ML19327B704

Intervenors Motion to Admit late-filed Contention & Reopen Record on Spmc Based Upon Withdrawal of Commonwealth of Ma Network & Wcgy.* Intervenors Established That Motion to Reopen Meets Stds & Issue Warrants Reopening Record

ML19327B704
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	10/30/1989
From:	Greer L MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF, NEW ENGLAND COALITION ON NUCLEAR POLLUTION, SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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UNITED STATEE OF AMERICA '^*- i NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD 89 00T 31 P2:32  !

1 Before the Administrative Judgest p i o, , .,

I cou pe..a  ! n c3 1 Ivan W. Smith, Chairman P "k '

Dr. Richard F. Cole Kenneth A. McCollom 4

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In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-443-OL i

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I Ii INTERVENORS' MOTION TO ADMIT A LATE FILED CONTENTION AND REOPEN THE RECORD ON THE SPMC BASED UPON f THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE MASSACHUSETTS E.B.S. NETWORK AND WCGY j The Massachusetts Attorney General (" Mass AG"), Seacoast l Anti-Pollution League ("SAPL") , and New England Coalition on 3 Nuclear Pollution ("NECNP"), (hereinaf ter "Intervenors"), nove t

this Board to admit for litigation in the above-captioned proceedings the contention filed herewith as Attachment A and  :

reopen the record in the proceeding on the Seabrook Plan for Massachusetts Communities ("SPMC"). This motion is filed i i

pursuant to $189(a) of the Atomic Energy Act and is founded upon l l

the grounds set forth below. The Intervenors also request that  ;

this Board permit them to have a hearing on all issues raised by  ;

i this contention and engage in any discovery necessary to prepare l for such a hearing. )

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INTRODUCTION The SPMC contemplates the use of the Emergency Broadcast System ("EBS") as the prirary means for notifying the public in the event of a radiological emergency at Seabrook Station. In a letter dated October 20, 1989 John F. Bassett, manager of WCCM(AM)/WCGY(FM) ("WCGY"), repudiated WCGY's prior agreement to participate with New Hampshire Yankee ("NHY") in emergency planning and to activate the EBS in the event of a emergency at Seabrook Station. Without the cooperation of WCGY, the Applicants will not be able to activate the EBS servicing the Seabrook Emergency Planning Zone ("EPZ") in Massachusetts.

Without the activation of tne EBS, the Applicants will not be able to provide notification to the public in the event of an emergency in accordance with the SPMC and as required by applicable law and regulations. The inability of NHY to activate the F'3S poses a significant safety issue that warrants admission of the attached late-filed contention and reopening the record under the applicable standards.

THE CRITERIA FOR THE ADMISSION OF A LA E-FILED CONTENTION ARE MET The criteria for the admission of late-filed contentions are set forth in 10 CFR 52.714 (a) (1) . In ruling on a motion to admit a late-filed contention, a licensing board must balance the factors set forth in the above cited provision.

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Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-83-19, 17 NRC 1041 (1983); [

Public Service of New Hamnshire Co. (Seabrook Station, Units 1 j and 2), ALAB 918, NRC (1989). Those factors aret l i

E (i) good cause for failure to file on time; l l

(ii) the availability of other means by which the  ;

petitioners interest will be protected; l

(iii). the extent to which the petitioners participation may l reasonably be expected to assist in the development 1 of sound record;  ;

i (iv) the extent to which the petitioners interest will be i represented by other parties;  ;

r (v) the extent to which the petitioners participation l will broaden the issues or delay the proceeding.  !

i A considered balancing of those five factors clearly I i

establishes that the attached contention should be admitted in I I

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At the time that the contentions on the SPMC were initially (

required.to be filed in this proceeding (April, 1988) WCGY and [

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the Massachusetts EBS were cooperating with NHY in emergency  !

I planning.1/ Both WCGY and EBS had letters of agreement with  !

NHY to provide services to NHY in the event of a radiological emergency at Seabrook. (Attachments B and C.) Those letters  :

r 1/ WCGY (FM) and WCCM (AM) are sister stations that are i located at 33 Franklin Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts and are i currently owned and managed by Curt Gowdy Broadcasting.

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o of agreement were incorporated into the SPMC in Appendix C.

Under the terms of those letters of agreement, WCGY agreed to activate the EBS for the Merrimac Valley operational area that includes Massachusetts when requested to do so by NHY. When  !

contentions on the SPMC were initially due, a review of the f

t SPMC's provision did not reveal any difficulty in activating  !

the EBS as a means of notifying the public. The SPMC at 53.2 and I.P. 2.13 contained provisions and procedures for '

activating the EBS. On its face the SPMC contained the documents indicating it had a means to actually activate the )

EBS through the letter of agreement with WCGY contained in k

Appendix C. Not until October 20, 1989 when WCGY withdrew did I 1

the SPMC' lose that means of activating the EBS.2/  !

On October 20, 1989, when WCGY repudiated its letter of l agreement with NHY the provisions of the SPMC for notifying the  !

public became unworkable. This motion to admit a late-filed I contention and reopen the record are being filed within six f i working dcys of that repudiation. Good cause is established i for failure to file on time because the event that triggered the filing did not occur until October 20, 1989. This motion  !

and affidavits attached to it are being filed as quickly as is i

2/ Douglas Rowe's withdrawal of the Massachusetts EBS occurred  ;

l a few days earlier on October 13, 1989, however, until WCGY's L

withdrawal, the SPMC still contained a legally enforceable '

means to activate the EBS through WCGY's letter of agreement.

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PROTECTION OF THE INTERVENORS' INTEREST );

Other than litigation of the attached contention there is  ;

i no other means to ensure that Seabrook Station operation will conform to regulatory requirements and ensure public safety. l The NRC Staff cannot be relied upon to protect the public interest and interests of the Inte.rvenors. Throughout the i I

course of this proceeding, the NRC Staff has consistently and l without exception rubberstamped the actions taken by the l i

Applicants. There is no reason to believe that the NRC Staff J at this point will adopt a more reasoned and impartial position. The only way to ensure that the regulutory J requirements cited.in the attached contention are met and that public safety is provided for is through the admission and )

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l 2/ The first indication that there might be a problem with the  ;

SPMC's notification procedures using the EBS was receiveC by i L

the Mass AG's office on October 16, 1989. On that date, l Douglas Rowe contacted a paralegal in the Mass AG's office to i learn the address of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He  ;

indicated that he wanted the NRC's address so that he could i forward to the NRC a copy of his letter to NHY. Mr. Rowe sent  !

to the Mass AG's office a copy of his letter to NHY, and l indicated that WCGY had been informed of his actions. In turn, '

WCGY was contacted by the Mass AG's office to ascertain what its utatus was in respect to EBS' repudiation of its letter of j agreement with NHY. John F. Bassett, manager of WCGY, stated l that he knew about Rowe's action, and was contemplating sending i a similar letter but had not yet done so. In a follow-up ,

I conversation on October 19, 1989 Mr. Bassett stated that he was I still considering sending a similar letter and would provide ,

the Mass AG's office with a copy of the letter.

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O' DEVELOPMENT OF A SOUND RECORD The Intervenors will contribute to the development of a i i

sound record through the litigation of the attached l contention. The contention and basis sufficently identify the j issues to be decided. In support of the contention, the l 1

Intervenors will offer the testimony of Royce Sawyst whose I i

affidavit is attached to this motion as Attachment D. He will l i

testify as to how tho Massachusetts EBS operates and why the l l

non- participation of WCGi precludes operation of the EBS in {

the Massachusetts EPZ.

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! Seabrook Station and any protective action recommendations that i

g are made in response to such an emergency is predicated on the operation of the EBS. Section 3.2.5, Public Notification, of

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the SPMC specifies that that public notification will take L i place through thu EBS. Section 3.2.5 at p. 3.2-13 states.

"The NHY Offsite Rwsponse Organization maintains the capability to activate any of the available public notification means when authorized by the commonwealth i of Massachusetts as described below and detailed in 1 Implementing Procedure ("IP") 2.13, Public A1 art and j t

Notification System Includina EBS Activation; IP 2.15, (

Airborne Alert Activation, and IP 2.16, Vehicular '

Alert and Notification System." (Emphasis added.) ,

p That same section also provides at 3.2-15 that: "Through an l l extensive public education program (553.7 and 7.5), the publje will be instructed that, upon hearing the sirens, they should listen to 1ccal radio stations for information and l

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c instructional messages broadcast over the Ens radio network." l (Emphasis added.) The plan specif that the.NHY Offsite  !

