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2019 EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) Update
June 5, 2019
Larry Wilkins, CPBE, CBNT, AMD
Chair, SBE EAS Advisory Group
The Federal Communications Commission has announced that all EAS participants must renew their identifying information in the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) Form One on or before July 3, 2019. This is in conjunction with the nationwide test of the EAS scheduled for Aug. 7, 2019, at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
EAS participants must renew their identifying information required by ETRS Form One on a yearly basis. The ETRS site is online and available now at the FCC site:
https://www.fcc.gov/general/eas-test-reporting-system.
It can also be reach by going to fcc.gov and clicking on ETRS under the licensing and database tab.
All the information for logging in and completing the form is on the ETRS home page. Make sure you have the company Federal Registration Number (FRN), station Facility ID, along with correct login information from last year available before you visit the site.
Additional information is available in the Public Notice:
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-505A1.docx
Review all the information and make any corrections or changes before submitting the form. You will receive a confirmation email after it has been successfully submitted.
On or before 11:59 p.m. EDT, Aug. 7, 2019, EAS participants must file "day of test" information sought by ETRS Form Two. On or before Sept. 23, 2019, EAS participants must file the detailed post-test data sought by ETRS Form Three. ETRS Forms Two and Three will become available in the ETRS at the time of initiation of the 2019 nationwide test.
