Sec.  11.1   Purpose.

   This part contains rules and regulations providing for an Emergency Alert
   System (EAS). The EAS provides the President with the capability to provide
   immediate  communications and information to the general public at the
   National, State and Local Area levels during periods of national emergency.
   The  rules  in this part describe the required technical standards and
   operational procedures of the EAS for AM, FM and TV broadcast stations,
   cable systems and other participating entities. The EAS may be used to
   provide  the  heads of State and local government, or their designated
   representatives, with a means of emergency communication with the public in
   their State or Local Area.