[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39034-39035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19366]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 11
[FO Dockets No. 91-171, 91-301; FCC 97-338]
Emergency Alert System; Correction
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The FCC published a Second Report and Order, a document which
amended the Commissions Emergency Alert System rules in the Federal
Register of June 1, 1998. Inadvertently, incorrect language was
inserted in Sec. 11.54. This document corrects that language.
DATES: Effective on July 31, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Sturdivant, Compliance and
Information Bureau, Emergency Alert System Office (EAS) (202) 418-1100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Register of June 1, 1998 (63 FR
[[Page 39035]]
29662), a summary of the Commission's Second Report and Order on
amending the Commission's rules regarding the Emergency Alert System.
This correction reflects changes made to that document contained in
section 11.54. These changes were made due to improper language that
was included in the initial publication of this document in the Federal
Register.
In rule FR Doc. 98-14376, published June 1, 1998, on page 29666,
column one, amendatory instruction number 15 and Sec. 11.54, are
corrected to read as follows:
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 paragraphs (b)(11), (b)(12) and (b)(15), 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) of this part.
* * * * *
(11) 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 Local Area
identifications must be given as provided in State and Local Area EAS
plans.
(12) 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.
* * * * *
(15) The time of receipt of the EAN and Emergency Action
Termination messages shall be entered by broadcast station logs 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, 47 U.S.C. 325(a), to
other participating broadcast stations, cable systems and wireless
cable systems.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-19366 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]
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