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(1) Waste amalgam including, but not
limited to, dental amalgam from chairside traps, screens, vacuum pump
filters, dental tools, cuspidors, or
collection devices, must not be
discharged to a POTW.
(2) Dental unit water lines, chair-side
traps, and vacuum lines that discharge
amalgam process wastewater to a POTW
must not be cleaned with oxidizing or
acidic cleaners, including but not
limited to bleach, chlorine, iodine and
peroxide that have a pH lower than 6 or
greater than 8.
(c) All material is available for
inspection at EPA’s Water Docket, EPA
West, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room 3334, Washington, DC 20004,
Telephone: 202–566–2426, and is
available from the sources listed below.
(1) The following standards are
available from the American Dental
Association (ADA), 211 East Chicago
Ave., Chicago IL 60611–2678,
Telephone 312–440–2500, https://
www.ada.org.
(i) ANSI/ADA Specification No.
108:2009, American National Standard/
American Dental Association
Specification No. 108 Amalgam
Separators. February 2009.
(ii) ANSI/ADA Specification No.
108:2009 Addendum, American
National Standard/American Dental
Association Specification No. 108
Amalgam Separators, Addendum.
November 2011.
(2) The following standards are
available from the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 West
43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY
10036, Telephone 212–642–4900, https://
webstore.ansi.org.
(i) International Standard ISO
11143:2008, Dentistry—Amalgam
Separators. Second edition, July 1, 2008.
(ii) [Reserved]
§ 441.40 Pretreatment standards for new
sources (PSNS).
As of July 14, 2017, any new source
subject to this part must comply with
the requirements of § 441.30(a) and (b)
and the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements of § 441.50.
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§ 441.50 Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
(a) Dental Dischargers subject to this
part must comply with the following
reporting requirements in lieu of the
otherwise applicable requirements in 40
CFR 403.12(b), (d), (e), and (g).
(1) One-Time Compliance Report
deadlines. For existing sources, a OneTime Compliance Report must be
submitted to the Control Authority no
later than October 12, 2020, or 90 days
after a transfer of ownership. For new
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sources, a One-Time Compliance Report
must be submitted to the Control
Authority no later than 90 days
following the introduction of
wastewater into a POTW.
(2) Signature and certification. The
One-Time Compliance Report must be
signed and certified by a responsible
corporate officer, a general partner or
proprietor if the dental discharger is a
partnership or sole proprietorship, or a
duly authorized representative in
accordance with the requirements of 40
CFR 403.12(l).
(3) Contents. (i) The One-Time
Compliance Report for dental
dischargers subject to this part that do
not place or remove dental amalgam as
described at § 441.10(f) must include
the: facility name, physical address,
mailing address, contact information,
name of the operator(s) and owner(s);
and a certification statement that the
dental discharger does not place dental
amalgam and does not remove amalgam
except in limited circumstances.
(ii) The One-Time Compliance Report
for dental dischargers subject to the
standards of this part must include:
(A) The facility name, physical
address, mailing address, and contact
information.
(B) Name(s) of the operator(s) and
owner(s).
(C) A description of the operation at
the dental facility including: The total
number of chairs, the total number of
chairs at which dental amalgam may be
present in the resulting wastewater, and
a description of any existing amalgam
separator(s) or equivalent device(s)
currently operated to include, at a
minimum, the make, model, year of
installation.
(D) Certification that the amalgam
separator(s) or equivalent device is
designed and will be operated and
maintained to meet the requirements
specified in § 441.30 or § 441.40.
(E) Certification that the dental
discharger is implementing BMPs
specified in § 441.30(b) or § 441.40(b)
and will continue to do so.
(F) The name of the third-party
service provider that maintains the
amalgam separator(s) or equivalent
device(s) operated at the dental office, if
applicable. Otherwise, a brief
description of the practices employed
by the facility to ensure proper
operation and maintenance in
accordance with § 441.30 or § 441.40.
(4) Transfer of ownership notification.
If a dental discharger transfers
ownership of the facility, the new owner
must submit a new One-Time
Compliance Report to the Control
Authority no later than 90 days after the
transfer.
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(5) Retention period. As long as a
Dental Discharger subject to this part is
in operation, or until ownership is
transferred, the Dental Discharger or an
agent or representative of the dental
discharger must maintain the One-Time
Compliance Report required at
paragraph (a) of this section and make
it available for inspection in either
physical or electronic form.
(b) Dental Dischargers or an agent or
representative of the dental discharger
must maintain and make available for
inspection in either physical or
electronic form, for a minimum of three
years:
(1) Documentation of the date,
person(s) conducting the inspection,
and results of each inspection of the
amalgam separator(s) or equivalent
device(s), and a summary of follow-up
actions, if needed.
(2) Documentation of amalgam
retaining container or equivalent
container replacement (including the
date, as applicable).
(3) Documentation of all dates that
collected dental amalgam is picked up
or shipped for proper disposal in
accordance with 40 CFR 261.5(g)(3), and
the name of the permitted or licensed
treatment, storage or disposal facility
receiving the amalgam retaining
containers.
(4) Documentation of any repair or
replacement of an amalgam separator or
equivalent device, including the date,
person(s) making the repair or
replacement, and a description of the
repair or replacement (including make
and model).
(5) Dischargers or an agent or
representative of the dental discharger
must maintain and make available for
inspection in either physical or
electronic form the manufacturers
operating manual for the current device.
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[ET Docket No. 15–99; FCC 17–33]
WRC–12 Implementation Report and
Order
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission implemented allocation
changes from the World
Radiocommunication Conference
SUMMARY:
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(Geneva, 2012) (WRC–12) and updated
its service rules. The Commission took
this action to conform its rules, to the
extent practical, to the decisions that the
international community made at WRC–
12. This action will promote the
advancement of new and expanded
services and provide significant benefits
to the American public.
DATES: Effective July 14, 2017, except
for amendments to §§ 97.3, 97.15(c),
97.301(b) through (d), 97.303(g),
97.305(c), and 97.313(k) and (l), which
contain new or modified information
collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, that are not
effective until approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
Commission will publish a document in
the Federal Register announcing the
effective date once OMB approves.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Mooring, Office of Engineering and
Technology, 202–418–2450,
Tom.Mooring@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Report
and Order, ET Docket No. 15–99, FCC
17–33, adopted March 27, 2017, and
released March 29, 2017. The full text
of this document is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Center (Room CY–A257), 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The
full text may also be downloaded at:
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/
attachmatch/FCC-17-33A1.pdf. People
with Disabilities: To request materials in
accessible formats for people with
disabilities (braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an
email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (tty).
Summary of Report and Order
1. On April 23, 2015, the Commission
adopted a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (WRC–12 NPRM) in this
proceeding, 80 FR 38315, July 2, 2015.
In this Report and Order (WRC–12
R&O), the Commission amended the
Table of Frequency Allocations
(Allocation Table) in § 2.106 of its rules
and a number of related service rules to
implement certain radio frequency (RF)
allocation decisions from the Final Acts
of the World Radiocommunication
Conference (Geneva, 2012) (WRC–12
Final Acts). The following are the major
actions that the Commission took to
support non-Federal spectrum
requirements:
• Allocated the 472–479 kHz band to
the amateur service on a secondary basis
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and amended part 97 to provide for
amateur service use of this band and of
the 135.7–137.8 kHz band.
• Amended part 80 to authorize radio
buoy operations in the 1900–2000 kHz
band under a ship station license.
• Allocated eight frequency bands in
the 4 to 44 MHz range to the
radiolocation service for Federal and
non-Federal use, limited to
oceanographic radars. The Commission
also amended part 90 to provide for
licensing of oceanographic radars, and
required those radars currently
operating under an experimental license
to conform their operations to the
adopted rules within five years of the
effective date of this Order.
• Reallocated the 156.7625–156.7875
MHz and 156.8125–156.8375 MHz
bands to the mobile-satellite service
(MSS) (Earth-to-space) on a primary
basis for Federal and non-Federal use,
limited to the reception of Automatic
Identification Systems (AIS) broadcast
messages from ships. The Commission
also amended part 80 to permit ships to
transmit AIS broadcast messages in
these bands, and amended part 25 to
permit MSS satellites to receive in these
bands and in the existing AIS bands.
• Allocated the 5000–5091 MHz band
to the aeronautical mobile (route)
service (AM(R)S) on a primary basis for
Federal and non-Federal use. AM(R)S
use of the 5000–5030 MHz band extends
the tuning range for the recentlyestablished Aeronautical Mobile Airport
Communications System (AeroMACS)
that will support surface applications at
airports. AM(R)S use of the 5030–5091
MHz band will support unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS).
Discussion
2. In the WRC–12 R&O, the
Commission amended Parts 2, 15, 25,
80, 90, and 97 of its rules to implement
specific allocations from the WRC–12
Final Acts that affect a number of
frequency bands between 8.3 kHz and
3000 GHz and to adopt related service
rules. These actions are described in
greater detail below.
A. Amateur Radio Use of the 135.7–
137.8 kHz and 472–479 kHz Bands
3. As proposed in the WRC–12 NPRM,
the Commission allocated the 472–479
kHz band to the amateur service on a
secondary basis and limited the
maximum equivalent isotropically
radiated power (EIRP) of amateur
stations using this band to five watts in
the United States, except for that
portion of Alaska that is within 800
kilometers of the Russian Federation’s
borders, where the maximum EIRP is
limited to one watt.
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4. The amateur service will share this
band with Power Line Carrier (PLC)
systems, which electric utility
companies use and operate in the 9–490
kHz range under part 15 of the
Commission’s rules on an unprotected
and non-interference basis with respect
to authorized radio users. While the
Utilities Telecom Council (UTC)
objected to the Commission’s allocation
proposal on the basis that an increased
interference potential between amateur
operations and PLC systems could
deprive utilities of the flexibility needed
to deploy PLC systems, the amateur
radio community supported this
allocation as useful for improving
technical knowledge on radio
propagation and because they believed
that co-existence with PLC systems is
possible due to existing amateur service
operations on frequencies near 500 kHz
under experimental licenses that have
not resulted in any interference
complaints.
5. The Commission agreed that adding
a secondary amateur service allocation
to the 472–479 kHz band will provide
new opportunities for amateur operators
to experiment with equipment,
techniques, antennas, and propagation
phenomena. The 472–479 kHz band
offers amateur service operators
different propagation characteristics
from the 135.7–137.8 kHz band, which
was allocated on a secondary basis to
amateur service in the WRC–07 Report
and Order. Further, a secondary
allocation to the amateur service
harmonizes the United States and
international allocations for this band
and provide new opportunities for
amateur service experimentation. At the
same time, the Commission recognized
the importance of PLC systems and their
impact on utility safety, security and
reliability of utility operations, and
found that co-existence between PLC
systems and amateur radio operations in
these bands is possible under the
service rules the Commission adopted
in this Order.
6. As proposed in the WRC–12 NPRM,
the Commission removed several
allocations from the 135.7–137.8 kHz
and 472–479 kHz bands. It deleted the
non-Federal fixed service (FS) and
maritime mobile service (MMS)
allocations from the 135.7–137.8 kHz
band because there are no non-Federal
stations in the FS and MMS that are
licensed to operate in this band, and
because it found that any future
requirements for non-Federal stations in
the FS or MMS can be accommodated
in other frequency bands. However,
because there is some limited Federal
use of this band, the Commission
maintained the existing primary FS and
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MMS allocations in the Federal Table.
The Commission deleted the Federal
MMS and aeronautical radionavigation
service (ARNS) allocations and the nonFederal MMS allocation from the 472–
479 kHz band. NTIA has not authorized
any Federal stations in the ARNS or
MMS to operate in the 472–479 kHz
band, and there is only limited use of
the non-Federal MMS allocation. Any
future requirements for non-Federal
MMS stations can be accommodated in
other frequency bands. However, there
are two non-Federal licensees that
operate three public coast stations under
their current licenses on a primary
basis. The Commission grandfathered
operation of these stations by amending
§ 80.357(b)(1) to limit the use of the
472–479 kHz band to public coast
stations that were licensed as of the
effective date of this Report and Order
and by adding a footnote to the Table of
Allocations that grandfathers the
following licensees to operate public
coast stations on a primary basis in the
472–479 kHz band pursuant to their
current radio station authorization,
subject to periodic renewals: Global HF
Net LLC (call signs KFS and WNU) and
New England Historical Radio Society,
Inc. (call sign WNE).
7. The Commission adopted service
rules for the amateur radio service in the
135.7–137.8 kHz (2200 meter band) and
472–479 kHz (630 meter band) bands
that will ensure the compatibility of
amateur radio operations and PLC
systems that operate in these bands, and
promote the shared use of these bands.
Under these rules, electric utilities will
not be required to modify existing PLC
systems to accommodate amateur
operations, and previously notified
amateur stations will not be required to
alter their operations to accommodate
new or modified PLC operations.
8. As proposed, the Commission will
permit amateur stations to operate in the
135.7–137.8 kHz and 472–479 kHz
bands when separated by a specified
distance from electric power
transmission lines with PLC systems
that use the same bands. To support the
operations of both the amateur service
and PLC systems in these bands, the
Commission adopted a minimum
horizontal separation distance of one
kilometer between the transmission line
and the amateur station when operating
in these bands.
9. Regarding operations in the 135.7–
137.8 kHz band, ARRL provided a
technical analysis in ET Docket No. 12–
338, which concluded that PLC systems
‘‘will be sufficiently protected from
amateur stations transmitting at an EIRP
of 1 W with a separation distance of 1
km from the transmission lines carrying
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the PLC signals, beyond which there is
no interference potential.’’ UTC agreed
with this conclusion and supported a
separation distance of at least one
kilometer for amateur operation in this
band. While ARRL preferred that
amateur stations have the option to be
located closer to the transmission lines
with PLC systems and recommended a
notification procedure to address any
potential interference to PLC systems,
the Commission found that a one
kilometer separation distance
reasonably ensures that PLC systems
and amateur radio stations are unlikely
to experience interference. In addition,
establishing a zone where amateur use
is not authorized will simplify and
streamline the process for determining
whether an amateur station can transmit
in these bands when in proximity to
transmission lines upon which PLC
systems operate.
10. The Commission adopted the
same separation distance for amateur
operations in the 472–479 kHz band, as
it did for the 135.7–137.8 kHz band,
since these bands share the same
considerations for co-existence of the
two uses.
11. The Commission restricted
amateur service operations to fixed
locations and prohibited mobile
operations in these bands. This
restriction will ensure that amateur
stations remain at the locations
specified in their notification and
comply with the separation distance
requirements discussed below. UTC and
some amateur service commenters
supported this restriction. The
Commission will allow temporary fixed
use at sites that meet its technical rules
and follow its notification requirements.
In other words, the location of the
amateur station must not be located
within one kilometer of PLC systems
and its operations must be in
accordance with part 97 rules.
