§ 11.18   EAS Designations.

   (a) National Primary (NP) is a source of EAS Presidential messages.

   (b) Local Primary (LP) is a source of EAS Local Area messages. An LP source
   is responsible for coordinating the carriage of common emergency messages
   from  sources  such as the National Weather Service or local emergency
   management offices as specified in its EAS Local Area Plan. If it is unable
   to  carry out this function, other LP sources in the Local Area may be
   assigned the responsibility as indicated in State and Local Area Plans. LP
   sources are assigned numbers (LP-1, 2, 3, etc.) in the sequence they are to
   be monitored by other broadcast stations in the Local Area.

   (c) State Primary (SP) is a source of EAS State messages. These messages can
   originate from the Governor or a designated representative in the State
   Emergency Operating Center (EOC) or State Capital. Messages are sent via the
   State Relay Network.

   (d) State Relay (SR) is a source of EAS State messages. It is part of the
   State Relay Network and relays National and State common emergency messages
   into Local Areas.

   (e) Participating National (PN) sources transmit EAS National, State or
   Local Area messages. The EAS transmissions of PN sources are intended for
   direct public reception.

   [ 59 FR 67092 , Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at  77 FR 16700 , Mar. 22, 2012]

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