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 Presidential messages.
(b) EAS Test Transmissions.
This section contains the instructions for testing the EAS at the National level.
(c) National Information Center (NIC).
This section contains instructions for distributing United States Government official information messages after completion of the National Level EAS activation and termination actions.
[59 FR 67092, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 18508, Apr. 16, 2002]