12. The Commission required amateur
operators to notify UTC of the location
of their proposed station prior to
commencing operations, to confirm that
the station is not located within the one
kilometer separation distance. Even
though several amateur service
commenters claimed that they can
readily identify transmission lines and
compute the separation distance, the
Commission found that transmission
lines are not always readily identifiable.
Further, amateur operators may not be
able to determine whether PLC systems
operate in the relevant bands on the
subject transmission lines. The
notification requirement will entail
notifying UTC of the operator’s call sign
and coordinates of the proposed
station’s location for confirmation that
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the location is outside the one kilometer
separation distance, or the relevant PLC
system is not transmitting on the
requested bands. UTC, which maintains
a database of PLC systems must respond
to the notification within 30 days if it
objects. If UTC raises no objection,
amateur radio operators may commence
operations on the band identified in
their notification. The Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau will issue
a public notice providing the details for
filing notifications with UTC.
13. The notification procedures the
Commission adopted seek to strike a
balance between amateur operations
used for experimental purposes and PLC
operation used by electric utilities for
the reliability and security of electric
service to the public. These procedures
are the least burdensome considering
the Commission seeks to ensure that no
potential interference occurs from these
two uses. A simple notification to UTC
with a 30-day waiting period does not
appear to be burdensome. Amateur
operations can commence as soon as
that period expires. While ARRL sought
direct access to the PLC database, the
Commission noted that UTC has control
of the PLC database which can be
updated, and found no reason to
mandate its release to another party
especially considering the sensitive
nature of information it contains.
14. If an electric utility seeks to
deploy a new or modified PLC system
on a transmission line that is within one
kilometer of a previously coordinated
amateur station, the electric utility must
employ a frequency in the 9–490 kHz
range that has not been included in the
amateur station’s notification, as ARRL
suggests. If the previously coordinated
amateur station no longer operates in
the band, the electric utility may deploy
a PLC system in that band.
15. As discussed in the WRC–12
NPRM, the Commission adopted
maximum EIRP limits and transmitter
power limits for the new amateur
service bands. Amateur stations may
operate in the 135.7–137.8 kHz band
with a maximum radiated power of one
watt EIRP. The Commission found that
amateur stations operating in the 135.7–
137.8 kHz band should be subject only
to the general part 97 limit of 1.5 kW
peak envelope power (PEP). The
Commission found it unnecessary to
limit the transmitter power beyond what
it is already provided for in its rules,
because antennas used in this frequency
band are highly inefficient in converting
the RF power delivered to the antenna
terminals.
16. The Commission also adopted the
power limits proposed in the WRC–12
NPRM for amateur stations operating in
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the 472–479 kHz band. For such
stations, the maximum radiated power
will be five watts EIRP, except for
stations located in the portion of Alaska
that is within 800 kilometers of the
Russian Federation, where the EIRP will
be limited to one watt. The Commission
also limited the transmitter power for
amateur radio operations in the 472–479
kHz band to 500 watts PEP; provided,
however, that the resulting radiated
power does not exceed five watts EIRP.
In other words, it may be necessary to
reduce transmitter power below 500
watts PEP to avoid exceeding the five
watts EIRP limit.
17. As discussed in the WRC–12
NPRM, the Commission required that
the antennas used to transmit in these
bands not exceed 60 meters in height
above ground level, as ARRL proposed.
The adoption of this height restriction
will aid in the sharing of these amateur
service bands with PLC systems by
limiting the potential for amateurs’
signals to exceed the adopted EIRP
limits with longer, higher gain antennas,
and could reduce the number of antenna
structures that must comply with the
Federal Aviation Administration
notification and obstruction marking
and lighting requirements in part 17 of
the Commission’s rules.
18. As discussed in the WRC–12
NPRM, the Commission made these
bands available for Amateur Extra,
Advanced and General Class licensees.
Consistent with its proposal in the
WRC–12 NPRM and with the existing
rules in § 97.305 for the frequency bands
below 30 MHz, the Commission
authorized amateur stations to transmit
the following emission types throughout
the new amateur bands: CW
(international Morse code telegraphy),
RTTY (narrow-band direct-printing
telegraphy), data, phone, and image
emissions. These emission types
provide amateur operators with
maximum flexibility, and the
Commission found that additional
restrictions would needlessly hinder
experimentation.
19. The Commission amended
§ 97.303 to list the radiocommunication
services that must be protected from
harmful interference. Specifically,
amateur stations transmitting in the
135.7–137.8 kHz band must not cause
harmful interference to, and must accept
interference from, stations authorized by
the United States Government in the
fixed and maritime mobile services and
stations authorized by other nations in
the fixed, maritime mobile, and
radionavigation services. Amateur
stations transmitting in the 472–479 kHz
band must not cause harmful
interference to, and must accept
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interference from, stations authorized by
the Commission in the maritime mobile
service and stations authorized by other
nations in the maritime mobile and
aeronautical radionavigation services.
20. The Commission declined to
prohibit automatically controlled
stations from operating in these bands.
Further, as proposed in the WRC–12
NPRM, the Commission added
definitions for the terms effective
radiated power, isotropically radiated
power and LF (low frequency) in section
97.3 of its rules. Finally, the
Commission declined to permit
previously licensed experimental
stations—some of which have been
authorized with significantly more
radiated power than the adopted EIRP
limits for these new amateur service
bands—to communicate with amateur
stations operating in these bands.
Amateur operations in these bands
currently authorized under
experimental licenses should transition
their operations in accordance with the
adopted rules and not circumvent such
rules by use of experimental licenses.
B. Radio Buoys Operating in the 1900–
2000 kHz Band
21. The Commission allocated the
1900–2000 kHz band to the MMS on a
primary basis for non-Federal use in
ITU Regions 2 and 3, and limited the
use of this allocation to radio buoys on
the open sea and the Great Lakes.
Section 80.5 of the Commission’s rules
define open sea as the water area of the
open coast seaward of the ordinary lowwater mark, or seaward of inland
waters. This allocation addresses the
limited situations where radio buoys
cannot be authorized under the
radiolocation service allocation because
of newer technology that uses features
like GPS rather than
radiodetermination.
22. In the WRC–07 R&O, the
Commission recognized the public
benefit associated with the use of radio
buoys by the U.S. commercial fishing
fleet, and in the WRC–12 NPRM the
Commission proposed revisions to its
rules that would provide radio buoy
operators with a legitimate path to
operate. In doing so, the Commission
proposed to geographically limit the use
of the MMS allocation, and the existing
radiolocation service allocation, to radio
buoys used by the U.S. commercial
fishing fleet on the open sea, but sought
comment on whether the geographic
area should be extended to include the
Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, or other
inland waters.
23. The Commission recognized
ARRL’s concerns that radio buoy
manufacturers will not be able to ensure
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where fishing vessels will be using radio
buoys. However, the Commission
believes that amateur radio and radio
buoys can continue to share this
frequency band as they have done for
many years. Because radio buoys are
low-power and narrow-bandwidth
devices, while amateur stations tend to
use much higher power, the
Commission believes that they can
continue to be accommodated with
minimal impact on amateur radio
operations. Any intermittent
interference amateur operators may
receive in the 1900–2000 kHz band from
lower-powered radio buoys is not
expected to significantly hamper
amateur operations in the band because
amateur operators can readily tune
around these narrow radio buoy signals
and because the adjacent 1800–1900
kHz band is allocated exclusively for
amateur radio use. Although the
Commission had requested comment on
rules that would have effectively
permitted radio buoys to operate on any
waters where the United States
exercises sovereignty, the Commission
was persuaded by ARRL’s comments to
adopt final rules that are better tailored
to the places where the commercial
fishing fleet can make reasonable and
productive use of radio buoys. The
Commission thus found it in the public
interest to permit commercial fishing
vessels to use these buoys on the open
sea and the Great Lakes.
24. Also, the Commission amended,
as proposed, footnote NG92 to provide
that the co-primary services in the
1900–2000 kHz band are protected from
harmful interference only to the extent
that the offending station is not
operating in accordance with the
technical rules. This statement clarifies
that co-primary allocations in the 1900–
2000 kHz band (i.e., the amateur,
radiolocation, and maritime mobile
services) share the same type of
interference protection—one that
protects only from a violation of the
technical rules. Radio buoys and
amateur stations have co-equal status
and therefore have the same level of
interference protection from each other.
25. The Commission declined to make
additional spectrum available for radio
buoy use. In the WRC–12 NPRM the
Commission sought comment on
alternative approaches that would allow
continued radio buoy use by the U.S.
commercial fishing fleet, including
allocating additional spectrum. Several
amateur radio commenters requested
that new radio buoys be transitioned to
another nearby frequency band.
However, the Commission did not agree
that additional spectrum is necessary for
radio buoy operations because the
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1900–2000 kHz band can be
successfully shared with amateurs and
the number of radio buoys does not
appear to be significant enough to
require a different allocation. In
addition, as stated above, the 1800–1900
kHz band is already allocated for
exclusive amateur use, and the record
does not indicate that this exclusive
allocation is insufficient and that the
public interest would be served by
creating an additional exclusive
allocation for amateur use at 1900–2000
kHz. Therefore, it appeared unnecessary
for the Commission to make additional
spectrum available for exclusive
amateur use at this time by relocating
low-power radio buoys out of the 1900–
2000 kHz band.
26. The Commission amended part 80
of its rules to authorize the use of
frequencies in the 1900–2000 kHz band
for radio buoy operations under a ship
station license provided that the use of
these frequencies is related to
commercial fishing operations, the
transmitter output power does not
exceed 8 watts, and the station antenna
height does not exceed 4.6 meters above
sea level in a buoy station or 6 meters
above the mast of the ship on which it
is installed.
27. In the WRC–12 NPRM, the
Commission proposed to authorize buoy
stations in the 1900–2000 kHz band,
provided that the output power does not
exceed 10 watts and the station antenna
height does not exceed 4.6 meters above
sea level in a buoy station or 6 meters
above the mast of the ship on which it
is installed. While part 90 did not
establish power limits in this band, no
equipment authorization has been
sought with an output power over 8
watts. To address some of the amateur
community’s concerns over potential
interference from these radio buoys, the
Commission limited radio buoys
transmitter output power to 8 watts.
28. The Commission found it
unnecessary to provide the proposed
six-month phase-out period for part 90
equipment authorizations considering
that no applications for radio buoy
equipment operating in the 1900–2000
kHz band have been submitted since the
adoption of the WRC–12 NPRM. Hence,
applications for equipment
authorization of radio buoys must meet
the new part 80 rules, as of the effective
date of this Order. Also as proposed, the
Commission grandfathered radio buoys
authorized under § 90.103(b) prior to the
cutoff date so they may continue to be
manufactured, imported, and marketed
under the previously approved
equipment authorization.
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C. Aviation Services Uses in the 5000–
5150 MHz Band
29. The Commission took actions in
support of aeronautical mobile (route)
service (AM(R)S) surface applications at
airports in the 5000–5030 MHz band
and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
in the 5030–5091 MHz band. As
proposed, the Commission allocated the
5000–5030 MHz bands to the AM(R)S
on a primary basis for Federal and nonFederal use, for systems operating in
accordance with international
aeronautical standards, limited to
surface applications at airports (i.e.,
AeroMACS). AeroMACS refers to a
collection of high data rate wireless
networks that are used for airport
surface operations (i.e. ground-toground communications) to provide
broadband communications between
aircraft and other ground vehicles, as
well as between critical fixed assets.
AeroMACS is designed to support a
wide variety of services and
applications, including Air Traffic
Control/Air Traffic Management and
infrastructure functions, as well as
airline and airport operations.
30. In the WRC–07 R&O, the
Commission made the globally
harmonized 5091–5150 MHz band
available for AeroMACS, expecting that
it will be the main frequency band for
deployment of AeroMACS. The
Commission found that there is a need
for additional spectrum, especially at
the nation’s busiest airports. This action
extended the tuning range for
AeroMACS to include the 5000–5030
MHz band in the United States.
31. The Commission allocated the
5030–5091 MHz band to the AM(R)S on
a primary basis for Federal and nonFederal use and added international
footnote 5.443C to this band limiting the
use to internationally standardized
aeronautical systems and setting limits
for unwanted emissions from AM(R)S
stations to adjacent band
radionavigation-satellite service (RNSS)
downlinks to an EIRP density of -75
dBW/MHz. The WRC–12 NPRM
proposal, which was based on the U.S.
Proposals for WRC–12, noted that the
5030–5091 MHz band would be
appropriate to satisfy the terrestrial,
line-of-sight, spectrum requirements for
command and control of UAS in nonsegregated airspace. The Commission
adopted the AM(R)S allocation to
support the anticipated growth of UAS
and promote their safe operation.
Technical and operational rules relating
to altitude, weight, or other
requirements will be addressed in the
service rules for this band, which will
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proceeding.
32. As proposed, the Commission
added an entry in the U.S. Table that
reflects the primary aeronautical
mobile-satellite (R) service (AMS(R)S)
allocation in the 5000–5150 MHz band,
previously reflected in a footnote.
Further, the Commission adopted two
international footnotes that limit the
AMS(R)S allocation to internationally
standardized aeronautical systems.
D. Protecting Passive Sensors in the 86–
92 GHz Band
33. The Commission did not adopt
proposed footnote US162, which would
have encouraged fixed service operators
transmitting in the adjacent bands (81–
86 GHz and 92–94 GHz) to take all
reasonable steps to ensure that their
unwanted emissions power in the 86–92
GHz passive band does not exceed
WRC–12’s non-mandatory unwanted
emissions levels.
34. The 86–92 GHz band is allocated
to the Earth exploration-satellite service
(EESS) (passive), radio astronomy
service, and space research service
(passive). WRC–12 sought to protect the
EESS passive sensors that receive in this
band, proposed non-mandatory
protection requirements from out-ofband emissions from active services in
adjacent bands and ‘‘urge[d]
administrations to take all reasonable
steps to ensure’’ that such emissions do
not exceed the recommended maximum
levels. The WRC–12 NPRM proposed the
adoption of a footnote that would
‘‘encourage operators of fixed stations
[. . .] to take all reasonable steps to
ensure that their unwanted emissions in
the 86–92 GHz does not exceed WRC–
12’s non-mandatory unwanted emission
levels’’ (emphasis added).
35. The Commission recognized that
the proposed footnote US162 provides
emission limits that are significantly
more stringent than those in part 101
and concluded that adoption of the
footnote would be confusing for
incumbent users of the adjacent bands
and would not provide any meaningful
protection for the EESS passive sensors
in the 86–92 GHz band beyond that
already required under part 101 of the
rules. Further, the adoption of the
underlying emission limits for the
protection of the EESS passive sensors
in the 86–92 GHz band, an action
supported by CORF, would require a
proceeding in order to develop a record
that could support changes to the
existing rules. The current proceeding
does not provide the appropriate proper
framework to address such changes. In
addition, there are other proceedings
underway addressing part 101 emission
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mask rules governing fixed operations
in these bands that may be better suited
in examining these considerations.
