[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29660-29667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13462]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 11 and 76
[FO Dockets No. 91-171, 91-301; FCC 97-338]
Emergency Alert System
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This Second Report and Order modifies the Emergency Alert
System (EAS) as it applies to wired cable TV systems. Also, wireless
cable TV systems are required to participate in EAS. Deadlines for
compliance are established. Small cable systems are allowed five years
to phase-in EAS and may operate with reduced EAS equipment
requirements. Larger cable systems must comply by December 31, 1998.
Satellite Master Antenna TV and Video Dial Tone/Open Video Systems are
not required to participate. State and local regulations relating to
emergency communications and EAS are not preempted, but will be if
these regulations interfere with EAS.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Sturdivant, Compliance and
Information Bureau, (202) 418-1220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Second Report and Order in FO Dockets 91-171; 91-301, adopted September
24, 1997, and released September 29, 1997.
The full text of this Federal Communications Commission's (FCC)
Second Report and Order is available for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC's Public Reference Center (Room 239),
1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. The complete text may also
be purchased from the Commission's duplication contractor,
International Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036; phone: (202) 857-3800, facsimile: (202) 857-
3805.
Synopsis of Second Report and Order
The FCC adopted a Second Report and Order pertaining to the
participation by wired and wireless cable TV systems in the Emergency
Alert System (EAS). The rule changes are provided at the end of this
synopsis.
EAS replaced the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), and uses various
communications technologies, such as broadcast stations and cable
systems, to alert the public regarding national, state and local
emergencies.
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EAS, compared to EBS, includes more sources capable of alerting the
public and specifies new equipment standards and procedures to improve
alerting capabilities.
In 1994, the Commission issued a Report and Order 59 FR 67090,
December 28, 1994 in this proceeding dealing largely with the
participation by broadcast stations in EAS, but also directing that
wired cable TV systems participate, and specifying the nature of this
participation. The Report and Order added a new part 11 (47 CFR part
11) to the FCC's rules containing EAS regulations. At the same time,
the Commission issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (FNPRM)
59 FR 67104, December 28, 1994.
The Second Report and Order modifies some of the requirements in
the Report and Order applying to wired cable systems, and addresses
issues raised in the FNPRM.
The FNPRM asked for comments regarding whether small wired cable
systems should be exempted from participation in EAS. The Second Report
and Order concludes that the FCC lacks legal authority to exempt small
cable systems, but allows them five years to comply with the EAS
requirements. The new rules addressing this issue and establishing
deadlines for large systems state the following:
--Wired cable TV systems serving less than 5,000 subscribers from a
headend must by October 1, 2002, provide either the national level EAS
message (including tests) on all programmed channels or operate EAS
equipment that provides a video interrupt and audio alert (informing
listeners of the channel carrying emergency information) on all
programmed channels and an EAS audio and video message (providing
emergency information) on at least one programmed channel.
--Wired cable systems serving 5,000 or more, but fewer than 10,000
subscribers must by October 1, 2002, operate EAS equipment that
provides EAS audio and video messages (emergency information) on all
programmed channels.
--Wired cable systems serving 10,000 or more subscribers must by
December 31, 1998, operate EAS equipment that provides EAS audio and
video messages (emergency information) on all programmed channels.
The FNPRM, proposed to require wireless cable TV systems to
participate in EAS. The Second Report and Order concludes that wireless
cable systems that own or lease facilities and channels that transmit
programming to the subscribing public by the Multipoint Distribution
Service (MDS), Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) or
Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) must comply with the EAS
requirements. The following is required of these wireless cable
systems:
--Wireless cable systems serving less than 5,000 subscribers from a
single transmission site must by October 1, 2002, provide either the
national level EAS message (including required tests) on all programmed
channels or operate EAS equipment that provides a video interrupt and
audio alert (informing listeners of the channel carrying emergency
information) on all programmed channels and an EAS audio and video
message (providing emergency information) on at least one programmed
channel.
--Wireless cable systems serving 5,000 or more subscribers must by
October 1, 2002, operate EAS equipment that provides EAS audio and
video messages (emergency information) on all programmed channels.
The FNPRM also requested comments concerning whether Satellite
Master Antenna TV (SMATV) systems and Video Dial Tone (VDT) (video
programming delivered by common carriers)(now referred to as Open Video
Systems (OVS)) should be required to operate EAS equipment. The Second
Report and Order concludes that participation by these services in EAS
will be voluntary. However, the FCC will monitor these services
regarding whether mandatory participation might be appropriate in the
future. Other services are encourage to participate in EAS.
Finally, the FNPRM asked for comments regarding whether EAS can
coexist with state and local government regulations and franchise
agreements relating to emergency communications and EAS on cable
systems, and whether the FCC should preempt conflicting state and local
requirements. The Second Report and Order declines to exercise
preemption, but warns that if a jurisdiction takes action that
interferes with the national warning functions of EAS, the action will
be preempted by the FCC.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Second
Report and Order contains a paperwork reduction analysis. The analysis
concludes that the requirements adopted in the Second Report and Order
impose new or modified information collection requirements on the
public. The FCC as part of its effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
invites the general public and OMB to comment on the information
collection requirements contained in the Second Report and Order.
Written comments by the public are due within 30 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Comments should be
submitted to Judy Boley, FCC, Room 234, 1919 M Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to jboley@fcc.gov; and to
Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20503, or via the Internet to fain__t@al.eop.gov. For
additional information, contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or at above
Internet address.
The information collection requirements contained in the attached
rules becomes effective July 31, 1998, following OMB approval, unless
timely notice is published in the Federal Register stating otherwise.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended,
the Second Report and Order contains a final regulatory flexibility
analysis. No comments were submitted in response to the initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. However, comments in response to the
FNPRM raised issues regarding small cable systems. Concern was
expressed that if small cable systems were required to buy EAS
equipment, this would adversely impact on their finances. The
Commission, though, concluded that it did not have legal authority to
exempt small cable systems from the EAS requirements. Furthermore,
participation by small cable systems in EAS would provide emergency
messages to people that otherwise would not receive these messages, and
this would save lives and property. However, the Commission
acknowledged that EAS equipment costs could have a detrimental
financial impact on small cable systems and their surrounding
communities. To minimize this financial burden, the FCC allowed small
systems to phase-in EAS over five years and reduced some of the EAS
equipment requirements.
Legal Basis
The Second Report and Order is issued under the authority contained
in sections 1, 4(i) and (o), 303(r), 624(g) and 706 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i) and (o),
303(r), 544(g) and 606.
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List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 11
Emergency alert system, Radio, Television.
47 CFR Part 76
Administrative practice and procedure, Cable television, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
Rule Amendments
For the reasons stated in the preamble parts 11 and 76 of Title 47
of the Code of Federal Regulations are amended as follows:
PART 11--EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS)
1. The authority citation for part 11 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i) and (o), 303(r), 544(g) and
606.
