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I. General Information
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II. What Does this Correction Do?
In the Federal Register of September
6, 2006, (71 FR 52487), EPA issued a
pesticide tolerance for residues of
paraquate dichloride on various
commodities. This document is
amending 40 CFR 180.205 of the Code
of Federal Regulations by changing the
terminology used to refer to ‘‘fruit,
pome, group 12’’ to correctly refer to
‘‘fruit, stone, group 12.’’
III. Why is this Correction Issued as a
Final Rule?
Section 553 of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.
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553(b)(B), provides that, when an
Agency for good cause finds that notice
and public procedure are impracticable,
unnecessary or contrary to the public
interest, the Agency may issue a final
rule without providing notice and an
opportunity for public comment. EPA
has determined that there is good cause
for making today’s technical correction
final without prior proposal and
opportunity for comment, because the
use of notice and comment procedures
are unnecessary to effectuate this
correction. As such, EPA finds that this
constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B).
§ 180.205
IV. Do Any of the Statutory and
Executive Order Reviews Apply to this
Action?
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No. This action only corrects errors in
the amendatory language for a
previously published final rule and does
not impose any new requirements.
EPA’s compliance with the statutes and
Executive Orders for the underlying rule
is discussed in Unit VII. of the
September 6, 2006, final rule (71 FR
52487).
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The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
Agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of this final
rule in the Federal Register. This final
rule is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by
5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agriculutural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: November 22, 2006.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is
corrected as follows:
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PART 180—AMENDED
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
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2. In § 180.205, the table to paragraph
(a) is amended by revising the
commodity term ‘‘fruit, pome, group
12’’ to read ‘‘fruit, stone, group 12.’’
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47 CFR Parts 2 and 87
[WT Docket No. 01–289; FCC 06–148]
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission or FCC) addresses a
number of important issues pertaining
to the Aviation Radio Services,
amending its frequency allocation and
radio treaty matters and aviation
services rules to ensure that they remain
up-to-date and continue to further the
Commission’s goals of accommodating
new technologies, facilitating the
efficient and effective use of the
aeronautical spectrum, avoiding
unnecessary regulation, and, above all,
enhancing the safety of flight. In many
cases these rule amendments also
promote public safety generally and
improve our homeland security.
DATES: Effective February 5, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Tobias, Jeff.Tobias@FCC.gov,
Mobility Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418–
1617, or TTY (202) 418–7233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Federal
Communications Commission’s Second
Report and Order in WT Docket No. 01–
289 (Second Report and Order), FCC
06–148, adopted on October 4, 2006,
and released on October 10, 2006. The
full text of this document is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Center, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. The complete
text may be purchased from the
Commission’s copy contractor, Best
Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street,
SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC
20554. The full text may also be
downloaded at: https://www.fcc.gov.
Alternative formats are available to
persons with disabilities by sending an
e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling
the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
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Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (tty).
1. The Second Report and Order
addresses issues raised in the Further
Notice of Proposed Rule Making
(FNPRM) in this WT Docket No. 01–289
proceeding. The Commission takes the
following significant actions in the
Second Report and Order: (i) Authorizes
the use of Universal Access Transceiver
(UAT) technology on the frequency 978
MHz; (ii) declines to adopt any
immediate changes to the part 87 rules
governing the Aeronautical Mobile
Satellite (Route) Service (AMS(R)S) with
respect to technical flexibility, the
licensing of AMS(R)S in additional
frequency bands under part 87, or
priority and preemptive access for
AMS(R)S communications vis-vis
public correspondence communications
and other non-safety-related Mobile
Satellite Service (MSS)
communications; (iii) removes all of the
former Civil Air Patrol (CAP) channels
from the table of frequencies available
for assignment under part 87; (iv)
removes allocations for radionavigation
in the 14000–14400 MHz band; (v)
streamlines the listing of high frequency
(HF) channels in the table of frequencies
available for assignment under part 87;
(vi) provides the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) with greater
flexibility in the use of air traffic control
(ATC) frequencies; (vii) declines to
adopt rules that would authorize a new
type of emergency locator transmitter
(ELT) designed to operate on the
frequency 121.5 MHz; (viii) adopts rules
permitting use of an alternative station
identification format by aircraft that are
being moved by maintenance personnel
from one airport location to another; (ix)
eliminates the rule authorizing the
assignment of FCC control numbers to
ultralight aircraft for station
identification; and (x) declines at
present to make any rule changes
pertaining to the Plan for the Security
Control of Air Traffic and Air
Navigation Aids (SCATANA).
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I. Procedural Matters
A. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
2. The Second Report and Order does
not contain any new or modified
information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13. In
addition, therefore, it does not contain
any new or modified ‘‘information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees,’’ pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
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B. Report to Congress
3. The Commission will send a copy
of this Second Report and Order in a
report to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
Nonetheless, we have considered the
potential economic impact on small
entities of the rules discussed in the
IRFA, and we have considered
alternatives that would reduce the
potential economic impact on small
entities of the rules enacted herein.
C. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
4. As required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
(RFA), an Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (IRFA) was incorporated in the
FNPRM in this proceeding. The
Commission sought written public
comment on the proposals in the
FNPRM, including comment on the
IRFA. This present Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) conforms to
the RFA.
Description and Estimate of the Number
of Small Entities to Which Rules Will
Apply
7. The RFA directs agencies to
provide a description of and, where
feasible, an estimate of the number of
small entities that may be affected by
the rules adopted herein. The RFA
defines the term ‘‘small entity’’ as
having the same meaning as the terms
‘‘small business,’’ ‘‘small organization,’’
and ‘‘small governmental jurisdiction.’’
In addition, the term ‘‘small business’’
has the same meaning as the term
‘‘small business concern’’ under the
Small Business Act. A small business
concern is one which: (1) Is
independently owned and operated; (2)
is not dominant in its field of operation;
and (3) satisfies any additional criteria
established by the Small Business
Administration (SBA).
8. Small businesses in the aviation
and marine radio services use a marine
very high frequency (VHF), medium
frequency (MF), or high frequency (HF)
radio, any type of emergency position
indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) and/or
radar, an aircraft radio, and/or any type
of emergency locator transmitter (ELT).
The Commission has not developed a
definition of small entities specifically
applicable to these small businesses. For
purposes of this FRFA, therefore, the
applicable definition of small entity is
the definition under the SBA rules
applicable to wireless service providers.
The SBA has developed a small
business size standard for wireless firms
within the two broad economic census
categories of ‘‘Paging’’ and ‘‘Cellular and
Other Wireless Telecommunications.’’
Under both categories, the SBA deems
a wireless business to be small if it has
1,500 or fewer employees. For the
census category of Paging, Census
Bureau data for 2002 show that there
were 807 firms in this category that
operated for the entire year. Of this
total, 804 firms had employment of 999
or fewer employees, and three firms had
employment of 1,000 employees or
more. Thus, under this category and
associated small business size standard,
the majority of firms can be considered
small. For the census category of
Cellular and Other Wireless
Telecommunications, Census Bureau
data for 2002 show that there were 1,397
firms in this category that operated for
the entire year. Of this total, 1,378 firms
Need for, and Objectives of, the Report
and Order
5. The rules adopted in the Second
Report and Order are intended to ensure
that the Commission’s part 87 rules
governing the Aviation Radio Service
remain up-to-date and continue to
further the Commission’s goals of
accommodating new technologies,
facilitating the efficient and effective
use of the aeronautical spectrum,
avoiding unnecessary regulation, and,
above all, enhancing the safety of flight.
Specifically, in the Second Report and
Order the Commission (a) authorizes the
use of UAT technology on the frequency
978 MHz; (b) removes all of the former
CAP channels from the table of
frequencies available for assignment
under part 87; (c) removes allocations
for radionavigation in the 14000–14400
MHz band; (d) streamlines the listing of
HF channels in the table of frequencies
available for assignment under part 87;
(e) provides the FAA with greater
flexibility in the use of ATC frequencies;
(f) declines to adopt rules that would
authorize a new type of ELT designed to
operate on the frequency 121.5 MHz; (g)
codifies the terms of a waiver permitting
use of an alternative station
identification format by aircraft that are
being moved by maintenance personnel
from one airport location to another; (h)
eliminates the rule authorizing the
assignment of FCC control numbers to
ultralight aircraft for station
identification; and (i) declines at present
to make any rule changes pertaining to
the Plan for the Security Control of Air
Traffic and Air Navigation Aids
(SCATANA).
Summary of Significant Issues Raised by
Public Comments in Response to the
IRFA
6. No comments were submitted
specifically in response to the IRFA.
