required 
technical standards and operational procedures of the EAS for AM, FM and 
TV broadcast stations, cable systems and other participating entities. 
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.

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