E. Passive Use of Bands Above 275 GHz
36. As proposed, the Commission
extended the U.S. Table of Allocations
past the 275–1000 GHz band to 3000
GHz. These bands are ‘‘not allocated’’ to
specific services, though passive
services such as the EESS, space
research service (SRS), and radio
astronomy service already utilize
portions of the 275–3000 GHz range for
scientific observation. The Commission
adopted a revised footnote US565 which
incorporates language of the new
international footnote 5.565 and of the
proposed footnote US565.
37. WRC–12 revised international
footnote 5.565 to identify an additional
226 gigahertz of spectrum for passive
spaceborne sensor use in the 275–990
GHz range. The footnote further urges
administrations, when making those
frequencies available for active service
applications to take all practicable steps
to protect these passive services from
harmful interference, until the date
when the Table of Frequency
Allocations is established in the 275–
1000 GHz frequency range. CORF, in its
comments, generally supported the
sharing of frequency allocations where
practical, stating that technical factors
associated with radio transmission in
these high frequencies may well support
shared use in many cases. However,
CORF objected to the proposed U.S.
footnote because it appears to be at odds
with international footnote 5.565’s
‘‘explicit goal of protecting passive
uses.’’
38. The Commission did not agree
with CORF’s interpretation and was
concerned that the text of international
footnote 5.565 could be construed as
placing a reservation for future passive
service allocations in the U.S. Table,
which would inhibit development of
other radiocommunication services in
this spectrum. Consistent with its
tentatively conclusion in the WRC–12
NPRM, the Commission found that it is
premature to establish a specific
allocation in the U.S. Table in this
frequency range and that it is
unnecessary to place spectrum use
restrictions in these frequencies.
Instead, maintaining spectrum
flexibility in these bands will encourage
the development of new uses in the
future.
39. The Commission recognized that
the 275–3000 GHz frequency range is
used—and may be used more
extensively in the future—for
experimentation with, and development
of, an array of active service
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applications. Because international
footnote 5.565 can be interpreted as
establishing an ‘‘allocation’’ for passive
uses only, the Commission found that
the text of this international footnote
must be clarified. In particular, the
Commission was not prepared to
determine whether the frequency bands
identified for use by passive service
applications in international footnote
5.565 are entitled to interference
protection from a yet-to-be proposed
active service. For these reasons, the
Commission revised existing footnote
US565 to identify expected passive uses
of the 275–1000 GHz range and to
clarify that this footnote does not
establish any priority of use in the U.S.
Table, and does not preclude or
constrain any active service use or
future allocation of frequency bands in
the 275–3000 GHz range. This clarifying
text is sufficient, given that passive and
active services can share frequencies
above 275 GHz without constraints,
especially considering the atmospheric
absorption at these frequencies and the
narrowness of the antenna beamwidths,
which make sharing among different
services possible.
F. Rulemaking Proposals That Did Not
Receive Any Specific Comments
40. The Commission amended
§§ 2.100, 2.102, 2.106, 80.215, 80.373,
80.871, 90.7, 90.103, and 90.425 of its
rules to implement proposals in the
WRC–12 NPRM that were not addressed
by any of the commenters. It found
these proposals implement important
U.S. policy goals and serve the public
interest for the reasons stated in the
WRC–12 NPRM.
41. Passive Systems for Lightning
Detection (8.3–11.3 kHz). The
Commission allocated the 8.3–9 kHz
and 9–11.3 kHz bands to the
meteorological aids service on a primary
basis for Federal and non-Federal use.
The Commission also adopted
international footnote 5.54A, limiting
use of these frequency bands to passive
use only. Consequently, the
Commission revised Section 2.102(a) to
require that the assignment of
frequencies between 8.3 kHz and 275
GHz be in accordance with the
Allocation Table.
42. Maritime Mobile Service Use of
the Frequency 500 kHz. The
Commission allocated the 495–505 kHz
band to the maritime mobile service,
removes the aeronautical mobile and
land mobile service portions of the
existing allocation, and removes the
existing distress and calling restriction.
43. Oceanographic Radar
Applications in the 4–44 MHz Range.
The Commission allocated seven
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frequency bands (4.438–4.488 MHz,
5.25–5.275 MHz, 16.1–16.2 MHz, 24.45–
24.65 MHz, 26.2–26.42 MHz, 41.015–
41.665 MHz, and 43.35–44 MHz) to the
radiolocation service (RLS) on a primary
basis for Federal and non-Federal use,
and allocate the 13.45–13.55 MHz band
to the RLS on a secondary basis for
Federal and non-Federal use. The
Commission added footnotes to the U.S.
Table that prohibit oceanographic radars
transmitting in these bands from
causing harmful interference to, or
claiming protection from, existing and
future stations in the incumbent fixed
and mobile services. The Commission
also raised to primary status the
secondary mobile except aeronautical
mobile service allocation in the 5.25–
5.275 MHz band, so that existing and
future stations in this service can also be
protected from interference from
oceanographic radars. Next, the
Commission amended part 90 of its
rules by adding the oceanographic radar
bands to the Radiolocation Service
Frequency Table and took other
associated actions that incorporate
WRC–12’s operational requirements for
oceanographic radars and allowed
licensees of existing experimental
stations to apply for part 90 licenses.
Finally, the Commission required that
all oceanographic radar licensees
currently operating under part 5 of the
rules transition their operations to
frequencies within an allocated band
within five years of the effective date of
this Report and Order.
44. Improved Satellite-AIS Capability.
To improve satellite detection of
messages from maritime Automatic
Identification Systems (AIS), the
Commission reallocated two bands—
156.7625–156.7875 MHz (AIS 3) and
156.8125–156.8375 MHz (AIS 4)—to the
mobile-satellite service (MSS), restricted
to Earth-to-space (uplink) operations, on
a primary basis for Federal and nonFederal use. The Commission revised
footnote US52 to restrict the use of these
MSS uplink allocations to the reception
of long-range AIS broadcast messages
from ships. The Commission removed
the primary MMS allocation from these
bands and amends the relevant rules to
remove references to these MMS
frequencies. The Commission further
revised footnote US52 to grandfather the
single MMS licensee (BKEP Materials,
LLC) until the expiration date of its
licenses (August 26, 2019). The
Commission amended Section 80.203 to
clarify that it will no longer accept
applications for certification of non-AIS
VHF radios that include channels 75
(156.775 MHz) and 76 (156.825 MHz) as
of the effective date of this Report and
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Order. Finally, the Commission added
to Section 80.393 the simplex channels
at 156.775 MHz (AIS 3) and 156.825
MHz (AIS 4) and it added to Section
25.202 these bands and the existing AIS
bands (161.9625–161.9875 MHz and
162.0125–162.0375 MHz).
45. Allocating the 22.55–23.15 GHz
and 25.5–27 GHz Bands to the Space
Research Service. The Commission
amended the U.S. Table to allocate the
22.55–23.15 GHz band to the SRS
(Earth-to-space) on a primary basis for
both Federal and non-Federal use and to
add a reference to international footnote
5.532A. In addition, the Commission
added a primary non-Federal SRS
(space-to-Earth) allocation to the
companion 25.5–27 GHz band, which
currently is allocated to the SRS (spaceto-Earth) only for Federal use.
46. Deletion of Aeronautical Mobile
Service from the 37–38 GHz Band. The
Commission amended the U.S. Table to
limit the existing primary mobile
service allocation in the 37–38 GHz
band only to the land mobile and
maritime mobile services. In other
words, this primary allocation entry will
read ‘‘MOBILE except aeronautical
mobile’’ service.
47. Allocating the 7850–7900 MHz
Band to the Federal MeteorologicalSatellite Service. The Commission
allocated the 7850–7900 MHz band to
the meteorological satellite-service
(MetSat) (space-to-Earth) on a primary
basis for Federal use and adopt
international footnote 5.461B restricting
use of the allocation to nongeostationary systems. As consequence
of this action, the larger 7750–7900 MHz
band is now allocated to the fixed
service and the meteorological satelliteservice (space-to-Earth) on a primary
basis for Federal use, and per
international footnote 5.461B, MetSat
use of this band is limited to nongeostationary satellite systems.
48. Allocating the 15.4–15.7 GHz
Band to the Federal Radiolocation
Service. The Commission allocated the
15.4–15.7 GHz band to the RLS on a
primary basis for Federal use. The
Commission also added international
footnotes 5.511E and 5.511F to the
Federal Table, which require that RLS
stations operating in the 15.4–15.7 GHz
band not cause harmful interference to,
or claim protection from, stations
operating in the aeronautical
radionavigation service, and not exceed
the power flux-density level of ¥156
dB(W/m2) in a 50 MHz bandwidth in
the 15.35–15.4 GHz band, at any radio
astronomy observatory site for more
than 2 percent of the time. Also, the
Commission adopted footnote US511E,
which limits RLS use of the 15.4–15.7
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a necessary bandwidth greater than
1600 MHz that cannot be
accommodated within the band 15.7–
17.3 GHz, except that radar systems
requiring use of the band 15.4–15.7 GHz
for testing, training, and exercises may
be accommodated on a case-by-case
basis.
49. Other Administrative Matters. The
Commission adopted its proposal to
update footnote NG49 and renumbered
this footnote as NG16. Specifically, the
Commission no longer lists the
individual frequencies within the
footnote, and it removed the geographic
restriction from this footnote. These
updates will bring the U.S. Table in line
with existing service rules. The
Commission also amended Section
2.100 of its rules to state that the ITU
Radio Regulations, Edition of 2012,
have been incorporated to the extent
practicable in part 2.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification
50. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of
1980, as amended (RFA) 1 requires that
a regulatory flexibility analysis be
prepared for rulemaking proceedings,
unless the agency certifies that ‘‘the rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities.’’ 2 The RFA generally defines
‘‘small entity’’ as having the same
meaning as the terms ‘‘small business,’’
‘‘small organization,’’ and ‘‘small
governmental jurisdiction.’’ 3 In
addition, the term ‘‘small business’’ has
the same meaning as the term ‘‘small
business concern’’ under the Small
Business Act.4 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).5
51. In this Report and Order, the
Commission took three actions that will
cause a direct cost to regulated entities.
1 The
RFA, see 5 U.S.C. 601 et. seq., has been
amended by the Contract With America
Advancement Act of 1996, Public Law 104–121,
110 Stat. 847 (1996) (CWAAA). Title II of the
CWAAA is the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA).
2 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
3 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
4 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the
definition of ‘‘small business concern’’ in Small
Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
601(3), the statutory definition of a small business
applies ‘‘unless an agency, after consultation with
the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration and after opportunity for public
comment, establishes one or more definitions of
such term which are appropriate to the activities of
the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the
Federal Register.’’
5 Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 632.
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First, the Commission required that all
commercial fishing vessels that operate
radio buoys in the 1900–2000 kHz band
be authorized under a ship radio station
license. Based on the comments of ITM
Marine in ET Docket No. 12–338, there
are between 750 and 1000 active
commercial fishing vessels that operate
such radio buoys.6 The Commission
expects that some of these fishing
vessels are owned by small businesses
that do not already have a ship radio
station license. Because the total cost for
a ship radio station license is $215, the
Commission found that the direct cost
of this requirement will be far less than
one percent of revenue for any future
small business licensee.
52. Second, the Commission required
that oceanographic radars, which
currently operate under experimental
license authority, operate in accordance
with the adopted part 90 rules within
five years of the effective date of this
Report and Order. Based on its review
of licenses in the Commission’s
Experimental Licensing System, the
adopted rules will affect nine
universities and one manufacturer.
Based on information provided by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the Commission
believes that, in most cases, existing
oceanographic radars can transition to
the nearest allocated band without
major hardware modification.7 The
Commission noted that only two of
these universities are private
institutions (Cornell University and San
Francisco University) that meet the
definition of small organization, see 5
U.S.C. 601(4). The Commission further
noted that there ‘‘are 1,600 private,
nonprofit institutions nationwide,’’ 8
and the great majority of these are
clearly small organizations. Therefore,
the Commission found that requiring
oceanographic radars to operate under
the adopted part 90 rules will impact far
less than one percent of private,
6 See Amendment of Parts 1, 2, 15, 74, 78, 87, 90,
and 97 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding
Implementation of the Final Acts of the World
Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2007)
(WRC–07), Other Allocation Issues, and Related
Rule Updates, ET Docket 12–338, Comments of
Steve Beaver (March 4, 2013) at 1 (‘‘We estimate
that there are at least 500 active [high seas
migratory species fishing] vessels, and possible
250–500 more in the USA, which are using radio
buoys.’’).
7 See National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Summary of WRC–12 HF Radar
Frequency Outcomes (Jan. 26, 2012) (‘‘In most
cases, transitioning to the nearest allocated band
should not require major hardware modification’’),
https://www.ioos.noaa.gov/hfradar/summary_wrc_
12outcomes.pdf.
8 See ‘‘Quick Facts About Private Colleges’’ by the
National Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities (https://www.naicu.edu/about/page/
quick-facts-about-private-colleges#Institution).
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nonprofit academic institutions that are
small organizations. The Commission
also believes that the single licensee that
is a manufacturer (CODAR Ocean
Sensor, Ltd.) will be positively impacted
because it has committed to ‘‘produce,
sell, and support [oceanographic radars]
that operate in all of the ITU allocated
bands and conform to any local
regulations.’’ 9
53. Third, the Commission reallocated
the 156.7625–156.7875 MHz and
156.8125–156.8375 MHz bands from
MMS to the mobile-satellite service, and
requires that MMS operations in these
bands cease as of August 26, 2019.
There is a single licensee (BKEP
Materials, LLC) authorized to operate
three private coast stations in these
bands. Based on its review of licenses in
the Commission’s Universal Licensing
System, the Commission has issued
2770 licenses for private coast stations
to operate in the 156–157.1 MHz band.
The Commission estimated that at least
1000 of these licensees are small
entities. Therefore, the Commission
found that these reallocations will
impact far less than one percent of the
total number of small entities operating
in the 156–157.1 MHz band.
54. Therefore, the Commission
certified that the requirements of this
Report and Order will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The Commission will send a copy of
this Report and Order including this
final certification, in a report to
Congress pursuant to the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). In
addition, the Report and Order and this
certification will be sent to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration, and will be
published in the Federal Register. See
5 U.S.C. 605(b).
Paperwork Reduction Analysis
55. This Report and Order contains
new information collections subject to
the PRA, Public Law 104–13. It will be
submitted to OMB for review under
Section 3507(d) of the PRA. The
Commission will publish a separate
notice in the Federal Register inviting
comment on the new information
collection requirements adopted herein.
