§ 11.46 - EAS public service announcements.

§ 11.46 EAS public service announcements.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 83 FR 39621, August 10, 2018.

EAS Participants may use the EAS Attention Signal and a simulation of the EAS codes as provided by FEMA in EAS Public Service Announcements or obtain commercial sponsors for (PSAs) (including commercially-sponsored announcements, infomercials, or programs explaining the EAS to the public. Such announcements and programs may not be a part of alerts or tests, and may not simulate or attempt to copy alert tones or codes.

[70 FR 71034, Nov. 25, 2005

) provided by federal, state, and local government entities, or non-governmental organizations, to raise public awareness about emergency alerting. This usage is only permitted if the PSA is presented in a non-misleading and technically harmless manner, including with the explicit statement that the Attention Signal and EAS code simulation are being used in the context of a PSA for the purpose of educating the viewing or listening public about emergency alerting.

[83 FR 39621, Aug. 10, 2018]