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GENCYALERTSYSTEMEAS
AppendixF:
47CFRPART11-EMERGENCYALERTSYSTEM(EAS)
(September24,1997)
SubpartA-General
Sec.
11.1Purpose.
11.11TheEmergencyAlertSystem(EAS).
11.12Two-toneAttentionSignalEncoderandDecoder.
11.13EmergencyActionNotification(EAN)andEmergencyActionTermination(EAT).
11.14EANNetworkandPrimaryEntryPoint(PEP)System.
11.15EASOperatingHandbook.
11.16NationalControlPointProcedures.
11.17AuthenticatorWordLists.
11.18EASDesignations.
11.19EASNon-participatingNationalAuthorizationLetter.
11.20StateRelayNetwork.
11.21StateandLocalAreaPlansandFCCMapbook.
SubpartB-EquipmentRequirements
11.31EASprotocol.
11.32EASEncoder.
11.33EASDecoder.
11.34Acceptabilityoftheequipment.
11.35Equipmentoperationalreadiness.
SubpartC-Organization
11.41ParticipationinEAS.
11.42Participationbycommunicationscommoncarriers.
11.43Nationallevelparticipation.
11.44EASmessagepriorities.
11.45ProhibitionoffalseordeceptiveEAStransmissions.
11.46EASpublicserviceannouncements.
11.47Optionaluseofothercommunicationsmethodsandsystems.
SubpartD-EmergencyOperations
11.51EAScodeandAttentionSignalTransmissionrequirements.
11.52EAScodeandAttentionSignalMonitoringrequirements.
11.53DisseminationofEmergencyActionNotification.
11.54EASoperationduringaNationalLevelemergency.
11.55EASoperationduringaStateorLocalAreaemergency.
SubpartE-Tests
11.61TestsofEASprocedures.
11.62ClosedCircuitTestsofNationalLevelEASfacilities.
Authority:
47U.S.C.151,154(i)and(o),303(r),544(g)and606.
SubpartA-General
'11.1Purpose.
ThispartcontainsrulesandregulationsprovidingforanEmergencyAlertSystem(EAS).TheEASprovidesthePresidentwiththecapabilitytoprovideimmediatecommunicationsandinformationtothegeneralpublicattheNational,StateandLocalArealevelsduringperiodsofnationalemergency.TherulesinthispartdescribetherequiredtechnicalstandardsandoperationalproceduresoftheEASforAM,FMandTVbroadcaststations,cablesystemsandotherparticipatingentities.TheEASmaybeusedtoprovidetheheadsofStateandlocalgovernment,ortheirdesignatedrepresentatives,withameansofemergencycommunicationwiththepublicintheirStateorLocalArea.
'11.11TheEmergencyAlertSystem(EAS).
(a)TheEASiscomposedofbroadcastnetworks;cablenetworksandprogramsuppliers;AM,FMandTVbroadcaststations;LowPowerTV(LPTV)stations;cablesystems;wirelesscablesystemswhichmayconsistofMultipointDistributionService(MDS),MultichannelMultipointDistributionService(MMDS),orInstructionalTelevisionFixedService(ITFS)stations;andotherentitiesandindustriesoperatingonanorganizedbasisduringemergenciesattheNational,Stateandlocallevels.ItrequiresthatataminimumallparticipantsuseacommonEASprotocol,asdefinedin'11.31,tosendandreceiveemergencyalertsinaccordancewiththeeffectivedatesinthefollowingtables:
TIMETABLE
BROADCASTSTATIONS
REQUIREMENT
AM&FM
TV
FMCLASSD
LPTV1
Two-toneencoder2,3
Y
Y
N
N
Two-tonedecoder4,5
Y
Y
Y
Y
EASdecoder
Y1/1/97
Y1/1/97
Y1/1/97
Y1/1/97
EASencoder
Y1/1/97
Y1/1/97
N
N
Audiomessage
Y1/1/97
Y1/1/97
Y1/1/97
Y1/1/97
Videomessage
N/A
Y1/1/97
N/A
Y1/1/97
1/LPTVstationsthatoperateastelevisionbroadcasttranslatorstationsareexemptfromtherequirementtohaveEASequipment.
2/EffectiveJuly1,1995,thetwo-tonesignalmustbe8-25seconds.
3/EffectiveJanuary1,1998,thetwo-tonesignalmayonlybeusedtoprovideaudioalertstoaudiencesbeforeEASemergencymessagesandtherequiredmonthlytests.
4/EffectiveJuly1,1995,thetwo-tonedecodermustrespondtotwo-tonesignalsof3-4secondsduration.
5/EffectiveJanuary1,1998,thetwo-tonedecoderwillnolongerbeused.
EASREQUIREMENTS
CABLESYSTEMS
A.Cablesystemsservingfewerthan5,000subscribersfromaheadendmusteitherprovidetheNationallevelEASmessageonallprogrammedchannels--includingtherequiredtesting--byOctober1,2002,orcomplywiththefollowingEASrequirements.AllothercablesystemsmustcomplywithB.
B.EASEquipmentRequirement
Systemsizeandeffectivedates
>10,000subscribers
>5,000but<10,000subscribers
<5,000subscribers
Two-tonesignalfromstoragedevice1
Y12/31/98
Y10/1/02
Y10/1/02
Two-tonedecoder
N
N
N
EASdecoder
Y12/31/98
Y10/1/02
Y10/1/02
EASencoder
Y12/31/98
Y10/1/02
Y10/1/02
AudioandVideoEASMessageonallchannels
Y12/31/98
Y10/1/02
N
Videointerruptandaudioalertmessageonallchannels;2AudioandVideoEASmessageonatleastonechannel.