The requirements will not go into effect
until OMB has approved it and the
Commission has published a notice
announcing the effective date of the
information collection requirements. In
9 See ‘‘Outcome of the 2012 World
Radiocommunication Conference: Oceanographic
HF Radars Officially Recognized by ITU,’’ March
2012, by CODAR Ocean Sensors (https://
www.codar.com/news_03_2012_2.shtml).
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this document, the Commission has
assessed the potential effects of the prior
notification requirement for amateur
service operations in the 135.7–137.8
kHz and 472–479 kHz bands, and found
that there will in the great majority of
instances be a de minimis paperwork
burden for amateur service licensees
resulting from the collection of
information by the Utilities Telecom
Council. Finally, the Commission noted
that, because ‘‘small entities,’’ as
defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act
of 1980, as amended, are not persons
eligible for licensing in the amateur
service, this rule does not apply to
‘‘small entities.’’ Therefore, the
requirement in the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public
Law 107–198, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), that
the Commission seek to further reduce
this information requirement burden for
small business concerns with fewer than
25 employees does not apply.
Congressional Review Act
56. The Commission will send a copy
of this Report and Order to Congress
and the Government Accountability
Office pursuant to the Congressional
Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
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47 CFR Part 2
Radio, Telecommunications.
47 CFR Parts 15, 80, 90, and 97
Radio, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR parts 2, 15,
25, 80, 90, and 97 as follows:
PART 2—FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS
AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS;
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
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.
■
2. Revise § 2.100 to read as follows:
§ 2.100
International regulations in force.
The ITU Radio Regulations, Edition of
2012, have been incorporated to the
extent practicable in this part.
3. In § 2.102, revise paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
■
57. Pursuant to sections 1, 4, 301, 302,
and 303 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154,
301, 302a, and 303, this Report and
Order is hereby adopted and the
Commission’s rules are amended as set
forth below.
58. The rule amendments adopted
herein shall be effective 30 days after
date of Federal Register publication of
the Report and Order, except for §§ 97.3,
97.15(c), 97.301(b) through (d),
97.303(g), 97.305(c), and 97.313(k) and
(l), because § 97.303(g)(2) contains a
new information collection requirement
that requires approval by OMB under
the PRA. These rules sections shall be
effective after the Commission publishes
a notice in the Federal Register
announcing such approval and the
relevant effective date.
59. The Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Information Center, shall send a copy of
this Report and Order, including the
Final Regulatory Flexibility
Certification, to the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration.
60. It is further ordered that the
Commission shall send a copy of this
Report and Order in a report to be sent
to Congress and the General Accounting
Office pursuant to the Congressional
Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
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frequencies and bands of frequencies to
all stations and classes of stations and
the licensing and authorizing of the use
of all such frequencies between 8.3 kHz
and 275 GHz, and the actual use of such
frequencies for radiocommunication or
for any other purpose, including the
transfer of energy by radio, shall be in
accordance with the Table of Frequency
Allocations in § 2.106.
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■ a. Pages 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 11–13, 15–20,
23–24, 41–42, 45, 51, 53–54, 57, and 67–
68 are revised.
■ b. In the list of United States (US)
Footnotes, footnotes US52, US231,
US246, and US565 are revised;
footnotes US115, US132A, and US511E
are added; and footnote US367 is
removed.
■ c. In the list of non-Federal
Government (NG) Footnotes, footnotes
NG8 and NG16 are added, footnote
NG49 is removed, and footnote NG92 is
revised.
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Private Land Mobile (90)
13.87-14
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US340
14-14.25
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AMATEUR-SATELLITE
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14.25-14.35
AMATEUR
14.25-14.35
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US340
14.35-14.99
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
14.99-15.005
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (15 MHz)
US340
US340
14.99-15.01
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (15 MHz)
5.111
15.005-15.01
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL
Space research
15.01-15.1
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
14JNR1
5.152
14.35-14.99
FIXED
Mobile except aeronautical mobile (R)
5.111 US1 US340
15.01-15.1
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US340
US340
14.35-14.99
FIXED
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International Broadcast
Stations (73F)
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15.8-16.1
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16.1-16.2
FIXED
RADIOLOCATION 5.145A
16.1-16.2
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16.36-17.41
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17.55-17.9
BROADCASTING
17.9-17.97
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
17.97-18.03
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
14JNR1
18.030-18.052
FIXED
18.052-18.068
FIXED
Space research
18.068-18.168
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AMATEUR-SATELLITE
5.154
18.168-18.78
FIXED
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ER14JN17.009
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Non-Federal Table
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17.48-17.9
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International Broadcast
Stations (73F)
US136 US340
17.9-17.97
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R)
Aviation (87)
US283 US340
17.97-18.03
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
US340
18.03-18.068
FIXED
US340
18.068-18.168
US340
18.168-18.78
FIXED
Mobile
US340
Maritime (80)
Private Land Mobile (90)
18.068-18.168
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Amateur Radio (97)
US340
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Private Land Mobile (90)
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23-23.2
23-23.2
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US340
23.35-24.45
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
5.157
24.45-24.65
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION 5.132A
24.65-24.89
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
24.89-24.99
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
14JNR1
24.99-25.005
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (25 MHz)
25.005-25.01
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL
Space research
25.01-25.07
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
24.45-24.6
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
Radiolocation 5.132A
24.6-24.89
FIXED
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US340
23.35-24.45
FIXED
US340
24.45-24.65
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RADIOLOCATION 5.132A
US340
24.45-24.65
FIXED
RADIOLOCATION 5.132A
US340
24.65-24.89
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
US340
24.65-24.89
FIXED
US340
24.89-24.99
US340
24.89-24.99
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
Amateur Radio (97)
US340
US340
24.99-25.01
STANDARD FREQUENCY AND TIME SIGNAL (25 MHz)
US1 US340
25.01-25.07
25.01-25.07
LAND MOBILE
US340
25.07-25.21
MARITIME MOBILE US82
US340 NG112
25.07-25.21
MARITIME MOBILE US82
US281 US296 US340
25.07-25.21
MARITIME MOBILE
Private Land Mobile (90)
US281 US296 US340 NG112
Private Land Mobile (90)
Maritime (80)
Private Land Mobile (90)
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US340
25.33-25.55
US340
25.55-25.67
RADIO ASTRONOMY US74
US340
25.55-25.67
RADIO ASTRONOMY
5.149
25.67-26.1
BROADCASTING
US342
25.67-26.1
BROADCASTING
26.1-26.175
MARITIME MOBILE 5.132
US25 US340
26.1-26.175
MARITIME MOBILE 5.132
US25 US340
26.175-26.2
Fmt 4700
26.175-26.2
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
International Broadcast
Stations (73F)
Remote Pickup (74D)
Remote Pickup (7 4D)
Low Power Auxiliary (7 4H)
Maritime (80)
26.175-26.2
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26.2-26.42
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MOBILE except aeronautical
mobile
RADIOLOCATION 5.132A
26.42-27.5
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical
mobile
26.35-27.5
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
14JNR1
US340
26.2-26.42
LAND MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION US132A
US340
26.42-26.48
US340
26.42-26.48
LAND MOBILE
US340
26.48-26.95
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
26.2-26.35
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
Radiolocation 5.132A
US340
26.2-26.42
RADIOLOCATION US132A
US340
26.48-26.95
US340
26.95-27.41
26.2-26.35
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical
mobile
Radiolocation 5.132A
US340
26.95-26.96
FIXED
5.150 US340
26.96-27.23
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
5.150 US340
27.23-27.41
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
5.150 US340
5.150
ER14JN17.011
5.150
5.150
Private Land Mobile (90)
5.150 US340
Remote Pickup (7 4D)
Low Power Auxiliary (7 4H)
Remote Pickup (7 4D)
Low Power Auxiliary (7 4H)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Remote Pickup (74D)
Low Power Auxiliary (7 4H)
ISM Equipment (18)
ISM Equipment (18)
Personal Radio (95)
ISM Equipment (18)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Personal Radio (95)
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27.54-28
FIXED
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US298 US340
28-29.7
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US340
29.7-29.89
US340
29.7-29.8
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US340
29.8-29.89
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30.005-30.01
SPACE OPERATION (satellite identification)
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SPACE RESEARCH
30.01-37.5
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MOBILE
Private Land Mobile (90)
US340
27.54-28
US298 US340
28-29.7
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29.91-30
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US340
30-30.56
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MOBILE
US340
30-30.56
30.56-32
30.56-32
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
32-33
FIXED
MOBILE
33-34
Private Land Mobile (90)
NG124
32-33
33-34
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Private Land Mobile (90)
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Radiolocation 5.132A
5.159
39.5-39.986
FIXED
MOBILE
14JNR1
39.986-40.02
FIXED
MOBILE
Space research
37.5-38
Radio astronomy
34-35
35-36
FIXED
LAND MOBILE
36-37
US220
37-37.5
LAND MOBILE
38.25-39.5
FIXED
MOBILE
39.5-39.986
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION 5.132A
39.986-40
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION 5.132A
Space research
40-40.02
FIXED
MOBILE
Space research
Private Land Mobile (90)
NG124
37.5-38
LAND MOBILE
Radio astronomy
US342
38-38.25
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
38.25-39.986
FIXED
MOBILE
Public Mobile (22)
Private Land Mobile (90)
US342 NG59 NG124
38-38.25
RADIO ASTRONOMY
US81 US342
38.25-39
FIXED
MOBILE
39-40
US81 US342
38.25-39
40-41.015
FIXED
MOBILE
39-40
LAND MOBILE
Private Land Mobile (90)
NG124
40-41.015
ISM Equipment (18)
Private Land Mobile (90)
40 02-40.98
FIXED
MOBILE
5.150
5.150 US210 US220
ER14JN17.013
5.150 US210 US220
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41.665-42
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42-42.5
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41.015-41.665
RADIOLOCATION US132A
US220
41.665-42
FIXED
MOBILE
PO 00000
41.015-41.665
FIXED
MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION US132A
US220
42-43.35
FIXED
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Private Land Mobile (90)
Public Mobile (22)
Private Land Mobile (90)
5.161
43.35-44
RADIOLOCATION US132A
NG124 NG141
43.35-43.69
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RADIOLOCATION US132A
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43.69-44
LAND MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION US132A
5.160 5.161 5.161A
44-47
FIXED
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14JNR1
5.162 5.162A
47-68
BROADCASTING
FCC Rule Part(s)
44-46.6
47-50
FIXED
MOBILE
47-50
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
5.162A
50-54
AMATEUR
46.6-47
FIXED
MOBILE
47-49.6
49.6-50
FIXED
MOBILE
50-73
Private Land Mobile (90)
NG124
44-46.6
LAND MOBILE
NG124 NG141
46.6-47
47-49.6
LAND MOBILE
Private Land Mobile (90)
NG124
49.6-50
50-54
AMATEUR
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Space research
41.015-117 975 MHz (VHF)
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BROADCASTING
Fixed
Mobile
54-72
BROADCASTING
5.162A
68-74.8
FIXED
MOBILE
5.173
72-73
FIXED
MOBILE
NG5 NG14 NG115 NG149
72-73
FIXED
MOBILE
PO 00000
NG3 NG16 NG56
Fmt 4700
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FIXED
MOBILE
Sfmt 4700
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74.8-75.2
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
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75.2-87.5
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical
mobile
14JNR1
5.175 5.179 5.187
87.5-100
BROADCASTING
5.190
100-108
BROADCASTING
5.149 5.176 5.179
76-88
BROADCASTING
Fixed
Mobile
5.185
88-100
BROADCASTING
US273
74.8-75.2
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
Aviation (87)
5.180
75.2-75.4
FIXED
MOBILE
75.2-75.4
FIXED
MOBILE
5.179
75.4-76
FIXED
MOBILE
Private Land Mobile (90)
75.4-87
FIXED
MOBILE
US273
75.4-88
Private Land Mobile (90)
75.4-76
FIXED
MOBILE
NG3 NG16 NG56
76-a8
BROADCASTING
5.182 5.183 5.188
87-100
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING
88-108
NG5 NG14 NG115 NG149
88-108
BROADCASTING NG2
5.192 5.194
108-117.975
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
US93 NG5
US93
108-117.975
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
5.197 5.197A
ER14JN17.015
Public Mobile (22)
Maritime (80)
Aviation (87)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Personal Radio (95)
73-74.6
RADIO ASTRONOMY US74
5.178
74.6-74.8
FIXED
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Frm 00096
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RADIO ASTRONOMY
Broadcast Radio (TV)(73)
LPTV, TV Translator/
Booster (7 4G)
Low Power Auxiliary (74H)
5.197A US93
Public Mobile (22)
Maritime (80)
Aviation (87)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Personal Radio (95)
Broadcast Radio (TV)(73)
LPTV, TV Translator/
Booster (7 4G)
Low Power Auxiliary (74H)
Broadcast Radio (FM)(73)
FM Translator/Booster (74L)
Aviation (87)
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5.169 5.171
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Jkt 241001
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152.855-156.2475
PO 00000
153-154
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R)
Meteorological aids
154-156.4875
154-156.4875
FIXED
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MOBILE except aeronautical mobile (R) MOBILE
NG124
154-156.2475
FIXED
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154-156.4875
FIXED
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5.226
156.4875-156.5625
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Public Mobile (22)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Personal Radio (95)
Remote Pickup (74D)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Maritime (80)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Personal Radio (95)
Maritime (80)
Aviation (87)
5.226 US52 US227 US266
5.226 US52 US227 US266 NG124
156.5125-156.5375
MARITIME MOBILE (distress, urgency, safety and calling via DSC)
Sfmt 4725
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156.5375-156.7625
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156.7625-156.7875
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MARITIME MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
5.111 5.226 5.228
5.111 5.226 5.228
156.7875-156.8125
MARITIME MOBILE (distress and calling)
5.226 NG22 NG124 NG148
156.2475-156.5125
MARITIME MOBILE NG22
5.225A 5.226
5.111 5.226 5.227
156.5625-156.7625
156.5625-156.7625
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5.226
156.7625-156.7875
MARITIME MOBILE
Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
US73 NG124
152.855-154
LAND MOBILE NG4
FCC Rule Part(s)
5.111 5.226 5.228
156.8125-156.8375
156.8125-156.8375
MARITIME MOBILE
MARITIME MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
5.111 5.226 5.228
156.8375-161.9625
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
14JNR1
5.111 5.226
156.8125-156.8375
MARITIME MOBILE
Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
5.111 5.226 5.228
156.8375-161.9625
FIXED
MOBILE
5.111 5.226 5.228
156.5375-156.7625
MARITIME MOBILE
5.226 US52 US227 US266
5.226 US52 US227 US266
156.7625-156.7875
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (AIS 3)
5.226 US52 US266
156.7875-156.8125
MARITIME MOBILE (distress, urgency, safety and calling)
5.111 5.226 US266
156.8125-156.8375
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (AIS 4)
5.226 US52 US266
156.8375-157.0375
156.8375-157.0375
MARITIME MOBILE
5.226 US52 US266
157.0375-157.1875
MARITIME MOBILE US214
5.226 US52 US266
157.0375-1571875
5.226 US266 G109
Satellite
Communications (25)
Maritime (80)
Maritime (80)
Aviation (87)
Satellite
Communications (25)
Maritime (80)
Maritime (80)
Aviation (87)
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5.226 US52
161.625-161.9625
5.226 NG6 NG70 NG124 NG14B
NG155
161.575-161.625
MARITIME MOBILE
5.226 US52 NG6 NG17
161.625-161.775
LAND MOBILE NG6
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US266 NG6
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Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
5.22BF
5.226 5.22BA 5.22BB
161.9B75-162.0125
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
5.226
161.9625-161.9B75
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
MARITIME MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
5.226 5.229
162.0125-162.0375
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) 5.22BF
5.226
162.0125-162.0375
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR)
MARITIME MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
5.226 5.22BA 5.22BB 5.229
162.0375-174
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
5.22BC 5.22BD
162.0375-174
FIXED
MOBILE
5.22BC 5.22BD
161.9B75-162.0125
FIXED
MOBILE
161.9625-161.9B75
MARITIME MOBILE
Aeronautical mobile (OR) 5.22BE
Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
5.22BF
5.226
162.0125-162.0375
MARITIME MOBILE
Aeronautical mobile (OR) 5.22BE
Mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
5.22BF
5.226
US266
5.226
161.9625-161.9B75
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR) (AIS 1)
MARITIME MOBILE (AIS 1)
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (AIS 1)
