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Sec. 216.2 Publication of Directives.
(a) We believe, for public awareness and internal administrative purposes,
that publication of the current directives is worthwhile. The appendix to
this part includes all current NCS Directives.
(b) The Directives are arranged numerically. The first of the hyphenated
letters indicates the subject category: “1” for “Organization, Membership
and Administration;” “2” for “Plans, Programs and Fiscal Management;” “3”
for “Telecommunications Operations;” and “4” for “Technology and
Standards.” The second number indicates the sequence of issuance.
(c) In some instances, the appendixes to the directives consist of documents
readily accessible elsewhere in the public domain. In the interests of
brevity, these documents are referenced rather than reprinted in full.
[ 55 FR 51063 , Dec. 11, 1990]
Appendix to Part 216—NCS Directives
NCS Directive 1–1—Organization, Membership and Administration—National
Communications System (NCS) Issuance System
NCS Directive 1–2—Organization, Membership and Administration—National
Communications System (NCS) Membership
NCS Directive 2–1—Plans, Programs, and Fiscal Management—National Security
Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) Telecommunications Planning Process
NCS Directive 2–2—Plans, Programs, and Fiscal Management—National Level NSEP
Telecommunications Program (NLP) Funding
NCS Directive 3–1—Telecommunications Operations—Telecommunications Service
Priority (TSP) System for National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP)
NCS Directive 3–3—Telecommunications Operations—Shared Resources (SHARES)
High Frequency (HF) Radio Program
Note: NCS Directives and their appendices are available from National
Communications System Joint Secretariat (NCS-NJ), Defense Communications
Agency, Washington, DC 20305–2000
[NCS Directive 1–1]
Organization, Membership and Administration—National Communications System
(NCS) Issuance System
November 30, 1987.
1. Purpose. This directive establishes the National Communications System
(NCS) Issuance System, describes the documents comprising the NCS Issuance
System, and assigns responsibilities and delegates authority for
implementing and managing that System.
2. Applicability. This directive is binding upon the Executive Agent, NCS;
Manager, NCS; NCS Committee of Principals and member organizations; and
other affected Executive entities.
3. Authority. Pursuant to the Constitution of the United States and other
laws cited in Executive Order No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security
and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984; 49 FR 13471 (1984) (see appendix A to this directive), the President has
established the NCS, which is subject to rules issued pursuant to the NCS
Issuance System. This directive is issued under the authority of Executive
Order No. 12472.
4. Reference. Executive Order No. 12472.
5. Cancellation. NCS Memorandum 1–63, “National Communications System
Publications,” December 10, 1963, is hereby cancelled.
6. Definitions.
a. Binding. Imposing one or more obligations, responsibilities, or duties
upon affected parties, subject to any overriding Federal statutes, executive
orders, or other Federal law.
b. Issue. To put into effect, publish, and distribute an NCS issuance after
final approval by proper authority.
c. NCS Issuances. Documents (i.e., NCS directives, circulars, manuals,
handbooks, and notices; and Office of the Manager, NCS (OMNCS) office
orders), generally of referential value and broad distribution, that
implement, establish, guide, describe, or explain organizational
responsibilities, authorities, policies, and procedures. Appendix B^1
provides abbreviated descriptions of types of issuances.
^1 Editorial Note:See Sec. 216.2(c) and the note following the table of contents
for the appendix to part 216.
d. NCS Directive. An issuance used to establish and implement organizational
responsibilities, authorities, policies, and procedures of a continuing
nature. Directives are issued by the Director, Office of Science and
Technology Policy and/or Director, Office of Management and Budget, after
consideration of the proposed text by the NCS Committee of Principals,
Executive Agent, NCS, and Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs. Directives are binding upon the Executive Agent, NCS; Manager, NCS;
NCS Committee of Principals and member organizations; and other affected
Executive entities. Directives remain in effect until superseded or
cancelled.
e. NCS Circular. An issuance used for dissemination of subject matter either
pending incorporation into an NCS directive or requiring one-time action.
Circulars are issued by the Director, Office of Science and Technology
Policy and/or Director, Office of Management and Budget, after consideration
of the proposed text by the NCS Committee of Principals, Executive Agent,
NCS, and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Circulars
are binding upon the Executive Agent, NCS; Manager, NCS; NCS Committee of
Principals and member organizations; and other affected Executive entities.
Circulars will expire after (1) incorporation into a directive, (2) one year
from the date of issuance, or (3) a specified time period, whichever occurs
first.
f. NCS Manual. An issuance used to provide detailed description,
explanation, or procedural or technical guidance concerning matters
addressed in NCS directives or circulars. Manuals are issued by the Manager,
NCS, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 9 d and e of this directive.
Manuals are binding upon the Executive Agent, NCS; Manager, NCS; NCS
Committee of Principals and member organizations; and other affected
Executive entities. Manuals remain in effect until superseded or cancelled.
g. NCS Handbook. An issuance used to provide detailed description,
explanation, or procedural or technical guidance concerning matters
addressed in NCS directives, circulars, or manuals. Handbooks are issued by
the Manager, NCS, normally without consideration by the NCS Committee of
Principals or Executive Agent. Handbooks are not binding upon the Executive
Agent, NCS; Manager, NCS; NCS Committee of Principals or member
organizations; or other affected Executive entities. Handbooks remain in
effect until superseded or cancelled.
h. NCS Notice. An issuance used for immediate dissemination of subject
matter, usually informational, and either pending incorporation into an NCS
handbook or of transitional interest. Notices are issued by the Manager,
NCS, or authorized designees, normally without consideration by the NCS
Committee of Principals or Executive Agent. Notices are not binding upon the
Executive Agent, NCS; Manager, NCS; NCS Committee of Principals or member
organizations; or other affected executive entities. Notices will expire
after (1) incorporation into a handbook, (2) one year from the date of
dissemination, or (3) a specified time period, whichever occurs first.
i. OMNCS Office Order. An issuance used to implement and provide procedural
guidance supplementary to NCS and other directives, manuals, or authority
and outline managerial requirements. Office orders are limited to and
binding upon the internal operation, administration, and personnel of the
OMNCS. They are issued by the Manager, NCS, who may delegate further this
authority, and they remain in effect until superseded or cancelled.
7. Policy. The NCS Issuance System governs the issuance of rules and
guidance concerning the internal organization, policies, procedures,
practices, management, and/or personnel of NCS. Such rules and guidance will
be issued in the form of NCS issuances or changes thereto. Proposed changes
to an NCS issuance will be processed in the same manner as the issuance to
which they pertain.
8. Responsibilities.
a. NCS member organizations:
(1) May propose subjects for and develop new issuances, and propose changes
in existing issuances.
(2) May review and provide comments regarding proposed NCS directives,
circulars, and manuals, as desired or authorized by paragraph 9e below.
(3) May consider and comment upon NCS handbooks and notices.
b. The NCS Committee of Principals and Executive Agent:
(1) May propose subjects for and develop new issuances, and propose changes
in existing issuances.
(2) Will review and provide comments as needed to the Executive Office of
the President regarding proposed NCS directives and circulars.
(3) Will consider and approve, and may comment upon, NCS manuals, as
specified in paragraph 9 below.
(4) May consider and comment upon NCS handbooks and notices.
c. The Manager, NCS:
(1) Will maintain and administer the NCS Issuance System.
(2) May propose subjects for and develop new issuances, and propose changes
in existing issuances.
(3) Will consider, issue, and comment upon, as needed, NCS manuals (as
specified in paragraph 9 below), handbooks, notices, and OMNCS office
orders.
(4) Will forward NCS issuances and any comments thereon to the NCS Committee
of Principals; Executive Agent, NCS; and/or Executive Office of the
President, as required.
9. Delegations of Authority.
a. The NCS Committee of Principals and Executive Agent are hereby delegated
the authority to approve NCS manuals, subject to the conditions specified
below in paragraphs 9 d and e.
b. The Manager, NCS, is hereby delegated the authority to issue NCS manuals,
handbooks, and notices.
c. The Manager, NCS, is hereby delegated the authority to approve and issue
OMNCS office orders. The Manager may further delegate this authority.
d. NCS manuals will be issued 30 calendar days following notification to the
NCS Committee of Principals of approval by the Committee of Principals and
Executive Agent, but only (1) if authorized by an NCS directive or circular,
and (2) subject to the condition specified in paragraph 9e below.
e. Upon either approval or disapproval of an NCS manual by the Committee of
Principals and/or Executive Agent, the NCS Executive Agent, Manager,
Committee of Principals, and member organizations may, within 30 calendar
days after notification to the Committee of Principals of such action,
submit a written request for review of the manual to the Director, Office of
Science and Technology Policy; Director, Office of Management and Budget; or
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Any such request
will include reasons. Copies of the request shall be provided concurrently
to the NCS Committee of Principals, Executive Agent, and Manager, as
necessary. For a period of 30 calendar days thereafter, any NCS entity may
submit comments to the Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy;
Director, Office of Management and Budget; or Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs. Any manual under such review may not be issued
until resolution of the matter in question by (1) direction from the
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and/or Director, Office
of Management and Budget, after consideration by the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs; or (2) withdrawal of each request
for review.
10. Authorizing Provisions. NCS manuals implementing this directive are
authorized.
11. Effective Date. This directive is effective immediately.
12. Expiration. This directive will remain in effect until superseded or
cancelled.
2 Appendices^2
^2 Editorial Note:See Sec. 216.2(c) and the note following the table of contents
for the appendix to part 216.
A. Executive Order No. 12472
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Dated: November 30, 1987.
Director, Office of Management and Budget.
Dated: November 17, 1987.
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
Dated: September 18, 1987.
