§ 2.405   Operation during emergency.

   The  licensee  of  any station (except amateur, standard broadcast, FM
   broadcast, noncommercial educational FM broadcast, or television broadcast)
   may, during a period of emergency in which normal communication facilities
   are  disrupted as a result of hurricane, flood, earthquake, or similar
   disaster,  utilize such station for emergency communication service in
   communicating in a manner other than that specified in the instrument of
   authorization: Provided:

   (a) That as soon as possible after the beginning of such emergency use,
   notice be sent to the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the
   Commission at Washington, D.C., stating the nature of the emergency and the
   use to which the station is being put, and

   (b) That the emergency use of the station shall be discontinued as soon as
   substantially normal communication facilities are again available, and

   (c) That the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the Commission at
   Washington, D.C., shall be notified immediately when such special use of the
   station is terminated: Provided further,

   (d) That in no event shall any station engage in emergency transmission on
   frequencies other than, or with power in excess of, that specified in the
   instrument  of authorization or as otherwise expressly provided by the
   Commission, or by law: And provided further,

   (e) That any such emergency communication undertaken under this section
   shall terminate upon order of the Commission.

   Note:  Part 73 of this chapter contains provisions governing emergency
   operation of standard, FM, noncommercial educational FM, and television
   broadcast stations. Part 97 of this chapter contains such provisions for
   amateur stations.

   [ 28 FR 13785 , Dec. 18, 1963, as amended at  80 FR 53749 , Sept. 8, 2015]

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