5.22BC US52
161.9B75-162.0125
5.226 5.230 5.231 5.232
Public Mobile (22)
Remote Pickup (74D)
Maritime (BO)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Public Mobile (22)
Maritime (BO)
Public Mobile (22)
Remote Pickup (74D)
Low Power Auxiliary (74H)
Maritime (BO)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Satellite
Communications (25)
Maritime (BO)
Maritime (BO)
5.226
162.0125-162.0375
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (OR) (AIS 2)
MARITIME MOBILE (AIS 2)
MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) (AIS 2)
Satellite
Communications (25)
Maritime (BO)
5.22BC US52
162.0375-173.2
FIXED
MOBILE
Remote Pickup (74D)
Private Land Mobile (90)
173.4-174
FIXED
MOBILE
5.226 5.229
161.9B75-162.0125
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
Maritime (BO)
Aviation (B7)
Private Land Mobile (90)
G5
162.0375-173.2
USB US11 US13 US73 US300 US312
173.2-173.4
FIXED
Private Land Mobile (90)
Land mobile
173.4-174
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157.45-161.575
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USB US11 US13 US73
US300 US312 G5
173.2-173.4
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MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
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Mobile
3500-5460 MHz (SHF)
Region 3 Table
3500-3600
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
5.433A
Radiolocation 5.433
3600-3700
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
Radiolocation 5.433
United States Table
Non-Federal Table
Federal Table
3500-3550
3500-3550
RADIOLOCATION G59
Radiolocation
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
(ground-based) G110
3550-3650
3550-3600
RADIOLOCATION G59
FIXED
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
(ground-based) G110
US105 US433
3600-3650
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
US107 US245
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
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3650-3700
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3700-4200
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
4200-4400
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION 5.438
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4400-4500
FIXED
MOBILE 5.440A
4500-4800
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 5.441
MOBILE 5.440A
4800-4990
FIXED
MOBILE 5.440A 5.442
Radio astronomy
US109 US349
3700-4200
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
NG180
Private Land Mobile (90)
Citizens Broadband (96)
Satellite
Communications (25)
Citizens Broadband (96)
US105 US433
3650-3700
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
NG169 NG185
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
US109 US349
3700-4200
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AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
5.440 US261
4400-4940
FIXED
MOBILE
Satellite
Communications (25)
Fixed Microwave (101)
Aviation (87)
4400-4500
4500-4800
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
5.441 US245
4800-4940
US113 US245 US342
4940-4990
5.149 5.339 5.443
4990-5000
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
RADIO ASTRONOMY
Space research (passive)
5.339 US342 US385 G122
4990-5000
RADIO ASTRONOMY US74
Space research (passive)
5.149
US113 US342
4940-4990
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
5.339 US342 US385
Public Safety Land
Mobile (90Y)
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FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE
(space-to-Earth)
MOBILE except aeronautical
mobile
Radiolocation 5.433
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RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
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AERONAUTICAL MOBILE-SATELLITE (R) 5.443D
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
US115 US211
5030-5091
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE (R) 5.443C
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE-SATELLITE (R) 5.443D
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION US260
5.444
5091-5150
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE 5.444B
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE-SATELLITE (R) 5.443AA
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
US211 US444
5091-5150
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE US111 US444B
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE-SATELLITE (R) 5.443AA
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION US260
5.444 5.444A
5150-5250
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.447A
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile 5.446A 5.446B
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
US211 US344 US444 US444A
5150-5250
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
US260
5.446 5.446C 5.447 5.447B 5.447C
5250-5255
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (active)
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile 5.446A 5.447F
RADIOLOCATION
SPACE RESEARCH 5.447D
US211 US307 US344
5250-5255
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE
(active)
RADIOLOCATION G59
SPACE RESEARCH (active) 5.447D
5.447E 5.448 5.448A
5255-5350
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (active)
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile 5.446A 5.447F
RADIOLOCATION
SPACE RESEARCH (active)
5.448A
5255-5350
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE
(active)
RADIOLOCATION G59
SPACE RESEARCH (active)
5.447E 5.448 5.448A
5350-5460
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (active) 5.448B
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION 5.449
RADIOLOCATION 5.448D
SPACE RESEARCH (active) 5.448C
5.448A
5350-5460
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE
(active) 5.448B
SPACE RESEARCH (active)
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
5.449
RADIOLOCATION G56
5.448A
5350-5460
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION 5.449
Earth exploration-satellite (active) 5.448B
Space research (active)
Radiolocation
US390
*
Jkt 241001
US211
5010-5030
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE-SATELLITE (R) 5.443AA
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION US260
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-space) 5.443B
US390 G130
ER14JN17.019
5010-5030
AERONAUTICAL MOBILE-SATELLITE (R) 5.443AA
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGA TION-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-space) 5.328B 5.443B
Aviation (87)
Satellite
Communications (25)
Aviation (87)
5150-5250
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.447A
RF Devices (15)
US344
Satellite
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION US260 Communications (25)
Aviation (87)
5.447C US211 US307
5250-5255
Earth exploration-satellite (active)
RF Devices (15)
Radiolocation
Private Land Mobile (90)
Space research
5255-5350
Earth exploration-satellite (active)
Radiolocation
Space research (active)
Aviation (87)
Private Land Mobile (90)
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SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space) 5.460
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FIXED
SPACE RESEARCH (deep space)
(Earth-to-space) US262
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PO 00000
5.458 G116
7190-7235
FIXED
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7235-7250
5.458
7250-7300
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE
5.458
7250-7300
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
Fixed
5.458
7250-8025
5.461
7300-7450
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
G117
7300-7450
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth)
5.461
7450-7550
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
G117
7450-7550
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE
(space-to-Earth)
Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth)
5.461A
7550-7750
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
G104 G117
7550-7750
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
Mobile-satellite (space-to-Earth)
7750-7900
FIXED
METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 5.461 B
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
Frm 00101
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7235-7250
FIXED
MOBILE
G117
7750-7900
FIXED
METEOROLOGICAL-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
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RADIOLOCATION 5.511 E 5.511 F
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
Region 3 Table
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Non-Federal Table
Federal Table
15.4-15.43
15.4-15.43
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US511E
RADIONAVIGATION US260
AERONAUTICAL
RADIONAVIGATION US260
Jkt 241001
PO 00000
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15.43-15.63
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) 5.511A
RADIOLOCATION 5.511 E 5.511 F
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
US211
15.43-15.63
RADIOLOCATION 5.511 E 5.511 F
US511E
AERONAUTICAL
RADIONAVIGATION US260
US211 US511 E
15.43-15.63
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
AERONAUTICAL
RADIONAVIGATION US260
5.511C
15.63-15.7
RADIOLOCATION 5.511 E 5.511 F
AERONAUTICAL RADIONAVIGATION
5.511 C US211 US359
15.63-15.7
RADIOLOCATION 5.511E 5.511F
US511E
AERONAUTICAL
RADIONAVIGATION US260
5.511C US211 US359 US511E
15.63-15.7
AERONAUTICAL
RADIONAVIGATION US260
5.511D
15.7-16.6
RADIOLOCATION
US211
15.7-16.6
RADIOLOCATION G59
US211 US511 E
15.7-17.2
Radiolocation
Sfmt 4700
5.512 5.513
16.6-17.1
RADIOLOCATION
Space research (deep space) (Earth-to-space)
E:\FR\FM\14JNR1.SGM
5.512 5.513
17.1-17.2
RADIOLOCATION
Aviation (87)
Satellite
Communications (25)
Aviation (87)
Aviation (87)
Private Land Mobile (90)
16.6-17.1
RADIOLOCATION G59
Space research (deep space)
(Earth-to-space)
17.1-17.2
RADIOLOCATION G59
5.512 5.513
17.2-17.3
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (active)
RADIOLOCATION
SPACE RESEARCH (active)
17.2-17.3
EARTH EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (active)
RADIOLOCATION G59
SPACE RESEARCH (active)
17.2-17.3
Earth exploration-satellite (active)
Radiolocation
Space research (active)
14JNR1
5.512 5.513 5.513A
17.3-17.7
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
5.516 (space-to-Earth) 5.516A
5.516B
Radiolocation
17.3-17.7
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
5.516
BROADCASTING-SATELLITE
Radiolocation
17.3-17.7
17.3-17.7
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space) Radiolocation US259 G59
5.516
Radiolocation
17.3-17.7
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
US271
BROADCASTING-SATELLITE
US402 NG163
5.514
17.7-18.1
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
5.484A (Earth-to-space) 5.516
MOBILE
5.514 5.515
17.7-17.8
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
5.517 ~Earth-to-spac~ 5.516
BROAD ASTING-SAT LUTE
Mobile
5.514
US402 G117
17.7-18.1
17.7-17.8
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
5.484A (Earth-to-space) 5.516
MOBILE
US259
17.7-17.8
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
US271
5.515
ER14JN17.021
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US334 G117
US334
Satellite
Communications (25)
Satellite
Communications (25)
TV Broadcast Auxiliary
(74F)
Cable TV Relay (78)
Fixed Microwave (1 01)
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21.2-21.4
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
Region 3 Table
21.4-22
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING-SATELLITE
5.208B
21.4-22
FIXED
MOBILE
BROADCASTING-SA TEL LITE
5.208B
21.4-22
FIXED
MOBILE
5.530A 5.530B 5.530C 5.530D
5.530A 5.530C
22-22.21
FIXED
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FIXED
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
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US532
21.4-22
FIXED
MOBILE
5.530A 5.530B 5.530C 5.530D
5.531
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22.5-22.55
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US342 US532
22.5-22.55
FIXED
MOBILE
22.55-23.15
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE 5.338A
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space) 5.532A
US211
22.55-23.15
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE US145 US278
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space) 5.532A
Satellite Communications (25)
Fixed Microwave (101)
5.149
23.15-23.55
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE 5.338A
MOBILE
23.55-23.6
FIXED
MOBILE
23.6-24
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
US342
23.15-23.55
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE US145 US278
MOBILE
23.55-23.6
FIXED
MOBILE
23.6-24
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIOASTRONOMY US74
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
Fixed Microwave (101)
5.340
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22.21-22.5
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
22-22.21
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
US342
22.21-22.5
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED
MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
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Earth exploration-satellite (active)
5.150 US211
24.05-24.25
Amateur
Earth exploration-satellite (active)
Radiolocation
5.150
24.25-24.45
5.150
24.25-24.45
FIXED
5.150
24.25-24.45
FIXED
24.25-24.45
RADIONAVIGATION
PO 00000
5.150
24.05-24.25
RADIOLOCATION
Amateur
Earth exploration-satellite (active)
Jkt 241001
24-24.05
24.45-24.65
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INTER-SATELLITE
24.45-24.65
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24.75-25.25
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(Earth-to-space) 5.535
25.25-25.5
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE 5.536
MOBILE
Standard frequency and time signal-satellite (Earth-to-space)
14JNR1
25.5-27
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) 5.536B
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE 5.536
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SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth) 5.536C
Standard frequency and time signal-satellite (Earth-to-space)
5.536A
ER14JN17.023
5.533
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INTER-SATELLITE
RADIOLOCA TION-SATELLITE
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24.25-24.45
FIXED
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RADIONAVIGA TION
24.45-24.65
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE
RADIONAVIGA TION
5.533
24.65-24.75
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space) 5.532B
INTER-SATELLITE
MOBILE
5.533
24.75-25.25
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space) 5.535
MOBILE
24-24.05
AMATEUR
AMATEUR-SATELLITE
24.45-24.65
INTER-SATELLITE
RADIONAVIGATION
ISM Equipment (18)
Amateur Radio (97)
RF Devices (15)
ISM Equipment (18)
Private Land Mobile (90)
Amateur Radio (97)
RF Devices (15)
Fixed Microwave (101)
RF Devices (15)
Satellite Communications (25)
5.533
24.65-24.75
INTER-SATELLITE
RADIOLOCATION-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
24.75-25.25
25.25-25.5
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE 5.536
MOBILE
Standard frequency and time
signal-satellite (Earth-to-space)
25.5-27
EARTH EXPLORATIONSATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
FIXED
INTER-SATELLITE 5.536
MOBILE
SPACE RESEARCH
(space-to-Earth)
Standard frequency and time
signal-satellite (Earth-to-space)
5.536A US258
24.75-25.05
FIXED-SATELLITE
(Earth-to-spacef NG535
25.05-25.25
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE
(Earth-to-space) NG535
25.25-25.5
Inter-satellite 5.536
Standard frequency and time
signal-satellite (Earth-to-space)
RF Devices (15)
Satellite Communications (25)
Fixed Microwave (101)
RF Devices (15)
25.5-27
SPACE RESEARCH
(space-to-Earth)
Inter-satellite 5.536
Standard frequency and time
signal-satellite (Earth-to-space)
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SPACE RESEARCH (space-to-Earth)
Earth exploration-satellite (space-to-Earth)
US360
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Radiolocation
Space research (active)
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FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
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MOBILE except aeronautical mobile
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MOBILE
38.6-39.5
5.547
39.5-40
FIXED
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MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
Earth exploration-satellite (space-to-Earth)
39.5-40
39.5-40
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
FIXED
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MOBILE
Earth exploration-satellite (space-to-Earth)
US151
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FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
NG63
MOBILE NG175
G117
Upper Microwave Flexible
Use (30)
Satellite Communications (25)
Upper Microwave Flexible
Use (30)
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RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
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FIXED
MOBILE
Rad iolocation
232-235
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE
Rad iolocation
235-238
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
US246
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FIXED
MOBILE
Radio location
232-235
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE
Radiolocation
235-238
EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
5.563A 5.563B
238-240
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
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RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE
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5.563A 5.563B
238-240
FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth)
MOBILE
RADIOLOCATION
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SA TEL LITE
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EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE (passive)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
SPACE RESEARCH (passive)
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MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIONAVIGATION
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MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
RADIO ASTRONOMY
RADIONAVIGATION
RADIONAVIGATION-SATEL LITE
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FIXED
FIXED-SATELLITE (Earth-to-space)
MOBILE
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265-275
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MOBILE
RADIO ASTRONOMY
5.149 5.563A
275-3000 (Not allocated)
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5.565
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RADIOLOCATION
Amateur
Amateur-satellite
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161.975 MHz) and 162.0125–162.0375
MHz (AIS 2 with center frequency
162.025 MHz) by the maritime mobile
and mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space)
services is restricted to Automatic
Identification Systems (AIS). The use of
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US52 In the VHF maritime mobile
band (156–162 MHz), the following
provisions shall apply:
(a) Except as provided for below, the
use of the bands 161.9625–161.9875
MHz (AIS 1 with center frequency
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these bands by the aeronautical mobile
(OR) service is restricted to AIS
emissions from search and rescue
aircraft operations. Frequencies in the
AIS 1 band may continue to be used by
non-Federal base, fixed, and land
mobile stations until March 2, 2024.