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had employment of 999 or fewer
employees, and 19 firms had
employment of 1,000 employees or
more. Thus, under this second category
and size standard, the majority of firms
can, again, be considered small.
9. Some of the rules adopted herein
may also affect small businesses that
manufacture aviation radio equipment.
The Commission has not developed a
definition of small entities applicable to
aviation radio equipment
manufacturers. Therefore, the applicable
definition is that for Radio and
Television Broadcasting and Wireless
Communications Equipment
Manufacturers. The Census Bureau
defines this category as follows: ‘‘This
industry comprises establishments
primarily engaged in manufacturing
radio and television broadcast and
wireless communications equipment.
Examples of products made by these
establishments are: Transmitting and
receiving antennas, cable television
equipment, GPS equipment, pagers,
cellular phones, mobile
communications equipment, and radio
and television studio and broadcasting
equipment.’’ The SBA has developed a
small business size standard for Radio
and Television Broadcasting and
Wireless Communications Equipment
Manufacturing, which is: all such firms
having 750 or fewer employees.
According to Census Bureau data for
2002, there were a total of 1,041
establishments in this category that
operated for the entire year. Of this
total, 1,010 had employment of under
500, and an additional 13 had
employment of 500 to 999. Thus, under
this size standard, the majority of firms
can be considered small.
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Description of Projected Reporting,
Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance
Requirements for Small Entities
10. The Second Report and Order
does not impose any additional
reporting, recordkeeping, or other
compliance requirements on small
entities. The rule amendments adopted
in the Second Report and Order
generally either relieve licensees of preexisting technical constraints or simply
streamline and update the
Commission’s rules in a manner that
will have no impact at all on regulatory
compliance costs.
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Steps Taken To Minimize the
Significant Economic Impact on Small
Entities, and Significant Alternatives
Considered
11. The RFA requires an agency to
describe any significant alternatives that
it has considered in developing its
approach, which may include the
following four alternatives (among
others): ‘‘(1) The establishment of
differing compliance or reporting
requirements or timetables that take into
account the resources available to small
entities; (2) the clarification,
consolidation, or simplification of
compliance and reporting requirements
under the rule for such small entities;
(3) the use of performance rather than
design standards; and (4) an exemption
from coverage of the rule, or any part
thereof, for such small entities.’’
12. As explained in section C of this
FRFA, above, the Second Report and
Order does not impose any additional
reporting, recordkeeping, or other
compliance requirements on small
entities. In the Second Report and
Order, the Commission discusses the
possibility of further relaxing AMS(R)S
technical requirements to accommodate
non-Inmarsat satellite systems, and the
Commission did consider, as one
alternative, immediately amending the
part 87 rules for that purpose. The
Commission ultimately decided,
however, that it would be prudent to
seek further comment on this question,
especially in light of the fact that the
International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) has not yet
adopted Standards and Recommended
Practices for such AMS(R)S operations.
Similarly, the Commission could have
adopted part 87 licensing rules for
AMS(R)S in the 1.6 GHz, 2 GHz, and 5
GHz frequency bands, subject to a
requirement that satellite system
operators accord priority and
preemptive access to AMS(R)S
communications over other types of
communications. The Commission
deferred a final decision on this matter,
primarily to acquire additional
information regarding whether such a
priority and preemptive access
requirement is truly necessary, and
regarding the burden such a
requirement may impose on MSS/
AMS(R)S licensees.
F. Report to Congress
13. The Commission will send a copy
of this Second Report and Order in WT
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Docket No. 01–289, including the Final
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, in a
report to be sent to Congress pursuant
to the Congressional Review Act. In
addition, the Commission will send a
copy of the Second Report and Order,
including the Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. A
copy of the Second Report and Order
and the Final Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (or summaries thereof) will
also be published in the Federal
Register.
List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 2
Communications equipment; Disaster
assistance; Imports; Radio; Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements;
Telecommunications; Television;
Wiretapping and electronic
surveillance.
47 CFR Part 87
Air transportation; Civil defense;
Communications equipment; Defense
communications; Radio; Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements; Weather.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Rule Changes
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR parts 2 and
87 as follows:
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PART 2—FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS
AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS;
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 2
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and
336, unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 2.106, the Table of
Frequency Allocations, is amended as
follows:
I a. Revise pages 29 and 46.
I b. In the list of United States (US)
Footnotes, remove footnote US292 and
add footnote US400.
The revisions and additions read as
follows:
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Table of Frequency Allocations.
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United States (US) Footnotes
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US400 The use of the center frequency
978 MHz may be authorized to Universal
Access Transceiver (UAT) stations on a
primary basis for the specific purpose of
transmitting datalink information in support
of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance—
Broadcast (ADS–B) Service, Traffic
Information Services—Broadcast (TIS–B),
and Flight Information—Broadcast (FIS–B).
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PART 87—AVIATION SERVICES
3. The authority citation for part 87
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e),
unless otherwise noted.
4. Amend § 87.5 by adding entries in
alphabetical order for ‘‘Automatic
Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast
(ADS–B) Service,’’ ‘‘Traffic Information
Services—Broadcast (TIS–B) Service’’
and ‘‘Universal Access Transceiver
(UAT)’’ to read as follows:
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§ 87.5
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Definitions.
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Automatic Dependent Surveillance—
Broadcast (ADS–B) Service. Broadcast
transmissions from aircraft, supporting
aircraft-to-aircraft or aircraft-to-ground
surveillance applications, including
position reports, velocity vector, intent
and other relevant information about the
aircraft.
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Traffic Information Services—
Broadcast (TIS–B). Traffic information
broadcasts derived from ground-based
radar systems.
Universal Access Transceiver (UAT).
A radio datalink system authorized to
operate on the frequency 978 MHz to
support Automatic Dependent
Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS–B)
Service, Traffic Information Services—
Broadcast (TIS–B) and Flight
Information Service—Broadcast (FIS–B).
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I 5. Amend § 87.107 by removing
paragraph (a)(2), redesignating
paragraphs (a)(3) through (a)(5) as (a)(2)
through (a)(4), and revising newly
designated paragraph (a)(2) to read as
follows:
§ 87.107
Station identification.
(a) * * *
(2) The type of aircraft followed by
the characters of the registration
marking (‘‘N’’ number) of the aircraft,
omitting the prefix letter ‘‘N.’’ When
communication is initiated by a ground
station, an aircraft station may use the
type of aircraft followed by the last three
characters of the registration marking.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, an aircraft being moved by
maintenance personnel from one
location in an airport to another location
in that airport may be identified by a
station identification consisting of the
name of the company owning or
operating the aircraft, followed by the
word ‘‘Maintenance’’ and additional
alphanumeric characters of the
licensee’s choosing.
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I 6. Amend § 87.137 by amending the
table in paragraph (a) to add an entry for
F1D and footnote 18 to read as follows:
§ 87.137
Types of emission.
(a) * * *
Authorized bandwidth (kilohertz)
Class of emission
Emission designator
Above 50 MHz 16
Below 50 MHz
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F1D18 ..............................................................
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18 Authorized
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7. Amend § 87.139 by adding
paragraph (l) to read as follows:
Emission limitations.
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(l)(1) For Universal Access
Transceiver transmitters, the average
emissions measured in a 100 kHz
bandwidth must be attenuated below
the maximum emission level contained
within the authorized bandwidth by at
least:
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312.5 kHz
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(2) Universal Access Transceiver
transmitters with an output power of 5
Watts or more must limit their
emissions by at least 43 + 10 log (P) dB
on any frequency removed from the
assigned frequency by more than 250%
of the authorized bandwidth. Those
emissions shall be measured with a
bandwidth of 100 kHz. P in the above
equation is the average transmitter
power measured within the occupied
bandwidth in Watts.
(3) Universal Access Transceiver
transmitters with less than 5 Watts of
output power must limit their emissions
by at least 40 dB relative to the carrier
peak on any frequency removed from
the assigned frequency by more than
250% of the authorized bandwidth.
Those emissions shall be measured with
a bandwidth of 100 kHz.
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8.Amend § 87.141 by adding
paragraph (k) to read as follows:
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§ 87.141
Modulation requirements.
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(k) Universal Access Transceiver
transmitters must use F1D modulation
without phase discontinuities.
I 9. Amend § 87.171 by adding in
alphabetical order the symbol and class
of station ‘‘UAT—Universal Access
Transceiver’’ to read as follows:
§ 87.171
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Class of station symbols.
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UAT—Universal Access Transceiver
10. Amend § 87.173 by revising the
table in paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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§ 87.173
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Frequencies.
