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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

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(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.
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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:

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(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.

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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)
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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
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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.

[NCS Directive 2-1]

Plans, Programs, and Fiscal Management--National Security Emergency
Preparedness (NSEP) Telecommunications Planning Process

September 30, 1988.

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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\
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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;
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(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:
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* 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.
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(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
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** 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.
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(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).
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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\
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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\
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c. NCS Directive 2-1, ``National Security Emergency Preparedness
(NSEP) Telecommunications Planning Process,'' (presently in process).

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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
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(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

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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
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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)
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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
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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.)
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(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
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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
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(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
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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
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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).
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(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,

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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.

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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.

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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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