(b) Except as provided for below, the
use of the bands 156.7625–156.7875
MHz (AIS 3 with center frequency
156.775 MHz) and 156.8125–156.8375
MHz (AIS 4 with center frequency
156.825 MHz) by the mobile-satellite
service (Earth-to-space) is restricted to
the reception of long-range AIS
broadcast messages from ships (Message
27; see most recent version of
Recommendation ITU–R M.1371). The
frequencies 156.775 MHz and 156.825
MHz may continue to be used by nonFederal ship and coast stations for
navigation-related port operations or
ship movement until August 26, 2019.
(c) The frequency 156.3 MHz may also
be used by aircraft stations for the
purpose of search and rescue operations
and other safety-related communication.
(d) Federal stations in the maritime
mobile service may also be authorized
as follows: (1) Vessel traffic services
under the control of the U.S. Coast
Guard on a simplex basis by coast and
ship stations on the frequencies 156.25,
156.55, 156.6 and 156.7 MHz; (2) Intership use of the frequency 156.3 MHz on
a simplex basis; (3) Navigational bridgeto-bridge and navigational
communications on a simplex basis by
coast and ship stations on the
frequencies 156.375 and 156.65 MHz;
(4) Port operations use on a simplex
basis by coast and ship stations on the
frequencies 156.6 and 156.7 MHz; (5)
Environmental communications on the
frequency 156.75 MHz in accordance
with the national plan; and (6) Duplex
port operations use of the frequencies
157 MHz for ship stations and 161.6
MHz for coast stations.
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US115 In the bands 5000–5010 MHz
and 5010–5030 MHz, the following
provisions shall apply:
(a) In the band 5000–5010 MHz,
systems in the aeronautical mobile (R)
service (AM(R)S) are limited to surface
applications at airports that operate in
accordance with international
aeronautical standards (i.e.,
AeroMACS).
(b) The band 5010–5030 MHz is also
allocated on a primary basis to the
AM(R)S, limited to surface applications
at airports that operate in accordance
with international aeronautical
standards. In making assignments for
this band, attempts shall first be made
to satisfy the AM(R)S requirements in
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the bands 5000–5010 MHz and 5091–
5150 MHz. AM(R)S systems used in the
band 5010–5030 MHz shall be designed
and implemented to be capable of
operational modification if receiving
harmful interference from the
radionavigation-satellite service.
Finally, notwithstanding Radio
Regulation No. 4.10, stations in the
AM(R)S operating in this band shall be
designed and implemented to be
capable of operational modification to
reduce throughput and/or preclude the
use of specific frequencies in order to
ensure protection of radionavigationsatellite service systems operating in
this band.
(c) Aeronautical fixed
communications that are an integral part
of the AeroMACS system in the bands
5000–5010 MHz and 5010–5030 MHz
are also authorized on a primary basis.
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US132A In the bands 26.2–26.42
MHz, 41.015–41.665 MHz, and 43.35–44
MHz, applications of radiolocation
service are limited to oceanographic
radars operating in accordance with ITU
Resolution 612 (Rev. WRC–12).
Oceanographic radars shall not cause
harmful interference to, or claim
protection from, non-Federal stations in
the land mobile service in the bands
26.2–26.42 MHz and 43.69–44 MHz,
Federal stations in the fixed or mobile
services in the band 41.015–41.665
MHz, and non-Federal stations in the
fixed or land mobile services in the
band 43.35–43.69 MHz.
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US231 When an assignment cannot be
obtained in the bands between 200 kHz
and 525 kHz, which are allocated to
aeronautical radionavigation,
assignments may be made to
aeronautical radiobeacons in the
maritime mobile bands at 435–472 kHz
and 479–490 kHz, on a secondary basis,
subject to the coordination and
agreement of those agencies having
assignments within the maritime mobile
bands which may be affected.
Assignments to Federal aeronautical
radionavigation radiobeacons in the
bands 435–472 kHz and 479–490 kHz
shall not be a bar to any required
changes to the maritime mobile service
and shall be limited to non-voice
emissions.
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to transmit in the following bands: 73–
74.6 MHz, 608–614 MHz, except for
medical telemetry equipment 1 and
white space devices,2 1400–1427 MHz,
1660.5–1668.4 MHz, 2690–2700 MHz,
4990–5000 MHz, 10.68–10.7 GHz,
15.35–15.4 GHz, 23.6–24 GHz, 31.3–
31.8 GHz, 50.2–50.4 GHz, 52.6–54.25
GHz, 86–92 GHz, 100–102 GHz, 109.5–
111.8 GHz, 114.25–116 GHz, 148.5–
151.5 GHz, 164–167 GHz, 182–185 GHz,
190–191.8 GHz, 200–209 GHz, 226–
231.5 GHz, 250–252 GHz.
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15.7 GHz by the radiolocation service is
limited to Federal systems requiring a
necessary bandwidth greater than 1600
MHz that cannot be accommodated
within the band 15.7–17.3 GHz except
as described below. In the band 15.4–
15.7 GHz, stations operating in the
radiolocation service shall not cause
harmful interference to, nor claim
protection from, radars operating in the
aeronautical radionavigation service.
Radar systems operating in the
radiolocation service shall not be
developed solely for operation in the
band 15.4–15.7 GHz. Radar systems
requiring use of the band 15.4–15.7 GHz
for testing, training, and exercises may
be accommodated on a case-by-case
basis.
US565 The following frequency bands
in the range 275–1000 GHz are
identified for passive service
applications:
1 Medical telemetry equipment shall not cause
harmful interference to radio astronomy operations
in the band 608–614 MHz and shall be coordinated
under the requirements found in 47 CFR 95.1119.
2 White space devices shall not cause harmful
interference to radio astronomy operations in the
band 608–614 MHz and shall not operate within the
areas described in 47 CFR 15.712(h).
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—Radio astronomy service: 275–323
GHz, 327–371 GHz, 388–424 GHz,
426–442 GHz, 453–510 GHz, 623–711
GHz, 795–909 GHz and 926–945 GHz;
—Earth exploration-satellite service
(passive) and space research service
(passive): 275–286 GHz, 296–306
GHz, 313–356 GHz, 361–365 GHz,
369–392 GHz, 397–399 GHz, 409–411
GHz, 416–434 GHz, 439–467 GHz,
477–502 GHz, 523–527 GHz, 538–581
GHz, 611–630 GHz, 634–654 GHz,
657–692 GHz, 713–718 GHz, 729–733
GHz, 750–754 GHz, 771–776 GHz,
823–846 GHz, 850–854 GHz, 857–862
GHz, 866–882 GHz, 905–928 GHz,
951–956 GHz, 968–973 GHz and 985–
990 GHz.
The use of the range 275–1000 GHz by
the passive services does not preclude
use of this range by active services. This
provision does not establish priority of
use in the United States Table of
Frequency Allocations, and does not
preclude or constrain any active service
use or future allocation of frequency
bands in the 275–3000 GHz range.
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NG8 In the band 472–479 kHz, nonFederal stations in the maritime mobile
service that were licensed or applied for
prior to [insert effective date of the
WRC–12 R&O] may continue to operate
on a primary basis, subject to periodic
license renewals.
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NG16 In the bands 72–73 MHz and
75.4–76 MHz, frequencies may be
authorized for mobile operations in the
Industrial/Business Radio Pool, subject
to not causing interference to the
reception of broadcast television signals
on channels 4 and 5.
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NG92 The band 1900–2000 kHz is
also allocated on a primary basis to the
maritime mobile service in Regions 2
and 3 and to the radiolocation service in
Region 2, and on a secondary basis to
the radiolocation service in Region 3.
The use of these allocations is restricted
to radio buoy operations on the open sea
and the Great Lakes. Stations in the
amateur, maritime mobile, and
radiolocation services in Region 2 shall
be protected from harmful interference
only to the extent that the offending
station does not operate in compliance
with the technical rules applicable to
the service in which it operates.
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DEVICES
§ 80.203 Authorization of transmitters for
licensing.
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(p) As of [insert effective date of this
Report and Order], the Commission will
no longer accept applications for
certification of non-AIS VHF radios that
include channels 75 and 76.
[Amended]
11. In § 80.215, remove footnote 13
from paragraph (e)(1) and remove and
reserve paragraph (g)(3).
12. In § 80.357, revise footnote 1 to the
table in paragraph (b)(1) to read as
follows:
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read as follows:
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power utility entity shall not operate a
new or modified power line carrier
(PLC) system in the 135.7–137.8 kHz
and/or 472–479 kHz bands if a
previously coordinated amateur station
pursuant to § 97.301(g)(2) of this chapter
is located within one kilometer of the
transmission lines conducting the PLC
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read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, 304,
307, 336, 544a, and 549.
PART 25—SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
1064–1068, 1081–1105, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 151–155, 301–609; 3 UST 3450, 3 UST
4726, 12 UST 2377.
§ 80.215
5. The authority citation for part 15
continues to read as follows:
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and under the heading
‘‘Noncommercial’’ by redesignating
footnote 19 which is associated with
§ 25.202 Frequencies, frequency tolerance, channel designator 71 (156.575 MHz) as
and emission limits.
footnote 18.
(a) * * *
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(12) The following frequencies are
heading ‘‘Radiodetermination’’ to read
available for use by the mobile-satellite
as follows:
service (Earth-to-space) for the reception
of Automatic Identification Systems
§ 80.376 Radio buoy operations.
(AIS) broadcast messages from ships:
Frequencies in the 1900–2000 kHz
156.7625–156.7875 MHz
band are authorized for radio buoy
156.8125–156.8375 MHz
operations under a ship radio station
161.9625–161.9875 MHz
license provided:
162.0125–162.0375 MHz
(a) The use of these frequencies is
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related to commercial fishing operations
on the open sea and the Great Lakes;
PART 80—STATIONS IN THE
and
MARITIME SERVICES
(b) The output power does not exceed
8 watts and the station antenna height
■ 9. The authority citation for part 80
does not exceed 4.6 meters above sea
continues to read as follows:
level in a buoy station or 6 meters above
Authority: Secs. 4, 303, 307(e), 309, and
the mast of the ship on which it is
332, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47
installed.
U.S.C. 154, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, unless
■ 15. Revise § 80.393 to read as follows:
otherwise noted. Interpret or apply 48 Stat.
8. In § 25.202, add paragraph (a)(12) to
read as follows:
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§ 80.357 Working frequencies for Morse
code and data transmission.
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(1) * * *
1 All frequencies in this table are
shown in kilohertz. The use of
frequencies in the 472–479 kHz band is
restricted to public coast stations that
were licensed on or before [insert
effective date of this R&O].
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§ 80.373
[Amended]
13. In § 80.373, the table in paragraph
(f) is amended under the heading ‘‘Port
Operations’’ by removing the entries for
channel designator 75 (156.775 MHz)
and channel designator 76 (156.825
MHz), including the text of footnote 18;
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7. The authority citation for part 25
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303,
307, 309, 319, 332, 605, and 721, unless
otherwise noted.
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§ 80.393
Frequencies for AIS stations.
Automatic Identification Systems
(AIS) are a maritime broadcast service.
The simplex channels at 156.775 MHz
(AIS 3), 156.825 MHz (AIS 4), 161.975
MHz (AIS 1), and 162.025 MHz (AIS 2),
each with a 25 kHz bandwidth, may be
authorized only for AIS. In accordance
with the Maritime Transportation
Security Act, the United States Coast
Guard regulates AIS carriage
requirements for non-Federal
Government ships. These requirements
are codified at 33 CFR 164.46, 401.20.
§ 80.871
[Amended]
16. In § 80.871, the table in paragraph
(d) is amended by removing the entries
for channel designator 75 (156.775
MHz) and channel designator 76
(156.825 MHz).
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RADIO SERVICES
17. The authority citation for part 90
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r),
and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161,
303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7), and Title VI of
the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation
Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112–96, 126 Stat. 156.
18. In § 90.7, add a definition for
‘‘Equivalent Isotropically Radiated
Power (EIRP)’’ in alphabetical order to
read as follows:
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Definitions.
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Power (EIRP). The product of the power
supplied to the antenna and the antenna
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isotropic antenna (absolute or isotropic
gain).
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a. In the table in paragraph (b), revise
the entries set out below; and
■ b. Add paragraph (c)(3).
The revisions and addition read as
follows:
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RADIOLOCATION SERVICE FREQUENCY TABLE
Frequency or band
Class of station(s)
Limitation
Kilohertz
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4438 to 4488 ...............................................................................
5250 to 5275 ...............................................................................
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Radiolocation land ......................................................................
......do ..........................................................................................
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3
Megahertz
13.45 to 13.55 .............................................................................
16.10 to 16.20 .............................................................................
24.45 to 24.65 .............................................................................
26.20 to 26.42 .............................................................................
41.015 to 41.665 .........................................................................
43.35 to 44.00 .............................................................................
420 to 450 ...................................................................................
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(3) Operations in this band are limited
to oceanographic radars using
transmitters with a peak equivalent
isotropically radiated power (EIRP) not
to exceed 25 dBW. Oceanographic
radars shall not cause harmful
interference to, nor claim protection
from interference caused by, stations in
the fixed or mobile services as specified
in § 2.106, footnotes 5.132A, 5.145A,
and US132A. See Resolution 612 of the
ITU Radio Regulations for international
coordination requirements and for
recommended spectrum sharing
techniques.