Response Director will direct public notification by using the public alert and notification system including EBS. The SPMC  !

states that the EBS will be activated concurrently with the  :

i activation of the siren system, 53.2.5 at 3.2-16, and provides j that through the EBS the public will be informed of the import  ;

of the sirens.

Implementing Procedure 2.13 outlines the procedural steps [

that will be taken to activate the EBS. Section 5.1.5 of IP 2.13, at p. 5, states that contact with the CBS radio station  ;

t is to take place on a dedicated ring down circuit. Section I 5.1.11 of IP 2.13, at p. 7, directs th:t activation of the f public alert and notification system is to take place by +

contactirg the lead EBS station on the /.edicated ring down circuit, and advising it of the pre-recorded message that is to i be broadcast or that an authorized prescripted EBS will be l

telecopied to it for broadcast. The implementing procedures as well as the plan itself clearly contemplate that under the SPMC information is to be disseminated to the public through the  ;

EBS. In making its finding of adequacy in respect to the SPNC, I i

FEMA reviewed those provisions of the plan calling for the use  ;

of EBS as the primary means for notifying the public. Those provisions are a predicate to FEMA's finding. FEMA's Review Of The SPMC, App. Exh. 43C, Page 24.

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l 0, ' O Royce Sawyer will testify as to how the EBS network in Massachusetts works and why the lack of participation by WCGY [

means that the EBS network cannot be activated. As Mr.

., Sawyer's affidavit makes clear, the EBS network functions in much the sans way as a telephone pyramid. The primary relay i

EBS station in Massachusetts, WROR in Boston, by transmission ,

of its activating tone, trips the tone alert radios at the EBS operational area gateway stations. WCGY is the gateway station in the Merrimac Valley where the Massachusetts EPZ is located.

WCGY picks up the EBS message transmitted by WROR and, through activation of its activating tone, trips tt tone alert radios located in the other Merrimac Valley EBS stations. Those j

! stations in turn pick up the EDS message and transmit it out on l

l their own frequencies to the public. The activation of the EBS stations in the Merrimac Valley can be implamented directly through contacting WCGY End having WCGY send out its activating signal. However, the activation of the EBS cannot take place through contacting WLYT, the only other station with whom NHY has a letter of agreement, because WLYT is not a gateway or a lead EBS station. The tone alert radios in the other Merrimac Vallay EBS stations are not tuned to receive WLYT's signal; l they are only tuned to receive WCCY's signal.

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) Mr. Sawyer's testimony will show that the import of WCGY's 1

non-cooperation is that NHY will not be ab.le to contact and l l

activate the EBS within the 15 minute window required by 1

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The identification of Mr. Sawyer as a witness who possesses  !

special expertise on the topic of the EBS in Massachus6tts and the above statement as to what he will testify to clearly f establishes that the admission of the contention will contribute to the development of a sound record. The Appeal Board has holdt  ;

A late petitiontr can establish that its i participation maf reasonably be expected to

• assist in develvping a sound record by "(1) i identify (ing) specifically at least one witness i it intends to presents and (2) provid(ing] .

! sufficient detail respecting that witness' I l proposed testimony to pennit the Board to reach a reasoned conclusion on the likely worth of that testimony on one or more of [its) contentions." ,

Washinaton Public Power Sucolv System (WPPSS  ;

Nuclear Project No. 3), A LAB-7 67 , 19 NRC 964 (1984), 985 (1984) quoting Washinaton Public ,

Power Sucolv System et al. (WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 3 ) , ALAB-747, 18 NRC 1167, 1181 (1983). t The Intervenors in this instance have clearly net the test

• for establishing that their participation will assist in the [

1 development of a sound record. That factor thus weighs heavily in favor in the admissiori of the attached contention.  ;

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1/ An additional factor in WCGY's non-cooperation is that as  :

Attachment E indicates, WCGY's activation of the Merrimac '

valley EBS would immediately reach approximately 6 times the listening public in Essex County as opposed to just WLYT  ;

transmitting an informational message. It is contemplated that i this result will ultimately be offered as another basis to the attLched contention. However, given the haste with which this motion is being filed, there has been insufficient time to obtain an affidavit from an expert on this issue. It is contemplated that when such an affidavit from an expert is obtained, a motion to amend the basis to the attached contention will be filed.

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contention. j AaSENCE OF del &X obviously the admission of the attached contention will broaden the issues to be decided in this proceeding, and may delay a final resolution of the procewding. However, the same i I

would be true with the admission of almost any new contention. .

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Therefore, what must be considered by this Board in assessing this factor is the degree to which the icsues before the Board will be broadened and the degree of the delay that will be occasioned by the admission of the contention.

In this case the contention that is proposed focuses i

narrowly on one aspect of the SPMC. It is anticipated that any ,

discovery on the issue can be kept to a minimum and that any hearings will not be lengthy. Through the prior proceedings that have occurred in this licensing matter, the parties and the Board are already generally familiar with the parameters of the issue.

While this factor does by its nature militate somewhat in favor of the Applicants, the narrowness of the issue raised in the contention and minimal amount of delay that is likely to ensue by admission of the contention do not weigh heavily in l

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i the Applicants' favor. When the slight weight to be accorded i to this factor is balanced against the other four factors that  :

4 strongly favor admission of the contention, the not result is i

that on balancu the contention should be admitted. Therefore, l the Board should allow th9 wotion to admit the late-filed  !

I contention. i tiQT);Qll TO REOPEN THE RECORD ,

The criteria that must be met to reopen a closed record are  !

set forth in 10 CFR l'2.734. Those criteria are all met in this I instance. The motion is timely for the reasons set forth l above. The event that triggered the motion to reopen the record was the letter of October 20, that was sent by WCGY to  !

NHY. Prior to the transmission of that letter voiding the l letter of agreement that had previously existed between NHY and  !

WCGY, the elements of the SPMC that called for the activation of the EBS could still have been implemented. Even though prior to the issuance of the letter the aquipment that NHY undertook to provide to WCGY had not actually been provided, NHY had a contractual commitment to provide that equipment. In  !

return, WCGY had a commitment to activste the EBS upon request i

by NHY. The voiding of the letter of agreement on October 20, 1989 negated those commitments.

Given the requirement that a motion to reopen the record be I

accompanied by one or more affidavits setting forth the basis

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practicable. Not only was there the necessity of obtaininy  !

affidavits as to the factual basis for the motion, i.e., the non-pe.cticipation of WCGY and EBS, but, there was also the 1 necesulty of obtaining an affidavit from an expert who could opine on the import of that non-cooperation. This motion is [

being filed within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> after the authorization and f

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THE NOTION ADDRESSES A SIGNIFICAhT SAFETY ISSUE Both NUREG 0654, FEMA Rep-1, Rev. 1, Supp. 1 and NUREG 0654, Rep-1, Rev. 1 require that maans be established to provide early notification and clear instruction to the populace within the EPZ. Under Planning Standard E,  ;

Notifications Methods and Procedures, an emergency response organization has a responsibilty to demonstrata that means exist to notify and provide promt.t instructions to the public.

The specifications for providing such prompt notification is l '

l set forth in NUREG 0654, FEMA Rep-1, Rev. 1, Appendix 3. Under  !

the criteria for acceptance in Appendix'3, the minimal i

acceptable design objectives fe an alert and notification system require the capability of providing both an alert signal  !

and an informational, or instructional, message to the population on an area wide basis throughout the 10-mile EPZ  ;

within 15 minutes. Appendix 3, at 3-3. Under this minimally acceptable criterion for a notification system, NHY must make provision not only for alerting the pop.11ation in the EPZ by 1

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t means of a siren, or other signal, within .?S minutes, but must l

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'I instructional, message to the population within that same time l

period. I p-i 1 The withdrawal of WCGY and the Massachusetts EBS pose two  ;

separate and distinct significant safaty risks under Planning  !

