[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR2.405]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 2_FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL RULES AND 

REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

       Subpart E_Distress, Disaster, and Emergency Communications

 

Sec.  2.405  Operation during emergency.



    The licensee of any station (except amateur, standard broadcast, FM 

broadcast, noncommercial educational FM broadcast, or television 

broadcast) may, during a period of emergency in which normal 

communication facilities are disrupted as a result of hurricane, flood, 

earthquake, or similar disaster, utilize such station for emergency 

communication service in communicating in a manner other than that 

specified in the instrument of authorization: Provided:

    (a) That as soon as possible after the beginning of such emergency 

use, notice be sent to the Commission at Washington, D.C., and to the 

Engineer in Charge of the district in which the station is located, 

stating the nature of the emergency and the use to which the station is 

being put, and

    (b) That the emergency use of the station shall be discontinued as 

soon as substantially normal communication facilities are again 

available, and

    (c) That the Commission at Washington, D.C., and the Engineer in 

Charge shall be notified immediately when such special use of the 

station is terminated: Provided further,

    (d) That in no event shall any station engage in emergency 

transmission on frequencies other than, or with power



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in excess of, that specified in the instrument of authorization or as 

otherwise expressly provided by the Commission, or by law: And provided 

further,

    (e) That any such emergency communication undertaken under this 

section shall terminate upon order of the Commission.



    Note: Part 73 of this chapter contains provisions governing 

emergency operation of standard, FM, noncommercial educational FM, and 

television broadcast stations. Part 97 of this chapter contains such 

provisions for amateur stations.



[28 FR 13785, Dec. 18, 1963]