Note: Appendix A to NCS Directive 1–1, Executive Order No. 12472 of April 3,
1984, is not published in full in the appendix to part 216. The text of
Executive Order 12472 appears in 49 FR 13471 , April 5, 1984, and in 3 CFR,
1984 Comp., p. 193.
[NCS Directive 1–2]
Organization, Membership, and Administration—National Communications System
(NCS) Membership
November 30, 1987.
1. Purpose. This directive identifies the membership of the National
Communications System (NCS) as designated by the President and assigns
associated responsibilities.
2. Applicability. This directive is binding upon the Executive Agent, NCS;
Manager, NCS; NCS Committee of Principals and member organizations; and
other affected Executive entities.
3. Authority. This directive is issued under the authority of Executive
Order No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness
Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984; 49 FR 13471 (1984), and NCS
Directive 1–1, “National Communications System (NCS) Issuance System,”
November 30, 1987.
4. References.
a. Executive Order No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and Emergency
Preparedness Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471
(1984). (The text of this Executive Order is included as appendix A to NCS
Directive 1–1, “National Communications System (NCS) Issuance System,”
November 30, 1987.)^1
Editorial Notes:
^1 See the note at the end of Directive 1–1.
^2 See Sec. 216.2(c) and the note following the table of contents for the
appendix to part 216.
^3 See Sec. 216.2(c) and the note following the table of contents for the
appendix to part 216.
b. NCS Directive 1–1, “National Communications System (NCS) Issuance
System,” November 30, 1987.
c. White House Memoranda, subject “The National Communications System,”
dated July 13, 1984 (appendices A and B).^2
d. White House Memoranda, subject “Application of the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) for Membership in the National Communications
System (NCS),” dated May 7, 1987 (appendix C).^3
e. NCS Manual 1–2–1, “Bylaws of the National Communications System (NCS)
Committee of Principals,” November 30, 1987.
5. Cancellation. NCS Memorandum 2–63, “Approval of Initial NCS Tasks 1 and
2,” December 13, 1963; and NCS Memorandum 2–64, “Additional Networks
Approval for Inclusion in the National Communications System,” December 11,
1964, are hereby cancelled.
6. Definitions.
a. Full Member. A representative on the NCS Committee of Principals of an
organization entitled to unqualified participation, subject to Committee
bylaws (reference 4e) and prevailing legal authority. Organizations
represented by full members will be bound by rules and other legal authority
governing the NCS.
b. Liaison member. A representative on the NCS Committee of Principals of an
organization invited by the President to participate, without the right to
vote on matters before the Committee.
7. Policy. Active participation in NCS activities by organizations
represented on the Committee of Principals is critical to effective national
security emergency preparedness telecommunications. Accordingly, each
organization represented by a full member should detail at least one
full-time employee to serve either on the staff of the Manager, NCS, or as a
resident representative to the NCS' National Coordinating Center. Exceptions
to this policy may be authorized on a case-by-case basis by the Assistant to
the President for National Security Affairs.
8. Designated Full Members. The President has designated the following
Federal entities to participate in the NCS and be represented by full
members on the Committee of Principals: Department of State; Department of
the Treasury; Department of Defense; Department of Justice; Department of
the Interior; Department of Agriculture; Department of Commerce; Department
of Health and Human Services; Department of Transportation; Department of
Energy; Central Intelligence Agency; Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
General Services Administration; United States Information Agency; National
Aeronautics and Space Administration; Veterans Administration; Federal
Emergency Management Agency; National Security Agency; and National
Telecommunications and Information Administration.
9. Invited Participants. The President has invited the Federal
Communications Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Postal
Service, and Federal Reserve System to participate in the NCS and be
represented on the Committee of Principals by either liaison or full
members. Invited participants choosing to be represented by full members
will be bound by NCS issuances promulgated pursuant to reference 4b.
10. Responsibilities.
a. Each organization represented by a full member on the NCS Committee of
Principals:
(1) Will accredit the full member as the organization's authorized
representative in matters before the Committee, including matters involving
policy, budget, and resources.
(2) Will participate in all activities of the Committee.
(3) Should execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Executive Agent or
Manager, NCS, to provide personnel and staff support to the Office of the
Manager, NCS, in accordance with section 3(i)(3) of Executive Order No.
12472 and policy established in this directive.
b. Each organization represented by a liaison member on the Committee of
Principals:
(1) May participate as desired in Committee activities.
(2) Should execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Executive Agent or
Manager, NCS, describing the nature and extent of participation in the NCS.
c. The Executive Agent or Manager, NCS, will prepare and execute Memoranda
of Agreement as described in paragraphs 10 a and b above.
11. Authorizing Provision. NCS manuals implementing this directive are
authorized.
12. Effective Date. This directive is effective immediately.
13. Expiration. This directive is in effect until superseded or cancelled.
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Dated: November 30, 1987.
Director, Office of Management and Budget.
Dated: November 17, 1987.
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
Dated: September 18, 1987.
[NCS Directive 2–1]
Plans, Programs, and Fiscal Management—National Security Emergency
Preparedness (NSEP) Telecommunications Planning Process
September 30, 1988.
1. Purpose. This directive establishes the interagency process by which
unified planning is conducted within the National Communications System
(NCS) to ensure the coordinated development of a responsive and survivable
national telecommunications infrastructure to meet the NSEP
telecommunications needs of the Federal Government.
2. Applicability. This directive is binding upon the Executive Agent, NCS;
Manager, NCS; NCS Committee of Principals and Member Organizations; and
other affected Executive entities.
3. Authority. This directive is issued under the provisions of Executive
Order (E.O.) No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and Emergency
Preparedness Telecommunications,” April 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471 (1984) and NCS
Directive (NCSD) No. 1–1, “National Communications System (NCS) Issuance
System,” November 30, 1987.
4. References.
a. E.O. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness
Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471 (1984).
b. NCS Directive 2–2, “National Level NSEP Telecommunications Program (NLP)
Funding,” November 30, 1987.
c. “National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) Telecommunications
Planning Process,” March 27, 1986, NCS 326/8.^1
^1 Editorial Note:See Sec. 216.2(c) and the note following the table of contents
for the appendix to part 216.
d. White House Memorandum, “National Communications System (NSEP)
Telecommunications Planning Process,” October 11, 1986, (appendix).^2
5. Cancellation. NCS Memorandum No. 2–69, “Interim Procedures for
Application of Planning—Programming—Budgeting System (PPBS) Features in the
NCS Planning Process,” October 31, 1969, is hereby cancelled.
6. Definitions.
a. The National Level NSEP Telecommunications Program (NLP). Those NSEP
telecommunications programs benefiting multiple departments and agencies
that are to be undertaken within the NCS structure, and the accompanying
provisions for their shared funding and implementation.
b. Capability Objectives. That key Planning Process element which defines
the set of capabilities needed to meet the NSEP telecommunication
requirements of the Federal Government.
c. Deficiencies and Priorities. That key Planning Process element which
identifies shortcomings or shortfalls in existing capabilities that inhibit
or preclude the satisfaction of Federal NSEP telecommunications
requirements.
d. Candidate Initiatives. That key Planning Process element which describes
actions selected to mitigate identified deficiencies and achieve the overall
enhancement of NSEP telecommunications capabilities.
e. Evolutionary NSEP Telecommunications Architecture. That Planning Process
element which describes the overall structure of telecommunications
capabilities and resources to support Federal government NSEP requirements
and the framework for the design, evaluation, and integration of NSEP
telecommunications initiatives.
7. Policy. The mission of the NCS is to assist the President, the National
Security Council (NSC), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP), and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
in the exercise of the telecommunications functions and responsibilities
assigned to them by E.O. 12472, and to coordinate the planning for and
provision of NSEP telecommunications for the Federal government under all
circumstances, including crisis or emergency, attack, recovery, and
reconstitution.
a. To support the performance of this mission, a unified planning process
for NSEP telecommunications will be implemented to:
(1) Establish, on an evolutionary basis, a NSEP telecommunications planning
mechanism that facilitates the integration of Federal government,
commercial/private sector, and State/local government activities and
capabilities;
(2) Define the capabilities required to support NSEP telecommunications
needs;
(3) Identify a set of feasible near- and long-term national level NSEP
telecommunications initiatives for the achievement of those capabilities;
and
(4) Develop, and provide for the effective implementation of, approved
national level NSEP telecommunications programs.
b. These planning functions will be carried out within the framework of an
overall process involving the design and maintenance of an evolutionary NSEP
telecommunications architecture, and the annual development, documentation,
review, and approval of capability objectives, deficiencies and priorities,
candidate initiatives, and a National Level Program.
8. Responsibilities.
a. Executive Office of the President (EOP).
(1) Within the EOP, the NSC, in conjunction with OSTP and OMB, will:
(a) Provide overall policy and program direction for NSEP telecommunications
planning;
(b) Provide, after appropriate consultation with the Director of Central
Intelligence and the Attorney General, a definition of the threat for
planning purposes;
(c) Review and validate Capability Objectives;
(d) Review and provide program planning guidance to the NCS regarding
Deficiencies and Priorities and Candidate Initiatives; and
(e) Provide direction for the implementation of the National Level Program.
(2) In addition, the OSTP will also:
(a) Provide recommendations regarding, and the results of tests, exercises,
and evaluations;
(b) Provide recommendations relating to the enhancement of plans and
procedures for the management of Federal telecommunications resources in
crises or emergencies.
(3) As provided for in E.O. 12472, OMB, “ * * * will, in conjunction with
the National Security Council, provide general guidelines and procedures for
reviewing the financing of the NCS within the budgetary process and for
preparation of budget estimates by participating organizations. These
guidelines and procedures may provide for mechanisms for funding, through
the budget review process, NSEP telecommunications initiatives which benefit
multiple departments and agencies.