N
N
Y10/1/02
1/Two-tonesignalisonlyusedtoprovideanaudioalerttoaudiencebeforeEASemergencymessagesandrequiredmonthlytest.Thetwo-tonesignalmustbe8-25secondsinduration.
2/TheVideointerruptmustcauseallchannelsthatcarryprogrammingtoflashforthedurationoftheEASemergencymessage.TheaudioalertmustgivethechannelwheretheEASmessagesarecarriedandberepeatedforthedurationoftheEASmessage.
NOTE:
Programmedchannelsdonotincludechannelsusedforthetransmissionofdatasuchasinteractivegames.
WirelessCableSystems(MDS/MMDS/ITFSSTATIONS)
A.Wirelesscablesystemsservingfewerthan5,000subscribersfromasingletransmissionsitemusteitherprovidetheNationallevelEASmessageonallprogrammedchannels--includingtherequiredtesting--byOctober1,2002,orcomplywiththefollowingEASrequirements.AllotherwirelesscablesystemsmustcomplywithB.
B.EASEquipmentRequirement
Systemsizeandeffectivedates
>5,000subscribers
<5,000subscribers
EASdecoder
Y10/1/02
Y10/1/02
EASencoder1
Y10/1/02
Y10/1/02
AudioandVideoEASMessageonallchannels
Y10/1/02
N
Videointerruptandaudioalertmessageonallchannels;2AudioandVideoEASmessageonatleastonechannel
N
Y10/1/02
1/Two-tonesignalisonlyusedtoprovideanaudioalerttoaudiencebeforeEASemergencymessagesandrequiredmonthlytest.Thetwo-tonesignalmustbe8-25secondsinduration.
2/TheVideointerruptmustcauseallchannelsthatcarryprogrammingtoflashforthedurationoftheEASemergencymessage.TheaudioalertmustgivethechannelwheretheEASmessagesarecarriedandberepeatedforthedurationoftheEASmessage.
NOTE:
ProgrammedchannelsdonotincludechannelsusedforthetransmissionofdataservicessuchasInternet.
(b)ClassDnon-commercialeducationalFMstationsasdefinedin'73.506andLPTVstationsasdefinedin'74.701(f)arenotrequiredtocomplywith'11.32.LPTVstationsthatoperateastelevisionbroadcasttranslatorstations,asdefinedin'74.701(b)arenotrequiredtocomplywiththerequirementsofthispart.FMbroadcastboosterstationsasdefinedin'74.1201(f)ofthischapterandFMtranslatorstationsasdefinedin'74.1201(a)ofthischapterwhichentirelyrebroadcasttheprogrammingofotherlocalFMbroadcaststationsarenotrequiredtocomplywiththerequirementsofthispart.
(c)ForpurposesoftheEAS,MultipointDistributionService(MDS)andMultichannelMultipointDistributionService(MMDS)stationsoperatedinaccordancewithSubpartKofPart21andInstructionalTelevisionFixedService(ITFS)stationsoperatedaspartofwirelesscablesystemsinaccordancewithSubpartIofPart74aredefinedasfollows:
(1)a"wirelesscablesystem"isacollectionofchannelsintheMDS,MMDS,orITFSusedtoprovidevideoprogrammingservicestosubscribers.Thechannelsmaybelicensedtoorleasedbythewirelesscablesystemoperator.
(2)a"wirelesscableoperator"istheentitythathasacquiredtherighttousethechannelsofawirelesscablesystemfortransmissionofprogrammingtosubscribers.
(d)LocalfranchiseauthoritiesandcabletelevisionsystemoperatorsmayenterintomutualagreementsthatrequiretheinstallationofEASequipmentbeforetherequireddateslistedabove.Additionally,localfranchiseauthoritiesmayuseanyEAScodesauthorizedbytheFCCinanyagreements.
(e)Organizationsusingothercommunicationssystemsortechnologiessuchas,DirectBroadcastSatellite(DBS),lowearthorbitsatellitesystems,paging,computernetworks,etc.mayjointheEASonavoluntarybasisbycontactingtheFCC.Organizationsthatchoosetovoluntarilyparticipatemustcomplywiththerequirementsofthispart.
'11.12Two-toneAttentionSignalEncoderandDecoder.
Existingtwo-toneAttentionSignalEncoderandDecoderequipmenttypeacceptedforuseasEmergencyBroadcastSystemequipmentunderPart73maybeusedbybroadcaststationsuntilJanuary1,1998,providedthatsuchequipmentmeetstherequirementsof'11.32(a)(9)and11.33(b).EffectiveJanuary1,1998,thetwo-toneAttentionSignalDecoderwillnolongerberequiredandthetwo-toneAttentionSignalwillbeusedtoprovideanaudioalert.
'11.13EmergencyActionNotification(EAN)andEmergencyActionTermination(EAT).
(a)TheEmergencyActionNotification(EAN)isthenoticetoallbroadcaststations,cablesystemsandwirelesscablesystems,otherregulatedservicesoftheFCC,participatingindustryentities,andtothegeneralpublicthattheEAShasbeenactivatedforanationalemergency.
(b)TheEmergencyActionTermination(EAT)isthenoticetoallbroadcaststations,cablesystemsandwirelesscablesystems,otherregulatedservicesoftheFCC,participatingindustryentities,andtothegeneralpublicthattheEANhasterminated.
'11.14EANNetworkandPrimaryEntryPoint(PEP)System.
(a)TheEANnetworkisadedicatedcommunicationsservicecon