2. Section 11.11 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 11.11 The Emergency Alert System (EAS).
(a) The EAS is composed of broadcast networks; cable networks and
program suppliers; AM, FM and TV broadcast stations; Low Power TV
(LPTV) stations; cable systems; wireless cable systems which may
consist of Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS), Multichannel
Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS), or Instructional Television
Fixed Service (ITFS) stations; and other entities and industries
operating on an organized basis during emergencies at the National,
State and local levels. It requires that at a minimum all participants
use a common EAS protocol, as defined in Sec. 11.31, to send and
receive emergency alerts in accordance with the effective dates in the
following tables:
Timetable
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Broadcast stations
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Requirement AM & FM TV FM class D LPTV \1\
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Two-tone encoder \2\ \3\......... Y.............................. Y.............................. N.............................. N
Two-tone decoder \4\ \5\......... Y.............................. Y.............................. Y.............................. Y
EAS decoder...................... Y 1/1/97....................... Y 1/1/97....................... Y 1/1/97....................... Y 1/1/97
EAS encoder...................... Y 1/1/97....................... Y 1/1/97....................... N.............................. N
Audio message.................... Y 1/1/97....................... Y 1/1/97....................... Y 1/1/97....................... Y 1/1/97
Video message.................... N/A............................ Y 1/1/97....................... N/A............................ Y 1/1/97
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\1\ LPTV stations that operate as television broadcast translator stations are exempt from the requirement to have EAS equipment.
\2\ Effective July 1, 1995, the two-tone signal must be 8-25 seconds.
\3\ Effective January 1, 1998, the two-tone signal may only be used to provide audio alerts to audiences before EAS emergency messages and the required
monthly tests.
\4\ Effective July 1, 1995, the two-tone decoder must respond to two-tone signals of 3-4 seconds duration.
\5\ Effective January 1, 1998, the two-tone decoder will no longer be used.
EAS Requirements Cable Systems
A. Cable systems serving fewer than 5,000 subscribers from a headend
must either provide the national level EAS message on all programmed
channels--including the required testing--by October 1, 2002, or comply
with the following EAS requirements. All other cable systems must
comply with B.
B. EAS Equipment Requirement.
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System size and effective dates
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5,000 but <10,000>10,000 subscribers subscribers <5,000 subscribers="" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------="" two-tone="" signal="" from="" storage="" y="" 12/31/98...............................="" y="" 10/1/02.........................="" y="" 10/1/02="" device\1\.="" two-tone="" decoder.....................="" n........................................="" n.................................="" n="" eas="" decoder..........................="" y="" 12/31/98...............................="" y="" 10/1/02.........................="" y="" 10/1/02="" eas="" encoder..........................="" y="" 12/31/98...............................="" y="" 10/1/02.........................="" y="" 10/1/02="" audio="" and="" video="" eas="" message="" on="" all="" y="" 12/31/98...............................="" y="" 10/1/02.........................="" n="" channels.="" video="" interrupt="" and="" audio="" alert="" n........................................="" n.................................="" y="" 10/1/02="" message="" on="" all="" channels;="" \2\="" audio="" and="" video="" eas="" message="" on="" at="" least="" one="" channel.="" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------="" \1\="" two-tone="" signal="" is="" only="" used="" to="" provide="" an="" audio="" alert="" to="" audience="" before="" eas="" emergency="" messages="" and="" required="" monthly="" test.="" the="" two-tone="" signal="" must="" be="" 8-25="" seconds="" in="" duration.="" \2\="" the="" video="" interrupt="" must="" cause="" all="" channels="" that="" carry="" programming="" to="" flash="" for="" the="" duration="" of="" the="" eas="" emergency="" message.="" the="" audio="" alert="" must="" give="" the="" channel="" where="" the="" eas="" messages="" are="" carried="" and="" be="" repeated="" for="" the="" duration="" of="" the="" eas="" message.="" note:="" programmed="" channels="" do="" not="" include="" channels="" used="" for="" the="" transmission="" of="" data="" such="" as="" interactive="" games.="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" (mds/mmds/itfs="" stations)="" a.="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" serving="" fewer="" than="" 5,000="" subscribers="" from="" a="" single="" transmission="" site="" must="" either="" provide="" the="" national="" level="" eas="" message="" on="" all="" programmed="" channels--including="" the="" required="" testing--by="" october="" 1,="" 2002,="" or="" comply="" with="" the="" following="" eas="" requirements.="" all="" other="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must="" comply="" with="" b.="" b.="" eas="" equipment="" requirement.="" [[page="" 29663]]="" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------="" system="" size="" and="" effective="" dates="" -------------------------------------------------------------------------="">5,000 subscribers <5,000 subscribers.="" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------="" eas="" decoder...........................="" y="" 10/1/02..........................="" y="" 10/1/02="" eas="" encoder\1\........................="" y="" 10/1/02..........................="" y="" 10/1/02="" audio="" and="" video="" eas="" message="" on="" all="" y="" 10/1/02..........................="" n="" channels.="" video="" interrupt="" and="" audio="" alert="" n..................................="" y="" 10/1/02="" message="" on="" all="" channels;="" \2\="" audio="" and="" video="" eas="" message="" on="" at="" least="" one="" channel.="" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------="" \1\="" two-tone="" signal="" is="" only="" used="" to="" provide="" an="" audio="" alert="" to="" audience="" before="" eas="" emergency="" messages="" and="" required="" monthly="" test.="" the="" two-tone="" signal="" must="" be="" 8-25="" seconds="" in="" duration.="" \2\="" the="" video="" interrupt="" must="" cause="" all="" channels="" that="" carry="" programming="" to="" flash="" for="" the="" duration="" of="" the="" eas="" emergency="" message.="" the="" audio="" alert="" must="" give="" the="" channel="" where="" the="" eas="" messages="" are="" carried="" and="" be="" repeated="" for="" the="" duration="" of="" the="" eas="" message.="" note:="" programmed="" channels="" do="" not="" include="" channels="" used="" for="" the="" transmission="" of="" data="" services="" such="" as="" internet.="" (b)="" class="" d="" non-commercial="" educational="" fm="" stations="" as="" defined="" in="" sec.