Standard E. First, the withdrawal of WCGY means that the EBS  ;

cannot be activated for the Merrimac Valley area. As the

• l affidavit of Royce Sawyer makes clear, WCGY as the Common I Program Control Station (CPCS-1) for the Merrimac Valley is the gateway for the activation of the EBS system in that area. All j other EBS stations within that operational area ar6 tuned to WCGY's tone alert frequency to trigger their activation and

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i participation in the EBS. Without WCGY's activation of those e stations, they will not pick up the EBS messages that are [

, designed to carry information to the public in the event of an anergency at Seabrook Station. The manner in which the EBS operates ensures that when the EBS is activated, an individual T

turning on a radio to find out the significance of the alerting sirens will come fairly shortly to an 13S station. When the l EBS is activated, all non-EBS stations are required to go off the air. That means in tuning to fino out the significance of  !

the sirens, an individual will quickly encounter an EBS station carrying the authorized EBS messages.

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one radio station, WHAV (AM)/WLYT (FM)/ ("WLYT" ) that station )

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.is not a CPCS-1 station that can activate the epa. While WLYT does participate as a station in the EBS, it cannot activate

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any other station in the EBS, or pass on EBS messages to any )

o but its own immediate listening public. In making its finding as to the adequacy of the SPMC, FEMA did not find that a letter I

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of egreement with WLYT was enough to satisfy notification j requirements. The SPMC does not call for the activation ;f j WLYT alone, rather it calls for the activation of the EBS.E/

In making its finding of adequacy FEMA statedt f The Plan states that the primary system for i disseminating information to the public is EBS. In i event of.an emergency, the NHY ORO offsite RGLponse l Director will request authority from the Crr.iaonwealth  :

of Massachusetts to utilize EBS to Fcadcast emergency I information and instructions to the public. Each  !

instructional message broadcast ove,r EBS will also be l relcased as a news release by the Media Center.  !

FEMA's Review of the SPMC, App. Exh. 43C, Page 24. ,

Totally apart from the coverage problem that is posed by l the withdrawal of WCGY, the withdrawal also poses a significant 2/ As is indicated in Attachment _ the activation of the EBS  ;

through WCGY reaches six times the listening population than -

that reached by WLYT and its sister station. The activation of i the EBS by WCGY results in twelve radio stations carrying the EBS messages rather than simply two. It further results in all  ;

other non-EBS stations going off the air, making access to the l critical EBS stations more likely. None of that happens when WLYT on its own sends out an information message. Further more, given the fact that WLYT's letter of agreement with NHY  ;

is premised on its " ongoing committmant" to the EBS, it is unclear that that committment will continue since the EBS no longer reengnizes the NHY ORO as a responsible local l

organization authorized to request activation of the EBS.

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safety issue rich respect to the ability of NHY to notify any i

, portion of the public within the 35 minute minimum l j

i requirement. One of the reasons that EBS and WCGY apparently l withdrew from participation with NNY was because NHY refused Jo l

live up to its committment to install a dedicated phone line or radio Jink to the radio station. The existence of those  !

communication links ensured the ability of NHY to communicate the EBS messages to WCGY within the 15 minute regulatory l

requirement. Without that dedicated phone line, there is no i

assurance that the communication of the EBS messages and i notification of the public can be made within the 15 minute '

window. As John Bassett's affidavit (Attachment F) indicates, l WCGY periodically experiences occasions during which all of its  ;

i phone lines are busy at the same time. '

l It is true that if the Governor of Massachusetts was to l authorize tne activation of the EBS network for the Merrimac i

Valley, given anot.gh time activation of the EBS through WCGY t could ultimatelf be accomplished. It could be made either through a tone alert activation, via WROR in Boston, or through i

a commercial lins telephone call to WCGY. However, without a i dedicated phone line or radio link between the activating ,

I agencies and WCGY, there is no assurance that the activation .

could take place within 15 minutes. There has been no i assessment made as to how long it would take to activate the  !

EBS through WROR and then transmit that activation to WCGY. I

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1 Nor is there any assurance that a phone call would reach WCGY within the regulatory 15 minutes. Durir.g the' normal course of  !

business, WCGY's commercial phone lines are all occasionally  !

i busy. (See Attachment F at Page 2.) Only the existence of a  !

dedicated phone line, or sone other means of direct access from j the activating agency or entity to the radio station ensures f the ability to make notification within 15 minutes.5/

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access linkage, this mandatory regulatory requirement is not {

met.

• Thus, the withdrawal of WCGY poses two separate significant safety issues. It precludes the ability to activate the EBS as {

e the SPMC calls for, and to notify all the public in the EPZ as rey ired by 50.47 (b) (5) and NUREG 0654's Planning Standard E. f i

Its withdrawal also precludes the ability to notify the public  ;

within the time required by Appendix 3. In holding the ability l

to make prompt notification to the public to be a significant l safety issue, the Appeal Board has statedt f

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" Extended discussion should not be necescary with regar ' i to tire obvious safety significance that attends upon  ;

I compliance with the Commission's regulation designed to ,

l provide the members of the public located inside the EPZ '

with "early notification and clear instructions" in the i event of a radiological emergency." (Footnote omitted.)

Public Service Comoany of New Hamoshire, et al. (Seabrook Station. Units 1 and 2), ALAB-883, 27 NRC 43, 50 (1988).

t f/ No Massachusetts agency or entity has prescripted EBS messages for the Seabrook EPZ. If any EBS messages for the Seabrook EPZ were to be transmitted by means of a state agency activating WROR, the EBS messages would first have to be transmitted from NHY ORO to the state agency, then from the state agency to WROR.

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l- v Without'the ability to make notification to the public, the public will not be aware of the significance of the sirens; there will not be a uniform dissemination of the information in the EBS messages; and protective action recommendations cannot be transmitted to, or received by, the general public in accordance with the SPMC ano regulatory requirements.

Therefore, the attached contention and supporting affidavits address a significant safety issue that warrant reopening th9 record.

A MATERIALLY DIFFERENT RESULT IS LIKELY IF THE BOARD CONSIDERS THE ATTACHED CONTENTION AND NEWLY PROFFERED EVIDENCE IN MAXING ITS' DETERMINATION ON THE SPMC First of all, it is inconceivable that FEMA would have found the SPMC to be adequate without a provision for notifying I

the public in accordance with Planning Standard E. Similarly, it is inconceivable that FEMA wotild have approved the SPMC without specific provision in the SPMC for activation of the EBS by means of a letter of agreement with the '2PCS-1 station, WCGY. Without that station there can be no activation of the EBS. NUREG 0654, FEMA R22-1, REV.1, Appendix 3, at Pages 3-15, specifically requires the integration of an emergency plan's notification system with the state and local EBS.2/

2/ It is highly unlikely that PEMA would have ever approved a plan that provided only for notification of the public through a contract with a small local radio station like WLYT that servicas less than half of one percent of the area's public.

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Had the Intervenors known of the non-participation of WCGY {

and the inability to activate the EBS, the Intervenors  !

I certainly would have put that issue before this Licensing Board i in the form of a contention at the inception of this i i

proceeding. However, as long as a legally enforceable '

agreement existed between the NHY and WCGY, there existed the legal obligation on one side to provide equipment that would enable the activation of the EBS, and on the other side, there '

existed the legal obligation to activate the EBS upon request r

by NHY ORO as a recognized responsible organization. The  ;

voiding of the letter of agreement leads to a substantially different result.

Without WCGY and the EBS, there are no provisions for notifying all of the general public in the Massachusetts EPZ as I

to the status of an emergency at Seabrook Station or as to actions to be taken in response to that emergency. If the  !

Board takes that fact into consideration, it will doubtlessly l come to a different conclusion as to the adequacy of the SPMC's notification provisions.

i CONCLUSION Therefore, the Intervenors have established that a balancing of the factors to be considered in admitting a late-filed contention weigh heavily in favor of the admission i

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The Applicants do not have the means to provide early I notification and clear instruction to the populace within the plume exposure pathway Emergency Planning Zone ("EPZ") in Massachusetts and therefore do not meet the planning standards of 10 CFR 5 50. 47 (b) (S) , and 10 C.F.R. Part 50, App. E.IV.D.  !

