In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) revises its rules governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to add three new EAS event codes, covering extreme wind and storm surges, as well as revise the territorial boundaries of the geographic location codes for two offshore marine areas.
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Amendment of the Emergency Alert System
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) revises its rules governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to add three new EAS event codes, coveri...
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81 FR 53039
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“Amendment of the Emergency Alert System,” thefederalregister.org (August 11, 2016), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2016-18962/amendment-of-the-emergency-alert-system.