="" 73.506="" and="" lptv="" stations="" as="" defined="" in="" sec.="" 74.701(f)="" are="" not="" required="" to="" comply="" with="" sec.="" 11.32.="" lptv="" stations="" that="" operate="" as="" television="" broadcast="" translator="" stations,="" as="" defined="" in="" sec.="" 74.701(b)="" are="" not="" required="" to="" comply="" with="" the="" requirements="" of="" this="" part.="" fm="" broadcast="" booster="" stations="" as="" defined="" in="" sec.="" 74.1201(f)="" of="" this="" chapter="" and="" fm="" translator="" stations="" as="" defined="" in="" sec.="" 74.1201(a)="" of="" this="" chapter="" which="" entirely="" rebroadcast="" the="" programming="" of="" other="" local="" fm="" broadcast="" stations="" are="" not="" required="" to="" comply="" with="" the="" requirements="" of="" this="" part.="" (c)="" for="" purposes="" of="" the="" eas,="" multipoint="" distribution="" service="" (mds)="" and="" multichannel="" multipoint="" distribution="" service="" (mmds)="" stations="" operated="" in="" accordance="" with="" subpart="" k="" of="" part="" 21="" of="" this="" chapter="" and="" instructional="" television="" fixed="" service="" (itfs)="" stations="" operated="" as="" part="" of="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" in="" accordance="" with="" subpart="" i="" of="" part="" 74="" of="" this="" chapter="" are="" defined="" as="" follows:="" (1)="" a="" ``wireless="" cable="" system''="" is="" a="" collection="" of="" channels="" in="" the="" mds,="" mmds,="" or="" itfs="" used="" to="" provide="" video="" programming="" services="" to="" subscribers.="" the="" channels="" may="" be="" licensed="" to="" or="" leased="" by="" the="" wireless="" cable="" system="" operator.="" (2)="" a="" ``wireless="" cable="" operator''="" is="" the="" entity="" that="" has="" acquired="" the="" right="" to="" use="" the="" channels="" of="" a="" wireless="" cable="" system="" for="" transmission="" of="" programming="" to="" subscribers.="" (d)="" local="" franchise="" authorities="" and="" cable="" television="" system="" operators="" may="" enter="" into="" mutual="" agreements="" that="" require="" the="" installation="" of="" eas="" equipment="" before="" the="" required="" dates="" listed="" in="" the="" tables="" in="" pargraph="" (a).="" additionally,="" local="" franchise="" authorities="" may="" use="" any="" eas="" codes="" authorized="" by="" the="" fcc="" in="" any="" agreements.="" (e)="" organizations="" using="" other="" communications="" systems="" or="" technologies="" such="" as,="" direct="" broadcast="" satellite="" (dbs),="" low="" earth="" orbit="" satellite="" systems,="" paging,="" computer="" networks,="" etc.="" may="" join="" the="" eas="" on="" a="" voluntary="" basis="" by="" contacting="" the="" fcc.="" organizations="" that="" choose="" to="" voluntarily="" participate="" must="" comply="" with="" the="" requirements="" of="" this="" part.="" 3.="" section="" 11.13="" is="" revised="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.13="" emergency="" action="" notification="" (ean)="" and="" emergency="" action="" termination="" (eat).="" (a)="" the="" emergency="" action="" notification="" (ean)="" is="" the="" notice="" to="" all="" broadcast="" stations,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems,="" other="" regulated="" services="" of="" the="" fcc,="" participating="" industry="" entities,="" and="" to="" the="" general="" public="" that="" the="" eas="" has="" been="" activated="" for="" a="" national="" emergency.="" (b)="" the="" emergency="" action="" termination="" (eat)="" is="" the="" notice="" to="" all="" broadcast="" stations,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems,="" other="" regulated="" services="" of="" the="" fcc,="" participating="" industry="" entities,="" and="" to="" the="" general="" public="" that="" the="" ean="" has="" terminated.="" 4.="" section="" 11.15="" is="" revised="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.15="" eas="" operating="" handbook.="" the="" eas="" operating="" handbook="" states="" in="" summary="" form="" the="" actions="" to="" be="" taken="" by="" personnel="" at="" broadcast="" stations,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems,="" and="" other="" participating="" entities="" upon="" receipt="" of="" an="" ean,="" an="" eat,="" tests,="" or="" state="" and="" local="" area="" alerts.="" it="" is="" issued="" by="" the="" fcc="" and="" contains="" instructions="" for="" the="" above="" situations.="" a="" copy="" of="" the="" handbook="" must="" be="" located="" at="" normal="" duty="" positions="" or="" eas="" equipment="" locations="" when="" an="" operator="" is="" required="" to="" be="" on="" duty="" and="" be="" immediately="" available="" to="" staff="" responsible="" for="" authenticating="" messages="" and="" initiating="" actions.="" 5.="" section="" 11.17="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" the="" fourth="" sentence="" of="" the="" introductory="" text="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.17="" authenticator="" word="" lists.="" *="" *="" *="" lptv="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" do="" not="" receive="" authenticator="" lists.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" 6.="" section="" 11.19="" is="" revised="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.19="" eas="" non-participating="" national="" authorization="" letter.="" this="" authorization="" letter="" is="" issued="" by="" the="" fcc="" to="" broadcast="" station="" licensees="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems.="" it="" states="" that="" the="" licensee,="" cable="" operator="" or="" wireless="" cable="" operator="" has="" agreed="" to="" go="" off="" the="" air="" or="" in="" the="" case="" of="" cable="" discontinue="" programming="" on="" all="" channels="" during="" a="" national="" level="" eas="" message.="" for="" broadcast="" licensees="" this="" authorization="" will="" remain="" in="" effect="" through="" the="" period="" of="" the="" initial="" license="" and="" subsequent="" renewals="" from="" the="" time="" of="" issuance="" unless="" returned="" by="" the="" holder="" or="" suspended,="" modified="" or="" withdrawn="" by="" the="" commission.="" 7.="" section="" 11.21="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" the="" first="" sentence="" of="" the="" introductory="" text="" and="" paragraph="" (a)="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.21="" state="" and="" local="" area="" plans="" and="" fcc="" mapbook.="" 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.="" *="" *="" *="" (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.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" 8.="" section="" 11.31="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" the="" last="" sentence="" of="" paragraph="" (b),="" the="" last="" sentence="" of="" paragraph="" (c)="" introductory="" text,="" and="" in="" paragraph="" (c),="" in="" the="" definitions="" following="" the="" format="" example,="" the="" third="" and="" fifth="" sentences="" of="" the="" definition="" of="" ``pssccc''="" code="" and="" the="" first="" sentence="" of="" the="" definition="" of="" the="" ``llllllll''--code="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.31="" eas="" protocol.