(4) The NSC, OSTP, OMB and the Executive Agent, NCS, will:
(a) Review and approve or modify the proposed National Level Program
developed by the NCS.
b. The Executive Agent, NCS, will:
(1) Provide direction for the conduct of NSEP telecommunications planning
activities and serve as the principal interface between the NCS and the EOP;
(2) Review the Capability Objectives, Deficiencies and Priorities, Candidate
Initiatives, and the proposed National Level Program and forward them, with
NCS COP and Executive Agent recommendations, for the consideration of the
EOP;
(3) Transmit NSEP Telecommunications planning guidance and direction
received from the EOP to the Manager, NCS; and
(4) Oversee the overall planning activities of the NCS.
c. Individual NCS member organizations*will:
*Certain NCS member organizations are also assigned special
telecommunications planning responsibilities within the Federal Government,
e.g., spectrum planning, telecommunications security and protection, and
diplomatic and intelligence communications planning. These organizations
will work with the Manager, NCS, to assure that their special areas of
responsibility are reflected in the National Level Program to the maximum
extent practicable. For example, FEMA will ensure that State/local NSEP
telecommunications concerns, activities, and capabilities are considered, to
the maximum extent practicable, within the Planning Process.
(1) Identify their essential emergency functions (EEFs) and NSEP
telecommunications needs and requirements;
(2) Describe initiatives being implemented within their organizations to
improve NSEP telecommunications capabilities;
(3) Provide any information**regarding their telecommunications operating
systems, networks, facilities, plans, and procedures that is required for
effective NSEP telecommunications planning; and
**Such information from NCS members organizations will be provided to the
extent permitted by law and regulation, and with due regard for the need to
protect classified or otherwise sensitive national security or intelligence
information.
(4) Recommend and provide budget estimates for candidate national level NSEP
telecommunications initiatives.
d. The NCS Committee of Principals (COP) will:
(1) Review, consider, and provide recommendations regarding NSEP
Telecommunications Requirements, Capability Objectives, Deficiencies and
Priorities, Candidate Initiatives, and the proposed National Level Program
to the Executive Agent and the EOP;
(2) Assist in the coordination of NSEP telecommunications planning
activities with other related planning activities and processes; and
(3) Serve as forum for the evaluation of the National Level Program and
assessment of the effectiveness of the NSEP Telecommunications Planning
Process.
e. The Manager, NCS, will:
(1) Ensure the annual development and documentation for NSEP
Telecommunications Planning Process elements based upon NSEP
telecommunications requirements and threat and policy guidance provided by
the EOP;
(2) Develop, for consideration by the NCS COP, the Capability Objectives,
Deficiencies and Priorities, and Candidate Initiatives and forward them for
the consideration of the Executive Agent and the EOP;
(3) Provide annually a proposed National Level Program for the consideration
of the NCS COP and the Executive Agent;
(4) Design and maintain the evolutionary NSEP Telecommunications
Architecture;
(5) Coordinate planning activities within the NCS structure and provide
staff support and technical assistance for the overall planning effort; and
(6) Obtain the NSEP telecommunications recommendations of the U.S.
telecommunications industry through the National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee (NSTAC).
9. Procedures.
a. Key NSEP Telecommunications Planning Process elements will be developed
and considered on an annual basis as follows:
(1) Capability Objectives will be presented for NCS COP consideration by the
Manager, NCS; forwarded with NCS COP recommendations to the Executive Agent,
NCS; and transmitted with NCS COP and Executive Agent recommendations to the
NSC, OSTP, and OMB for validation.
(2) Deficiencies and Priorities will be presented to the NCS COP by the
Manager, NCS; forwarded with NCS COP recommendations to the Executive Agent,
NCS; and transmitted with NCS COP and Executive Agent recommendations to the
NSC, OSTP, and OMB for information and reference.
(3) Candidate Initiatives will be presented to the NCS COP by the Manager,
NCS; forwarded with NCS COP recommendations to the Executive Agent, NCS,
OSTP, and OMB for information and reference.
(4) A proposed National Level Program will be presented for NCS COP
consideration in March by the Manager, NCS; forwarded with NCS COP
recommendations to the Executive Agent, NCS; and transmitted with NCS and
Executive Agent recommendations to the NSC, OSTP, and OMB for review in May.
b. Preparation of the final National Level Program completes the annual
planning cycle. However, it does not complete the budgetary cycle, which
continues until budget requests are submitted to OMB for inclusion in the
President's Budget. It is anticipated that, following consideration and
approval of the National Level Program by the EOP, approved recommendations
will be provided to OMB and the NCS member organizations for use in
preparation of the President's Budget.
c. As necessary, the EOP will also provide specific program funding and
budgetary guidance to the NCS member organizations for the development of
NSEP telecommunications budget requests.
10. Authorizing Provision. NCS manuals implementing this directive are
authorized.
11. Effective Date. This directive is effective immediately.
12. Expiration. This directive will remain in effect until superseded or
cancelled.
Appendix:
White House Memorandum, October 11, 1986^4
^4 Editorial Note:See Sec. 216.2(c), and the note following the table of
contents for the appendix to part 216.
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Dated: January 27, 1989.
Director, Office of Management and Budget.
Dated: January 19, 1989.
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
Dated: January 19, 1989.
[NCS Directive 2–2]
Plans, Programs, and Fiscal Management—National Level NSEP
Telecommunications Program (NLP) Funding
November 30, 1987.
1. Purpose. This directive establishes policies and procedures and assigns
responsibilities for the shared funding of approved national level national
security emergency preparedness (NSEP) telecommunications programs and for
the preparation and execution of National Level NSEP Telecommunications
Program (NLP) Funding Memoranda of Agreement and funding agreements between
NCS member organizations and the Manager, NCS.
2. Applicability. This directive is binding upon the Executive Agent, NCS;
NCS Committee of Principals; Manager, NCS; those NCS member organizations
required to share costs of approved NLP programs; and other affected
Executive entities.
3. Authority. This directive is issued under the authority of Executive
Order No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness
Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471 (1984), Section
2(e), and NCS Directive 1–1, “National Communications System (NCS) Issuance
System,” November 30, 1987.
4. Policy. The President has directed that implementation and recurring
costs for national level NSEP telecommunications programs shall be shared on
a pro rata basis. Each NCS organization's share of such costs shall be
determined by its share of NSEP telecommunications requirements. The
Department of Defense shall fund all development costs associated with
approved national level NSEP telecommunications programs. Agreements shall
be executed to govern NLP funding. Compliance with this policy is subject to
the authorization and appropriation of funds by the Congress.
5. References.
a. Executive Order No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and Emergency
Preparedness Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471
(1984).
b. National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 201, “National Security
Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications (NSEP) Funding,” December 17, 1985
(appendix A).^1
^1 Editorial Note:See Sec. 216.2(c) and the note following the table of contents
for the appendix to part 216.
c. NCS Directive 2–1, “National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP)
Telecommunications Planning Process,” (presently in process).
6. Definitions.
a. Shared Funding. The pro rata distribution among NCS member organizations
of the implementation and recurring costs of approved national level NSEP
telecommunications programs on the basis of each organization's NSEP
telecommunications requirements.
b. NSEP Telecommunications Requirements. Initially, those telecommunications
requirements identified by NCS member organizations as part of the NSEP
Telecommunications Requirements Analysis directed by the Executive Office of
the President. Alternative methods for determining requirements may be used,
subject to approval as prescribed in Executive Order No. 12472, section
2(c)(4).
c. The National Level NSEP Telecommunications Program (NLP). That document
developed as part of the NSEP Telecommunications Planning Process that
identifies national level NSEP telecommunications programs and accompanying
provisions for their shared funding and implementation.
d. National Level NSEP Telecommunications Programs. Those programs that
benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities and:
(1) Directly enhance national telecommunications infrastructure and service
capabilities within the framework outlined in Executive Order No. 12472, and
(2) Are undertaken within the administrative structure of the NCS, i.e., by
the Manager, NCS, NCS Committee of Principals (COP), and Executive Agent,
NCS, via the NSEP Telecommunications Planning Process, and
(3) Involved acquisition and operations/maintenance costs of sufficient
magnitude to warrant shared funding.
e. Development Costs. Those costs (e.g., research, pre-production
engineering, proof of concept studies and demonstrations, and specification
development) incurred prior to contract award leading to an operational
capability.
f. Implementation Costs. Those costs (e.g., acquisition/procurement,
production engineering, installation, and nonrecurring lease) incurred after
contract award leading to an operational capability and prior to operational
capability being achieved.
g. Recurring Costs. Those costs (e.g., recurring lease, maintenance,
operational testing, and termination liability) incurred in support of the
continuing operations and maintenance associated with national level
programs.
h. NLP Funding Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). A memorandum of agreement
developed between an NCS member organization and the Manager, NCS, to
implement the provisions of this directive.
i. Funding Agreements. Funding documents, e.g., Interagency Funding
Agreements and Vouchers, executed between the Manager, NCS, and NCS member
organizations to provide for the payment of NLP funds to the Manager, NCS.
7. Responsibilities.
a. The Office of Management and Budget will provide guidance annually to NCS
member organizations regarding the incorporation of funding for approved
national level NSEP telecommunications programs in the President's Budget.
b. The Department of Defense will provide funding for the development costs
associated with approved national level NSEP telecommunications programs.
c. The Manager, NCS, will:
(1) Negotiate and execute NLP Funding Memoranda of Agreement and Interagency
Funding Agreements with those NCS member organizations required to share the
costs of approved national level NSEP telecommunications programs, and
(2) Oversee the program and financial management of approved national level
NSEP telecommunications programs, reporting quarterly on program status and
the expenditure of funds to the NCS Committee of Principals.
d. Each NCS member organization required to share the costs of the NLP will:
(1) Incorporate its respective funding share of approved national level NSEP
telecommunications programs in its annual budget submission;
(2) Execute with the Manager, NCS, an NLP Funding Memorandum of Agreement
after review by the organization's NCS Principal; and
(3) Execute with the Manager, NCS those funding agreements required for
payment of funds for approved national level NSEP telecommunications
programs to the Manager, NCS.
