47 CFR § 11.16 - National Control Point Procedures.

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title: "47 CFR § 11.16 - National Control Point Procedures."
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# 11.16 National Control Point Procedures.

The National Control Point Procedures are written instructions issued by the FCC to national level EAS control points. The procedures are divided into sections as follows:

(a) *National Level EAS Activation.* This section contains the activation and termination instructions for the National Emergency Message.

(b) *EAS Test Transmissions.* This section contains the instructions for testing the EAS at the National level.

[59 FR 67092, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 18508, Apr. 16, 2002; 87 FR 67823, Nov. 10, 2022]