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (b)="" *="" *="" *="" fm="" or="" tv="" call="" signs="" must="" use="" a="" slash="" ascii="" character="" number="" 47="" (/)="" in="" lieu="" of="" a="" dash.="" [[page="" 29664]]="" (c)="" *="" *="" *="" examples="" are="" provided="" in="" fcc="" public="" notices.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" pssccc--*="" *="" *="" the="" location="" code="" uses="" the="" federal="" information="" processing="" standard="" (fips)="" numbers="" as="" described="" by="" the="" u.s.="" department="" of="" commerce="" in="" national="" institute="" of="" standards="" and="" technology="" publication="" fips="" pub="" 6-4.="" *="" *="" *="" each="" county="" and="" some="" cities="" are="" assigned="" a="" ccc="" number.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" llllllll--this="" is="" the="" identification="" of="" the="" broadcast="" station,="" cable="" system,="" mds/mmds/itfs="" station,="" nws="" office,="" etc.,="" transmitting="" or="" retransmitting="" the="" message.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" 9.="" section="" 11.35="" is="" revised="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.35="" equipment="" operational="" readiness.="" (a)="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" are="" responsible="" for="" ensuring="" that="" eas="" encoders,="" eas="" decoders="" and="" attention="" signal="" generating="" and="" receiving="" equipment="" used="" as="" part="" of="" the="" eas="" are="" installed="" so="" that="" the="" monitoring="" and="" transmitting="" functions="" are="" available="" during="" the="" times="" the="" stations="" and="" systems="" are="" in="" operation.="" additionally,="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must="" determine="" the="" cause="" of="" any="" failure="" to="" receive="" the="" required="" tests="" or="" activations="" specified="" in="" secs.="" 11.61(a)="" (1)="" and="" (2).="" appropriate="" entries="" must="" be="" made="" in="" the="" broadcast="" station="" log="" as="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 73.1820="" and="" sec.="" 73.1840="" of="" this="" chapter,="" cable="" system="" record="" as="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 76.305="" of="" this="" chapter,="" mds/mmds="" station="" records="" as="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 21.304="" of="" this="" chapter,="" indicating="" reasons="" why="" any="" tests="" were="" not="" received.="" (b)="" if="" the="" eas="" encoder="" or="" eas="" decoder="" becomes="" defective,="" the="" broadcast="" station,="" cable="" system="" or="" wireless="" cable="" system="" may="" operate="" without="" the="" defective="" equipment="" pending="" its="" repair="" or="" replacement="" for="" 60="" days="" without="" further="" fcc="" authority.="" entries="" shall="" be="" made="" in="" the="" broadcast="" station="" log,="" cable="" system="" or="" wireless="" cable="" system="" station="" records="" showing="" the="" date="" and="" time="" the="" equipment="" was="" removed="" and="" restored="" to="" service.="" for="" personnel="" training="" purposes,="" the="" required="" monthly="" test="" script="" must="" still="" be="" transmitted="" even="" though="" the="" equipment="" for="" generating="" the="" eas="" message="" codes,="" attention="" signal="" and="" eom="" code="" is="" not="" functioning.="" (c)="" if="" repair="" or="" replacement="" of="" defective="" equipment="" is="" not="" completed="" within="" 60="" days,="" an="" informal="" request="" shall="" be="" submitted="" to="" the="" district="" director="" of="" the="" fcc="" field="" office="" serving="" the="" area="" in="" which="" the="" broadcast="" station,="" cable="" system="" or="" wireless="" cable="" system="" is="" located="" for="" additional="" time="" to="" repair="" the="" defective="" equipment.="" this="" request="" must="" explain="" what="" steps="" have="" been="" taken="" to="" repair="" or="" replace="" the="" defective="" equipment,="" the="" alternative="" procedures="" being="" used="" while="" the="" defective="" equipment="" is="" out="" of="" service,="" and="" when="" the="" defective="" equipment="" will="" be="" repaired="" or="" replaced.="" 10.="" section="" 11.41="" is="" revised="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.41="" participation="" in="" eas.="" (a)="" all="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 11.11="" are="" categorized="" as="" participating="" national="" (pn)="" sources="" unless="" authorized="" by="" the="" fcc="" to="" be="" a="" non-="" participating="" (nn)="" sources.="" (b)="" a="" broadcast="" station="" and="" cable="" system="" and="" wireless="" cable="" system="" may="" submit="" a="" written="" request="" to="" the="" fcc="" asking="" to="" be="" a="" non-="" participating="" national="" (nn)="" source.="" the="" fcc="" may="" then="" issue="" a="" non-="" participating="" national="" authorization="" letter.="" nn="" sources="" must="" go="" off="" the="" air="" during="" a="" national="" eas="" activation="" after="" transmitting="" specified="" information.="" (1)="" a="" station="" or="" system="" that="" is="" a="" non-participating="" national="" (nn)="" source="" under="" sec.="" 11.18(f)="" that="" wants="" to="" become="" a="" participating="" national="" (pn)="" source="" in="" the="" national="" level="" eas="" must="" submit="" a="" written="" request="" to="" the="" fcc.="" (2)="" nn="" sources="" may="" voluntarily="" participate="" in="" the="" state="" and="" local="" area="" eas.="" participation="" is="" at="" the="" discretion="" of="" broadcast="" station="" and="" cable="" system="" and="" wireless="" cable="" system="" management="" and="" should="" comply="" with="" state="" and="" local="" area="" eas="" plans.="" (c)="" all="" sources,="" including="" nn,="" must="" have="" immediate="" access="" to="" an="" eas="" operating="" handbook.="" they="" should="" contact="" the="" fcc="" to="" ensure="" that="" they="" are="" on="" the="" fcc="" eas="" mailing="" list.="" broadcast="" stations="" must="" also="" have="" a="" current="" copy="" of="" the="" red="" envelope="" authenticator="" list.="" 11.="" section="" 11.46="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" the="" first="" sentence="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.46="" eas="" public="" service="" announcements.="" broadcast="" stations,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" may="" use="" public="" service="" announcements="" or="" obtain="" commercial="" sponsors="" for="" announcements,="" infomercials,="" or="" programs="" explaining="" the="" eas="" to="" the="" public.="" *="" *="" *="" 12.="" section="" 11.51="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" paragraph="" (b);="" redesignating="" paragraphs="" (e)="" through="" (l)="" as="" paragraphs="" (f)="" through="" (m),="" adding="" a="" new="" paragraph="" (e),="" and="" revising="" paragraphs="" (f)="" through="" (m)="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.51="" eas="" code="" and="" attention="" signal="" transmission="" requirements.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (b)="" when="" relaying="" eas="" messages,="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" may="" transmit="" only="" the="" eas="" header="" codes="" and="" the="" eom="" code="" without="" the="" attention="" signal="" and="" emergency="" message="" for="" state="" and="" local="" emergencies.