8. Procedures.
a. NLP Funding Guidance. The NLP funding guidance required by paragraph
7a(1) of this directive will be provided to the NCS entities annually by
August 1.
b. NLP Funding Agreements. The shared funding of approved national level
NSEP telecommunications programs will be accomplished through the execution,
between NCS member organizations and the Manager, NCS of the following:
(1) An NLP Funding Memorandum of Agreement that, as outlined in the model
MOA at appendix B, provides for incorporation of the NLP funding share in an
NCS member organization's budget submission; preparation and execution of an
Interagency Funding Agreement; and reporting of the NLP status. Those NCS
organizations required to share the costs of the NLP as of the effective
date of this directive shall execute such Memoranda by September 30, 1987.
(2) An Interagency Funding Agreement that outlines the scope of work to be
undertaken as part of the NLP, the associated period of performance, the
estimated maximum costs, and procedures for submission of vouchers for
transfers between appropriated funds. This agreement, which does not
constitute an obligation of funds, shall be executed by August 31 each year
to provide for the payment of NLP funds for the following fiscal year.
(3) Vouchers for Transfers Between Appropriations And/Or Funds (Standard
Form 1080) forwarded by the Manager, NCS, to the NCS member organizations
prior to the start of the fiscal year in which NLP funds are to be expended.
Organizations will effect the payment of funds upon receipt of appropriated
funds (or Continuing Resolution(s)), subject to OMB apportionment of those
funds.
c. NLP Funding Shortfalls. If an NCS member organization is not authorized
and appropriated the amount of funds necessary to pay its share of approved
national level NSEP telecommunications programs, the Manager, NCS, should
also be notified as soon as possible.
9. Authorizing Provisions. NCS manuals implementing this directive are
authorized.
10. Effective Date. This directive is effective immediately.
11. Expiration Date. This directive will remain in effect until superseded
or cancelled.
2 Appendices
A. NSDD 201, December 17, 1985^2
^2 Editorial Note:See Sec. 216.2(c) and the note following the table of contents
for the appendix to part 216.
B. Model NLP MOA
Director, Office of Management and Budget.
Dated: November 17, 1987.
Appendix B—Model National Level NSEP Telecommunications Program (NLP)
Funding Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
1. Purpose: This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) defines the relationship
between and responsibilities of the ( name of NCS member organization ) and
the Office of the Manager, NCS (OMNCS), with respect to the financial
management of national level national security emergency preparedness (NSEP)
telecommunications programs approved by the Executive Office of the
President (EOP) in the National Level NSEP Telecommunications Program (NLP).
2. Scope: This MOA is limited to the implementation and recurring costs of
approved national level NSEP telecommunications programs, including
termination liability costs, if applicable. Development costs will be funded
by the Department of Defense.
3. Background: In April 1984, Executive Order No. 12472, “Assignment of
National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications
Functions,” established a framework for the funding of NSEP
telecommunications initiatives by the NCS, providing for:
a. The prescription, by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in
consultation with the National Security Council (NSC) and the NCS, of
general guidelines and procedures for reviewing the financing of the NCS
within the budgetary process, and for the preparation of budget estimates by
participating agencies.
b. The determination, by the NSC, the Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP), and OMB in consultation with the Executive Agent, NCS, and
the NCS Committee of Principals (COP), of what constitutes NSEP
telecommunications requirements, and
c. The determination, by Federal departments and agencies, of their NSEP
telecommunications requirements and the provision, after consultation with
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), of resources to support their
respective requirements for NSEP telecommunications.
To implement the provisions of Executive Order No. 12472, the President
directed in National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 201, that
“implementation and recurring costs for national level NSEP
telecommunications programs (i.e., those which benefit multiple Federal
departments, agencies or entities) shall be shared on a pro rata basis
determined by each organization's share of NSEP telecommunications
requirements.” The Director, OMB, subsequently instructed the NCS member
organizations to work with the Manager, NCS, to develop the necessary
agreements for the payment of member funds to the Office of the Manager, NCS
(OMNCS).
4.0 Responsibilities
4.1 The Office of the Manager, NCS, shall:
a. Serve as the Office of Primary Responsibility for the financial and
program management of approved national level NSEP telecommunications
programs.
b. Upon approval of national level NSEP telecommunications programs and
receipt of funding guidance from the EOP, prepare an Interagency Funding
Agreement necessary to effect the payment of ( name of NCS member
organization ) funds to the Manager, NCS. This agreement shall be executed
by August 31 each year.
c. Prepare and provide vouchers for transfers between appropriations and/or
funds (Standard Form 1080) for ( name of NCS member organization )
d. Provide technical, programmatic, and financial management support for
individual national level NSEP telecommunications programs, including the
maintenance of financial records and accounting system and the update of
program plans.
e. Report quarterly to the NCS COP on the programmatic and financial status
of approved national level NSEP telecommunications programs.
f. Advise the ( name of NCS member organization ) of any significant
programmatic or financial adjustments/modifications.
4.2 The ( name of NCS member organization ) will:
a. Incorporate its respective funding share of approved national level NSEP
telecommunications programs in its annual budget submission.
b. Execute with the Manager, NCS, by August 31 each year the Interagency
Funding Agreement required for the transfer, payment and/or reimbursement of
funds for the NLP.
c. Upon receipt of appropriations (or Continuing Resolution(s)) for each
applicable fiscal year and subject to OMB apportionment of those funds,
effect the payment of funds to the Manager, NCS, in accordance with Standard
Form 1080.
5.0 Implementation: This MOA is effective upon the date of the latest
signature. This MOA is subject to periodic review and update as
circumstances warrant and will terminate upon the mutual agreement of the
parties. Compliance with this MOA is subject to the authorization and
appropriation of funds by the Congress.
( Signature )
(Name of Manager, NCS)
(Title of Manager, NCS)
Date:
( Signature )
(Name of Authorized Official)
(Title of Authorized Official)
(Name of NCS Organization)
Date:
[NCS Directive 3–1]
Telecommunication Operations—Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP)
System for National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP)
July 5, 1990.
1. Purpose. This directive implements policy, explains legal and regulatory
basis, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the
Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System for National Security
Emergency Preparedeness (NSEP).
2. Applicability.
a. This directive is binding upon the Executive Agency, NCS; Manager, NCS;
NCS Committee of Principals and member organizations; and other affected
Executive entities.
b. This directive applies to NSEP telecommunication services:
(1) For which initial or revised priority level assignments are requested
pursuant to paragraph 12 of this directive.
(2) Which were assigned restoration priorities under the provisions of 47
CFR part 64, appendix A, “Priority System for the Restoration of Common
Carrier Provided Intercity Private Line Services,” 47 CFR part 211,
“Emergency Restoration Priority Procedures for Telecommunications
Services,” and NCS Memorandum 1–68 and are being resubmitted for priority
level assignments pursuant to paragraph 14 of this directive. (Such services
will retain assigned restoration priorities until a resubmission for a TSP
assignment is completed or until the existing RP rules are terminated.)
3. Authority. This directive is issued under the authority of section 706 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 606); Executive Order
No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness
Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471 (1984); NCS
Directive 1–1, “National Communications System (NCS) Issuance System,”
November 30, 1987; and 47 CFR part 64, appendix A, “Telecommunications
Service Priority (TSP) System for National Security Emergency Preparedness
(NSEP).”
4. References.
a. Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 151, et seq .).
b. Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. appendix, section
2061, et seq .).
c. Disaster Relief Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq .).
d. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C. 1801, et seq. and 18
U.S.C. 2511, 2518, and 2519).
e. Title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, part 64, appendix A, “Priority
System for the Restoration of Common Carrier Provided Intercity Private Line
Services;” 47 CFR part 64, appendix A (1980).
f. Title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, part 64, appendix A,
“Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System for National Security
Emergency Preparedness (NSEP).”
g. Defense Priorities and Allocation System (15 CFR part 350).
h. Executive Order No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and Emergency
Preparedness Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471
(1984).
i. NCS Memorandum 1–68, “National Communications System (NCS) Circuit
Restoration Priority System,” July 18, 1968.^1
^1 Editorial Note:See Sec. 216.2(c).
5. Cancellation and/or Supersession. NCS Memorandum 1–68, “National
Communications System (NCS) circuit Restoration Priority System,” July 18,
1968; NCS circular 55–1, “Processing Requests for Temporary Adjustments to
NCS circuit Restoration Priority Assignments,” July 8, 1970: and NCS
Circular 55–2, “NCS Data Base,” November 21, 1977, with Change 1, May 30,
1978; are hereby superseded by, and cancelled under the authority of this
directive on its effective date.
6. Definitions. See appendix.
7. Scope of the NSEP TSP System.
a. Domestic NSEP Services. The NSEP TSP System and procedures established in
47 CFR part 64 and in this directive authorize priority treatment to the
following domestic telecommunication services (including portions of U.S.
international telecommunication services provided by U.S. vendors) for which
provisioning or restoration priority levels are requested, assigned, and
approved in accordance with this directive and any implementing manuals:
(1) Common carrier services which are:
(a) Interstate or foreign telecommunication services.
(b) Intrastate telecommunication services inseparable from interstate or
foreign telecommunications services, and intrastate telecommunication
services to which priority levels are assigned pursuant to paragraph 13 of
this directive.
(Note: Initially, the NSEP TSP System's applicability to public switched
services is limited to (a) provisioning of such services (e.g., business,
centrex, cellular, foreign exchange, Wide Area Telephone Service (WATS) and
other services that the selected vendor is able to provision), and (b)
restoration of services that the selected vendor is able to restore.)