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notification to the populace in the Massachusetts EPZ is by means of tne activation of the Emergency Broadcast System j l

("EBS") serving the geographic area containing the EPZ. (Plan j 3.2.5, IP 2.13). The Applicants' utility plan for i

Massachusetts-formally contained provisjons for activating the i EBS by means of a letter of agreement with WCCM (AM)/ WCGY (FM) l

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A LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN RADIO STATION WCGY AND i NEW HAMPSHIRE YANKEE'S OFFSITE RESPONSE ORGANIZATION l

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To activate Emergency Broadcast System as Provided Title 47 U.S.C. 151, 154 (i) and (o), and 303 (r); Chapter 1, Part 73, Subpart G, i Fede,ral Communications Commission Rules and Regulations, Radio l

Broadcast System (EBS) as pertains to day-to-day emergency operation  :

and to provide for cooperation and coordination between New Hampshire Yankee's Offsite Response Organization (NHY/ORO) and the management of f radio station WCGY 93.7 FM, Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the event of  ;

an accident 5eabrook, New/ incident at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station (SNPS) in Hampshire.

l Scope of Activity of WCGY:

The management of WCGY, Lawrence, Massachusetts, (when f requested) agrees to activate the Emergency Broadcast System for the t

Emergency Planning Zone located within the Commonwealth of l Massachusetts which consists of the following six (6) communities  ;

Amesbury, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury, and West Newbury. l The management of WCGY further agrees to activate (when

' requested) the tone-activated radios supplied as part of the public  ;

notification system and broadcast emergency public information when notified to do so by thd Offsite Response Director of the NHY/ORO, i using a pre-arranged authentication system. ,

WCGY further agrees that they have knd will maintain a recording capability to record the actual voice of the NHY/ORO offsite  !

Response Director, and they will broadcast the message, acceptance of/or participation in this plan shall not be deemed as a  !

i relinquishment of program control and shall not be deemed to prohibit  !

the licensee from exercising its independent discretion and responsibility in any given situation.

• WCGY further agrees that the*NHY/ORO offsite Response Director is authorized (through a pre-arranged authentication procedure) to activate the Emergency Broadcast System servicing the Seabrook Emergency Planning Zone aree in the event that there is an '

accident off-site and/or incident at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station with consequences.  ;

The NHY/ORO Of fsite Response Director will notify the management of WCGY when to activate the tone-alert radios and when to begin broadcasting Emergency Public Information messages. The context of these messages and the interval at which the messages will be repeated will be supplied by NHY/OP.O.

• • This agreement becomes valid when signed by the signatures indicated below. Once valid, it can be terminated by either NHY/ORO or the management of WCGY by written notification ninety (90) days ATTACHMENT B

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Vice President of Production NCGY 93.7 FM New Hampshire Yankee '

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specificig nuclear attack. But the authority to use the EBS has been -

delegated down to the individuallicenses which neust use its

" independent discretion and responsibility ". i

< Tco eAessochusetts Emergency Broadcast System would recognize mg rmonsthis local business or ergenization that meg he respons6R. for creating er reporting a local emergency. '

After review of New Nampshire Venkee's Offsite Response Organizetten and determining that en incident et New itempshire l Venkee could effe ,t Messachusetts residents and that activation of <

the EBS could mitigets the effects caused by en incident the New lisapshire Yankee Offsite Response Organization is recogenized as e responsible local ergenization within the meaning of the Rules and  !

Regulations gewerning th.s EBS. 1 L _

lifith regard to the planning and implementation of the  !

eierting system it is understead that NilT/0RD will provide certain

. services and equipment et its empense end that this process of pienning end implementatie will be en ongoing one.

The following equipment and services will be initlety supplied:

1. Oedicated to'sphene e line end answering device with competehle taping egelpment.

2. Feu er simfier de*1ce for receluidg hard copy of eng message.

3. #Ptl er si', aller transmit / receive equiement to enable mescopes to be seat / received :vithout reliance en telephone. Also, to enable EOS steGun to transtd4 from inciden aree er from erees that the incident meg cause en effect.

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AFFIDAVIT OF ROYCE SAWYER REGARDING THE VOIDING OF THE EBS LETTERS OF AGREEMENT i

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I am the communications officer for the Massachusetts l Civil Defense Agency. My office is located at the Massachusetts i

Civil Defense Headquarters, 400 Worcester Road, Framingham, Massachusetts. As communications officer for the Massachusetts ,

l E Civil Defense Agency I am the official aho is primarily responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the 4

Massachusetts Emergency Broadcast System ("EBS"), and am familiar with its purposes, configuration, and operation. I '

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2. The EBS is created under Title 47, U.S.C. 151, 154(1) 1 and (o) , , and 303 (r) ; Chapter 1, Part 73, Subpart G of the .

Federal Communications Commission's Rule: and Regulations. It is a national communications network that can be activated on

.the national' level, statewide level, or local operational area _,

D, level. Activation of the EBS national system is by authority of  ;

the President.of the1 United States through control points for y a

radio and T.V. networks, AP and UPI new services and participating common carriers. Activation of the EBS within '

Massachusetts may be by request of the Governor, the Director of the Massachuetts Civil Defense Agency, the Massachusetts State

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Police or the National Weather Service. Statewide activation may be made by the request for activation going directly-to the Originating Primary Relay Station, WROR (F.M.). Activation on a local operational area basis may be made by contacting WROR (F.M.) or by directly contacting the operational area's primary j relay /CPCS-1 station. That station in turn cues in the remaining stations ir the operational area.  ;

In eesence, activation of th- EBS proceeds as a ripple, effect. If it is activated on the national level, transmission of the EBS attention signal is made from Washington to the .

states' Originating Primary Relay Stations followed by ar. '

, informational message. In Massachusetts the Originating Primary Relay Station, WROR, would then transmit the EBS attention signal followed by the informational message to the operational

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. , . 'in the localloperational areas and are tuned to WROR. There are seven operational areas within Massachusetts. In the Merrimac l c . Valley, WCCM ( A.M. )/WCGY (F.M.) ("WCCY") is the CPCS-1 station. . 5 f t WCGY functions as the primary relay station, or lead EBS -

station,-in the Merrimac Valley operational area. It activates ,

the 'BS on.the. local operation level.by transmitting.the EBS attention signal to the radio stations in the Merrimac Valley, ,

operational area. Those local stations have tone. alert radios ,

that are tuned to receive WCGY's tone activation signal. See  ;

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television stations, all broadcast stations that are licensed by the FCC-are required to install an EBS two tone receiver. When the EBS is activated all radio and television stations that participate in the EBS pick up and transmit the informational

EBS message. When the EBS is activated, all stations that do >

not participate il the EBS are required to go off the air. That r results in any listener who turns on his radio tuning in to only EBS activated stations that are all carrying the same uniform ,

'EBS message. In theory, it means that a listener who is tuning i his radio to find information about an alerting signal will ,

rapidly come to an EBS station carrying the appropriate '

information because all other local radio stations will be off the air. The EBS functions as a radio rebroadcast information 1

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station'that activates the tone alert radios in the other EBS ,

stations'in the Merrimac Valley operational area which in turn insures tne uniform transmission of EBS messages. While there appears to still be an existing letter of agreement with WLYT (F.M.), WLYT cannot activate the EBS in the Merrimac Valley operational area.

The tone alert radios located in the other radio: stations in the Merrimac Valley operational area are not tuned to WLYT.

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While WLYT may be able to transmit an informational message provided by NHY to its own listening public, that message will not reach the rest of the public who 7 1, do not happen to be listening to that one radio station.

.c. 4. While in theory in the event of a radiological emergency at Seabrook Station, the Governor could activate the l EBS on a statewide basis by activating it through WROR in Boston, there does not exist any provision for insuring that l

notification is made to the public in the Massachusetts r emergency planning zone for Seabrook Station within the 15 1

minutes r3 quired by NUREG 0654, FEMA-REP-1, Revision 3 *moendix

3. There does not exist a dedicated phone line. . Tur . ct access link from any activating agency in r.ca s 3- -

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WCGYfs telephone lines are at times all busy.' ,

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f Royce Sawyer Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of October, 1989.

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Distaibution List 11-Preface 111 '

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. I Purpose ~1 II Authority 1

s. III' Introduction 1 IV General Consideration 1 .