="" television="" stations,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" should="" ensure="" that="" pauses="" in="" video="" programming="" before="" eas="" message="" transmission="" do="" not="" cause="" television="" receivers="" to="" mute="" eas="" audio="" messages.="" no="" attention="" signal="" is="" required="" for="" eas="" messages="" that="" do="" not="" contain="" audio="" programming,="" such="" as="" a="" required="" weekly="" test.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (e)="" class="" d="" non-commercial="" educational="" fm="" stations="" as="" defined="" in="" sec.="" 73.506="" of="" this="" chapter="" and="" low="" power="" tv="" stations="" as="" defined="" in="" sec.="" 74.701(f)="" of="" this="" chapter="" are="" not="" required="" to="" have="" equipment="" capable="" of="" generating="" the="" eas="" codes="" and="" attention="" signal="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 11.31.="" (f)="" broadcast="" station="" equipment="" generating="" the="" eas="" codes="" and="" the="" attention="" signal="" shall="" modulate="" a="" broadcast="" station="" transmitter="" so="" that="" the="" signal="" broadcast="" to="" other="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" alerts="" them="" that="" the="" eas="" is="" being="" activated="" or="" tested="" at="" the="" national,="" state="" or="" local="" area="" level.="" the="" minimum="" level="" of="" modulation="" for="" eas="" codes,="" measured="" at="" peak="" modulation="" levels="" using="" the="" internal="" calibration="" output="" required="" in="" sec.="" 11.32(a)(4),="" shall="" modulate="" the="" transmitter="" at="" no="" less="" than="" 80%="" of="" full="" channel="" modulation="" limits.="" measured="" at="" peak="" modulation="" levels,="" each="" of="" the="" attention="" signal="" tones="" shall="" be="" calibrated="" separately="" to="" modulate="" the="" transmitter="" at="" no="" less="" than="" 40%.="" these="" two="" calibrated="" modulation="" levels="" shall="" have="" values="" that="" are="" within="" 1="" db="" of="" each="" other.="" (g)="" effective="" october="" 1,="" 2002,="" cable="" systems="" with="" fewer="" than="" 5,000="" subscribers="" per="" headend="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" with="" fewer="" than="" 5,000="" subscribers="" shall="" transmit="" eas="" audio="" messages="" in="" the="" same="" order="" specified="" in="" paragraph="" (a)="" of="" this="" section="" on="" at="" least="" one="" channel.="" the="" attention="" signal="" may="" be="" produced="" from="" a="" storage="" device.="" additionally,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must:="" (1)="" install,="" operate,="" and="" maintain="" equipment="" capable="" of="" generating="" the="" eas="" codes.="" the="" modulation="" levels="" for="" the="" eas="" codes="" and="" attention="" signal="" shall="" comply="" with="" the="" aural="" signal="" requirements="" in="" sec.="" 76.605="" of="" this="" chapter,="" (2)="" provide="" a="" video="" interruption="" and="" an="" audio="" alert="" message="" on="" all="" channels.="" [[page="" 29665]]="" the="" audio="" alert="" message="" must="" state="" which="" channel="" is="" carrying="" the="" eas="" video="" and="" audio="" message,="" (3)="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" shall="" transmit="" a="" visual="" eas="" message="" on="" at="" least="" one="" channel.="" the="" message="" shall="" contain="" the="" originator,="" event,="" location,="" and="" the="" valid="" time="" period="" of="" the="" eas="" message.="" if="" the="" visual="" message="" is="" a="" video="" crawl,="" it="" shall="" be="" displayed="" at="" the="" top="" of="" the="" subscriber's="" television="" screen="" or="" where="" it="" will="" not="" interfere="" with="" other="" visual="" messages.="" (4)="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" may="" elect="" not="" to="" interrupt="" eas="" messages="" from="" broadcast="" stations="" based="" upon="" a="" written="" agreement="" between="" all="" concerned.="" further,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" may="" elect="" not="" to="" interrupt="" the="" programming="" of="" a="" broadcast="" station="" carrying="" news="" or="" weather="" related="" emergency="" information="" with="" state="" and="" local="" eas="" messages="" based="" on="" a="" written="" agreement="" between="" all="" parties.="" (h)="" effective="" december="" 31,="" 1998,="" cable="" systems="" with="" 10,000="" or="" more="" subscribers;="" and,="" effective="" october="" 1,="" 2002,="" cable="" systems="" serving="" 5,000="" or="" more,="" but="" less="" than="" 10,000="" subscribers="" per="" headend="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" with="" 5,000="" or="" more="" subscribers;="" shall="" transmit="" eas="" audio="" messages="" in="" the="" same="" order="" specified="" in="" paragraph="" (a)="" of="" this="" section.="" the="" attention="" signal="" may="" be="" produced="" from="" a="" storage="" device.="" additionally,="" after="" the="" dates="" indicated,="" these="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must:="" (1)="" install,="" operate,="" and="" maintain="" equipment="" capable="" of="" generating="" the="" eas="" codes.="" the="" modulation="" levels="" for="" the="" eas="" codes="" and="" attention="" signal="" for="" cable="" systems="" shall="" comply="" with="" the="" aural="" signal="" requirements="" in="" sec.="" 76.605="" of="" this="" chapter.="" this="" will="" provide="" sufficient="" signal="" levels="" to="" operate="" cable="" subscriber="" television="" and="" radio="" receivers="" equipped="" with="" eas="" decoders="" and="" to="" audibly="" alert="" subscribers.="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" shall="" also="" provide="" sufficient="" signal="" levels="" to="" operate="" subscriber="" television="" and="" radio="" receivers="" equipped="" with="" eas="" decoders="" and="" to="" audibly="" alert="" subscribers.="" (2)="" the="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" in="" this="" paragraph="" (h)="" shall="" transmit="" the="" eas="" audio="" message="" required="" in="" paragraph="" (a)="" of="" this="" section="" on="" all="" downstream="" channels.="" (3)="" the="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" in="" this="" paragraph="" (h)="" shall="" transmit="" the="" eas="" visual="" message="" on="" all="" downstream="" channels.="" the="" visual="" message="" shall="" contain="" the="" originator,="" event,="" location="" and="" the="" valid="" time="" period="" of="" the="" eas="" message.="" these="" are="" elements="" of="" the="" eas="" header="" code="" and="" are="" described="" in="" sec.="" 11.31.="" if="" the="" visual="" message="" is="" a="" video="" crawl,="" it="" shall="" be="" displayed="" at="" the="" top="" of="" the="" subscriber's="" television="" screen="" or="" where="" it="" will="" not="" interfere="" with="" other="" visual="" messages.="" (4)="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" may="" elect="" not="" to="" interrupt="" eas="" messages="" from="" broadcast="" stations="" based="" upon="" a="" written="" agreement="" between="" all="" concerned.