47 C.F.R. § 11.21 State and Local Area Plans and FCC Mapbook.
Title 47 - Telecommunication
Link to an amendment published at 70 FR 71033, Nov. 25, 2005. 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 Director, Office of Homeland Security, 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; 69 FR 30234, May 27, 2004]
Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 11—EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS)
Subpart A—General
§ 11.21 State and Local Area Plans and FCC Mapbook.
