Sec. 215.0  Purpose and authority.

    The purpose of this part is to designate a focal point within the 
Federal Government for electromagnetic pulse (EMP) information 
concerning telecommunications. It is issued pursuant to the authority of 
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977,  42 FR 56101 , 91 Stat. 1633, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. appendix), Executive Order 12472, ( 49 FR 13471 ; 3 CFR, 
1984 Comp., p. 193), ``Assignment of National Security and Emergency 
Preparedness Telecommunications, April 3, 1984 and Executive Order 
12046,  43 FR 13349 , ``Relating to the Transfer of Telecommunications 
Functions,'' May 27, 1978, as amended by Executive Order 12472.