< A. -Situation B.. Physical Characteristics C. ' Assumptions

<" V General Plan-A. : Organization 3 B. -Concept of Operations -

J' 1/I Implementation 5 VII . Tests 7 1

] ' APPENDICES l Appendix'1 Massachusetts Operational-Areas i

'Apoendix'2 EBS Monitoring Assignments Appendix 3 National Weather Service Procedures Appendix 4 Attack Warning Script L

i Appendix 5 State Test Script i Appendix 6 Authorized Officials List l ' Appendix 7 Authentication Instructions Appendix 8 State & Local Emergency Communications Committee Appointments -

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PRIVATEt0RGANIZATIONS Massachusetts State Emergency Communicat' ions Committee 2 (Chairman) '

Massachusetts Broadcasters Association (President) 2 Local Operational Area Emergency Communications 2 eanh Committee Chairman & Vice Ch>irman ,

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The.following is'a revised Massachusetts Emergency Broadcast Plan as . which encompasses many of the memorandums, practices, and innovations l

brought about' by the tests and activations of the system since its H inception.

The plan was written to be understood by all who have the I l

need to know about the plan. This plan is available to all agencies Ond organizations who have a cole to play in informing the public during an emergency. .

l It is hoped the.t you will read and comprehend this plan and use it effectively.should the need for activating the Emergency Broadcast

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This plan wac only possible due to the outstanding cooperation  !

the Massachusetts broadcasters have given to the system.

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$, EMERGENCY: A' situation posing a threat to the safety of I life and property. Examples are,-but.not limited to:

'2C 1 tornados, hurricanes , floods , .ti'dal waves ,, earthquakes ,

c icing conditions, heavy snows, widespread power failures,

,; industrial explosions, civil disorders, and' nuclear incidents or attack.

SEV_ERE WEATHER WATCH: A severe weather WATCH indicates that the probabilities of a particular severe weatt.er storm'are high, and is cn alert to the public of such i severe-weather conditione SEVERE WEATHER' WARNING: A severe weather WARilING indicates that.a particular severe weather storm has actually l been sighted in the area or indicated by radar, and .i serves notice to the public that severe weather con-ditions are almost certain to occur. J i

~ AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: The person or persons  ;

designated by governments signatory to this procedure i that have the authority to request activation of the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) and to make emergency  ;

announcements / broadcasts.

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I PURPOSE The purpose for this document is to provide methods and procedures agreed upon by the broadcast industry, ti.e state and the local governments which permit authorized government officials to issue emergency information and instructions in threatened or actual emergencies.

II AUTHORITY Title 47 U.S.C. 151, 154 'i) 2nd (o), ar '

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, Part 73, Subpart G, Federal Commun..ations Commission Ru]3s and Regulations, Radio Broadcast Services, Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) as pertains to day-to-day emergency operation III INTRODUCTION Tnese procedures were prepared by the Massachusetts Emergency Communications Committee in cooperatii..n with the National Weather Service and the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency.

It provides background data and prescribes specific procedures for the broadcast media to disseminate emergency information and warning to the general public in Massachusetts, or any portion thereof within the station's broadcast coverage capability, at the request of designated Federal, State or local government officials. Acceptance of/or participation in thi- plan shall rot be deemed as a relinquishment of program control and shall not be deemed to prohibit a license from exercising his indapendent discretion and responribility in any given situation.

IV GENERAL CONSIDERATION The liscening ar.d viewing habits of the general public are inherent factors for consideration and are conducive to the positive affectivaness of the Massachusetts Emergency Broadcast System (EBS). It is the instinctive reaction of the average person to turn on his radio or television set in time of emergency.

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Broa'Icast radio and T.V. stations are mainly privately owned corporations using the .public "alr waves" and opera ting. in the public interest. One aspect of this public interest is to allow its facilities to be used by re 3ponsible gove rtiment officials to communicate with the public in time of impending or actual emergency. Such a system, as prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the Emergency ,

Broadcast System (EBS). (FCC Rules and Regulations Part 3.

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B. Physical Characteristics The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has approximately 190 radio

.and. television stations.in the Massachusetts Emergency Broadcast System. .For EBO planning purposes, the state of  :

' Massachusetts is sub divided into seven local EBS operational (geographical) areas. Each station in a loccl operational area

. monitors the Primary Relay /CPCS Station for that area to fp receive Emergency. Broadcast System messages. These Primary .

Relay /CPCS Stations receive the message directly by monitoring i-ei ther ~ the sta te 's Origina ting Primary Relay Sta tion WROR(FM)-

or the Primary Relay /CPCS Station in an adjacent area. Using  ;

this procedure, the original Emergency Broadcasting System message is' transmitted from WROR-FM in Ecston and can be picked up and retransmitted by every EBS station in Massachusetts Within approximately eight minutes.

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'C. Assumptions All licensed Broadcast Stations are required by the FCC to install an EBS two tone Receiver. All Massachusetts stations  ;

c monitor either WROR-FM or the Primary Relay /CPCS station in their local operational areas and contact with WROR-FM or an area'L' Primary Relay Station is sufficient to initiate entry into the system.

Since many broadcast stations become essentially "one man" '

' operations during "non-business hoursh, the plan must take 3 into consideration such problems as.

1. Duty operator doing news or otherwise "on mike".

2. Duty operator absent from " control room" for personal reasons.

Duty operator's specified actions, should such activation occur, during: commercials, dramas, music etc. must be clearly defined by station management so there will be no con-fusico or delay in activating the EBS on the part of such per-sonnel. As rebroadcast author 2ty is automatic durlag EBS tests and act'ivations (under Sec. 73.935 (g) and 73.961 (g) FCC Rules and Regulations) there should be no hesitation to simulcast, t l l

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implemented in the following situations.  ;

' 1. Nucinar' Attack The.EBS'will be.used to warn the public of impending Nuclear j Attack and to augment existing outdoor public warning systems.. The Massachusetts State Police, who constantly monitor the. National Warning System (NAWAS) have been  ;

instructed ~ to notify WROR'should they receive an Attack-

, Wsening. A verified telephone call from the State Warning -

• - Point.(State Police Headquarters) is sufficient - for WROR to activate the EBS for Attack Warning. Confirmation of an attack may>also1come over the AP/UPI wire' service as Wi outlined by the FCC. An appropriate warning message to be ,

read by WROR and carried simultaneously statewide is appended. ( Appendix 4)

2. Other Emergency Situations The EBS will and has been &ctivated for other situations which endanger the safety of life and property. FCC Rules )

and~hegulations Section 73 935 cites " examples of emergency ,

situations'which may warrant either an immediate or delayed

• response: . tornados, hurricanes, floods, tidal waves, earth-quakes, icing conditior.s, heavy snows (blizzards), ,

widespaead fires, discharge of toxic gases, widespread power  ;

l- failures, industrial explosions, civil disorders, auclear accidents (including power plant).

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National Level - Rules and regulations pertaining to the EBS are promulgated by the Federal Communicatione Commission.

Oversight for the Federal Government level is the respon-sibi';ty of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with Natural Disaster planning and actual weather data input supplied by the National Weather Service (NOAA). National

, EBS rccommendations for changes in Rules and Regulations stem from suggestions of the National ludustry Advisory Committee (NIAC), composed of representatives of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Common Carr'er industry, cab.'.e television representatives (CATV),

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'culgeted cnd ' onforc0d by tho FCC with cversight and program imple- l mentation.the responsibility'of the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), the. National WeatherService, and the State >

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Emergency Communications Committee (SECC) composed of represen- -

o tatives of the Broadcast Industry. All FCC licensed broadcast facilities, AM-SM-TV, including pablic and educational facilitics, may participate 4n the Massachusetts EBS. (See Appendix 1) ,

Local Level (Operational Area) '

Based on the recommendations'of the local ~ operational area -:

"mergency Communications Committee, local officials should work out'" local operationel area activation procedures" with the local I station management. This plan will not attempt to address itself '

to specific local activation procedures which may dJ ffee from area to area.'  ;

B.~-Concepts of Operations 1.-National Level -

Activation of the National System for Attack Warning or a national emergency is by authority of the President of the United States.via control points for the radin and TV networks, AP and UPI' News Services and particpating common carriers. In addition, a'" wireless" system of interstate "off air" monitoring exists with its origin at'the White House via Washington, D.C.  ;

radio station WTOP, ultimately reaching WROR (FM), Boston and the primary relay /CPCS-1 Stocions in each of the operational areas. The remainder of'the Massachusetts stations monitor their operational area Primary Relay /CICS Station for "off air" notification / programming. In addition, a method of combining the: major national radio and TV networks exists to provide a common National Program to stations holding Emergency Broadcast

. System. authorizations. National level instructions are con-tained in the FCC oublication, EBS Check List.

