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

    EAS plans contain guidelines which must be followed by broadcast 
personnel, emergency officials and NWS personnel to activate the EAS. 
The plans include the EAS header code and messages that will be 
transmitted by key EAS sources (NP, LP, SP, and SR). State and local 
plans may contain unique methods of EAS message distribution such as the 
use of RBDS. The plans must be reviewed and approved by the Chief, 
Compliance and Information Bureau prior to implementation to ensure that 
they are consistent with national plans, FCC regulations, and EAS 
operation.
    (a) The State plan contains procedures for State emergency 
management and other State officials, the NWS, broadcast personnel to 
transmit emergency information to the public during a State emergency 
using the EAS.
    (b) The Local Area plan contains procedures for local officials or 
the NWS to transmit emergency information to the public during a local 
emergency using the EAS. Local plans may be a part of the State plan. A 
Local Area is a geographical area of contiguous communities or counties 
that may include more than one state.
    (c) The FCC Mapbook is based on the above plans. It organizes all 
broadcast stations and cable systems according to their State, EAS Local 
Area and EAS designation.
[ 59 FR 67092 , Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at  60 FR 55999 , Nov. 6, 1995]

                    Subpart B--Equipment Requirements