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(b) Frequency table:
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Frequency or frequency
band
Subpart
Class of station
Remarks
LORAN ‘‘C’’.
Radiobeacons.
Air traffic control.
Air traffic control.
Radiobeacons.
International direction-finding for use outside of United States.
Working frequency for aircraft on over-water flights.
International calling and distress frequency for ships and aircraft on over-water flights.
Radiobeacons.
International distress and calling.
Alaska station.
International HF.
International HF; Flight Test.
Domestic HF; (Alaska).
Domestic HF.
Domestic HF; International HF.
Domestic HF.
Domestic HF.
International HF; Flight Test.
Domestic HF; International HF.
Search and rescue communications.
Lighter-than-air craft and aeronautical stations serving lighterthan-air craft.
International HF.
Domestic HF.
Flight Test.
Domestic HF.
Domestic HF; International HF.
Distress and safety with ships and coast stations.
Gulf of Mexico.
Alaska.
International HF.
Domestic HF.
Alaska.
Gulf of Mexico.
Alaska.
Alaska emergency.
Alaska.
International HF.
Flight Test.
Domestic HF.
Flight Test.
Domestic HF.
Domestic HF.
Domestic HF.
Domestic HF.
Domestic HF.
Flight Test.
Domestic HF.
Search and rescue communications.
Alaska.
International HF.
Flight Test.
Domestic HF.
Domestic HF.
Alaska.
Search and rescue communications.
International HF.
Flight Test.
Domestic HF; international HF.
Domestic HF.
International HF.
Flight Test.
Domestic HF; international HF.
International HF.
Flight Test.
Flight Test.
Domestic HF.
Domestic HF.
International HF.
International HF; Flight Test.
International HF.
Q
Q
O
O
Q
F
F
F
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..................................
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RL ................................
RLB .............................
FAC .............................
FAC .............................
RLB .............................
MA ...............................
MA ...............................
MA ...............................
510–535 kHz .......................
2182.0 kHz ..........................
2648.0 kHz ..........................
2850.0–3025.0 kHz .............
2851.0 kHz ..........................
2866.0 kHz ..........................
2875.0 kHz ..........................
2878.0 kHz ..........................
2911.0 kHz ..........................
2956.0 kHz ..........................
3004.0 kHz ..........................
3019.0 kHz ..........................
3023.0 kHz ..........................
3281.0 kHz ..........................
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90–110 kHz .........................
190–285 kHz .......................
200–285 kHz .......................
325–405 kHz .......................
325–435 kHz .......................
410.0 kHz ............................
457.0 kHz ............................
500.0 kHz ............................
Q .................................
F ..................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I, J ...............................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I, J ...............................
I ...................................
F, M, O ........................
K ..................................
RLB .............................
MA ...............................
AX ...............................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE, FAT .............
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA1, FAE ....................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE, FAT .............
MA1, FAE ....................
MA1, FAR, FAC ..........
MA, FAS ......................
3400.0–3500.0 kHz .............
3434.0 kHz ..........................
3443.0 kHz ..........................
3449.0 kHz ..........................
3470.0 kHz ..........................
4125.0 kHz ..........................
4550.0 kHz ..........................
4645.0 kHz ..........................
4650.0–4700.0 kHz .............
4672.0 kHz ..........................
4947.5 kHz ..........................
5036.0 kHz ..........................
5122.5 kHz ..........................
5167.5 kHz ..........................
5310.0 kHz ..........................
5450.0–5680.0 kHz .............
5451.0 kHz ..........................
5463.0 kHz ..........................
5469.0 kHz ..........................
5472.0 kHz ..........................
5484.0 kHz ..........................
5490.0 kHz ..........................
5496.0 kHz ..........................
5508.0 kHz ..........................
5571.0 kHz ..........................
5631.0 kHz ..........................
5680.0 kHz ..........................
5887.5 kHz ..........................
6525.0–6685.0 kHz .............
6550.0 kHz ..........................
6580.0 kHz ..........................
6604.0 kHz ..........................
8015.0 kHz ..........................
8364.0 kHz ..........................
8815.0–8965.0 kHz .............
8822.0 kHz ..........................
8855.0 kHz ..........................
8876.0 kHz ..........................
10005.0–10100.0 kHz .........
10045.0 kHz ........................
10066.0 kHz ........................
11275.0–11400.0 kHz .........
11288.0 kHz ........................
11306.0 kHz ........................
11357.0 kHz ........................
11363.0 kHz ........................
13260.0–13360.0 kHz .........
13312.0 kHz ........................
17900.0–17970.0 kHz .........
I ...................................
I ...................................
J ..................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
F ..................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
J ..................................
I ...................................
J ..................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
J ..................................
I ...................................
F, M, O ........................
I ...................................
I ...................................
J ..................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
F ..................................
I ...................................
J ..................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
J ..................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I, J ...............................
I ...................................
MA, FAE ......................
MA1, FAE ....................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA ...............................
AX ...............................
AX ...............................
MA, FAE ......................
MA1, FAE ....................
AX ...............................
AX ...............................
AX ...............................
FA ................................
AX ...............................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAT ......................
MA1, FAE ....................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA1, FAE ....................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA1, FAC, FAR ..........
AX ...............................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
AX ...............................
MA ...............................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE, FAT .............
MA, FAE ......................
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Class of station
17964.0 kHz ........................
21924.0–22000.0 kHz .........
21931.0 kHz ........................
72.020–75.980 MHz ............
75.000 MHz .........................
108.000 MHz .......................
108.000–117.950 MHz ........
108.000–117.975 MHz ........
108.050 MHz .......................
108.100–111.950 MHz ........
108.100 MHz .......................
108.150 MHz .......................
118.000–121.400 MHz ........
J ..................................
I ...................................
J ..................................
P ..................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
O .................................
121.500 MHz .......................
G, H, I, J, K, M, O .......
121.600–121.925 MHz ........
O, L, Q ........................
121.950 MHz .......................
121.975 MHz .......................
122.000 MHz .......................
K ..................................
F ..................................
F ..................................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAT ......................
FA, AXO ......................
RLA .............................
RLT .............................
RLO .............................
DGP ............................
RLT .............................
RLL ..............................
RLT .............................
RLT .............................
MA, FAC, FAW, GCO,
RCO, RPC.
MA, FAU, FAE, FAT,
FAS, FAC, FAM,
FAP.
MA, FAC, MOU, RLT,
GCO, RCO, RPC.
FAS
MA2, FAW, FAC, MOU
MA, FAC, MOU ...........
122.025 MHz .......................
122.050 MHz .......................
122.075 MHz .......................
122.100 MHz .......................
122.125–122.675 MHz ........
122.700 MHz .......................
F ..................................
F ..................................
F ..................................
F, O .............................
F ..................................
G, L .............................
MA2, FAW, FAC, MOU
MA, FAC, MOU ...........
MA2, FAW, FAC, MOU
MA, FAC, MOU ...........
MA2, FAC, MOU .........
MA, FAU, MOU ...........
122.725 MHz .......................
G, L .............................
MA, FAU, MOU ...........
122.750 MHz .......................
122.775 MHz .......................
122.800 MHz .......................
F ..................................
K ..................................
G, L .............................
MA2 .............................
MA, FAS
MA, FAU, MOU ...........
122.825
122.850
122.875
122.900
122.925
122.950
.......................
.......................
.......................
.......................
.......................
.......................
I ...................................
H, K .............................
I ...................................
F, H, L, M ....................
H ..................................
G, L .............................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAM, FAS
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAR, FAM, MOU
MA2, FAM.
MA, FAU, MOU ...........
122.975 MHz .......................
G, L .............................
MA, FAU, MOU ...........
123.000 MHz .......................
G, L .............................
MA, FAU, MOU ...........
123.025 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA2 .............................
123.050 MHz .......................
G, L .............................
MA, FAU, MOU ...........
123.075 MHz .......................
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Frequency or frequency
band
G, L .............................
MA, FAU, MOU ...........
123.100
123.125
123.150
123.175
123.200
123.225
123.250
123.275
123.300
123.325
123.350
123.375
123.400
123.425
123.450
123.475
123.500
123.525
123.550
123.575
M, O ............................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
K ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
K ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MA,
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
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FAC, FAR ............
FAT ......................
FAT ......................
FAT ......................
FAT
FAT
FAT
FAT
FAS
FAT
FAT
FAT
FAT ......................
FAT
FAT
FAT
FAS
FAT
FAT
FAT
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Remarks
Flight Test.
International HF.
Flight Test.
Operational fixed; 20 kHz spacing.
Marker beacon.
VHF omni-range.
