Sec.  11.21   State and Local Area Plans and FCC Mapbook.

   EAS plans contain guidelines which must be followed by EAS Participants'
   personnel, emergency officials, and National Weather Service (NWS) personnel
   to activate the EAS. The plans include the EAS header codes and messages
   that will be transmitted by key EAS sources (NP, LP, SP and SR). State and
   local plans contain unique methods of EAS message distribution such as the
   use of the Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS). The plans must be reviewed
   and approved by the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, prior
   to implementation to ensure that they are consistent with national plans,
   FCC regulations, and EAS operation.

   (a) The State plan contains procedures for State emergency management and
   other State officials, the NWS, and EAS Participants' personnel to transmit
   emergency information to the public during a State emergency using the EAS,
   including  mandatory messages initiated by a state governor or his/her
   designee. The State plan must specify how state-level and geographically
   targeted EAS messages initiated by a state governor or his/her designee will
   be transmitted to all EAS Participants who provide services in the state,
   and must include specific and detailed information describing how such
   messages will be aggregated, designated as mandatory, and delivered to EAS
   Participants. State EAS plans should include a data table, in computer
   readable form, clearly showing monitoring assignments and the specific
   primary and backup path for the emergency action notification (“EAN”) from
   the PEP to each station in the plan.

   (b) The Local Area plan contains procedures for local officials or the NWS
   to transmit emergency information to the public during a local emergency
   using the EAS. Local plans may be a part of the State plan. A Local Area is
   a geographical area of contiguous communities or counties that may include
   more than one state.

   (c) The FCC Mapbook is based on the above plans. It organizes all broadcast
   stations and cable systems according to their State, EAS Local Area, and EAS
   designation.

   [ 72 FR 62134 , Nov. 2, 2007]

Subpart B—Equipment Requirements