(2) Services which are provided by government and/or non-common carriers and
are interconnected to common carrier services assigned a priority level
pursuant to paragraph 13 of this directive.
b. Control Services and Orderwires. The NSEP TSP System and procedures
implemented in this directive are not applicable to authorize priority
treatment to control services or orderwires owned by a service vendor and
needed for provisioning, restoration, or maintenance of other services owned
by that vendor. Such control services and orderwires shall have priority of
provisioning and restoration over all other telecommunication services
(including NSEP services) and shall be exempt from preemption. However, the
NSEP TSP System and procedures implemented in this directive are applicable
to control services or orderwires leased by a service vendor or user from
another service vendor.
c. Other Services. The NSEP TSP System may apply, at the discretion of and
upon special arrangements by the entities involved, to authorize priority
treatment to the following telecommunication services:
(1) Government or non-common carrier services which are not connected to
common carrier provided services assigned a priority level pursuant to
paragraph 13 of this directive.
(2) Portions of U.S. international services which are provided by foreign
correspondents. (Subject to pertinent law, including references 4a, 4c, and
4f, U.S. telecommunication service vendors are encouraged to ensure that
relevant operating arrangements are consistent to the maximum extent
practicable with the NSEP TSP System. If such agreements do not exist, U.S.
telecommunication service vendors should handle service provisioning and/or
restoration in accordance with any system acceptable to their foreign
correspondents which allows provisioning and restoration in the manner most
comparable to the procedures established in this directive.) In addition,
the U.S. government, acting through the Department of State, may enter into
the following types of agreements to ensure that priority provisioning and
restoration procedures consistent with those governing domestic services
within the NSEP TSP System are in place: (a) Bilateral agreements for
reciprocal priority treatment for critical foreign government
telecommunication services in the U.S., and (b) multilateral agreements
within such international telecommunication organizations as the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization's Allied Long Lines Agency or Civil
Communications Planning Committee, which have or are conducive to having a
provisioning and restoration priority system.
d. Subpriority and Precedence Systems. Service users may implement
subpriority and/or precedence systems that are consistent, and do not
conflict with, the NSEP TSP System.
8. Policy. The NSEP TSP System is the regulatory, administrative, and
operational system authorizing and providing for priority treatment (i.e.,
provisioning, and restoration) of NSEP telecommunication services (see
definition in appendix). As such, it establishes the framework for NSEP
telecommunication service vendors to provision, restore, or otherwise act on
a priority basis to ensure effective NSEP telecommunication services. The
NSEP TSP System allows the assignment of priority levels to any NSEP service
across three time periods, or stress conditions:
Peacetime/Crisis/Mobilization, Attack/War, and Post-Attack/Recovery. All
requests for priority level assignments will be processed through the
Manager, NCS. Although priority levels normally will be assigned by the
Manager, NCS, and retained by service vendors, only for the current time
period, they may also be preassigned for the other two time periods at the
request of service users who are able to identify and justify, in advance,
their wartime or post-attack NSEP telecommunication requirements. Absent
such preassigned priority levels for the Attack/War and Post-Attack/Recovery
periods, priority level assignments for the Peacetime/Crisis/Mobilization
period will remain in effect. At all times, priority level assignments will
be subject to revision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); or,
on an interim basis, the Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP); and the Manager, NCS, based upon changing NSEP needs. No other
system of telecommunication service priorities which conflicts with the NSEP
TSP System is authorized.
9. Legal Basis for the NSEP TSP System. The laws and regulations authorizing
the NSEP TSP System are those cited above in paragraphs 3 and 4.
a. Communications Act. Sections 1, 4(i), and 201 thru 205 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C., 151, 154(i), and 201 thru 205) grant
to the FCC the authority over assignment and approval of priorities for
provisioning and restoration of common carrier-provided telecommunication
services. Under section 706 of the Communications Act, this authority may be
superseded, and expanded to include privately owned telecommunication
services, by the war emergency powers of the President of the United States.
b. Executive Order No. 12472. In Executive Order No. 12472, the President
tasked the NCS to assist the Director, OSTP, in the exercise of the
President's war emergency powers. Executive Order No. 12472 also directs the
Manager, NCS, to assist the Director, OSTP, in executing those functions by
developing plans and procedures for the management, allocation and use
(including the establishment of priorities and preferences) of federally
owned or leased telecommunication assets.
c. Federal Rules. The FCC and Executive Office of the President (EOP) have
used their respective authorizations to develop and establish the NSEP TSP
System as the one uniform system of priorities for the provisioning and
restoration of NSEP telecommunication services, both before and after
invocation of the section 706 Presidential war emergency powers. The Federal
rules governing the NSEP TSP System have been promulgated by the FCC and
OSTP (on behalf of the EOP) in title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
In those rules, the FCC has requested the EOP to administer the NSEP TSP
System before the invocation of section 706 of the Communications Act,
Presidential war emergency powers. In this directive, the EOP assigns to the
Manager, NCS, both this administrative authority to administer the NSEP TSP
System before, and the President's statutory authority to administer the
NSEP TSP System after, the invocation of the section 706 Presidential war
emergency powers.
d. Defense Production Act. The Defense Production Act of 1950 authorizes the
President to require the priority performance of contracts and orders
necessary to promote national defense. It also authorizes the President to
allocate materials and facilities as necessary to promote national defense.
Pursuant to the Defense Production Act, regulations promulgated by the
Department of Commerce in the Defense Priorities and Allocations System
(DPAS) permit the assignment of “priority ratings” to equipment associated
with NSEP telecommunication services warranting priority treatment, if they
support authorized programs under Schedule I of the DPAS.
e. Contracts. NSEP telecommunication service users may also employ
contractual mechanisms to obtain the priority provisioning or restoration of
service, including customer premises equipment and wiring. However, any such
contractual arrangements must be consistent with NSEP TSP System rules and
regulations, including any priority order of provisioning and restoration
assigned in accordance with the NSEP TSP System.
10. Responsibilities.
a. Federal Communications Commission. As authorized by the Communications
Act the FCC will:
(1) Provide regulatory oversight of implementation of the NSEP TSP System.
(2) Enforce NSEP TSP System rules and regulations which are contained in 47,
CFR, part 64.
(3) Act as final authority for approval, revision, or disapproval of
priority actions by the Manager, NCS, and adjudicate disputes regarding
either priority actions or denials of requests for priority actions by the
Manager, NCS, until superseded by the President's war emergency powers under
section 706 of the Communications Act.
(4) Function (on a discretionary basis) as a sponsoring Federal
organization. (See paragraph 10d below.)
b. Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy. The Director, OSTP,
EOP, will:
(1) During exercise of the President's war emergency powers under section
706 of the Communications Act, act as the final approval authority for
priority actions or denials of requests for priority actions, adjudicating
any disputes.
(2) Provide oversight of Executive branch activities associated with the
NSEP TSP System, including assignment of priority levels for
telecommunications service provisioning and restoration across all time
periods.
(3) Function (on a discretionary basis) as a sponsoring Federal
organization. (See paragraph 10d below.)
c. Manager, NCS. The Manager, NCS, will:
(1) Implement the NSEP TSP System under the oversight of the FCC and
Director, OSTP, in consultation with the NCS Committee of Principals.
(2) Administer the NSEP TSP System, which includes:
(a) Receiving, processing, and evaluating requests for priority actions from
service users, or sponsoring Federal government organizations on behalf of
service users (e.g., Departments of State or Defense on behalf of foreign
governments, Federal Emergency Management Agency on behalf of state and
local governments, and any Federal organization on behalf of private
industry entities). Action on such requests will be completed within 30 days
of receipt.
(b) Assigning, revising, revalidating, or revoking priority levels as
necessary or upon request of service users concerned, and denying requests
for priority actions as necessary, using paragraph 16 of this directive.
Under circumstances short of exercise of Presidential war emergency powers
under section 706 of the Communications Act and time permitting, coordinate
such changes in priority level assignments in advance with requesting and/or
affected parties. Action on such requests will be completed within 30 days
of receipt.
(c) Maintaining data on priority level assignments.
(d) Periodically forwarding to the FCC and Director, OSTP, lists of priority
actions for review and approval.
(e) Periodically initiating reconciliation.
(f) Testing and evaluating the NSEP TSP System for effectiveness.
(g) Conducting audits as necessary. Any Telecommunications Service Priority
(TSP) System user may request the Manager, NCS to conduct an audit. (See the
definition of an “audit” in appendix A.)
(h) Issuing, subject to review by the FCC, procedures supplemental to and
consistent with this directive regarding operation and use of the NSEP TSP
System.
(i) Serving as a centralized point-of-contact for collecting and
disseminating to all interested parties (consistent with requirements for
treatment of classified and proprietary material) information concerning use
and abuse of the NSEP TSP System.
(j) Establishing and assisting a TSP System Oversight Committee to identify
and review any problems developing in the system and recommending actions to
correct them or prevent recurrence. In addition to representatives of the
EOP, representatives from private industry (including telecommunication
service vendors), state and local governments, the FCC, and other
organizations may be appointed to the committee.
(k) Reporting at least quarterly to the FCC; Director, OSTP; and TSP System
Oversight Committee, together with any recommendations for action, the
operational status of and trends in the NSEP TSP System, including:
(i) Numbers of requests processed for the various priority actions, and the
priority levels assigned.
(ii) Relative percentages of services assigned to each priority level under
each NSEP category and subcategory.
(iii) Any apparent serious misassignment or abuse of priority level
assignments.
(iv) Any existing or developing problem.
(l) Submitting semi-annually to the FCC; Director, OSTP; and TSP System
Oversight Committee a summary report identifying the time and event
associated with each invocation of NSEP treatment under paragraph 13c of
this directive and section 10c of 47 CFR part 64; whether the NSEP service
requirement was adequately handled; and whether any additional charges were
incurred. These reports will be due by April 30th for the preceding July
through December and by October 31st for the preceding January through June
time periods.