Differential GPS.
ILS Localizer.
25 kHz channel spacing.
Emergency and distress.
25 kHz channel spacing.
Air traffic control operations.
Air carrier and private aircraft enroute flight advisory service
provided by FAA.
Air traffic control operations.
Air traffic control operations.
Air traffic control operations.
Air traffic control operations.
Air traffic control operations; 25 kHz spacing.
Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility
stations.
Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility
stations.
Private fixed wing aircraft air-to-air communications.
Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility
stations.
Domestic VHF.
Domestic VHF.
Unicom at
tions.
Unicom at
stations.
Unicom at
stations.
Helicopter
ations.
Unicom at
stations.
Unicom at
stations.
airports with control tower; Aeronautical utility staairports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility
airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility
air-to-air communications; Air traffic control operairports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility
airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility
Itinerant.
Itinerant.
Itinerant.
Itinerant.
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Class of station
123.6–128.8 MHz ................
O .................................
128.825–132.000 MHz ........
132.025–135.975 MHz ........
I ...................................
O .................................
136.000–136.400 MHz ........
O, S .............................
136.425 MHz .......................
O, S .............................
136.450 MHz .......................
O, S .............................
136.475 MHz .......................
O, S .............................
136.500–136.875 MHz ........
136.900 MHz .......................
136.925 MHz .......................
136.950 MHz .......................
136.975 MHz .......................
156.300 MHz .......................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
I ...................................
F ..................................
MA, FAC, FAW, GCO,
RCO, RPC
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAC, FAW, GCO,
RCO, RPC
MA, FAC, FAW, GCO,
RCO, RPC
MA, FAC, FAW, GCO,
RCO, RPC
MA, FAC, FAW, GCO,
RCO, RPC
MA, FAC, FAW, GCO,
RCO, RPC
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA, FAE ......................
MA ...............................
156.375 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA ...............................
156.400 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA ...............................
156.425 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA ...............................
156.450 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA ...............................
156.625 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA ...............................
156.800 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA ...............................
156.900 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA ...............................
157.425 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA ...............................
243.000 MHz .......................
F ..................................
MA ...............................
328.600–335.400 MHz ........
334.550 MHz .......................
334.700 MHz .......................
406.0–406.1 MHz ................
Q
Q
Q
F,
960–1215 MHz ....................
978.000 MHz .......................
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Frequency or frequency
band
F, Q .............................
F, L, Q .........................
UAT
Q .................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
F, Q .............................
F, J ..............................
Q .................................
F, Q .............................
F ..................................
J ..................................
J ..................................
Q .................................
F ..................................
Q .................................
Q .................................
F ..................................
F ..................................
Q .................................
F, Q .............................
F ..................................
Q .................................
F, Q .............................
F, Q .............................
RLG .............................
RLT
RLT
MA, FAU, FAE, FAT,
FAS, FAC, FAM,
FAP.
MA, RL, RNV ..............
MA, MOU, UAT ...........
.
RLT
RLT
RLT
RLT
MA, RLS ......................
MA, FAT ......................
DGP ............................
MA, RL ........................
TJ ................................
MA, FAT ......................
MA, FAT ......................
RLS, RLD ....................
MA ...............................
MA, RLW .....................
RLT
MA ...............................
MA ...............................
RLS, RLD ....................
MA ...............................
MA ...............................
RL ................................
MA, RL ........................
MA, RL ........................
979.000 MHz .......................
1030.000 MHz .....................
1104.000 MHz .....................
1300–1350 MHz ..................
1435–1525 MHz ..................
1559–1610 MHz ..................
1559–1626.5 MHz ...............
1646.5–1660.5 MHz ............
2310–2320 MHz ..................
2345–2395 MHz ..................
2700–2900 MHz ..................
4200–4400 MHz ..................
5000–5250 MHz ..................
5031.000 MHz .....................
5350–5470 MHz ..................
8750–8850 MHz ..................
9000–9200 MHz ..................
9300–9500 MHz ..................
13250–13400 MHz ..............
15400–15700 MHz ..............
24750–25050 MHz ..............
32300–33400 MHz ..............
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Remarks
25 kHz channel spacing.
Domestic VHF; 25 kHz channel spacing.
25 kHz channel spacing.
Air traffic control operations; 25 kHz channel spacing.
Air traffic control operations.
Air traffic control operations.
Air traffic control operations.
Domestic VHF; 25 kHz channel spacing.
International and Domestic VHF.
International and domestic VHF.
International and domestic VHF.
International and domestic VHF.
For communications with ship stations under specific conditions.
For communications with ship stations under specific conditions; Not authorized in New Orleans Vessel traffic service
area.
For communications with ship stations under specific conditions.
For communications with ship stations under specific conditions.
For communications with ship stations under specific conditions.
For communications with ship stations under specific conditions.
Distress, safety and calling frequency; For communications
with ship stations under specific conditions.
For communications with ship stations under specific conditions.
For communications with commercial fishing vessels under
specific conditions except in Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
Seaway Areas.
Emergency and distress frequency for use of survival craft
and emergency locator transmitters.
ILS glide path.
Emergency and distress.
Electronic aids to air navigation.
Universal Access Transceivers.
Surveillance radars and transponders.
Aeronautical telemetry and telecommand operations.
Differential GPS.
Aeronautical radionavigation.
Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (R).
Aeronautical telemetry and telecommand operations.
Aeronautical telemetry and telecommand operations.
Airport surveillance and weather radar.
Radio altimeters.
Microwave landing systems.
Airborne radars and associated airborne beacons.
Airborne doppler radar.
Land-based radar.
Airborne radars and associated airborne beacons.
Airborne doppler radar.
Aeronautical radionavigation.
Aeronautical radionavigation.
Aeronautical radionavigation.
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11. Amend § 87.187 by revising
paragraphs (p), (q), and (x) and adding
paragraph (ff) to read as follows:
I
§ 87.187
Frequencies.
*
*
*
*
*
(p) The frequency band 1435–1525
MHz is available on a primary basis and
the frequency band 1525–1535 MHz is
available on a secondary basis for
telemetry and telecommand associated
with the flight testing of aircraft,
missiles, or related major components.
This includes launching into space,
reentry into the earth’s atmosphere and
incidental orbiting prior to reentry. The
following frequencies are shared with
flight telemetry mobile stations: 1444.5,
1453.5, 1501.5, 1515.5, and 1524.5 MHz.
See § 87.303(d).
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Note to paragraph (p): Aeronautical
telemetry operations must protect mobilesatellite operations in the 1525–2535 MHz
band and maritime mobile-satellite
operations in the 1530–1535 MHz band.
(q) The frequencies in the band
1545.000–1559.000 MHz and 1646.500–
1660.500 MHz are authorized for use by
the Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (R)
Service. The use of the bands 1544.000–
1545.000 MHz (space-to-Earth) and
1645.500–1646.500 MHz (Earth-tospace) by the Mobile-Satellite Service is
limited to distress and safety operations.
In the frequency bands 1549.500–
1558.500 MHz and 1651.000–1660.000
MHz, the Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite
(R) requirements that cannot be
accommodated in the 1545.000–
1549.500 MHz, 1558.500–1559.000
MHz, 1646.500–1651.000 MHz, and
1660.000–1660.500 MHz bands shall
have priority access with real-time
preemptive capability for
communications in the Mobile-Satellite
Service. Systems not interoperable with
the Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (R)
Service shall operate on a secondary
basis. Account shall be taken of the
priority of safety-related
communications in the Mobile-Satellite
Service.
*
*
*
*
*
(x) The frequency bands 24450–24650
MHz, 24750–25050 MHz and 32300–
33400 MHz are available for airborne
radionavigation devices.
*
*
*
*
*
(ff) The frequency 978 MHz is
authorized for Universal Access
Transceiver data transmission.
I 12. Amend § 87.345 by adding
paragraph (f) to read as follows:
§ 87.345
Scope of service.
*
*
*
*
*
(f) Transmissions by aeronautical
utility mobile stations for Universal
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authorized.
I 13. Amend § 87.349 by adding
paragraph (e) to read as follows:
§ 87.349
Frequencies.
*
*
*
*
*
(e) The frequency 978.0 MHz is
authorized for Universal Access
Transceiver data transmission.
I 14. Amend § 87.421 by revising
paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 87.421
[FR Doc. 06–9541 Filed 12–5–06; 8:45 am]
Frequencies.
*
*
*
*
*
(c) Frequencies listed in the
introductory paragraph of this section
are available to control towers and RCOs
for communications with ground
vehicles and aircraft on the ground. The
antenna heights shall be restricted to the
minimum necessary to achieve the
required coverage. Channel spacing is
25 kHz.