="" further,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" may="" elect="" not="" to="" interrupt="" the="" programming="" of="" a="" broadcast="" station="" carrying="" news="" or="" weather="" related="" emergency="" information="" with="" state="" and="" local="" eas="" messages="" based="" on="" a="" written="" agreement="" between="" all="" parties.="" (i)="" if="" manual="" interrupt="" is="" used="" as="" authorized="" in="" paragraph="" (k)="" of="" this="" section,="" eas="" encoders="" must="" be="" located="" so="" that="" broadcast="" station,="" cable="" system="" or="" wireless="" cable="" system="" staff,="" at="" normal="" duty="" locations,="" can="" initiate="" the="" eas="" code="" and="" attention="" signal="" transmission.="" (j)="" broadcast="" stations,="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" that="" are="" co-owned="" and="" co-located="" with="" a="" combined="" studio="" or="" control="" facility,="" (such="" as="" an="" am="" and="" fm="" licensed="" to="" the="" same="" entity="" and="" at="" the="" same="" location="" or="" a="" cable="" headend="" serving="" more="" than="" one="" system)="" may="" provide="" the="" eas="" transmitting="" requirements="" contained="" in="" this="" section="" for="" the="" combined="" stations="" or="" cable="" systems="" or="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" with="" one="" eas="" encoder.="" the="" requirements="" of="" sec.="" 11.32="" must="" be="" met="" by="" the="" combined="" facility.="" (k)="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" are="" required="" to="" transmit="" all="" received="" eas="" messages="" in="" which="" the="" header="" code="" contains="" the="" event="" codes="" for="" emergency="" action="" notification="" (ean),="" emergency="" action="" termination="" (eat),="" and="" required="" monthly="" test="" (rmt),="" and="" when="" the="" accompanying="" location="" codes="" include="" their="" state="" or="" state/="" county.="" these="" eas="" messages="" shall="" be="" retransmitted="" unchanged="" except="" for="" the="" llllllll-code="" which="" identifies="" the="" broadcast="" station,="" cable="" system,="" wireless="" cable="" system,="" or="" other="" entity="" retransmitting="" the="" message.="" see="" sec.="" 11.31(c).="" if="" an="" eas="" source="" originates="" an="" eas="" message="" with="" the="" event="" codes="" in="" this="" paragraph,="" it="" must="" include="" the="" location="" codes="" for="" the="" state="" and="" counties="" in="" its="" service="" area.="" when="" transmitting="" the="" required="" weekly="" test,="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" shall="" use="" the="" event="" code="" rwt.="" the="" location="" codes="" are="" the="" state="" and="" county="" for="" the="" broadcast="" station="" city="" of="" license="" or="" cable="" system="" or="" wireless="" cable="" system="" community="" or="" city.="" other="" location="" codes="" may="" be="" included="" upon="" approval="" of="" broadcast="" station,="" cable="" system="" or="" wireless="" cable="" system="" management.="" eas="" messages="" may="" be="" transmitted="" automatically="" or="" manually.="" (1)="" automatic="" interrupt="" of="" programming="" and="" transmission="" of="" eas="" messages="" are="" required="" when="" facilities="" are="" unattended.="" automatic="" transmissions="" must="" include="" a="" permanent="" record="" that="" contains="" at="" a="" minimum="" the="" following="" information:="" originator,="" event,="" location="" and="" valid="" time="" period="" of="" the="" message.="" the="" decoder="" performs="" the="" functions="" necessary="" to="" determine="" which="" eas="" messages="" are="" automatically="" transmitted="" by="" the="" encoder.="" (2)="" manual="" interrupt="" of="" programming="" and="" transmission="" of="" eas="" messages="" may="" be="" used.="" eas="" messages="" with="" the="" ean="" event="" code="" must="" be="" transmitted="" immediately="" and="" monthly="" eas="" test="" messages="" within="" 15="" minutes.="" all="" actions="" must="" be="" logged="" and="" include="" the="" minimum="" information="" required="" for="" eas="" video="" messages.="" (l)="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" may="" employ="" a="" minimum="" delay="" feature,="" not="" to="" exceed="" 15="" minutes,="" for="" automatic="" interrupt="" of="" eas="" codes.="" however,="" this="" may="" not="" be="" used="" for="" the="" ean="" event="" which="" must="" be="" transmitted="" immediately.="" (m)="" either="" manual="" or="" automatic="" operation="" of="" eas="" equipment="" may="" be="" used="" at="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" that="" use="" remote="" control.="" if="" manual="" operation="" is="" used,="" an="" eas="" decoder="" must="" be="" located="" at="" the="" remote="" control="" location="" and="" it="" must="" directly="" monitor="" the="" signals="" of="" the="" two="" assigned="" eas="" sources.="" if="" direct="" monitoring="" of="" the="" assigned="" eas="" sources="" is="" not="" possible="" at="" the="" remote="" location,="" automatic="" operation="" is="" required.="" if="" automatic="" operation="" is="" used,="" the="" remote="" control="" location="" may="" be="" used="" to="" override="" the="" transmission="" of="" an="" eas="" alert.="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" may="" change="" back="" and="" forth="" between="" automatic="" and="" manual="" operation.="" 13.="" section="" 11.52="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" the="" third="" sentence="" of="" paragraph="" (a),="" paragraphs="" (b)="" through="" (d)(2),="" and="" the="" introductory="" sentence="" of="" paragraph="" (e)="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.52="" eas="" code="" and="" attention="" signal="" monitoring="" requirements.="" (a)="" *="" *="" *="" the="" effective="" dates="" for="" cable="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" to="" install="" and="" operate="" eas="" equipment="" are="" set="" forth="" in="" sec.="" 11.11.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (b)="" if="" manual="" interrupt="" is="" used="" as="" authorized="" in="" sec.="" 11.51(j)(2),="" decoders="" must="" be="" located="" so="" that="" operators="" at="" their="" normal="" duty="" stations="" at="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" can="" be="" alerted="" [[page="" 29666]]="" immediately="" when="" eas="" messages="" are="" received.="" (c)="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" that="" are="" co-owned="" and="" co-located="" with="" a="" combined="" studio="" or="" control="" facility="" (such="" as="" an="" am="" and="" fm="" licensed="" to="" the="" same="" entity="" and="" at="" the="" same="" location="" or="" a="" cable="" headend="" serving="" more="" than="" one="" system)="" may="" comply="" with="" the="" eas="" monitoring="" requirements="" contained="" in="" this="" section="" for="" the="" combined="" station="" or="" system="" with="" one="" eas="" decoder.="" the="" requirements="" of="" sec.="" 11.33="" must="" be="" met="" by="" the="" combined="" facility.="" (d)="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must="" monitor="" two="" eas="" sources.="" the="" monitoring="" assignments="" of="" each="" broadcast="" station="" and="" cable="" system="" and="" wireless="" cable="" system="" are="" specified="" in="" the="" state="" eas="" plan="" and="" fcc="" mapbook.