(3) Function (on a discretionary basis) as a sponsoring Federal
organization. (See paragraph 10d below.)
d. Sponsoring Federal Organizations. Sponsoring Federal organizations will:
(1) Review and decide whether to sponsor private industry (including
telecommunication service vendors) requests for priority actions. Federal
organizations will forward sponsored requests with recommendations for
disposition to the Manager, NCS. Recommendations will be based on paragraph
16 of this directive.
(2) Forward notification of priority actions or denials of requests for
priority actions to the requesting private industry entities, for
disposition.
(3) Cooperate with the Manager, NCS, during reconciliation, revalidation,
and audits.
e. Departments of State and Defense. The Departments of State and Defense
will, in addition to the responsibilities listed in paragraph 10h below:
(1) Review and decide whether to sponsor requests for priority level
assignments from foreign governments and forward sponsored requests to the
Manager, NCS, with recommendations for disposition. Recommendations will be
based on paragraph 16 of this directive and whether or not priority
treatment is afforded to U.S. NSEP telecommunication service requirements in
the foreign country concerned.
(2) Forward notification of priority actions or denials of requests for
priority actions to the requesting foreign government entities, for
disposition.
f. Department of Energy. The Department of Energy will, in addition to the
responsibilities listed in paragraph 10h below:
(1) Review and decide whether to sponsor public and private interstate power
utility company requests for priority actions and forward sponsored requests
with recommendations for disposition to the Manager, NCS. Recommendations
will be based on paragraph 16 of this directive. This does not preclude
public and private power utility companies from obtaining sponsorship
elsewhere.
(2) Forward notification of priority actions or denials of requests for
priority actions to the requesting public and private power utility
companies for disposition.
g. Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Federal Emergency Management
Agency will, in addition to the responsibilities listed in paragraph 10h
below:
(1) Review and decide whether to sponsor state and local government requests
for priority actions and forward sponsored requests with recommendations for
disposition to the Manager, NCS. Recommendations will be based on paragraph
16 of this directive.
(2) Forward notification of priority actions or denials of requests for
priority actions to the requesting state and local government entities, for
disposition.
h. Federal Organizations. Federal organizations will:
(1) Ensure that NSEP TSP System users within each organization comply with
their obligations under the NSEP TSP System.
(2) Provision and restore government-provided services (which are
interconnected with commercially provided services assigned a priority level
pursuant to paragraph 13 of this directive) in accordance with NSEP TSP
System rules and regulations. (See paragraph 7a(2) of this directive.)
(3) Function (on a discretionary basis) as sponsoring Federal organizations
for private sector service users (e.g., government contractors).
(4) Cooperate with the Manager, NCS, during reconciliation, revalidation,
and audits.
i. Service Users. Service users, or entities acting on their behalf, will:
(1) Identify services requiring priority level assignments and request and
justify priority level assignments in accordance with this directive and any
supplemental NCS issuances.
(2) Justify and revalidate all priority level assignments at least every
three years.
(3) For services assigned priority levels, ensure (through contractual means
or otherwise) availability of customer premises equipment and wiring
necessary for end-to-end service operation by the service due date, and
continued operation; and, for such services in the Emergency NSEP category,
by the time that vendors are prepared to provide the services. Additionally,
designate the organization responsible for the service on an end-to-end
basis.
(4) Be prepared to accept services assigned priority levels by the service
due dates or, for services in the Emergency NSEP category, when they are
available.
(5) Pay vendors any authorized costs associated with services that are
assigned priority levels.
(6) Report to vendors any failed or unusable services that are assigned
priority levels.
(7) Designate a 24-hour point-of-contact for matters concerning each request
for priority action and apprise the Manager, NCS.
(8) Upon termination of services that are assigned priority levels, or
circumstances warranting revisions in priority level assignment (e.g.,
expansion of service), request and justify revocation or revision.
(9) When NSEP treatment is invoked under paragraph 13c of this directive,
within 90 days following provisioning of the service involved, forward to
the Manager, NCS complete information identifying the time and event
associated with the invocation and regarding whether the NSEP service
requirement was adequately handled and whether any additional charges were
incurred.
(10) Cooperate with the Manager, NCS, during reconciliation, revalidation,
and audits.
j. Service Vendors. Service vendors will comply with the provisions of 47
CFR part 64. When those provisions are superseded by the President's war
emergency powers under section 706 of the Communications Act, vendors will
continue to comply with 47 CFR part 64, subject to further direction by
Director, OSTP.
11. Preemption of Existing Services. When necessary to provision or restore
NSEP services, service vendors may preempt services they provide as
specified below. “User,” as used in this section, means any user of a
telecommunications service, to include both NSEP and non-NSEP services.
Prior consent by a preempted user is not required.
a. The sequence in which existing services may be preempted to provision
NSEP services assigned a provisioning priority level “E” or restore NSEP
services assigned a restoration priority level from “1” through “5”:
(1) Non-NSEP services: If suitable spare services are not available, then,
based on the considerations in 47 CFR part 64 and the service vendor's best
judgement, non-NSEP services will be preempted. After ensuring a sufficient
number of public switched services will remain available for public use,
based on the service vendor's best judgement, such services may be used to
satisfy a requirement for provisioning or restoring NSEP services.
(2) NSEP Services: If no suitable spare or non-NSEP services are available,
then existing NSEP services may be preempted to provision or restore NSEP
services with higher priority level assignments. When this is necessary,
NSEP services will be selected for preemption in the inverse order of
priority level assignment.
(3) Service vendors who are preempting services will ensure their best
effort to notify the service user of the preempted service and state the
reason for and estimated duration of the preemption.
b. Service vendors may, based on their best judgement, determine the
sequence in which existing services may be preempted to provision NSEP
services assigned a provisioning priority of “1” through “5.” Preemption is
not subject to the consent of the user whose service will be preempted.
12. Requests for Priority Actions. All service users are required to submit
requests for priority actions through the Manager, NCS, in the format and
following the procedures prescribed by the Manager.
13. Assignment, Approval, Use, and Invocation of Priority Levels.
a. Assignment and Approval of Priority Levels and Priority Actions.
(1) Priority level assignments or other priority actions will be based upon
section 16, NSEP TSP System Categories, Criteria, and Priority Levels, of
this directive. A priority level assignment or other priority action made by
the Manager, NCS, will serve as the recommendation of the Director, OSTP (on
behalf of the EOP) to the FCC. If the Director, OSTP does not approve the
priority level assignment or other priority action made by the Manager, NCS,
then the Director can direct the Manager, NCS, to revise or revoke the
priority level assignment or other priority action.
(2) Until the President's war emergency powers under Section 706 of the
Communications Act are invoked, priority level assignments or other priority
actions must be approved by the FCC. (If the FCC does not approve the
priority level assignment or other priority action, then it can direct the
Manager, NCS, to revise or revoke the priority level assignment or other
priority action.) However, the FCC has instructed service vendors to
implement any priority level assignments or other priority actions that are
pending FCC approval.
(3) After invocation of the President's war emergency powers, the
requirement for FCC approval of priority level assignments or other priority
actions may be superseded by other procedures issued by the Director, OSTP.
b. Use of Priority Level Assignments.
(1) All provisioning and restoration priority level assignments for services
in the Emergency NSEP category will be included in initial service orders to
vendors. Provision priority level assignments for Essential NSEP services,
however, will not usually be included in initial service orders to vendors.
NSEP treatment for Essential NSEP services will be invoked and provisioning
priority level assignments will be conveyed to service vendors only if the
vendors cannot meet needed service dates through the normal provisioning
process.
(2) Any revision or revocation of either provisioning or restoration
priority level assignments will also be transmitted to vendors.
(3) Service vendors shall accept priority levels and/or revisions only after
assignment by the Manager, NCS. (Note:Service vendors acting as prime
contractors for NSEP services will accept assigned NSEP priority levels only
when they are accompanied by the Manager, NCS designated service
identification (i.e., TSP Authorization Code). However, service vendors are
authorized to accept priority levels and/or revisions from users and
contracting activities before assignment by the Manager, NCS when service
vendors, users, and contracting activities are unable to communicate with
either the FCC, Director, OSTP, or the Manager, NCS. Processing of Emergency
NSEP service requests will not be delayed for verification purposes.
c. Invocation of NSEP Treatment. To invoke NSEP treatment for the priority
provisioning of an NSEP telecommunications service, an authorized Federal
official either within, or acting on behalf of, the service user's
organization must make a written or oral declaration to concerned service
vendor(s) and the Manager, NCS, that NSEP treatment is being invoked.
Authorized Federal officials include the head or director of a Federal
agency, commander of a unified/specified military command, chief of a
military service, or commander of a major military command; the delegates of
any of the foregoing; or any other officials as specified in supplemental
procedures issued by the Manager, NCS. The authority to invoke NSEP
treatment may be delegated only to a general or flag officer of a military
service, civilian employee of equivalent grade (e.g., Senior Executive
Service member), Federal Coordinating Officer or Federal Emergency
Communications Coordinator/Manager, or any other such officials specified in
supplemental procedures issued by the EOP. Delegates must be designated as
such in writing, and written or oral invocations must be accomplished, in
accordance with supplemental procedures issued by the Manager, NCS.
14. Resubmission of Circuits Presently Assigned Restoration Priorities. All
circuits assigned restoration priorities must be reviewed for eligibility
for initial restoration priority level assignment under the provisions of
this directive. Circuits assigned restoration priorities, and for which
restoration priority level assignments are requested under paragraph 12 of
this directive, will be resubmitted to the Manager, NCS. To resubmit such
circuits, service users will comply with applicable provisions of paragraphs
10i and 13 of this directive.