*
*
*
*
*
I 15. Amend § 87.475 by adding
paragraph (b)(9) and revising paragraphs
(c)(1) and (c)(2) to read as follows:
§ 87.475
Frequencies.
*
*
*
*
*
(b) * * *
(9) 978.0 MHz is authorized for
Universal Access Transceiver service.
(c) * * *
(1) The frequencies set forth in
§ 87.187(c), (e) through (j), (r), (t), and
(ff) and § 87.475(b)(6) through (b)(10),
and (b)(12) may be assigned to
radionavigation land test stations for the
testing of aircraft transmitting
equipment that normally operate on
these frequencies and for the testing of
land-based receiving equipment that
operate with airborne radionavigation
equipment.
(2) The frequencies available for
assignment to radionavigation land test
stations for the testing of airborne
receiving equipment are 108.000 and
108.050 MHz for VHF omni-range;
108.100 and 108.150 MHz for localizer;
334.550 and 334.700 MHz for glide
slope; 978 and 979 MHz (X channel)/
1104 MHz (Y channel) for DME; 978
MHz for Universal Access Transceiver;
1030 MHz for air traffic control radar
beacon transponders; and 5031.0 MHz
for microwave landing systems.
Additionally, the frequencies in
paragraph (b) of this section may be
assigned to radionavigation land test
stations after coordination with the
FAA. The following conditions apply:
(i) The maximum power authorized
on the frequencies 108.150 and 334.550
MHz is 1 milliwatt. The maximum
power authorized on all other
frequencies is one watt.
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(ii) The pulse repetition rate (PRR) of
the 1030 MHz ATC radar beacon test set
will be 235 pulses per second (pps)
±5pps.
(iii) The assignment of 108.000 MHz
is subject to the condition that no
interference will be caused to the
reception of FM broadcasting stations
and stations using the frequency are not
protected against interference from FM
broadcasting stations.
*
*
*
*
*
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 060425111–6315–03; I.D.
041906B]
RIN 0648–AN09
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Vessel
Monitoring Systems; Amendment 18A
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS delays the December 7,
2006, effective date of two sections of a
final rule, published August 9, 2006,
until March 7, 2007. The amendments
to those sections will require owners/
operators of vessels with Gulf reef fish
commercial vessel permits to install a
NMFS-approved vessel monitoring
system (VMS) and will make
installation of VMS a prerequisite for
permit renewal or transfer. This delay of
the effective date will provide
additional time for affected fishers to
come into compliance with the VMS
requirements.
The effective date of the
amendments to §§ 622.9(a)(2) and
622.4(m)(1) published August 9, 2006
(71 FR 45428), is delayed until March 7,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
burden-hour estimates or other aspects
of the collection-of-information
requirements referred to in this final
rule may be submitted in writing to
Jason Rueter, NMFS, Southeast Regional
Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701; telephone 727–
824–5305; fax 727–824–5308; e-mail
DATES:
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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70671-70680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9541]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 2 and 87
[WT Docket No. 01-289; FCC 06-148]
Aviation Communications
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission or FCC) addresses a number of important issues pertaining
to the Aviation Radio Services, amending its frequency allocation and
radio treaty matters and aviation services rules to ensure that they
remain up-to-date and continue to further the Commission's goals of
accommodating new technologies, facilitating the efficient and
effective use of the aeronautical spectrum, avoiding unnecessary
regulation, and, above all, enhancing the safety of flight. In many
cases these rule amendments also promote public safety generally and
improve our homeland security.
DATES: Effective February 5, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Tobias, Jeff.Tobias@FCC.gov,
Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-1617,
or TTY (202) 418-7233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Federal
Communications Commission's Second Report and Order in WT Docket No.
01-289 (Second Report and Order), FCC 06-148, adopted on October 4,
2006, and released on October 10, 2006. The full text of this document
is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in
the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at:
https://www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are available to persons with
disabilities by sending an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs
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Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
1. The Second Report and Order addresses issues raised in the
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (FNPRM) in this WT Docket No.
01-289 proceeding. The Commission takes the following significant
actions in the Second Report and Order: (i) Authorizes the use of
Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) technology on the frequency 978 MHz;
(ii) declines to adopt any immediate changes to the part 87 rules
governing the Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Service (AMS(R)S)
with respect to technical flexibility, the licensing of AMS(R)S in
additional frequency bands under part 87, or priority and preemptive
access for AMS(R)S communications vis-vis public correspondence
communications and other non-safety-related Mobile Satellite Service
(MSS) communications; (iii) removes all of the former Civil Air Patrol
(CAP) channels from the table of frequencies available for assignment
under part 87; (iv) removes allocations for radionavigation in the
14000-14400 MHz band; (v) streamlines the listing of high frequency
(HF) channels in the table of frequencies available for assignment
under part 87; (vi) provides the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
with greater flexibility in the use of air traffic control (ATC)
frequencies; (vii) declines to adopt rules that would authorize a new
type of emergency locator transmitter (ELT) designed to operate on the
frequency 121.5 MHz; (viii) adopts rules permitting use of an
alternative station identification format by aircraft that are being
moved by maintenance personnel from one airport location to another;
(ix) eliminates the rule authorizing the assignment of FCC control
numbers to ultralight aircraft for station identification; and (x)
declines at present to make any rule changes pertaining to the Plan for
the Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids (SCATANA).
I. Procedural Matters
A. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
2. The Second Report and Order does not contain any new or modified
information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does
not contain any new or modified ``information collection burden for
small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,'' pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
B. Report to Congress
3. The Commission will send a copy of this Second Report and Order
in a report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
C. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
4. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as
amended (RFA), an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was
incorporated in the FNPRM in this proceeding. The Commission sought
written public comment on the proposals in the FNPRM, including comment
on the IRFA. This present Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA)
conforms to the RFA.
Need for, and Objectives of, the Report and Order
5. The rules adopted in the Second Report and Order are intended to
ensure that the Commission's part 87 rules governing the Aviation Radio
Service remain up-to-date and continue to further the Commission's
goals of accommodating new technologies, facilitating the efficient and
effective use of the aeronautical spectrum, avoiding unnecessary
regulation, and, above all, enhancing the safety of flight.
Specifically, in the Second Report and Order the Commission (a)
authorizes the use of UAT technology on the frequency 978 MHz; (b)
removes all of the former CAP channels from the table of frequencies
available for assignment under part 87; (c) removes allocations for
radionavigation in the 14000-14400 MHz band; (d) streamlines the
listing of HF channels in the table of frequencies available for
assignment under part 87; (e) provides the FAA with greater flexibility
in the use of ATC frequencies; (f) declines to adopt rules that would
authorize a new type of ELT designed to operate on the frequency 121.5
MHz; (g) codifies the terms of a waiver permitting use of an
alternative station identification format by aircraft that are being
moved by maintenance personnel from one airport location to another;
(h) eliminates the rule authorizing the assignment of FCC control
numbers to ultralight aircraft for station identification; and (i)
declines at present to make any rule changes pertaining to the Plan for
the Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids (SCATANA).
Summary of Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments in Response to
the IRFA
6. No comments were submitted specifically in response to the IRFA.
Nonetheless, we have considered the potential economic impact on small
entities of the rules discussed in the IRFA, and we have considered
alternatives that would reduce the potential economic impact on small
entities of the rules enacted herein.
Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which Rules
Will Apply
7. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of and, where
feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be
affected by the rules adopted herein. The RFA defines the term ``small
entity'' as having the same meaning as the terms ``small business,''
``small organization,'' and ``small governmental jurisdiction.'' In
addition, the term ``small business'' has the same meaning as the term
``small business concern'' under the Small Business Act. A small
business concern is one which: (1) Is independently owned and operated;
(2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any
additional criteria established by the Small Business Administration
(SBA).
8. Small businesses in the aviation and marine radio services use a
marine very high frequency (VHF), medium frequency (MF), or high
frequency (HF) radio, any type of emergency position indicating radio
beacon (EPIRB) and/or radar, an aircraft radio, and/or any type of
emergency locator transmitter (ELT). The Commission has not developed a
definition of small entities specifically applicable to these small
businesses. For purposes of this FRFA, therefore, the applicable
definition of small entity is the definition under the SBA rules
applicable to wireless service providers. The SBA has developed a small
business size standard for wireless firms within the two broad economic
census categories of ``Paging'' and ``Cellular and Other Wireless
Telecommunications.'' Under both categories, the SBA deems a wireless
business to be small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. For the census
category of Paging, Census Bureau data for 2002 show that there were
807 firms in this category that operated for the entire year. Of this
total, 804 firms had employment of 999 or fewer employees, and three
firms had employment of 1,000 employees or more. Thus, under this
category and associated small business size standard, the majority of
firms can be considered small. For the census category of Cellular and
Other Wireless Telecommunications, Census Bureau data for 2002 show
that there were 1,397 firms in this category that operated for the
entire year. Of this total, 1,378 firms
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had employment of 999 or fewer employees, and 19 firms had employment
of 1,000 employees or more. Thus, under this second category and size
standard, the majority of firms can, again, be considered small.
