[EAS] Instructions for ETRS Forms Two and Three

[Al Kenyon]

Each ETRS Form One registrant should have received the following email
instructions from ETRS at fcc.gov:
 
EAS Participants,
 
Please read the following important information on filing ETRS Forms Two and
Three.
 
General Information
 
All EAS Participants are reminded that Form Two and Form Three must be filed
by either (1) the same entity that filed Form One, or (2) a coordinator for
the EAS Participant.
 
To maximize the resources available to process Form Two filings, we
recommend that EAS Participants file Form Two in accordance with the
following schedule:
 
            Facilities in Eastern Time Zone - 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm EDT
            Facilities in Central Time Zone - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm EDT (4:00
pm to 6:00 pm CDT)
            Facilities in Mountain Time Zone - 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm EDT (5:00
pm to 6:00 pm MDT)
            Facilities in Pacific Time Zone - 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm EDT (5:00
pm to 6:30 pm PDT)
            Facilities in all other time zones - 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm EDT
 
If you cannot file for your facilities at the recommended time, you may file
at any other time.  Relatedly, we urge all EAS Participants to submit Form
Three no earlier than September 29.
 
How to file Forms Two or Three using the online forms
 
You can file Forms Two and Three for a facility by visiting the record for
that facility.  You can access that record by taking the following steps:
 
Click on the Records tab.
Click on EAS Test Records.
Click on one of your records.
Click on the Submit Form Two or Submit Form Three button in the top-right
corner of the page.
Complete and submit the form.
 
Repeat these steps for each of your facilities.
 
How to file Forms Two or Three via batch filing
 
ETRS will generate a spreadsheet template that pre-populates your Form One
data and report code numbers.  You can use this template to batch file Forms
Two and Three.  You can download this template by taking the following
steps:
 
            Click on the Reports tab
            Click on EAS Tests.
            Type in the name of your EAS Participant in the appropriate
field.
            Click on the green "Search" button.
Confirm that the records that appear are the ones for which you want to
file.
Click on the green "Email Data in Excel" button.
 
After some processing time, you will receive an e-mail with an attached zip
file that includes your spreadsheet.  You can also visit the Tasks tab to
download your spreadsheet.  We strongly urge you to download this template
prior to the nationwide test.
 
Complete your spreadsheet for Form Two (columns AB and AC) or Form Three
(all remaining columns).  As with Form One, please be sure to enable macros
on and use the dropdown menus where provided.
 
You may upload the spreadsheet by navigating to the Submit New Batch Filing
option under the Actions tab.  Be sure to select the correct Form number.
After you click Submit, ETRS will begin to process your spreadsheet.  This
may take several minutes.  As processing completes, you will receive an
e-mail indicating that a new Task has been created in ETRS.  If your filing
is successful, you will also receive a second e-mail with the subject line
"ETRS Notification Report" that includes a .zip file.  
 
If you do not receive an e-mail that includes a .zip file, your batch filing
spreadsheet needs further modifications before it can be filed.  Click on
the "Tasks" tab in ETRS, then click on the most recent batch filing task.
You will be presented with a list of changes that must be made to your
spreadsheet.  Please make those changes and try again.  If you get stuck at
any point, please e-mail our staff at ETRS at fcc.gov.
 
Best,
The ETRS team