15. Appeal. Service users or sponsoring Federal organizations may appeal any
priority level assignment, denial, revision, revocation, approval, or
disapproval to the Manager, NCS within 30 days of notification to the
service user. The appellant must use the form or format required by the
Manager, NCS and must serve the FCC with a copy of its appeal. The Manager,
NCS will act on the appeal within 90 days of receipt. Service users and
sponsoring Federal organizations may only then appeal directly to the FCC.
Such FCC appeal must be filed within 30 days of notification of the Manager,
NCS' decision on appeal. Additionally, the Manager, NCS may appeal any FCC
revisions, approvals or disapprovals to the FCC. All appeals to the FCC must
be submitted using the form or format required. The party filing its appeal
with the FCC must include factual details supporting its claim and must
serve a copy on the Manager, NCS and any other party directly involved. Such
party may file a response within 20 days, and replies may be filed within 10
days thereafter. The Commission will not issue public notices of such
submissions. The Commission will provide notice of its decision to the
parties of record. Any appeals to the Manager, NCS that include a claim of
new information that has not been presented before for consideration may be
submitted at any time.
16. NSEP TSP System Categories, Criteria, and Priority Levels.
a. General. NSEP TSP System categories and criteria, and permissible
priority level assignments, are defined and explained below.
(1) The Essential NSEP category has four subcategories (i.e., National
Security Leadership; National Security Posture and U.S. Population Attack
Warning; Public Health, Safety, and Maintenance of Law and Order; and Public
Welfare and Maintenance of National Economic Posture). Each subcategory has
its own criteria. Criteria are also shown for the Emergency NSEP category,
which has no subcategories.
(2) Priority levels of “1,” “2,” “3,” “4,” and “5” may be assigned for
provisioning and/or restoration of Essential NSEP telecommunication
services. However, for Emergency NSEP telecommunication services, a priority
level “E” is assigned for provisioning. A restoration priority level from
“1” through “5” may be assigned if an Emergency NSEP service also qualifies
for such a restoration priority level under the Essential NSEP category.
(3) The NSEP TSP System allows the assignment of priority levels to any NSEP
telecommunications service across three time periods, or stress conditions:
Peacetime/Crisis/Mobilization, Attack/War, and Post-Attack/Recovery.
Priority levels will normally be assigned only for the first time period.
These assigned priority levels will apply through the onset of any attack,
but it is expected that they would later be revised by surviving authorized
telecommunication resource managers within the Executive Office of the
President based upon specific facts and circumstances arising during the
Attack/War and Post-Attack/Recovery time periods.
(4) Service users may, for their own internal use, assign subpriorities to
their services assigned priority levels. Receipt of and response to any such
subpriorities is optional for service vendors.
(5) The following paragraphs provide a detailed explanation of the
categories, subcategories, criteria, and priority level assignments,
beginning with the Emergency NSEP category.
b. Emergency NSEP. Telecommunication services in the Emergency NSEP category
are those new services so critical as to be required to be provisioned at
the earliest possible time, without regard to the costs of obtaining them.
(1) Criteria. To qualify under the Emergency NSEP category, the service must
meet the criteria of directly supporting or resulting from at least one of
the following NSEP functions:
(a) Federal government activity responding to a Presidentially declared
disaster or emergency as defined in the Disaster Relief Act (42 U.S.C.
5122).
(b) State or local government activity responding to a Presidentially,
state, or locally declared disaster or emergency.
(c) Response to a state of crisis declared by the National Command
Authorities (e.g., exercise of presidential war emergency powers under
Section 706 of the Communications Act, supra).
(d) Efforts to protect endangered U.S. personnel or property.
(e) Response to an enemy or terrorist action, civil disturbance, natural
disaster, or any other unpredictable occurrence that has damaged facilities
whose uninterrupted operation is critical to NSEP or the management of other
ongoing crises.
(f) Certification by the head or director of a Federal agency, commander of
a unified/specified command, chief of a military service, or commander of a
major military command, that the telecommunications service is so critical
to protection of life and property or to NSEP that it must be provided
immediately.
(g) A request from an official authorized pursuant to the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. and 18 U.S.C. 2511,
2518, 2519).
(2) Priority Level Assignment.
(a) Services qualifying under the Emergency NSEP category are assigned
priority level “E” for provisioning.
(b) After 30 days, assignments of provisioning priority level “E” for
Emergency NSEP services are automatically revoked unless extended for
another 30-day period. A notice of any such revocation will be sent to
service vendors.
(c) For restoration, Emergency NSEP services may be assigned priority levels
under the provisions applicable to Essential NSEP services (see paragraph
16.c.). Emergency NSEP services not otherwise qualifying for restoration
priority level assignment as Essential NSEP may be assigned a restoration
priority level “5” for a 30-day period. Such 30-day restoration priority
level assignments will be revoked automatically unless extended for another
30-day period. A notice of any such revocation will be sent to service
vendors.
c. Essential NSEP. Telecommunication services in the Essential NSEP category
are those required to be provisioned by due dates specified by service
users, or restored promptly, normally without regard to associated overtime
or expediting costs. They may be assigned priority levels of “1,” “2,”
“3,” “4,” or “5” for both provisioning and restoration, depending upon the
nature and urgency of the supported function, the impact of a lack of
service or service interruption upon the supported function, and, for
priority access to public switched services, the user's level of
responsibility. Priority level assignments will be valid for no more than
three years unless revalidated. To be categorized as Essential NSEP, a
telecommunications service must qualify under one of the four subcategories
described below: National Security Leadership; National Security Posture and
U.S. Population Attack Warning; Public Health, Safety, and Maintenance of
Law and Order; or Public Welfare and Maintenance of the National Economic
Posture. (Note: Under emergency circumstances, Essential NSEP
telecommunication services may be recategorized as Emergency NSEP and
assigned a priority level “E” for provisioning.)
(1) National Security Leadership. This subcategory will be strictly limited
to only those telecommunication services essential to national survival if
nuclear attack threatens or occurs, and critical orderwire and control
services necessary to ensure the rapid and efficient provisioning or
restoration of other NSEP telecommunication services. Services in this
subcategory are those for which a service interruption of even a few minutes
would have serious adverse impact upon the supported NSEP function.
(a) Criteria. To qualify under this subcategory, a service must be at least
one of the following:
(i) Critical orderwire, or control service, supporting other NSEP functions.
(ii) Presidential communications service critical to continuity of
government and national leadership during crisis situations.
(iii) National Command Authority communications service for military command
and control critical to National survival.
(iv) Intelligence communications service critical to warning of potentially
catastrophic attack.
(v) Communications service supporting the conduct of diplomatic negotiations
critical to arresting or limiting hostilities.
(b) Priority Level Assignment. Services under this subcategory will normally
be assigned, during Peacetime/Crisis/Mobilization, priority level “1” for
provisioning and restoration.
(2) National Security Posture and U.S. Population Attack Warning. This
subcategory covers those minimum additional telecommunication services
essential to maintaining an optimum defense, diplomatic, or
continuity-of-government posture before, during, and after crisis
situations. Such situations are those ranging from national emergencies to
international crises, including nuclear attack. Services in this subcategory
are those for which a service interruption ranging from a few minutes to one
day would have serious adverse impact upon the supported NSEP function.
(a) Criteria. To qualify under this subcategory, a service must support at
least one of the following NSEP functions:
(i) Threat assessment and attack warning.
(ii) Conduct of diplomacy.
(iii) Collection, processing, and dissemination of intelligence.
(iv) Command and control of military forces.
(v) Military mobilization.
(vi) Continuity of Federal government before, during, and after crisis
situations.
(vii) Continuity of state and local government functions supporting the
Federal government during and after national emergencies.
(viii) Recovery of critical national functions after crisis situations.
(ix) National space operations.
(b) Priority Level Assignment. Services under this subcategory will normally
be assigned, during Peacetime/Crisis/Mobilization, priority levels “2,”
“3,” “4,” or “5” for provisioning and restoration.
(3) Public Health, Safety, and Maintenance of Law and Order. This
subcategory covers the minimum number of telecommunication services
necessary for giving civil alert to the U.S. population and maintaining law
and order and the health and safety of the U.S. population in times of any
national, regional, or serious local emergency. These services are those for
which a service interruption ranging from a few minutes to one day would
have serious adverse impact upon the supported NSEP functions.
(a) Criteria. To qualify under this subcategory, a service must support at
least one of the following NSEP functions:
(i) Population warning (other than attack warning).
(ii) Law enforcement.
(iii) Continuity of critical state and local government functions (other
than support of the Federal government during and after national
emergencies).
(iv) Hospitals and distribution of medical supplies.
(v) Critical logistic functions and public utility services.
(vi) Civil air traffic control.
(vii) Military assistance to civil authorities.
(viii) Defense and protection of critical industrial facilities.
(ix) Critical weather services.
(x) Transportation to accomplish the foregoing NSEP functions.
(b) Priority Level Assignment. Services under this subcategory will normally
be assigned, during Peacetime/Crisis/Mobilization, priority levels “3,”
“4,” or “5” for provisioning and restoration.
(4) Public Welfare and Maintenance of National Economic Posture. This
subcategory covers the minimum number of telecommunication services
necessary for maintaining the public welfare and national economic posture
during any national or regional emergency. These services are those for
which a service interruption ranging from a few minutes to one day would
have serious adverse impact upon the supported NSEP function.
(a) Criteria. To qualify under this subcategory, a service must support at
least one of the following NSEP functions:
(i) Distribution of food and other essential supplies.
(ii) Maintenance of national monetary, credit, and financial systems.
(iii) Maintenance of price, wage, rent, and salary stabilization, and
consumer rationing programs.
(iv) Control of production and distribution of strategic materials and
energy supplies.
(v) Prevention and control of environmental hazards or damage.
(vii) Transportation to accomplish the foregoing NSEP functions.