9. Some of the rules adopted herein may also affect small
businesses that manufacture aviation radio equipment. The Commission
has not developed a definition of small entities applicable to aviation
radio equipment manufacturers. Therefore, the applicable definition is
that for Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications
Equipment Manufacturers. The Census Bureau defines this category as
follows: ``This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in
manufacturing radio and television broadcast and wireless
communications equipment. Examples of products made by these
establishments are: Transmitting and receiving antennas, cable
television equipment, GPS equipment, pagers, cellular phones, mobile
communications equipment, and radio and television studio and
broadcasting equipment.'' The SBA has developed a small business size
standard for Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless
Communications Equipment Manufacturing, which is: all such firms having
750 or fewer employees. According to Census Bureau data for 2002, there
were a total of 1,041 establishments in this category that operated for
the entire year. Of this total, 1,010 had employment of under 500, and
an additional 13 had employment of 500 to 999. Thus, under this size
standard, the majority of firms can be considered small.
Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance
Requirements for Small Entities
10. The Second Report and Order does not impose any additional
reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements on small
entities. The rule amendments adopted in the Second Report and Order
generally either relieve licensees of pre-existing technical
constraints or simply streamline and update the Commission's rules in a
manner that will have no impact at all on regulatory compliance costs.
Steps Taken To Minimize the Significant Economic Impact on Small
Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered
11. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant
alternatives that it has considered in developing its approach, which
may include the following four alternatives (among others): ``(1) The
establishment of differing compliance or reporting requirements or
timetables that take into account the resources available to small
entities; (2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of
compliance and reporting requirements under the rule for such small
entities; (3) the use of performance rather than design standards; and
(4) an exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for
such small entities.''
12. As explained in section C of this FRFA, above, the Second
Report and Order does not impose any additional reporting,
recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements on small entities. In
the Second Report and Order, the Commission discusses the possibility
of further relaxing AMS(R)S technical requirements to accommodate non-
Inmarsat satellite systems, and the Commission did consider, as one
alternative, immediately amending the part 87 rules for that purpose.
The Commission ultimately decided, however, that it would be prudent to
seek further comment on this question, especially in light of the fact
that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has not yet
adopted Standards and Recommended Practices for such AMS(R)S
operations. Similarly, the Commission could have adopted part 87
licensing rules for AMS(R)S in the 1.6 GHz, 2 GHz, and 5 GHz frequency
bands, subject to a requirement that satellite system operators accord
priority and preemptive access to AMS(R)S communications over other
types of communications. The Commission deferred a final decision on
this matter, primarily to acquire additional information regarding
whether such a priority and preemptive access requirement is truly
necessary, and regarding the burden such a requirement may impose on
MSS/AMS(R)S licensees.
F. Report to Congress
13. The Commission will send a copy of this Second Report and Order
in WT Docket No. 01-289, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis, in a report to be sent to Congress pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act. In addition, the Commission will send a copy
of the Second Report and Order, including the Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. A
copy of the Second Report and Order and the Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (or summaries thereof) will also be published in
the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 2
Communications equipment; Disaster assistance; Imports; Radio;
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Telecommunications;
Television; Wiretapping and electronic surveillance.
47 CFR Part 87
Air transportation; Civil defense; Communications equipment;
Defense communications; Radio; Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements; Weather.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Rule Changes
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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR parts 2 and 87 as follows:
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, unless otherwise
noted.
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2. Section 2.106, the Table of Frequency Allocations, is amended as
follows:
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a. Revise pages 29 and 46.
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b. In the list of United States (US) Footnotes, remove footnote US292
and add footnote US400.
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 2.106 Table of Frequency Allocations.
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US400 The use of the center frequency 978 MHz may be authorized
to Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) stations on a primary basis
for the specific purpose of transmitting datalink information in
support of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B)
Service, Traffic Information Services--Broadcast (TIS-B), and Flight
Information--Broadcast (FIS-B).
* * * * *
PART 87--AVIATION SERVICES
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3. The authority citation for part 87 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e), unless otherwise
noted.
0
4. Amend Sec. 87.5 by adding entries in alphabetical order for
``Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Service,''
``Traffic Information Services--Broadcast (TIS-B) Service'' and
``Universal Access Transceiver (UAT)'' to read as follows:
Sec. 87.5 Definitions.
* * * * *
Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Service.
Broadcast transmissions from aircraft, supporting aircraft-to-aircraft
or aircraft-to-ground surveillance applications, including position
reports, velocity vector, intent and other relevant information about
the aircraft.
* * * * *
Traffic Information Services--Broadcast (TIS-B). Traffic
information broadcasts derived from ground-based radar systems.
Universal Access Transceiver (UAT). A radio datalink system
authorized to operate on the frequency 978 MHz to support Automatic
Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) Service, Traffic Information
Services--Broadcast (TIS-B) and Flight Information Service--Broadcast
(FIS-B).
* * * * *
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5. Amend Sec. 87.107 by removing paragraph (a)(2), redesignating
paragraphs (a)(3) through (a)(5) as (a)(2) through (a)(4), and revising
newly designated paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 87.107 Station identification.
(a) * * *
(2) The type of aircraft followed by the characters of the
registration marking (``N'' number) of the aircraft, omitting the
prefix letter ``N.'' When communication is initiated by a ground
station, an aircraft station may use the type of aircraft followed by
the last three characters of the registration marking. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, an aircraft being moved by
maintenance personnel from one location in an airport to another
location in that airport may be identified by a station identification
consisting of the name of the company owning or operating the aircraft,
followed by the word ``Maintenance'' and additional alphanumeric
characters of the licensee's choosing.
* * * * *
0
6. Amend Sec. 87.137 by amending the table in paragraph (a) to add an
entry for F1D and footnote 18 to read as follows:
Sec. 87.137 Types of emission.
(a) * * *
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Authorized bandwidth (kilohertz)
Emission -----------------------------------------------------------
Class of emission designator Frequency
Below 50 MHz Above 50 MHz \16\ deviation
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* * * * * * *
F1D\18\......................... 1M30F1D........... .................. 1300 kHz.......... 312.5 kHz
* * * * * * *
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\18\ Authorized only for Universal Access Transceiver use at 978 MHz.
* * * * *
0
7. Amend Sec. 87.139 by adding paragraph (l) to read as follows:
Sec. 87.139 Emission limitations.
* * * * *
(l)(1) For Universal Access Transceiver transmitters, the average
emissions measured in a 100 kHz bandwidth must be attenuated below the
maximum emission level contained within the authorized bandwidth by at
least:
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Attenuation
Frequency (MHz) (dB)
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+/-0.5.................................................... 0
+/-1.0.................................................... 18
+/-2.25................................................... 50
+/-3.25................................................... 60
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(2) Universal Access Transceiver transmitters with an output power
of 5 Watts or more must limit their emissions by at least 43 + 10 log
(P) dB on any frequency removed from the assigned frequency by more
than 250% of the authorized bandwidth. Those emissions shall be
measured with a bandwidth of 100 kHz. P in the above equation is the
average transmitter power measured within the occupied bandwidth in
Watts.
(3) Universal Access Transceiver transmitters with less than 5
Watts of output power must limit their emissions by at least 40 dB
relative to the carrier peak on any frequency removed from the assigned
frequency by more than 250% of the authorized bandwidth. Those
emissions shall be measured with a bandwidth of 100 kHz.
0
8.Amend Sec. 87.141 by adding paragraph (k) to read as follows:
Sec. 87.141 Modulation requirements.
* * * * *
(k) Universal Access Transceiver transmitters must use F1D
modulation without phase discontinuities.
0
9. Amend Sec. 87.171 by adding in alphabetical order the symbol and
class of station ``UAT--Universal Access Transceiver'' to read as
follows:
Sec. 87.171 Class of station symbols.
* * * * *
UAT--Universal Access Transceiver
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10. Amend Sec. 87.173 by revising the table in paragraph (b) to read
as follows:
Sec. 87.173 Frequencies.
