Sec. 11.41  Participation in EAS.

    (a) All broadcast stations and cable systems specified in Sec. 11.11 
are categorized as Participating National (PN) sources unless authorized 
by the FCC to be Non-Participating National (NN) sources.
    (b) A broadcast station or cable system may submit a written request 
to the FCC asking to be a Non-Participating National (NN) source. The 
FCC may then issue a Non-participating National Authorization letter. NN 
sources must go off the air during a national EAS activation.
    (1) Any existing station that is a Non-participating National (NN) 
source under Sec. 11.18(f) that wants to become a Participating National 
(PN) source in the national level EAS must submit a written request to 
the FCC.
    (2) NN sources may voluntarily participate in the State and Local 
Area EAS. Participation is at the discretion of broadcast station and 
cable system management and will be in accordance with the provisions of 
State and Local Area EAS Plans.
    (c) All sources, including NN, must have immediate access to an EAS 
Operating Handbook and a Red Envelope Authenticator List and be placed 
on the EAS mailing list maintained by the FCC.