Sec.  11.41   Participation in EAS.

   

   (a) All broadcast stations and cable systems and wireless cable
   systems specified in Sec. 11.11 are categorized as Participating National
   (PN) sources unless authorized by the FCC to be a Non-Participating
   (NN) sources.

   (b) A broadcast station and cable system and wireless cable system may
   submit a written request to the FCC asking to be a Non-Participating
   National (NN) source. The FCC may then issue a Non-participating
   National Authorization letter. NN sources must go off the air during a
   national EAS activation after transmitting specified information.

   (1) A station or system that is a Non-participating National (NN)
   source under Sec. 11.18(f) that wants to become a Participating National
   (PN) source in the national level EAS must submit a written request to
   the FCC.

   (2) NN sources may voluntarily participate in the State and Local Area
   EAS. Participation is at the discretion of broadcast station and cable
   system and wireless cable system management and should comply with
   State and Local Area EAS Plans.

   (c) All sources, including NN, must have immediate access to an
   Operating Handbook. They should contact the FCC to ensure that they
   are on the FCC EAS mailing list.

   [ 63 FR 29664 , June 1, 1998, as amended at  65 FR 21658 , Apr. 24, 2000]