* * * * *
(b) Frequency table:
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Frequency or frequency band Subpart Class of station Remarks
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90-110 kHz.................... Q................ RL............... LORAN ``C''.
190-285 kHz................... Q................ RLB.............. Radiobeacons.
200-285 kHz................... O................ FAC.............. Air traffic control.
325-405 kHz................... O................ FAC.............. Air traffic control.
325-435 kHz................... Q................ RLB.............. Radiobeacons.
410.0 kHz..................... F................ MA............... International direction-finding for use
outside of United States.
457.0 kHz..................... F................ MA............... Working frequency for aircraft on over-
water flights.
500.0 kHz..................... F................ MA............... International calling and distress
frequency for ships and aircraft on over-
water flights.
510-535 kHz................... Q................ RLB.............. Radiobeacons.
2182.0 kHz.................... F................ MA............... International distress and calling.
2648.0 kHz.................... I................ AX............... Alaska station.
2850.0-3025.0 kHz............. I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
2851.0 kHz.................... I, J............. MA, FAE, FAT..... International HF; Flight Test.
2866.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF; (Alaska).
2875.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
2878.0 kHz.................... I................ MA1, FAE......... Domestic HF; International HF.
2911.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
2956.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
3004.0 kHz.................... I, J............. MA, FAE, FAT.... International HF; Flight Test.
3019.0 kHz.................... I................ MA1, FAE......... Domestic HF; International HF.
3023.0 kHz.................... F, M, O.......... MA1, FAR, FAC.... Search and rescue communications.
3281.0 kHz.................... K................ MA, FAS.......... Lighter-than-air craft and aeronautical
stations serving lighter-than-air craft.
3400.0-3500.0 kHz............. I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
3434.0 kHz.................... I................ MA1, FAE......... Domestic HF.
3443.0 kHz.................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
3449.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
3470.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF; International HF.
4125.0 kHz.................... F................ MA............... Distress and safety with ships and coast
stations.
4550.0 kHz.................... I................ AX............... Gulf of Mexico.
4645.0 kHz.................... I................ AX............... Alaska.
4650.0-4700.0 kHz............. I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
4672.0 kHz.................... I................ MA1, FAE......... Domestic HF.
4947.5 kHz.................... I................ AX............... Alaska.
5036.0 kHz.................... I................ AX............... Gulf of Mexico.
5122.5 kHz.................... I................ AX............... Alaska.
5167.5 kHz.................... I................ FA............... Alaska emergency.
5310.0 kHz.................... I................ AX............... Alaska.
5450.0-5680.0 kHz............. I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
5451.0 kHz.................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
5463.0 kHz.................... I................ MA1, FAE......... Domestic HF.
5469.0 kHz.................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
5472.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
5484.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
5490.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
5496.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
5508.0 kHz.................... I................ MA1, FAE......... Domestic HF.
5571.0 kHz.................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
5631.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
5680.0 kHz.................... F, M, O.......... MA1, FAC, FAR.... Search and rescue communications.
5887.5 kHz.................... I................ AX............... Alaska.
6525.0-6685.0 kHz............. I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
6550.0 kHz.................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
6580.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
6604.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
8015.0 kHz.................... I................ AX............... Alaska.
8364.0 kHz.................... F................ MA............... Search and rescue communications.
8815.0-8965.0 kHz............. I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
8822.0 kHz.................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
8855.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF; international HF.
8876.0 kHz.................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
10005.0-10100.0 kHz........... I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
10045.0 kHz................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
10066.0 kHz................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF; international HF.
11275.0-11400.0 kHz........... I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
11288.0 kHz................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
11306.0 kHz................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
11357.0 kHz................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
11363.0 kHz................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic HF.
13260.0-13360.0 kHz........... I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
13312.0 kHz................... I, J............. MA, FAE, FAT..... International HF; Flight Test.
17900.0-17970.0 kHz........... I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
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17964.0 kHz................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
21924.0-22000.0 kHz........... I................ MA, FAE.......... International HF.
21931.0 kHz................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Flight Test.
72.020-75.980 MHz............. P................ FA, AXO.......... Operational fixed; 20 kHz spacing.
75.000 MHz.................... Q................ RLA.............. Marker beacon.
108.000 MHz................... Q................ RLT.............. ..........................................
108.000-117.950 MHz........... Q................ RLO.............. VHF omni-range.
108.000-117.975 MHz........... Q................ DGP.............. Differential GPS.
108.050 MHz................... Q................ RLT.............. ..........................................
108.100-111.950 MHz........... Q................ RLL.............. ILS Localizer.
108.100 MHz................... Q................ RLT.............. ..........................................
108.150 MHz................... Q................ RLT.............. ..........................................
118.000-121.400 MHz........... O................ MA, FAC, FAW, 25 kHz channel spacing.
GCO, RCO, RPC.
121.500 MHz................... G, H, I, J, K, M, MA, FAU, FAE, Emergency and distress.
O. FAT, FAS, FAC,
FAM, FAP.
121.600-121.925 MHz........... O, L, Q.......... MA, FAC, MOU, 25 kHz channel spacing.
RLT, GCO, RCO,
RPC.
121.950 MHz................... K................ FAS ..........................................
121.975 MHz................... F................ MA2, FAW, FAC, Air traffic control operations.
MOU.
122.000 MHz................... F................ MA, FAC, MOU..... Air carrier and private aircraft enroute
flight advisory service provided by FAA.
122.025 MHz................... F................ MA2, FAW, FAC, Air traffic control operations.
MOU.
122.050 MHz................... F................ MA, FAC, MOU..... Air traffic control operations.
122.075 MHz................... F................ MA2, FAW, FAC, Air traffic control operations.
MOU.
122.100 MHz................... F, O............. MA, FAC, MOU..... Air traffic control operations.
122.125-122.675 MHz........... F................ MA2, FAC, MOU.... Air traffic control operations; 25 kHz
spacing.
122.700 MHz................... G, L............. MA, FAU, MOU..... Unicom at airports with no control tower;
Aeronautical utility stations.
122.725 MHz................... G, L............. MA, FAU, MOU..... Unicom at airports with no control tower;
Aeronautical utility stations.
122.750 MHz................... F................ MA2.............. Private fixed wing aircraft air-to-air
communications.
122.775 MHz................... K................ MA, FAS ..........................................
122.800 MHz................... G, L............. MA, FAU, MOU..... Unicom at airports with no control tower;
Aeronautical utility stations.
122.825 MHz................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic VHF.
122.850 MHz................... H, K............. MA, FAM, FAS ..........................................
122.875 MHz................... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic VHF.
122.900 MHz................... F, H, L, M....... MA, FAR, FAM, MOU ..........................................
122.925 MHz................... H................ MA2, FAM.........
122.950 MHz................... G, L............. MA, FAU, MOU..... Unicom at airports with control tower;
Aeronautical utility stations.
122.975 MHz................... G, L............. MA, FAU, MOU..... Unicom at airports with no control tower;
Aeronautical utility stations.
123.000 MHz................... G, L............. MA, FAU, MOU..... Unicom at airports with no control tower;
Aeronautical utility stations.
123.025 MHz................... F................ MA2.............. Helicopter air-to-air communications; Air
traffic control operations.
123.050 MHz................... G, L............. MA, FAU, MOU..... Unicom at airports with no control tower;
Aeronautical utility stations.
123.075 MHz................... G, L............. MA, FAU, MOU..... Unicom at airports with no control tower;
Aeronautical utility stations.
123.100 MHz................... M, O............. MA, FAC, FAR..... ..........................................
123.125 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Itinerant.
123.150 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Itinerant.
123.175 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Itinerant.
123.200 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.225 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.250 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.275 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.300 MHz................... K................ MA, FAS ..........................................
123.325 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.350 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.375 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.400 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT.......... Itinerant.
123.425 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.450 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.475 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.500 MHz................... K................ MA, FAS ..........................................
123.525 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.550 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
123.575 MHz................... J................ MA, FAT ..........................................
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123.6-128.8 MHz............... O................ MA, FAC, FAW, 25 kHz channel spacing.
GCO, RCO, RPC
128.825-132.000 MHz........... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic VHF; 25 kHz channel spacing.
132.025-135.975 MHz........... O................ MA, FAC, FAW, 25 kHz channel spacing.
GCO, RCO, RPC
136.000-136.400 MHz........... O, S............. MA, FAC, FAW, Air traffic control operations; 25 kHz
GCO, RCO, RPC channel spacing.
