The Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts
broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2024-09-06 · Effective 2025-09-08 · 89 FR 72724
Document
Document number
2024-19530
Federal Register citation
89 FR 72724
CFR reference
47 CFR 11
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
2024-09-06
Effective date
2025-09-08
FCC docket
PS Docket Nos. 15-91, 15-94
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) amends its regulations governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to add a new event code, MEP, to allow alert originators to issue an alert to the public about missing and endangered persons (MEP) whose circumstances do not meet the criteria of "America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response" (AMBER) alerts.