Sec. 11.62  Closed Circuit Tests of National Level EAS facilities.

    (a) Closed Circuit Tests (CCT) of National Level EAS facilities 
shall be conducted on a random or scheduled basis not more than once a 
month and not less than once every three months. Test times will be 
selected by the White House in coordination with participating industry 
personnel, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the FCC. 
The FCC will notify the participating networks, wire services, cable 
networks and program suppliers and common carriers of the selected time 
window for the test at least four working days (holidays excluded) 
before the test.
    (b) The EAS Operating Handbook and National Control Point Procedures 
contain the CCT procedures.
    (c) The control points of the participating radio and television 
networks, cable networks and program suppliers, wire services and common 
carriers will receive notification of a CCT by a ``Closed Circuit Test 
Activation Message''.
    (d) Test announcements will originate from a point selected by the 
White House with program feed circuitry connected to the telephone 
company Toll Test Center at points coordinated for each test. 
Participating common carriers will connect, as required, the facilities 
of the radio networks and other test participants. Telephone companies 
are not authorized to add any participating independent broadcast 
stations unless authorized by the FCC. Authentication will be provided 
to the Toll Test Center or other program entry location responsible for 
test arrangements. Authentication used in the CCT Message will be the 
test words on the outside of the Red Envelope Authenticator List.
    (e) CCT procedures for radio network affiliates, wire service 
subscribers, and, if participating, television network affiliates and 
cable systems are as follows:
    (1) Notification of a CCT will be disseminated as specified in 
Sec. 11.53 (a)(1) and (a)(3) and the EAS Operating Handbook.
    (2) Recipients immediately monitor their radio network, and if 
participating, their television network or cable system, and check their 
wire service for the receipt of the CCT Activation Message. Verify 
authenticity using the current Red Authenticator List.
    (3) Continue to monitor for the CCT audio talkup and program.
    (4) Enter the time of receipt of the CCT message in the broadcast 
station log or cable system records.
    (5) The CCT terminates on the following aural closing cue in the 
text of the test program: ``This concludes the Closed Circuit Test of 
the EAS.''
    (6) Following the closing cue, wire service subscribers will receive 
a ``Closed Circuit Test Termination Message''. Record the time of 
receipt as indicated above.
    (f) The FCC may request a CCT report in a prescribed format.