(b) Priority Level Assignment. Services under this subcategory will normally
be assigned, during Peacetime/Crisis/Mobilization, priority levels “4” or
“5” for provisioning and restoration.
d. Limitations. Priority levels will be assigned only to the minimum number
of telecommunication services required to support an NSEP function. Priority
levels will not normally be assigned to back-up services on a continuing
basis, absent additional justification (e.g., a service user specifies a
requirement for physically diverse routing or contracts for additional
continuity-of-service features). The Executive Office of the President may
also establish limitations upon the relative numbers of services which may
be assigned any restoration priority level. These limitations will not take
precedence over laws or executive orders. Such limitations shall not be
exceeded absent waiver by the Executive Office of the President.
e. Non-NSEP Services. Telecommunication services in the non-NSEP category
will be those which do not meet the criteria for either Emergency NSEP or
Essential NSEP.
17. Authorizing Provision. NCS manuals implementing this directive are
authorized.
18. Effective Date. This directive is effective immediately.
19. Expiration. This directive is in effect until superseded or cancelled.
Appendix:
A. Definitions
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Dated: July 5, 1990.
Director, Office of Management and Budget.
Dated: July 5, 1990.
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
Dated: July 5, 1990.
Summary of Changes: Initial publication.
Appendix A—Definitions
For the purposes of this Directive:
Assignment
The designation of priority level(s) for a defined NSEP telecommunications
service for a specified time period.
Audit
A quality assurance review in response to identified problems.
Committee of Principals (COP)
As specified by Executive Order 12472, a committee consisting of
representatives from those Federal departments, agencies or entities,
designated by the President, which lease or own telecommunications
facilities or services of significance to national security or emergency
preparedness, and, to the extent permitted by law, other Executive entities
which bear policy, regulatory or enforcement responsibilities of importance
to national security or emergency preparedness telecommunications
capabilities.
Government
The Federal government or any foreign, state, county, municipal, or other
local government agency or organization. Specific qualifications will be
supplied whenever reference to a particular level of government is intended
(e.g., “Federal government,” “state government”). “Foreign government” means
any non-U.S. sovereign empire, kingdom, state, or independent political
community, including foreign diplomatic and consular establishments and
coalitions or associations of governments (e.g., North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), Organization of American States (OAS), and United
Nations (UN); and associations of governments or government agencies or
organizations (e.g., Pan American Union, International Postal Union, and
International Monetary Fund).
National Communications System (NCS)
The National Communications System (NCS) is a confederation of Federal
departments, agencies and entities established by Presidential Memorandum of
August 21, 1963 and reaffirmed by Executive Order No. 12472, “Assignment of
National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications
Functions,” April 3, 1984.
National Coordinating Center (NCC)
The joint telecommunications industry—Federal government operation
established by the NCS to assist in the initiation, coordination,
restoration and reconstitution of NSEP telecommunication services or
facilities.
National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) Telecommunication Services
or NSEP Services
Telecommunication services that are used to maintain a state of readiness or
to respond to and manage any event or crisis (local, national, or
international) that causes or could cause injury or harm to the population,
damage to or loss of property, or degrades or threatens the NSEP posture of
the United States. These services fall into two specific categories.
Emergency NSEP and Essential NSEP, and are assigned priority levels.
National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) Treatment
The provisioning of a telecommunications service before others based on the
provisioning priority level assigned by the Manager, NCS, in accordance with
this directive.
Priority Action
The assignment, revision, revocation, or revalidation by the Manager, NCS,
in accordance with this directive, of a priority level associated with an
NSEP telecommunications service.
Priority Level
The level that may be assigned to an NSEP telecommunications service
specifying the order in which provisioning or restoration of the service is
to occur relative to other NSEP and/or non-NSEP telecommunication services.
Authorized priority levels are designated (highest to lowest) “E,. “1,”
“2,” “3,” “4,” and “5” for provisioning and “1,” “2,” “3,” “4,” and “5” for
restoration.
Priority Level Assignment
The priority level(s) designated for the provisioning and/or restoration of
a particular NSEP telecommunications service.
Private NSEP Telecommunication Services
Those non-common carrier telecommunication services including private line,
virtual private line, and private switched network services.
Provisioning
The act of supplying telecommunications service to a user, including all
associated transmission, wiring, and equipment. As used herein,
“provisioning” and “initiation” are synonymous and include altering the
state of an existing priority service or capability.
Public Switched NSEP Telecommunication Services
Those NSEP telecommunication services utilizing public switched networks.
Such services may include both interexchange and intraexchange network
facilities (e.g., switching systems, interoffice trunks and subscriber
loops).
Reconciliation
The comparison of NSEP service information and the resolution of identified
discrepancies.
Restoration
The repair or returning to service of one or more telecommunication services
that have experienced a service outage or are unusable for any reason,
including a damaged or impaired telecommunications facility. Such repair or
returning to service may be done by patching, rerouting, substitution of
component parts or pathways, and other means, as determined necessary by a
service vendor.
Revalidation
The rejustification by a service user of a priority level assignment. This
may result in extension by the Manager, NCS, in accordance with this
directive, of the expiration date associated with the priority level
assignment.
Revision
A change in priority level assignment for an NSEP telecommunications
service. This includes any extension of an existing priority level
assignment to an expanded NSEP service.
Revocation
The elimination of a priority level assignment when it is no longer valid.
All priority level assignments for an NSEP service are revoked upon service
termination.
Service Identification
Information uniquely identifying an NSEP telecommunications service to the
service vendor and/or service user.
Service User
Any individual or organization (including a service vendor) supported by a
telecommunications service for which a priority level has been requested or
assigned.
Service Vendor
Any person, association, partnership, corporation, organization, or other
entity (including common carriers and government organizations) that offers
to supply any telecommunication equipment, facilities, or services
(including customer premises equipment and wiring) or combination thereof.
The term includes resale carriers, prime contractors, subcontractors, and
interconnecting carriers.
“Spare” Circuits or Services
Circuits or services not being used or contracted for by any customer.
Telecommunication Services
The transmission, emission, or reception of signals, signs, writing, images,
sounds, or intelligence of any nature, by wire, cable, satellite, fiber
optics, laser, radio, visual, or other electronic, electric,
electromagnetic, or acoustically coupled means, or any combination thereof.
The term can include necessary telecommunication facilities.
Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System User
Any individual, organization, or activity that interacts with the TSP
System.
[NCS Directive 3–3]
Telecommunications Operations—Shared Resources (SHARES) High Frequency (HF)
Radio Program
September 30, 1988.
1. Purpose. This directive establishes National Communications System (NCS)
policies pertaining to operation and use of the Shared Resources (SHARES)
High Frequency (HF) Radio Program.
2. Applicability. This directive is binding upon NCS and other Executive
entities who voluntarily elect to participate in the SHARES HF Radio
Program.
3. Authority. This directive is issued under the authority of Executive
Order No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness
Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471 (1984); and NCS
Directive 1–1, “National Communications System (NCS) Issuance System,”
November 30, 1987.
4. References.
a. Executive Order (E.0.) No. 12472, “Assignment of National Security and
Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Functions,” April 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471 (1984).
b. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), “Manual
of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management,” May,
1986 Edition as revised May, 1987 or current edition/revision.
5. General.
a. E.O. No. 12472 established national policy guidance in support of
National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) objectives. Executive Order
No. 12472 mandates that action be taken to “. . . ensure that a national
telecommunications infrastructure is developed . . .”. Consistent with the
Executive Order, functionally similar government telecommunications networks
should be designed to interchange traffic in support of national leadership
requirements.
b. The SHARES HF Radio Program will provide a backup capability to exchange
critical information among Federal entities to support NSEP. Federally
controlled HF radio resources will be shared to establish a robust NSEP HF
radio communications infrastructure. The program involves a collection of
existing Federally controlled HF radio stations that inter-operate to
transmit NSEP messages when normal means of communication are not available.
6. Policy.
a. Any participating Federal entity will accept, to the extent that
acceptance does not interfere with the mission responsibilities of the
entity, emergency messages of other Federal entities, or other components of
the same entity, for transmission by HF radio to the addressee or to another
participant for relay to the addressee.
b. A SHARES message is an emergency message to be sent via the SHARES
network. It consists of information that must be communicated to a Federal
entity and is of critical importance to the Federal Government, the entity's
mission, and/or involves the preservation of life and the protection of
property.
c. Transmission of SHARES messages will be guided by the policy of the
agency accepting the message. Advice that a “SHARES Message” is to be
transmitted will serve to notify operating personnel that a critical NSEP
message requirement exists, and implicitly, that normal communication paths
are not available.
7. Responsibilities.
a. NCS entities participating in the SHARES HF Radio Program will, to the
maximum extent possible:
(1) Identify HF stations under their control for participation in the SHARES
Program.
(2) Maintain the operational readiness of their SHARES HF stations.
(3) Provide updated information as necessary for inclusion in a SHARES HF
Radio Program Directory. Use of Federal frequencies for SHARES traffic shall
be in accordance with National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) “Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal
Radio Frequency Management.”
(4) Ensure participation of available stations in scheduled exercises.
(5) Provide representation, as required, at meetings, briefings,
conferences, and other official SHARES HF Radio Program activities.
b. The Manager, NCS, will administer the SHARES HF Radio Program and perform
the management functions defined below:
(1) Publish and periodically update, as NCS issuances, a User Manual, giving
detailed procedures for using SHARES HF Radio Program capabilities, and HF
Directory of participating Federally controlled HF radio stations.
(2) Develop, schedule, and administer periodic exercises of the SHARES HF
Radio Program capabilities.
(3) Perform other functions, as necessary, to improve SHARES capabilities.
8. Authorizing Provision. NCS manuals implementing this directive are
authorized.
9. Effective Date. This directive is effective immediately.
10. Expiration. This directive is in effect until superseded or cancelled.
[ 55 FR 51063 , Dec. 11, 1990]
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