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Stato may be by request of the Governor, the Director of the  !

Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency, the Massachusetts State '

L Police or the National Weather Service. Such requests shall be i made directly to the Originating Primary Station, WROR (FM) or the Operational Area's Primary Relay /CPCS Station (See Appendix

1) who, after airing the EBS Attention Signal, indicates the L natore of the emergency and " cues in" the remaining stations in L

the State EBS network. The State level concept of operations differs from the National level in that the State does not have access to the radio and TV networks. Thus the system is entirely a radio rebroadcast inforcation procedure, so that all stations receive and re-transmit the message or program supplied by the 1,

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[~ have' carried EBS programmiog or tests. This is accomplished in several ways:

E a '. Direct connection to the'FCC required "off-the-air"

. signal monitor. This is the same receiver which t decodes and is. activated by,the'EBS Attention Signal.

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duringltne Blizzard of '78 when publishing was at a stand still. .

5 -Future uses ara'a, practical reality. (See Appendix 3)  ;

.VI Implementation'

- The' ' follewin g is an explanation of procedures State officials and t'ie broadcast industry should use to implement the State EBS if necessary. -

A. Procedures for Activating Officials:

"1.. Request activation of the EBS facilities through WROR Tel. No. (617) 236-6841. e I

2. Work out broadcast details.(i.e., live ce recorded, immediate or delayed) with broadcast station personnel.

3. It is recommended'that authorized goverr. ment officials use the following format when deli"ering the emergency announ-cement.- The. format is deliberately general in nature to allew for the uniqueness of each emergency situation, yet broad enough to insure completeness. i

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other" sectors are ' af fected' by the warning, . activa te . the ' system j through. WROR '(FM) . IT. warning.is to affectuonly one'EBS. opera- j c tional. area, Lactivate that local EBS opera tional area by follcwing '!

, vthe above procedures to the Common Program Control-Station-1 (CPSC-1) in Jtha t area (See attached ma,n for breakdown of state

,, into Operational Areas - Appendix 1-1)  ?

Telephone numbers: . ' '

Primary _ Relag Stations Back Up Merrimack Valley -

WCGY - 729-9470  :

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WPLM - 746-1390 WMYS- 996-3371  :

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. B. Procedures for broadcast ' Industry .,

1.. Upon, receipt of a request to activate the Massachusetts EBS, the master ' control operator at WROR-(FM) will begin -

recording emergency messages and proceed as follows:

. a. Broadcast the following announcement:

"WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE OF A STATE (OR LOCAL) EME RG EN CY . IMPORTANT INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW."

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2. 'Each~ broadcast station, upon receipt of a State or Local-level N emergency notification will,.at the discretion of station 1 management,. perform the same procedures as outlined in B. 1.

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"3.. To avoid unnecessary escalation and public confusion, all ) '

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and news pertaining to-the emergency. . All messages must be L based on definite and confirmed facts. The listener must not

[ be left to decide for himself wnat is or is.not factual.

4 Upon completion of the above transmission procedures, resume normal programming. Appropriate. notations should be made of all significant events as they transpire. These records should be' carefully preserved in ohe Engineering Log in the event they are required at some la ter' date.

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i, Tc ensure readiness, the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency will i

initiate tests at random times. These tests will be conducted and evaluated by the the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency with the voluntary particpation of the Massachusetts broadcasters.

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- station'should conduct its own EBS Attention Signal test  !

later in the week- (Wednesday, Thursday or Friday). In this l way,' stations participating in the State test are excused from having :to conduct a local test for that week. (FCC Rules and

,, - - Regulations Section 73 061'(d).). The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency will coordinate with the SECC State Chairman in

(' advance of a statewide test.

' ' If only'one operational area is to be' tested, t'le SECC Area-Chairman shall be notified in advance instead of the SECC State Chairman if possible.

The conduct c, a State EBS test by the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency '(MCDA) will be as follows:

1) M.C.D.A. will contact WROR (or for a test of just one opera-ttonal area, that area's Primary Eelay/CPCS-1 Station)

2) Identify yourself

3) Say the following, "I.would like to conduct a test of the

' Massachusetts Emergency Broadcast ~ System.

4) Ask them to repeat the " State test message" on the air. (See Appendix'5).

WHOR or the Primary Relay Station in any operational area must issue a test of EBS and read the state test mensage.

This must be done at the next available program interruption, but for the test to be valid, within a half-nour's time.

Al1 stations monitoring these palmary relay stations shall repeat tl.e test message "on air" at the next available program interrup-tion but within a half-nour 's time. Eventually the system will be ,

refined to provide simulcasts of all emergency notification and i tests. I i

Since State initiated tests contain appropriate wording, reading of the FCC supplied test script is waived. (FCC Hules and j Begulations.Section 7?.961 (c)'  !

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2. WROR/WitKO will broadcast the emergency message or instructions.

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s R4 STATIONS AM STATIONS SIATIoli FREQUENCY FACILITIES EBS DESIGNATION W STATIONS STATION FREQUENCY WAMH(R4) Amherst 89.3

' FACILITIES EBS DESIGNATION 0.15 kW 720 ft PRDiARY STATION FREQUENCY FACILITIES EBS DESIGNATION WTTT Amherst 1430- lWFCR (Ri) Amharst 88.5 5'kW DA-D PRIMAfiY 35 kW 720 ft PRI RELAY WGBY-1V Springfield CH 57 PRI CPCS-1 776 kW 1000 ~ ft PRDiARY TACE Chicopee' 730 5 kW D: PRD4ARY WMUA(R4) Amherst 91.1 WGGB 3pringfield CH 40 1 kW 27 ft PRD4ARY 3680 kW 1000 ft NON EBS WIXY East Longmeadow 1600 2.5/5 kW DA-10 PRIMARY - *WHAI-Ri Greenfleid 98.3 WWLP(IV) Springfield: CH 22 1 kW 240 ft PRIMARY 4200 kW 750 ft PRIMARY swggi Greenfield 1240

1 kW U PRIMARY WCCH(Ri) Holyoke 89.5 0.01 kW PRIMARY WPOE Greenfield Primary 10KWD WRFB Holyoke - 930 *WmP-Ri Northampton 99.3 0.5'kW D PRIMARY 3 kW 300 ft PRDiARY eWitiP Northampton 1400 WMCH (R4) South Hadley 91.5 1 kW U PRDiARY 0.01 kW . PRIMARY WCAT Orange 700 WAIC(Ri) Springfield 91.9 1 kW D PRDiARY 0.13 kW 66 ft PRIMARY WHYN Springfield 560 WAQY(R4) Spring'ield 102.1 1/5 kW.DA-2 U PRIMARY 17 kW 780 ft PRD1ARY WMAS Springfield 1450 WHYN-Ri Sprin tfield 93 1 1 kW U PRIMARY 10 kW 940 ft PRD1ARY WSPR Springfield 1270 WMAS-Ri SprinErleld 44.7 1/5 kW U. PRIMARY 50kW 170 ft PRD:ARY UARE Ware 1250 WSCB(Ri) Springfield 39.9 1 kW DA-N U PRIMARY 0.01 kW NON EBS WLOM Westfleid 1570 WTCC(R4) Sprir grield 90.7 2.5 kW D PRIMARY 4 kW 115 ft NON EBS WQXQ West Springfield 1490 WTRZ(R4) Sprirgfield 49.1 1 kW DA-D U NON EBS 0.01 kW 80 t t PRD4ARY WSKB;FM) Westile]d 91.5 0.01 kW 130 ft NON-EBS WNFX (Ri) Springfield 97.5 PRIMARY CStations c.arrently particpating in the Broadcast Station Protection Program (BSPP) ^

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.WMRC Milford 1490 WAAF(FM) Worcester .107 3 1 kW PRIMARY 16.5 kW 780 ft PRIMARY WESO Southbridge 970 WCUW(FM) Worcester 91 3

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WFTQ Worcester 1440 WICN(FM) Worcester 90.5 5 kW DA-2'U PRIMARY 2 kW 370 ft PRIMARY .

