§ 11.45   Prohibition of false or deceptive EAS transmissions.

   (a) No person may transmit or cause to transmit the EAS codes or
   Attention Signal, or a recording or simulation thereof, in any
   circumstance other than in an actual National, State or Local Area
   emergency or authorized test of the EAS; or as specified in
   § § 10.520(d), 11.46, and 11.61 of this chapter.

   (b) No later than twenty-four (24) hours of an EAS Participant's
   discovery (i.e., actual knowledge) that it has transmitted or otherwise
   sent a false alert to the public, the EAS Participant send an email to
   the Commission at the FCC Ops Center at FCCOPS@fcc.gov, informing the
   Commission of the event and of any details that the EAS Participant may
   have concerning the event.

   [ 83 FR 39621 , Aug. 10, 2018]

   Effective Date Note: At  83 FR 39621 , Aug. 10, 2018, § 11.45 was revised.
   Paragraph (b) contains information collection and recordkeeping
   requirements and will not become effective until approval has been
   given by the Office of Management and Budget.

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