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and add paragraph (c)(3) to read as
follows:
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identification in the Radiolocation
Service. (1) Stations in the
Radiolocation Service are not required
to identify except upon special
instructions from the Commission or as
required by paragraphs (c)(2) and (3) of
this section.
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(3) Oceanographic radars operating in
the bands shown in section 90.103(b)
shall transmit a station identification
(call sign) on the assigned frequency, in
international Morse code at a
transmission rate in accordance with
paragraph (b)(2) of this section at the
end of each data acquisition cycle, but
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21. The authority citation for part 97
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303. Interpret or
apply 48 Stat. 1064–1068, 1081–1105, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 151–155, 301–609,
unless otherwise noted.
22. In § 97.3, revise paragraphs (b)(1)
through (11) and add paragraphs (b)(12)
through (14) to read as follows:
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Definitions.
(b) * * *
(1) EHF (extremely high frequency).
The frequency range 30–300 GHz.
(2) EIRP (equivalent isotropically
radiated power). The product of the
power supplied to the antenna and the
antenna gain in a given direction
relative to an isotropic antenna
(absolute or isotropic gain).
Note: Divide EIRP by 1.64 to convert to
effective radiated power.
(3) ERP (effective radiated power) (in
a given direction). The product of the
power supplied to the antenna and its
gain relative to a half-wave dipole in a
given direction.
Note: Multiply ERP by 1.64 to convert to
equivalent isotropically radiated power.
(4) HF (high frequency). The
frequency range 3–30 MHz.
(5) Hz. Hertz.
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(6) LF (low frequency). The frequency
range 30–300 kHz.
(7) m. Meters.
(8) MF (medium frequency). The
frequency range 300–3000 kHz.
(9) PEP (peak envelope power). The
average power supplied to the antenna
transmission line by a transmitter
during one RF cycle at the crest of the
modulation envelope taken under
normal operating conditions.
(10) RF. Radio frequency.
(11) SHF (super high frequency). The
frequency range 3–30 GHz.
(12) UHF (ultra high frequency). The
frequency range 300–3000 MHz.
(13) VHF (very high frequency). The
frequency range 30–300 MHz.
(14) W. Watts.
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read as follows:
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2200 m and 630 m bands must not
exceed 60 meters in height above
ground level.
■ 24. In § 97.301, amend the tables in
each of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) as
follows:
■ a. Add the sub-heading ‘‘LF’’ and the
entry for the ‘‘2200 m’’ wavelength
band; and
■ b. Under the existing sub-heading
‘‘MF’’ add the entry for the ‘‘630 m’’
wavelength band.
The additions read as follows:
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Sharing requirements see
§ 97.303
(paragraph)
Wavelength band
ITU Region 1
ITU Region 2
ITU Region 3
LF
kHz
kHz
kHz
2200 m ...............................
135.7–137.8 ......................
135.7–137.8 ......................
135.7–137.8 ......................
MF
kHz
kHz
kHz
630 m .................................
472–479 ............................
472–479 ............................
472–479 ............................
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(g).
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Sharing requirements see
§ 97.303
(paragraph)
Wavelength band
ITU Region 1
ITU Region 2
ITU Region 3
LF
kHz
kHz
kHz
2200 m ...............................
135.7–137.8 ......................
135.7–137.8 ......................
135.7–137.8 ......................
MF
kHz
kHz
kHz
630 m .................................
472–479 ............................
472–479 ............................
472–479 ............................
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(g).
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Sharing requirements see
§ 97.303
(paragraph)
Wavelength band
ITU Region 1
ITU Region 2
ITU Region 3
LF
kHz
kHz
kHz
2200 m ...............................
135.7–137.8 ......................
135.7–137.8 ......................
135.7–137.8 ......................
MF
kHz
kHz
kHz
630 m .................................
472–479 ............................
472–479 ............................
472–479 ............................
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read as follows:
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(g) In the 2200 m and 630 m bands:
(1) Amateur stations in the 135.7–
137.8 kHz (2200 m) and 472–479 kHz
(630 m) bands shall only operate at
fixed locations. Amateur stations shall
not operate within a horizontal distance
of one kilometer from a transmission
line that conducts a power line carrier
(PLC) signal in the 135.7–137.8 kHz or
472–479 kHz bands. Horizontal distance
is measured from the station’s antenna
to the closest point on the transmission
line.
(2) Prior to commencement of
operations in the 135.7–137.8 kHz (2200
m) and/or 472–479 kHz (630 m) bands,
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Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) of their
intent to operate by submitting their call
signs, intended band or bands of
operation, and the coordinates of their
antenna’s fixed location. Amateur
stations will be permitted to commence
operations after the 30-day period
unless UTC notifies the station that its
fixed location is located within one
kilometer of PLC systems operating in
the same or overlapping frequencies.
(3) Amateur stations in the 135.7–
137.8 kHz (2200 m) band shall not cause
harmful interference to, and shall accept
interference from:
(i) Stations authorized by the United
States Government in the fixed and
maritime mobile services;
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(ii) Stations authorized by other
nations in the fixed, maritime mobile,
and radionavigation service.
(4) Amateur stations in the 472–479
kHz (630 m) band shall not cause
harmful interference to, and shall accept
interference from:
(i) Stations authorized by the FCC in
the maritime mobile service;
(ii) Stations authorized by other
nations in the maritime mobile and
aeronautical radionavigation services.
(5) Amateur stations causing harmful
interference shall take all necessary
measures to eliminate such
interference—including temporary or
permanent termination of transmissions.
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paragraph (c) as follows:
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entries for the ‘‘2200 m’’ wavelength
band; and
b. Under existing sub-heading ‘‘MF:’’
add two entries for the ‘‘630 m’’
wavelength band.
The additions read as follows:
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§ 97.305
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Standards see § 97.307(f),
paragraph:
Frequencies
Emission types authorized
2200 m ...................................
2200 m ...................................
Entire band ....................................
Entire band ....................................
RTTY, data ....................................
Phone, image ................................
(3).
(1), (2).
630 m .....................................
630 m .....................................
Entire band ....................................
Entire band ....................................
RTTY, data ....................................
Phone, image ................................
(3).
(1), (2).
LF:
MF:
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27. In § 97.313, add paragraphs (k)
and (l) to read as follows.
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135.7–137.8 kHz (2200 m) band with a
transmitter power exceeding 1.5 kW
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EIRP.
(l) No station may transmit in the
472–479 kHz (630 m) band with a
transmitter power exceeding 500 W PEP
or a radiated power exceeding 5 W
EIRP, except that in Alaska, stations
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Russian Federation may not transmit
with a radiated power exceeding 1 W
EIRP.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 2, 15, 80, 90, 97, and 101
[ET Docket No. 15-99; FCC 17-33]
WRC-12 Implementation Report and Order
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission implemented allocation
changes from the World Radiocommunication Conference
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(Geneva, 2012) (WRC-12) and updated its service rules. The Commission
took this action to conform its rules, to the extent practical, to the
decisions that the international community made at WRC-12. This action
will promote the advancement of new and expanded services and provide
significant benefits to the American public.
DATES: Effective July 14, 2017, except for amendments to Sec. Sec.
97.3, 97.15(c), 97.301(b) through (d), 97.303(g), 97.305(c), and
97.313(k) and (l), which contain new or modified information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, that are not effective until approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a document
in the Federal Register announcing the effective date once OMB
approves.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Mooring, Office of Engineering and
Technology, 202-418-2450, Tom.Mooring@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report
and Order, ET Docket No. 15-99, FCC 17-33, adopted March 27, 2017, and
released March 29, 2017. The full text of this document is available
for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC
Reference Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-17-33A1.pdf. People with Disabilities: To
request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities
(braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email
to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at
202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
Summary of Report and Order
1. On April 23, 2015, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (WRC-12 NPRM) in this proceeding, 80 FR 38315, July 2, 2015.
In this Report and Order (WRC-12 R&O), the Commission amended the Table
of Frequency Allocations (Allocation Table) in Sec. 2.106 of its rules
and a number of related service rules to implement certain radio
frequency (RF) allocation decisions from the Final Acts of the World
Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2012) (WRC-12 Final Acts). The
following are the major actions that the Commission took to support
non-Federal spectrum requirements:
Allocated the 472-479 kHz band to the amateur service on a
secondary basis and amended part 97 to provide for amateur service use
of this band and of the 135.7-137.8 kHz band.
Amended part 80 to authorize radio buoy operations in the
1900-2000 kHz band under a ship station license.
Allocated eight frequency bands in the 4 to 44 MHz range
to the radiolocation service for Federal and non-Federal use, limited
to oceanographic radars. The Commission also amended part 90 to provide
for licensing of oceanographic radars, and required those radars
currently operating under an experimental license to conform their
operations to the adopted rules within five years of the effective date
of this Order.
Reallocated the 156.7625-156.7875 MHz and 156.8125-
156.8375 MHz bands to the mobile-satellite service (MSS) (Earth-to-
space) on a primary basis for Federal and non-Federal use, limited to
the reception of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) broadcast
messages from ships. The Commission also amended part 80 to permit
ships to transmit AIS broadcast messages in these bands, and amended
part 25 to permit MSS satellites to receive in these bands and in the
existing AIS bands.
Allocated the 5000-5091 MHz band to the aeronautical
mobile (route) service (AM(R)S) on a primary basis for Federal and non-
Federal use. AM(R)S use of the 5000-5030 MHz band extends the tuning
range for the recently-established Aeronautical Mobile Airport
Communications System (AeroMACS) that will support surface applications
at airports. AM(R)S use of the 5030-5091 MHz band will support unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS).
Discussion
2. In the WRC-12 R&O, the Commission amended Parts 2, 15, 25, 80,
90, and 97 of its rules to implement specific allocations from the WRC-
12 Final Acts that affect a number of frequency bands between 8.3 kHz
and 3000 GHz and to adopt related service rules. These actions are
described in greater detail below.
A. Amateur Radio Use of the 135.7-137.8 kHz and 472-479 kHz Bands
3. As proposed in the WRC-12 NPRM, the Commission allocated the
472-479 kHz band to the amateur service on a secondary basis and
limited the maximum equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) of
amateur stations using this band to five watts in the United States,
except for that portion of Alaska that is within 800 kilometers of the
Russian Federation's borders, where the maximum EIRP is limited to one
watt.
4. The amateur service will share this band with Power Line Carrier
(PLC) systems, which electric utility companies use and operate in the
9-490 kHz range under part 15 of the Commission's rules on an
unprotected and non-interference basis with respect to authorized radio
users. While the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) objected to the
Commission's allocation proposal on the basis that an increased
interference potential between amateur operations and PLC systems could
deprive utilities of the flexibility needed to deploy PLC systems, the
amateur radio community supported this allocation as useful for
improving technical knowledge on radio propagation and because they
believed that co-existence with PLC systems is possible due to existing
amateur service operations on frequencies near 500 kHz under
experimental licenses that have not resulted in any interference
complaints.
5. The Commission agreed that adding a secondary amateur service
allocation to the 472-479 kHz band will provide new opportunities for
amateur operators to experiment with equipment, techniques, antennas,
and propagation phenomena. The 472-479 kHz band offers amateur service
operators different propagation characteristics from the 135.7-137.8
kHz band, which was allocated on a secondary basis to amateur service
in the WRC-07 Report and Order. Further, a secondary allocation to the
amateur service harmonizes the United States and international
allocations for this band and provide new opportunities for amateur
service experimentation. At the same time, the Commission recognized
the importance of PLC systems and their impact on utility safety,
security and reliability of utility operations, and found that co-
existence between PLC systems and amateur radio operations in these
bands is possible under the service rules the Commission adopted in
this Order.
6. As proposed in the WRC-12 NPRM, the Commission removed several
allocations from the 135.7-137.8 kHz and 472-479 kHz bands. It deleted
the non-Federal fixed service (FS) and maritime mobile service (MMS)
allocations from the 135.7-137.8 kHz band because there are no non-
Federal stations in the FS and MMS that are licensed to operate in this
band, and because it found that any future requirements for non-Federal
stations in the FS or MMS can be accommodated in other frequency bands.
However, because there is some limited Federal use of this band, the
Commission maintained the existing primary FS and
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MMS allocations in the Federal Table. The Commission deleted the
Federal MMS and aeronautical radionavigation service (ARNS) allocations
and the non-Federal MMS allocation from the 472-479 kHz band. NTIA has
not authorized any Federal stations in the ARNS or MMS to operate in
the 472-479 kHz band, and there is only limited use of the non-Federal
MMS allocation. Any future requirements for non-Federal MMS stations
can be accommodated in other frequency bands. However, there are two
non-Federal licensees that operate three public coast stations under
their current licenses on a primary basis. The Commission grandfathered
operation of these stations by amending Sec. 80.357(b)(1) to limit the
use of the 472-479 kHz band to public coast stations that were licensed
as of the effective date of this Report and Order and by adding a
footnote to the Table of Allocations that grandfathers the following
licensees to operate public coast stations on a primary basis in the
472-479 kHz band pursuant to their current radio station authorization,
subject to periodic renewals: Global HF Net LLC (call signs KFS and
WNU) and New England Historical Radio Society, Inc. (call sign WNE).
7. The Commission adopted service rules for the amateur radio
service in the 135.7-137.8 kHz (2200 meter band) and 472-479 kHz (630
meter band) bands that will ensure the compatibility of amateur radio
operations and PLC systems that operate in these bands, and promote the
shared use of these bands. Under these rules, electric utilities will
not be required to modify existing PLC systems to accommodate amateur
operations, and previously notified amateur stations will not be
required to alter their operations to accommodate new or modified PLC
operations.
8. As proposed, the Commission will permit amateur stations to
operate in the 135.7-137.8 kHz and 472-479 kHz bands when separated by
a specified distance from electric power transmission lines with PLC
systems that use the same bands. To support the operations of both the
amateur service and PLC systems in these bands, the Commission adopted
a minimum horizontal separation distance of one kilometer between the
transmission line and the amateur station when operating in these
bands.
9. Regarding operations in the 135.7-137.8 kHz band, ARRL provided
a technical analysis in ET Docket No. 12-338, which concluded that PLC
systems ``will be sufficiently protected from amateur stations
transmitting at an EIRP of 1 W with a separation distance of 1 km from
the transmission lines carrying the PLC signals, beyond which there is
no interference potential.'' UTC agreed with this conclusion and
supported a separation distance of at least one kilometer for amateur
operation in this band. While ARRL preferred that amateur stations have
the option to be located closer to the transmission lines with PLC
systems and recommended a notification procedure to address any
potential interference to PLC systems, the Commission found that a one
kilometer separation distance reasonably ensures that PLC systems and
amateur radio stations are unlikely to experience interference. In
addition, establishing a zone where amateur use is not authorized will
simplify and streamline the process for determining whether an amateur
station can transmit in these bands when in proximity to transmission
lines upon which PLC systems operate.