'WNEB Worcester 1230 WSRS(FM) Worcester 96.1

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- -WCEA'Newburport 1450 0.5 kW D PRIMARY WSSH(FM) Lowell 99.5 39 kW 550 ft PRIMAFiY WQLI(FM) Newbury 88.7 0.01 kW 55 ft PRIMARY WMMC(FM) North Andover 90.5 0.01 kW 58 f t PRIMARY t WBMT(FM) Topsfield 88 3 f O.71 kW PRIMARY 0 Stations Currently Particpating in the Broadcast Station Protection Program (BSPP) - (W CCM/W CG Y - currently scheduled to be included in program.)

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'AM STATIONS STATION FREQUENCY FACILITIES EBS DESIGNATION AM STATIONS (con't)  !

!cWMEX Boston 1150 WLVG Cambridge 740 i g 5 kW'DA-2;U PRIMARY 0.25 kW D PRIMARY

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WEEI Boston 590 WLYN Lynn 1360 5 kW DA-1 U PRIMARY 1 kW D PRIMARY WEZE Boston 1260 WXKS Medford 1430 l 5~kW DA-N U PRIMARY 5'kW D PRIMARY- ,

1. WHDH Boston 850 WXLJ Sudbury 50 kW DA-2 U PRIMARY PRIMARY WILD Boston 1090- WTTP Natick 1060 l 1 kW D PRIMARY 2.5/25 kW DA-2 U PRIMARY WRKO Boston- 680 WNTN Newton. 1550 50 kW DA-2 U PRIMARY 10 kW D PRIMARY WMRE Boston 1510 WJDA Quincy 1300 I 50 kW DA-2 U PRIMARY 1 kW D PRIMARY WROL Boston 950 WESX Salem 1230 ,

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19 kW 740 ft PRIMARY WOBH-TV Boston CH 2 50 kW 1040 ft PRIMARY WBUR(FM) Boston 90.9 50 kW 260 ft PRIMARY WGBX-TV ' Bos ton CH 44 251 kW 1090 PRIMARY WMJX(FM) Boston 106.7 -

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WDJM(FM) Framingham 91.3 WJIB(FM) Boston 95.9 0.01 kW NON-EBS 12.5 kW 1010 ft PRIMARY WVBF(FM) Framingham 105.7 WRBB(FM) Boston 104.9 10. 5 kW 950* f t PRIMARY 0.01 kW 106 ft PRIMARY WHHB(FM) Holliston 91.5 0.01 kW PRIMARY WFNX(FM) Lynn 101.7 3 kW 300 ft PRIMARY

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FACILITIES EBS DESIGNATION AM STATIONS-WQRC(FM) Barns ta ble 99.9 56 kW 330 f t- PRI CPCS-2 STATION -FREQUENCY

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ATION WCIB( FM) Falmouth 101.9 50 kW 240 ft PRIMARY WKPE Orleans 1170 L 1 kW' D. P, TIM A RY WCOD-FM Hyannia 106.1' o '

25 kW 125 ft PRIMARY WOCB West Yarmouth 1240 T RE U.

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WSDH (FM) Sandwich 91.5 PRIMARY WMVY (FM) Tisbury 92.7 PRIMARY WOM8 Provincetown 91.9 1.0 kW 165 ft PRIMARY

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1. The Originating Primary Relay Station WROR(FM) monitors an out or state major networks (s). ,

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i 3. The Cape and Islands Primary Relay Station will monitor the Southeastern Massachusetts area Primary Relay Stations.

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PURPOSE Th;; purpose.of this document is to provide procedures agreed upon by the br adcast industry of-Massachusetts and the National Weather Service which p rmit designated National Weather Service officials to issue emergency-w cther~information and instructions in threatened.or' actual emergencies..

. AUTHORITY

Title 47 U.S.C. 151, 154 (1) and'(o), and 303 (r); Chapter 1, Part 73,

'Subpart G, Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations, Radio Broadcast Services, Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) as pertains to day-to- '

day emergency operations. l INTRODUCTION cThese procedures were prepared by the Emergency Committee of the M:ssachusetts Broadcasters Association and the National Weather Service.

The Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association has cndorsed this EBS weather operational plan.

This document.provides background data and prescribes specific procedures-for the broadcast media and the National Weather Service to disseminate ,

r cmergency weather warnings and pertinent weather information to the general public in Massachusetts, or any portion thereof within a station's broad-c3st coverage capability, at.the request of designated National Weather Sorvice personnel. The plan also envisions involvement of tl'e broadcast m3dia as may be appropriate in areas contiguous or adjacent to the involved operational area and for other related mutual aid arrangements (Southern /

Now Hampshire, Southern Vermont, Northern Connecticut and Northern Rhode.

Island).

Acceptance ~of, or participation in this plan shall not be deemed as a rolinquishment of program control and shall not prohibit a license from exercising his independent discretion and responsibility in any given

situation, except for relay responsibilities for certain designated primary relay stations.

Stations originating emergency communications shall be deemed to have con-ferred rebroadcast authority (Reference, FCC rules 73.935 (6)). ,

A system of FM radio stations has been set up to enable the state-wide

. diasemination of information regarding threats to the safety of life and property including weather warnings and severe weather information. These designated primary relay stations are shown on the map on figure 1. (Page 3-7)

' Acceptance of this agreenent does not prevent formulation and acceptance of agreements between the broadcast industry, the Massachusetts Civil Defense agencies and local officials concerning EBS use during non-weather

- cmergencies; ie, nuclear accidents, toxic gas spillages, etc. This docu-mont pertains only to the various weather emergencies and procedures agreed to by the broadcast industry and the National Weather Service, nor does it provent or discourage participation in the EBS plans of other states in areas wnere local radio coverage spans into the adjacent states; for example, radio station WHYN in Springfield should continue to monitor the Connecticut Primary EBS Station in addition to the Massachusetts Primary Relay Statin to provide its listeners ir. Northern Connecticut with cmergency weather information.

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OENERAL' PROCEDURES'FOR THE'USE'0F BROADCAST FACILITIES' l 1As When4aJsho'r't-fuse weather warning is issued by"the National Weather l g 1 Service (NWS), the NWS will notify.the MacsachusettsEEmergency Broadest

, (EBS): Primary' Relay Station, radio station WROR-FM in Boston, or, at the options! of the NWS, the operational Primary Relay Station / Common Programming Control Station'(CPCS-1) in a more local area.if the emergency warning applies'to that area only. See Fig. 2.

4 s 2. Short-fuse- weather warnings' will .be defined as:  ;

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b. Tornado warnings ,

c. Warnings of flash floods, or extensive small river,  ;

stream and 'streetL flooding

d. Warnings of a rapidly developing major severe winter storm, and

e. Hurricane warnings (under certain conditions such as a rapid:

change in movement or direction).

'B. .Responsiollity for the request of the emergency broadcast system acti-vation during weather events will rest with the Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) of the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Boston or the. ,

Official-in-Charge of the National Weather Service Office in Worcester' or designee.

C. It is' incumbent upon the primary relay stations to relay warning in for-mation whether or not said warning is relative to that station's listening area to ensure complete distribution of warnings. 'The National Weather Service,: in turn, will make every attempt to activate only that portion of the state's EBS directly concerned with the warning area to minimize relaying responsibilities. (See Fig. 2 Page 3-8) ,

The EBS primary relay stations are:

WROR(FM) Boston WSRS(FM) Worcester  ;

WFCR(FM) Amherst WPLM(FM) Plymouth WCGY(FM) Lawrence .

'WOCB(FM) West Yarmouth WBEC(FM) Pittsfield t D. - When severe weather watches and warnings are issued by the NWS, radio and television stations in Massachusetts can receive hard copy of the watch or warning over any of the following teletype networks:

NOAA Weather Wire (Massachusetts Weather Net)

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[L- M2ssachusetts EBS using the'following, procedures:

p L 1. Call .the Primary Relay or Common Program Control Station '(CPCS-1):

a. If the warning is issued for a certain small portion of the state only.(le. The Berkshires, or the Merrimac Valley), acAlvate the EBS for that portion of the state through the CPCS-1 in thtt sector.