="" they="" are="" developed="" in="" accordance="" with="" fcc="" monitoring="" priorities.="" (1)="" if="" the="" required="" eas="" sources="" cannot="" be="" received,="" alternate="" arrangements="" or="" a="" waiver="" may="" be="" obtained="" by="" written="" request="" to="" the="" fcc's="" eas="" office.="" in="" an="" emergency,="" a="" waiver="" may="" be="" issued="" over="" the="" telephone="" with="" a="" follow="" up="" letter="" to="" confirm="" temporary="" or="" permanent="" reassignment.="" (2)="" broadcast="" station="" and="" cable="" system="" and="" wireless="" cable="" system="" management="" shall="" determine="" which="" header="" codes="" will="" automatically="" interrupt="" their="" programming="" for="" state="" and="" local="" area="" emergency="" situations="" affecting="" their="" audiences.="" (e)="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" are="" required="" to="" interrupt="" normal="" programming="" either="" automatically="" or="" manually="" when="" they="" receive="" an="" eas="" message="" in="" which="" the="" header="" code="" contains="" the="" event="" codes="" for="" emergency="" action="" notification="" (ean),="" emergency="" action="" termination="" (eat),="" and="" required="" monthly="" test="" (rmt)="" for="" their="" state="" or="" state/county="" location.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" 14.="" section="" 11.53="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" paragraph="" (a)(2)="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.53="" dissemination="" of="" emergency="" action="" notification.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (a)="" *="" *="" *="" (2)="" cable="" networks="" and="" program="" suppliers="" to="" cable="" systems,="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" and="" subscribers.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" 15.="" section="" 11.54="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" paragraph="" (b)introductory="" text;="" redesignate="" paragraph="" (b)(8)="" through="" paragraph="" (b)(14)="" as="" paragraph(b)(9)="" through="" paragraph="" (b)(15);="" adding="" new="" paragraph="" (b)(8);="" revising="" newly="" designated="" paragraphs="" (b)(10),="" (b)(11)="" and="" (b)(14),="" and="" paragraphs="" (c)="" and="" (d)="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.54="" eas="" operation="" during="" a="" national="" level="" emergency.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (b)="" immediately="" upon="" receipt="" of="" an="" ean="" message,="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must:="" (1)="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (8)="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" shall="" transmit="" all="" eas="" announcements="" visually="" and="" aurally="" as="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 11.51(g)="" and="" (h).="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (10)="" broadcast="" stations="" may="" transmit="" their="" call="" letters="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" may="" transmit="" the="" names="" of="" the="" communities="" they="" serve="" during="" an="" eas="" activation.="" state="" and="" eas="" local="" area="" identifications="" must="" also="" be="" given="" as="" provided="" in="" state="" and="" local="" area="" eas="" plans.="" (11)="" all="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" operating="" and="" identified="" with="" a="" particular="" eas="" local="" area="" must="" transmit="" a="" common="" national="" emergency="" message="" until="" receipt="" of="" the="" emergency="" action="" termination.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (14)="" the="" time="" of="" receipt="" of="" the="" ean="" and="" emergency="" action="" termination="" messages="" shall="" be="" entered="" by="" broadcast="" stations="" in="" their="" logs="" (as="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 73.1820="" and="" sec.="" 73.1840="" of="" this="" chapter),="" by="" cable="" systems="" in="" their="" records="" (as="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 76.305="" of="" this="" chapter),="" and="" by="" subject="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" in="" their="" records="" (as="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 21.304="" of="" this="" chapter).="" (c)="" upon="" receipt="" of="" an="" emergency="" action="" termination="" message,="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must="" follow="" the="" termination="" procedures="" in="" the="" eas="" operating="" handbook.="" (d)="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" originating="" emergency="" communications="" under="" this="" section="" shall="" be="" considered="" to="" have="" conferred="" rebroadcast="" authority,="" as="" required="" by="" section="" 325(a)="" of="" the="" communications="" act="" of="" 1934,="" to="" other="" participating="" broadcast="" stations,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems.="" 16.="" section="" 11.55="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" the="" first="" sentence="" of="" paragraph="" (a),="" revising="" paragraph="" (c)="" introductory="" text,="" (c)(4)="" and="" (c)(7)="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.55="" eas="" operation="" during="" a="" state="" or="" local="" area="" emergency.="" (a)="" the="" eas="" may="" be="" activated="" at="" the="" state="" and="" local="" area="" levels="" by="" broadcast="" stations,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" at="" their="" discretion="" for="" day-to-day="" emergency="" situations="" posing="" a="" threat="" to="" life="" and="" property.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (c)="" immediately="" upon="" receipt="" of="" a="" state="" or="" local="" area="" eas="" message,="" broadcast="" stations,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" participating="" in="" the="" state="" or="" local="" area="" eas="" must="" do="" the="" following:="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (4)="" broadcast="" stations,="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" participating="" in="" the="" state="" or="" local="" area="" eas="" must="" discontinue="" normal="" programming="" and="" follow="" the="" procedures="" in="" the="" state="" and="" local="" area="" plans.="" television="" stations="" must="" comply="" with="" sec.="" 11.54(b)(7)="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must="" comply="" with="" sec.="" 11.54(b)(8).="" broadcast="" stations="" providing="" foreign="" language="" programming="" shall="" comply="" with="" sec.="" 11.54(b)(9).="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (7)="" the="" times="" of="" the="" above="" eas="" actions="" must="" be="" entered="" in="" the="" broadcast="" station,="" cable="" system="" or="" wireless="" cable="" system="" records="" as="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 11.54(b)(14).="" fcc="" form="" 201="" may="" be="" used="" to="" report="" eas="" activations="" to="" the="" fcc.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" 17.