136.425 MHz................... O, S............. MA, FAC, FAW, Air traffic control operations.
GCO, RCO, RPC
136.450 MHz................... O, S............. MA, FAC, FAW, Air traffic control operations.
GCO, RCO, RPC
136.475 MHz................... O, S............. MA, FAC, FAW, Air traffic control operations.
GCO, RCO, RPC
136.500-136.875 MHz........... I................ MA, FAE.......... Domestic VHF; 25 kHz channel spacing.
136.900 MHz................... I................ MA, FAE.......... International and Domestic VHF.
136.925 MHz................... I................ MA, FAE.......... International and domestic VHF.
136.950 MHz................... I................ MA, FAE.......... International and domestic VHF.
136.975 MHz................... I................ MA, FAE.......... International and domestic VHF.
156.300 MHz................... F................ MA............... For communications with ship stations
under specific conditions.
156.375 MHz................... F................ MA............... For communications with ship stations
under specific conditions; Not authorized
in New Orleans Vessel traffic service
area.
156.400 MHz................... F................ MA............... For communications with ship stations
under specific conditions.
156.425 MHz................... F................ MA............... For communications with ship stations
under specific conditions.
156.450 MHz................... F................ MA............... For communications with ship stations
under specific conditions.
156.625 MHz................... F................ MA............... For communications with ship stations
under specific conditions.
156.800 MHz................... F................ MA............... Distress, safety and calling frequency;
For communications with ship stations
under specific conditions.
156.900 MHz................... F................ MA............... For communications with ship stations
under specific conditions.
157.425 MHz................... F................ MA............... For communications with commercial fishing
vessels under specific conditions except
in Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway
Areas.
243.000 MHz................... F................ MA............... Emergency and distress frequency for use
of survival craft and emergency locator
transmitters.
328.600-335.400 MHz........... Q................ RLG.............. ILS glide path.
334.550 MHz................... Q................ RLT ..........................................
334.700 MHz................... Q................ RLT ..........................................
406.0-406.1 MHz............... F, G, H, I, J, K, MA, FAU, FAE, Emergency and distress.
M, O. FAT, FAS, FAC,
FAM, FAP.
960-1215 MHz.................. F, Q............. MA, RL, RNV...... Electronic aids to air navigation.
978.000 MHz................... F, L, Q.......... MA, MOU, UAT..... Universal Access Transceivers.
UAT .................
Q................ RLT ..........................................
979.000 MHz................... Q................ RLT ..........................................
1030.000 MHz.................. Q................ RLT ..........................................
1104.000 MHz.................. Q................ RLT ..........................................
1300-1350 MHz................. F, Q............. MA, RLS.......... Surveillance radars and transponders.
1435-1525 MHz................. F, J............. MA, FAT.......... Aeronautical telemetry and telecommand
operations.
1559-1610 MHz................. Q................ DGP.............. Differential GPS.
1559-1626.5 MHz............... F, Q............. MA, RL........... Aeronautical radionavigation.
1646.5-1660.5 MHz............. F................ TJ............... Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (R).
2310-2320 MHz................. J................ MA, FAT.......... Aeronautical telemetry and telecommand
operations.
2345-2395 MHz................. J................ MA, FAT.......... Aeronautical telemetry and telecommand
operations.
2700-2900 MHz................. Q................ RLS, RLD......... Airport surveillance and weather radar.
4200-4400 MHz................. F................ MA............... Radio altimeters.
5000-5250 MHz................. Q................ MA, RLW.......... Microwave landing systems.
5031.000 MHz.................. Q................ RLT ..........................................
5350-5470 MHz................. F................ MA............... Airborne radars and associated airborne
beacons.
8750-8850 MHz................. F................ MA............... Airborne doppler radar.
9000-9200 MHz................. Q................ RLS, RLD......... Land-based radar.
9300-9500 MHz................. F, Q............. MA............... Airborne radars and associated airborne
beacons.
13250-13400 MHz............... F................ MA............... Airborne doppler radar.
15400-15700 MHz............... Q................ RL............... Aeronautical radionavigation.
24750-25050 MHz............... F, Q............. MA, RL........... Aeronautical radionavigation.
32300-33400 MHz............... F, Q............. MA, RL........... Aeronautical radionavigation.
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11. Amend Sec. 87.187 by revising paragraphs (p), (q), and (x) and
adding paragraph (ff) to read as follows:
Sec. 87.187 Frequencies.
* * * * *
(p) The frequency band 1435-1525 MHz is available on a primary
basis and the frequency band 1525-1535 MHz is available on a secondary
basis for telemetry and telecommand associated with the flight testing
of aircraft, missiles, or related major components. This includes
launching into space, reentry into the earth's atmosphere and
incidental orbiting prior to reentry. The following frequencies are
shared with flight telemetry mobile stations: 1444.5, 1453.5, 1501.5,
1515.5, and 1524.5 MHz. See Sec. 87.303(d).
Note to paragraph (p): Aeronautical telemetry operations must
protect mobile-satellite operations in the 1525-2535 MHz band and
maritime mobile-satellite operations in the 1530-1535 MHz band.
(q) The frequencies in the band 1545.000-1559.000 MHz and 1646.500-
1660.500 MHz are authorized for use by the Aeronautical Mobile-
Satellite (R) Service. The use of the bands 1544.000-1545.000 MHz
(space-to-Earth) and 1645.500-1646.500 MHz (Earth-to-space) by the
Mobile-Satellite Service is limited to distress and safety operations.
In the frequency bands 1549.500-1558.500 MHz and 1651.000-1660.000 MHz,
the Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (R) requirements that cannot be
accommodated in the 1545.000-1549.500 MHz, 1558.500-1559.000 MHz,
1646.500-1651.000 MHz, and 1660.000-1660.500 MHz bands shall have
priority access with real-time preemptive capability for communications
in the Mobile-Satellite Service. Systems not interoperable with the
Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (R) Service shall operate on a secondary
basis. Account shall be taken of the priority of safety-related
communications in the Mobile-Satellite Service.
* * * * *
(x) The frequency bands 24450-24650 MHz, 24750-25050 MHz and 32300-
33400 MHz are available for airborne radionavigation devices.
* * * * *
(ff) The frequency 978 MHz is authorized for Universal Access
Transceiver data transmission.
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12. Amend Sec. 87.345 by adding paragraph (f) to read as follows:
Sec. 87.345 Scope of service.
* * * * *
(f) Transmissions by aeronautical utility mobile stations for
Universal Access Transceiver service are authorized.
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13. Amend Sec. 87.349 by adding paragraph (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 87.349 Frequencies.
* * * * *
(e) The frequency 978.0 MHz is authorized for Universal Access
Transceiver data transmission.
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14. Amend Sec. 87.421 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 87.421 Frequencies.
* * * * *
(c) Frequencies listed in the introductory paragraph of this
section are available to control towers and RCOs for communications
with ground vehicles and aircraft on the ground. The antenna heights
shall be restricted to the minimum necessary to achieve the required
coverage. Channel spacing is 25 kHz.
* * * * *
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15. Amend Sec. 87.475 by adding paragraph (b)(9) and revising
paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 87.475 Frequencies.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(9) 978.0 MHz is authorized for Universal Access Transceiver
service.
(c) * * *
(1) The frequencies set forth in Sec. 87.187(c), (e) through (j),
(r), (t), and (ff) and Sec. 87.475(b)(6) through (b)(10), and (b)(12)
may be assigned to radionavigation land test stations for the testing
of aircraft transmitting equipment that normally operate on these
frequencies and for the testing of land-based receiving equipment that
operate with airborne radionavigation equipment.
(2) The frequencies available for assignment to radionavigation
land test stations for the testing of airborne receiving equipment are
108.000 and 108.050 MHz for VHF omni-range; 108.100 and 108.150 MHz for
localizer; 334.550 and 334.700 MHz for glide slope; 978 and 979 MHz (X
channel)/1104 MHz (Y channel) for DME; 978 MHz for Universal Access
Transceiver; 1030 MHz for air traffic control radar beacon
transponders; and 5031.0 MHz for microwave landing systems.
Additionally, the frequencies in paragraph (b) of this section may be
assigned to radionavigation land test stations after coordination with
the FAA. The following conditions apply:
(i) The maximum power authorized on the frequencies 108.150 and
334.550 MHz is 1 milliwatt. The maximum power authorized on all other
frequencies is one watt.
(ii) The pulse repetition rate (PRR) of the 1030 MHz ATC radar
beacon test set will be 235 pulses per second (pps) 5pps.
(iii) The assignment of 108.000 MHz is subject to the condition
that no interference will be caused to the reception of FM broadcasting
stations and stations using the frequency are not protected against
interference from FM broadcasting stations.
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[FR Doc. 06-9541 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