(See Fig. 2)

b. If the warning af fects several continguous -areas (ie, the

.Conne:ticut Vallny and the Berkshires) activate the Primary Relay '

Station in the affected ar'ea which is closest to Boston (or Worce ster). In t.he case in which both the Connecticut Valley and the Berkshires are affected, activate the EBS through WFCR(FM) in Amherst or the backup. station WHYN in Springfield)

c. If th1 Greater Boston Metropolitan Area (GBMA), or GBMA and one or more contiguous areas, or all of Massachusetts is within the weather ,

warning, activate the EBS through WROR(FM). If Worcester County or Worcester County and the Connecticut Valley is within the warning, activate through WSRS(FM) Worcester.

2 Give the authentication code which is the curren t mon th and da te. . . . . .

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"THIS IS JOHN DOE, METEOROLOGIST AT THE N ATION AL WE ATHER SERVICE IN BOSTON (WORCESTER) WITH A REQUEST TO ACTIVATE THE MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM (OR PART THEREOF). I AUTHENTICATE'AS FDLLOWS. . . . J UNE 10 TH" ,

3. Describe briefly the altuation requiring EBS activa tion.

~4 When given the go-ahead, read the warning message and include safety actions which should be taken.

5. Follow through with frequent timely statements to keep the public fully informed of the situation - each time activating the EBS system as in step 1 through 4 above.

6. Terminate as soon as conditions warrant.

Telephone numbers of the CPCS-1 Stations Primart CPCS-1 Stations Greater Boston WROR(FM) Boston 236-6841 Merrimac Valley WCCM/WCGY(FM) Lawrence 683-7171 Southeast Massachusetts WPLM/WPLM(FM) Plymouth 745-1390 i

Cape Cod and Islands WOCB /W J FK ( FM ) West Yarmouth 775-0500 1

Central Massachusetts WSRS Worcester 757-6321 Connecticut Valley WFCR Amherst 413-545-0100 l The Berkshires WBEC /W BEC( FM ) Pittsfield 413-499-3333 l

l _ Backup Stations Central Massachusetts WTAG Worcester 793-9400 Connecticut Valley WHYN Sprin g fi el d 413-739-6338 Cape Cod & the Islan:ls WQRC Barnstable 771-1224 Southeast Massachusetts WMYS New Bed ford 996-3371 3-4

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( Ae Upon receiptsof a request to activat'e the EBS, the control operator at the Primary Relay or CPCS-1 station will proceed as follows:

, 1. Activate the taping device

2. When ready, give the go-ahead to the Weather Service personnel and tape the warning message 3 While taping the message, transmit the Emergency Broadcast System atten-tion signal (FCC Regulation Part 73, Subpart G, 73, 906)...and...

4. Broadcast the following announcement:

"WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM TO ACTIVATE THE MASSACHUSETTS I . EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM AT THE REQUEST OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IMPORTANT WEATHER INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW."

5. As soon as the message taping is completed, broadcast it

6. Repeat, if necessary, including the source and time of the message.

B. Each. Primary Relay station, as they receive the taped message, will follow the above procedures broadcasting the warning information to their listening crea and to their respective stations and, at the same time, relaying the message to the next area. (In general, the Massachusetts EBS is set up to relay messages from east to west across the state; ie, a message from>the NWS at Boston will be transmitted first to WROR(FM) in Boston, then to the relay station at Worcester - on to Amherst and finally to Pittsfield).

C.. Local broadcast stations will, as soon as the message is received and taping completed, follow the procedures from A-1 through A-6 above to complete the total distribution of the warning to all listeners within the state.

1. To avoid unnecessary public confusion, all broadcast stations must be cautious in 'providing information and news pertaining to the emergency. Do not broadcast rumors; make every effort to verify reports of severe weather before broadcasting. All messages must be based on definite and confirmed facts.

L. Frequent follow-up messages will be broadcasted by the NWS t.o keep the public fully informed of the progress of the storm. The apove procedures l

should be used in all subsequent message distribution.

'E. Upon completion of the weather emergency, the NWS will activate the EBS for the all-clear announcement and stations should then make the following announcement:

"THIS CONCLUDES OPERATIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM. WE NOW RESUME NORMAL BROADCAST OPERATIONS."

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'THIS SCRIPT TO BE RESERVED FOR USE IN THE EVENT OF ATTACK WARNING (OR ACCIDENTAL NUCLEAR. MISSILE LAUNCH) (EDIT AS NECESSARY).

THE MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM (EBS) HAS BEEN ACTIVATED I

BY THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE WARNING POINT TO BROADCAST THE FOLLOWING WARNING INFORMATION. (PARAPHRASE OR SIMULCAST WROR's MESSAGE) THE NORTH-AMERICAN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, (NORAD) HAS JUST DECLARED THAT

-THE UNITED STATES IS UNDER (ACCIDENTAL) ATTACK AND THAT CITIZENS SHOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION IMMEDIATELY! THIS MEANS THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS STRIKING THIS COUNTRY IS IMMINENT AND ,

RESIDENTS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!

SIRENS MAY BE SOUNDING IN YOUR COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME...IT IS NOT A FIRE...'IT IS A WARNING THAT THIS COUNTRY IS UNDER (ACCIDENTAL)

ATTACK. YOU ARE TO SEEK SHELTER AS BEST YOU CAN, INCLUDING IMPROVISED BASEMENT SHELTER OR PUBLIC SHELTERS. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN VERIFIED. THIS IS NOT A TEST... CITIZEN ACTION IS URGENT AND NECESSARY. IF YOU PLAN TO USE YOUR HOME AS A SHELTER, TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS IMMEDIATELY.... DRAW WATES RESERVES IN T"E BATHTUB, LOCATE FLASHLIGHTS AND BATTERIES FOR PORTABLE RADIOS, DRAW WINDOWS AND SHADES, RELOCATE F AMILY TO THE BA3EMENT AND '.ISTSN FOR OTHER PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO BE BROADCAST BY THIS STATION.

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YOUR AREA IN VOLUNTARY COOPERATION WITH THE. MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY AND OTHER AUTHORITIES, HAVE DEVELOPED THIS SYSTEM TO I KEEP YOU INFORMED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. HAD THIS BEEN AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY, THE-ATTENTION SIGNAL YOU JUST HEARD WOULD HAVE  ;

BEEN.FOLLOWED BY OFFICIAL INFORMATION, NEWS OR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS STATION SERVES THE (insert name of) OPERATIONAL AREA.

THIS CONCLUDES THIS TEST OF THE MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM. i 1

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The following~ is. a list of officials authorized to activa te the Massachusetts Emergency Broadcast System.

JURISDICTION TITLE NAME Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis Massachusetts State Civil Defense Director Robert J. Boulay, Masachusetts (or Deputy Director) John L. Lovering Massachusetts State Civil Defense Area Directors Area I - Northeastern Mass. Act Dir. Kevin Tully.

Area II- Southeastern Mass. Tom Rodger Area III-Central Mass. Act Dir. Henry Gamache Area IV- Western Mass. John Pappas Massachusetts Stat.e Police Commissioner Federal Nat.onal Weather Service Chief Duty Officer Any questions concerning this plan should be directed to the. Operational-

Area Co-Chairman. Area Co-Chairman will obtain guidance from either of the state' level Co-Chairman, namely

Douglas J. Howe 21 Cotting Street Marlboro, MA 01752 Telephone: (617) 485-5555 i I

James Bayley I 403 Main Street Norwell, MA 02061 Telephone: (617) 659-2106 l

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System (EBS) would be accompanied by the authenticator code words as

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distributed by'the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at six month

, intervals to all radio ~and television stations. Recently,the FCC has-requested that we refrain from the use of these code words as they are  :>

i for use at National level tests only. Therefore, should a radio or TV 1 station receive a phone call for EBS activation and the caller is '

unknown, or that the station may. have reason to suspect it is a faudu- l lont call, an immediate phone call to the calling organization (Civil Defense, State Police, National Weather, etc.) and to the individual who

- placed the original call should be made and the emergency situation g verified. For this reason an updated telephor.e list of the agencies

- responsible for EBS activation should be readily available.

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Douglas J. Rowe, Co-Chairman 21 Cotting St.

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i MASSACHUSETTS OPEHATIONAL AREA EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE The Local Operational Area Emergency Communications Committee Co-Chairman are appointed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and are as follows:

BERKSHIHS OPERATIONAL AREA - Berkshire County Donal.1 Coleman t Co-Chairman Paul Willey, Co-Chairman H B HK WMNB 1

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