="" section="" 11.61="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" paragraph="" (a)(1)(ii);="" redesignating="" paragraphs="" (a)(1)(iii)="" as="" (a)(1)(v);="" adding="" new="" paragraphs="" (a)(1)(iii)="" and="" (a)(1)(iv);="" revising="" newly="" redesignated="" paragraph="" (a)(i)(v)and="" (a)(2)(ii)(b);="" adding="" new="" paragraphs="" (a)(2)(ii)(c),="" (a)(2)(ii)(d),="" (a)(2)(ii)(e),="" and="" (a)(2)(v);="" and,="" revising="" paragraphs="" (a)(6)="" and="" (b)="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 11.61="" tests="" of="" eas="" procedures.="" (a)="" *="" *="" *="" (1)="" *="" *="" *="" (ii)="" effective="" october="" 1,="" 2002,="" cable="" systems="" with="" fewer="" than="" 5,000="" subscribers="" per="" headend.="" (iii)="" effective="" december="" 31,="" 1998,="" cable="" systems="" with="" 10,000="" or="" more="" subscribers;="" and,="" effective="" october="" 1,="" 2002,="" cable="" systems="" serving="" 5,000="" or="" more,="" but="" less="" than="" 10,000="" subscribers="" per="" headend.="" (iv)="" effective="" october="" 1,="" 2002,="" all="" wireless="" cable="" systems.="" (v)="" tests="" in="" odd="" numbered="" months="" shall="" occur="" between="" 8:30="" a.m.="" and="" local="" sunset.="" tests="" in="" even="" numbered="" months="" shall="" occur="" between="" local="" sunset="" and="" 8:30="" a.m.="" they="" will="" originate="" from="" eas="" local="" or="" state="" primary="" sources.="" the="" time="" of="" the="" test="" and="" script="" content="" will="" be="" developed="" by="" state="" emergency="" communications="" committees="" in="" cooperation="" with="" affected="" broadcast="" stations,="" cable="" systems,="" wireless="" cable="" [[page="" 29667]]="" systems,="" and="" other="" participants.="" script="" content="" may="" be="" in="" the="" primary="" language="" of="" the="" broadcast="" station.="" these="" monthly="" tests="" must="" be="" transmitted="" within="" 15="" minutes="" of="" receipt="" by="" broadcast="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" in="" an="" eas="" local="" area="" or="" state.="" class="" d="" non-commercial="" educational="" fm="" and="" lptv="" stations="" are="" required="" to="" transmit="" only="" the="" test="" script.="" (2)="" *="" *="" *="" (ii)="" *="" *="" *="" (b)="" effective="" december="" 31,="" 1998,="" cable="" systems="" with="" 10,000="" or="" more="" subscribers="" per="" headend="" must="" conduct="" tests="" of="" the="" eas="" header="" and="" eom="" codes="" at="" least="" once="" a="" week="" at="" random="" days="" and="" times="" on="" all="" programmed="" channels:="" (c)="" effective="" october="" 1,="" 2002,="" cable="" systems="" serving="" fewer="" than="" 5,000="" subscribers="" per="" headend="" must="" conduct="" tests="" of="" the="" eas="" header="" and="" eom="" codes="" at="" least="" once="" a="" week="" at="" random="" days="" and="" times="" on="" at="" least="" one="" programmed="" channel.="" (d)="" effective="" october="" 1,="" 2002,="" the="" following="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must="" conduct="" tests="" of="" the="" eas="" header="" and="" eom="" codes="" at="" least="" once="" a="" week="" at="" random="" days="" and="" times="" on="" all="" programmed="" channels:="" (1)="" cable="" systems="" serving="" 5,000="" or="" more,="" but="" less="" than="" 10,000="" subscribers="" per="" headend;="" and,="" (2)="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" with="" 5,000="" or="" more="" subscribers.="" (e)="" effective="" october="" 1,="" 2002,="" the="" following="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" must="" conduct="" tests="" of="" the="" eas="" header="" and="" eom="" codes="" at="" least="" once="" a="" week="" at="" random="" days="" and="" times="" on="" at="" least="" one="" programmed="" channel:="" (1)="" cable="" systems="" with="" fewer="" than="" 5,000="" subscribers="" per="" headend;="" and,="" (2)="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" with="" fewer="" than="" 5,000="" subscribers.="" *="" *="" *="" (v)="" tv="" stations,="" cable="" television="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" are="" not="" required="" to="" transmit="" a="" video="" message="" when="" transmitting="" the="" required="" weekly="" test.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (6)="" eas="" activations="" and="" special="" tests.="" the="" eas="" may="" be="" activated="" for="" emergencies="" or="" special="" tests="" at="" the="" state="" or="" local="" area="" level="" by="" a="" broadcast="" station,="" cable="" system="" or="" wireless="" cable="" system="" instead="" of="" the="" monthly="" or="" weekly="" tests="" required="" by="" this="" section.="" to="" substitute="" for="" a="" monthly="" test,="" activation="" must="" include="" transmission="" of="" the="" eas="" header="" codes,="" attention="" signal,="" emergency="" message="" and="" eom="" code="" and="" comply="" with="" the="" visual="" message="" requirements="" in="" sec.="" 11.51.="" to="" substitute="" for="" a="" weekly="" test="" of="" the="" attention="" signal="" in="" paragraph="" (a)(2)(i)="" of="" this="" section,="" activation="" must="" include="" transmission="" of="" the="" attention="" signal="" and="" emergency="" message.="" to="" substitute="" for="" the="" weekly="" test="" of="" the="" eas="" header="" codes="" and="" eom="" codes="" in="" paragraph="" (a)(2)(ii)="" of="" this="" section,="" activation="" must="" include="" transmission="" of="" the="" eas="" header="" and="" eom="" codes.="" television="" stations="" and="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems="" shall="" comply="" with="" the="" aural="" and="" visual="" message="" requirements="" in="" sec.="" 11.51.="" special="" eas="" tests="" at="" the="" state="" and="" local="" area="" levels="" may="" be="" conducted="" on="" daily="" basis="" following="" procedures="" in="" state="" and="" local="" area="" eas="" plans.="" (b)="" entries="" shall="" be="" made="" in="" broadcast="" station="" and="" cable="" system="" and="" wireless="" cable="" system="" records="" as="" specified="" in="" sec.="" 11.54(b)(14)="" concerning="" eas="" tests="" received="" and="" transmitted.="" part="" 76--cable="" television="" service="" 18.="" the="" authority="" citation="" for="" part="" 76="" continues="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" authority:="" 47="" u.s.c.="" 151,="" 152,="" 153,="" 154,="" 301,="" 302,="" 303,="" 303a,="" 307,="" 308,="" 309,="" 312,="" 315,="" 317,="" 325,="" 503,="" 521,="" 522,="" 531,="" 532,="" 533,="" 534,="" 535,="" 536,="" 537,="" 543,="" 544,="" 544a,="" 545,="" 548,="" 552,="" 554,="" 556,="" 558,="" 560,="" 561,="" 571,="" 572,="" 573.="" 19.="" section="" 76.5="" is="" amended="" by="" revising="" paragraph="" (qq)="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 76.5="" definitions.="" *="" *="" *="" *="" *="" (qq)="" emergency="" alert="" system="" (eas).="" the="" eas="" is="" composed="" of="" broadcast="" networks;="" cable="" networks="" and="" program="" suppliers;="" am,="" fm="" and="" tv="" broadcast="" stations;="" low="" power="" tv="" (lptv)="" stations;="" cable="" systems="" and="" wireless="" cable="" systems;="" and="" other="" entities="" and="" industries="" operating="" on="" an="" organized="" basis="" during="" emergencies="" at="" the="" national,="" state,="" or="" local="" levels.="" [fr="" doc.="" 98-13462="" filed="" 5-29-98;="" 8:45="" am]="" billing="" code="" 6712-01-p="">