U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

Regulations most recently checked for updates: Oct 07, 2025

§ 10.530 - Common vibration cadence.
Link to an amendment published at 90 FR 12468, Mar. 18, 2025.

A Participating CMS Provider and equipment manufacturers may only market a mobile device for public use under part 10 as a “WEA-capable mobile device” if the mobile device includes a vibration cadence capability that meets the requirements of this section.

(a) The vibration cadence must have a temporal pattern of one long vibration of two (2) seconds, followed by two short vibrations of one (1) second each, with a half (0.5) second interval between each vibration. The entire sequence must be repeated twice with a half (0.5) second interval between each repetition.

(b) The vibration cadence must be restricted to use for Alert Messages under part 10.

(c) A device may include the capability to mute the vibration cadence.

[73 FR 43117, July 24, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 12468, Mar. 18, 2025]