10. The Commission adopted the same separation distance for amateur
operations in the 472-479 kHz band, as it did for the 135.7-137.8 kHz
band, since these bands share the same considerations for co-existence
of the two uses.
11. The Commission restricted amateur service operations to fixed
locations and prohibited mobile operations in these bands. This
restriction will ensure that amateur stations remain at the locations
specified in their notification and comply with the separation distance
requirements discussed below. UTC and some amateur service commenters
supported this restriction. The Commission will allow temporary fixed
use at sites that meet its technical rules and follow its notification
requirements. In other words, the location of the amateur station must
not be located within one kilometer of PLC systems and its operations
must be in accordance with part 97 rules.
12. The Commission required amateur operators to notify UTC of the
location of their proposed station prior to commencing operations, to
confirm that the station is not located within the one kilometer
separation distance. Even though several amateur service commenters
claimed that they can readily identify transmission lines and compute
the separation distance, the Commission found that transmission lines
are not always readily identifiable. Further, amateur operators may not
be able to determine whether PLC systems operate in the relevant bands
on the subject transmission lines. The notification requirement will
entail notifying UTC of the operator's call sign and coordinates of the
proposed station's location for confirmation that the location is
outside the one kilometer separation distance, or the relevant PLC
system is not transmitting on the requested bands. UTC, which maintains
a database of PLC systems must respond to the notification within 30
days if it objects. If UTC raises no objection, amateur radio operators
may commence operations on the band identified in their notification.
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will issue a public notice
providing the details for filing notifications with UTC.
13. The notification procedures the Commission adopted seek to
strike a balance between amateur operations used for experimental
purposes and PLC operation used by electric utilities for the
reliability and security of electric service to the public. These
procedures are the least burdensome considering the Commission seeks to
ensure that no potential interference occurs from these two uses. A
simple notification to UTC with a 30-day waiting period does not appear
to be burdensome. Amateur operations can commence as soon as that
period expires. While ARRL sought direct access to the PLC database,
the Commission noted that UTC has control of the PLC database which can
be updated, and found no reason to mandate its release to another party
especially considering the sensitive nature of information it contains.
14. If an electric utility seeks to deploy a new or modified PLC
system on a transmission line that is within one kilometer of a
previously coordinated amateur station, the electric utility must
employ a frequency in the 9-490 kHz range that has not been included in
the amateur station's notification, as ARRL suggests. If the previously
coordinated amateur station no longer operates in the band, the
electric utility may deploy a PLC system in that band.
15. As discussed in the WRC-12 NPRM, the Commission adopted maximum
EIRP limits and transmitter power limits for the new amateur service
bands. Amateur stations may operate in the 135.7-137.8 kHz band with a
maximum radiated power of one watt EIRP. The Commission found that
amateur stations operating in the 135.7-137.8 kHz band should be
subject only to the general part 97 limit of 1.5 kW peak envelope power
(PEP). The Commission found it unnecessary to limit the transmitter
power beyond what it is already provided for in its rules, because
antennas used in this frequency band are highly inefficient in
converting the RF power delivered to the antenna terminals.
16. The Commission also adopted the power limits proposed in the
WRC-12 NPRM for amateur stations operating in
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the 472-479 kHz band. For such stations, the maximum radiated power
will be five watts EIRP, except for stations located in the portion of
Alaska that is within 800 kilometers of the Russian Federation, where
the EIRP will be limited to one watt. The Commission also limited the
transmitter power for amateur radio operations in the 472-479 kHz band
to 500 watts PEP; provided, however, that the resulting radiated power
does not exceed five watts EIRP. In other words, it may be necessary to
reduce transmitter power below 500 watts PEP to avoid exceeding the
five watts EIRP limit.
17. As discussed in the WRC-12 NPRM, the Commission required that
the antennas used to transmit in these bands not exceed 60 meters in
height above ground level, as ARRL proposed. The adoption of this
height restriction will aid in the sharing of these amateur service
bands with PLC systems by limiting the potential for amateurs' signals
to exceed the adopted EIRP limits with longer, higher gain antennas,
and could reduce the number of antenna structures that must comply with
the Federal Aviation Administration notification and obstruction
marking and lighting requirements in part 17 of the Commission's rules.
18. As discussed in the WRC-12 NPRM, the Commission made these
bands available for Amateur Extra, Advanced and General Class
licensees. Consistent with its proposal in the WRC-12 NPRM and with the
existing rules in Sec. 97.305 for the frequency bands below 30 MHz,
the Commission authorized amateur stations to transmit the following
emission types throughout the new amateur bands: CW (international
Morse code telegraphy), RTTY (narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy),
data, phone, and image emissions. These emission types provide amateur
operators with maximum flexibility, and the Commission found that
additional restrictions would needlessly hinder experimentation.
19. The Commission amended Sec. 97.303 to list the
radiocommunication services that must be protected from harmful
interference. Specifically, amateur stations transmitting in the 135.7-
137.8 kHz band must not cause harmful interference to, and must accept
interference from, stations authorized by the United States Government
in the fixed and maritime mobile services and stations authorized by
other nations in the fixed, maritime mobile, and radionavigation
services. Amateur stations transmitting in the 472-479 kHz band must
not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from,
stations authorized by the Commission in the maritime mobile service
and stations authorized by other nations in the maritime mobile and
aeronautical radionavigation services.
20. The Commission declined to prohibit automatically controlled
stations from operating in these bands. Further, as proposed in the
WRC-12 NPRM, the Commission added definitions for the terms effective
radiated power, isotropically radiated power and LF (low frequency) in
section 97.3 of its rules. Finally, the Commission declined to permit
previously licensed experimental stations--some of which have been
authorized with significantly more radiated power than the adopted EIRP
limits for these new amateur service bands--to communicate with amateur
stations operating in these bands. Amateur operations in these bands
currently authorized under experimental licenses should transition
their operations in accordance with the adopted rules and not
circumvent such rules by use of experimental licenses.
B. Radio Buoys Operating in the 1900-2000 kHz Band
21. The Commission allocated the 1900-2000 kHz band to the MMS on a
primary basis for non-Federal use in ITU Regions 2 and 3, and limited
the use of this allocation to radio buoys on the open sea and the Great
Lakes. Section 80.5 of the Commission's rules define open sea as the
water area of the open coast seaward of the ordinary low-water mark, or
seaward of inland waters. This allocation addresses the limited
situations where radio buoys cannot be authorized under the
radiolocation service allocation because of newer technology that uses
features like GPS rather than radiodetermination.
22. In the WRC-07 R&O, the Commission recognized the public benefit
associated with the use of radio buoys by the U.S. commercial fishing
fleet, and in the WRC-12 NPRM the Commission proposed revisions to its
rules that would provide radio buoy operators with a legitimate path to
operate. In doing so, the Commission proposed to geographically limit
the use of the MMS allocation, and the existing radiolocation service
allocation, to radio buoys used by the U.S. commercial fishing fleet on
the open sea, but sought comment on whether the geographic area should
be extended to include the Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, or other inland
waters.
23. The Commission recognized ARRL's concerns that radio buoy
manufacturers will not be able to ensure where fishing vessels will be
using radio buoys. However, the Commission believes that amateur radio
and radio buoys can continue to share this frequency band as they have
done for many years. Because radio buoys are low-power and narrow-
bandwidth devices, while amateur stations tend to use much higher
power, the Commission believes that they can continue to be
accommodated with minimal impact on amateur radio operations. Any
intermittent interference amateur operators may receive in the 1900-
2000 kHz band from lower-powered radio buoys is not expected to
significantly hamper amateur operations in the band because amateur
operators can readily tune around these narrow radio buoy signals and
because the adjacent 1800-1900 kHz band is allocated exclusively for
amateur radio use. Although the Commission had requested comment on
rules that would have effectively permitted radio buoys to operate on
any waters where the United States exercises sovereignty, the
Commission was persuaded by ARRL's comments to adopt final rules that
are better tailored to the places where the commercial fishing fleet
can make reasonable and productive use of radio buoys. The Commission
thus found it in the public interest to permit commercial fishing
vessels to use these buoys on the open sea and the Great Lakes.
24. Also, the Commission amended, as proposed, footnote NG92 to
provide that the co-primary services in the 1900-2000 kHz band are
protected from harmful interference only to the extent that the
offending station is not operating in accordance with the technical
rules. This statement clarifies that co-primary allocations in the
1900-2000 kHz band (i.e., the amateur, radiolocation, and maritime
mobile services) share the same type of interference protection--one
that protects only from a violation of the technical rules. Radio buoys
and amateur stations have co-equal status and therefore have the same
level of interference protection from each other.
25. The Commission declined to make additional spectrum available
for radio buoy use. In the WRC-12 NPRM the Commission sought comment on
alternative approaches that would allow continued radio buoy use by the
U.S. commercial fishing fleet, including allocating additional
spectrum. Several amateur radio commenters requested that new radio
buoys be transitioned to another nearby frequency band. However, the
Commission did not agree that additional spectrum is necessary for
radio buoy operations because the
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1900-2000 kHz band can be successfully shared with amateurs and the
number of radio buoys does not appear to be significant enough to
require a different allocation. In addition, as stated above, the 1800-
1900 kHz band is already allocated for exclusive amateur use, and the
record does not indicate that this exclusive allocation is insufficient
and that the public interest would be served by creating an additional
exclusive allocation for amateur use at 1900-2000 kHz. Therefore, it
appeared unnecessary for the Commission to make additional spectrum
available for exclusive amateur use at this time by relocating low-
power radio buoys out of the 1900-2000 kHz band.
26. The Commission amended part 80 of its rules to authorize the
use of frequencies in the 1900-2000 kHz band for radio buoy operations
under a ship station license provided that the use of these frequencies
is related to commercial fishing operations, the transmitter output
power does not exceed 8 watts, and the station antenna height does not
exceed 4.6 meters above sea level in a buoy station or 6 meters above
the mast of the ship on which it is installed.
27. In the WRC-12 NPRM, the Commission proposed to authorize buoy
stations in the 1900-2000 kHz band, provided that the output power does
not exceed 10 watts and the station antenna height does not exceed 4.6
meters above sea level in a buoy station or 6 meters above the mast of
the ship on which it is installed. While part 90 did not establish
power limits in this band, no equipment authorization has been sought
with an output power over 8 watts. To address some of the amateur
community's concerns over potential interference from these radio
buoys, the Commission limited radio buoys transmitter output power to 8
watts.
28. The Commission found it unnecessary to provide the proposed
six-month phase-out period for part 90 equipment authorizations
considering that no applications for radio buoy equipment operating in
the 1900-2000 kHz band have been submitted since the adoption of the
WRC-12 NPRM. Hence, applications for equipment authorization of radio
buoys must meet the new part 80 rules, as of the effective date of this
Order. Also as proposed, the Commission grandfathered radio buoys
authorized under Sec. 90.103(b) prior to the cutoff date so they may
continue to be manufactured, imported, and marketed under the
previously approved equipment authorization.
C. Aviation Services Uses in the 5000-5150 MHz Band
29. The Commission took actions in support of aeronautical mobile
(route) service (AM(R)S) surface applications at airports in the 5000-
5030 MHz band and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the 5030-5091 MHz
band. As proposed, the Commission allocated the 5000-5030 MHz bands to
the AM(R)S on a primary basis for Federal and non-Federal use, for
systems operating in accordance with international aeronautical
standards, limited to surface applications at airports (i.e.,
AeroMACS). AeroMACS refers to a collection of high data rate wireless
networks that are used for airport surface operations (i.e. ground-to-
ground communications) to provide broadband communications between
aircraft and other ground vehicles, as well as between critical fixed
assets. AeroMACS is designed to support a wide variety of services and
applications, including Air Traffic Control/Air Traffic Management and
infrastructure functions, as well as airline and airport operations.
30. In the WRC-07 R&O, the Commission made the globally harmonized
5091-5150 MHz band available for AeroMACS, expecting that it will be
the main frequency band for deployment of AeroMACS. The Commission
found that there is a need for additional spectrum, especially at the
nation's busiest airports. This action extended the tuning range for
AeroMACS to include the 5000-5030 MHz band in the United States.
31. The Commission allocated the 5030-5091 MHz band to the AM(R)S
on a primary basis for Federal and non-Federal use and added
international footnote 5.443C to this band limiting the use to
internationally standardized aeronautical systems and setting limits
for unwanted emissions from AM(R)S stations to adjacent band
radionavigation-satellite service (RNSS) downlinks to an EIRP density
of -75 dBW/MHz. The WRC-12 NPRM proposal, which was based on the U.S.
Proposals for WRC-12, noted that the 5030-5091 MHz band would be
appropriate to satisfy the terrestrial, line-of-sight, spectrum
requirements for command and control of UAS in non-segregated airspace.
The Commission adopted the AM(R)S allocation to support the anticipated
growth of UAS and promote their safe operation. Technical and
operational rules relating to altitude, weight, or other requirements
will be addressed in the service rules for this band, which will be
promulgated in a separate proceeding.
32. As proposed, the Commission added an entry in the U.S. Table
that reflects the primary aeronautical mobile-satellite (R) service
(AMS(R)S) allocation in the 5000-5150 MHz band, previously reflected in
a footnote. Further, the Commission adopted two international footnotes
that limit the AMS(R)S allocation to internationally standardized
aeronautical systems.
D. Protecting Passive Sensors in the 86-92 GHz Band
33. The Commission did not adopt proposed footnote US162, which
would have encouraged fixed service operators transmitting in the
adjacent bands (81-86 GHz and 92-94 GHz) to take all reasonable steps
to ensure that their unwanted emissions power in the 86-92 GHz passive
band does not exceed WRC-12's non-mandatory unwanted emissions levels.
34. The 86-92 GHz band is allocated to the Earth exploration-
satellite service (EESS) (passive), radio astronomy service, and space
research service (passive). WRC-12 sought to protect the EESS passive
sensors that receive in this band, proposed non-mandatory protection
requirements from out-of-band emissions from active services in
adjacent bands and ``urge[d] administrations to take all reasonable
steps to ensure'' that such emissions do not exceed the recommended
maximum levels. The WRC-12 NPRM proposed the adoption of a footnote
that would ``encourage operators of fixed stations [. . .] to take all
reasonable steps to ensure that their unwanted emissions in the 86-92
GHz does not exceed WRC-12's non-mandatory unwanted emission levels''
(emphasis added).
35. The Commission recognized that the proposed footnote US162
provides emission limits that are significantly more stringent than
those in part 101 and concluded that adoption of the footnote would be
confusing for incumbent users of the adjacent bands and would not
provide any meaningful protection for the EESS passive sensors in the
86-92 GHz band beyond that already required under part 101 of the
rules. Further, the adoption of the underlying emission limits for the
protection of the EESS passive sensors in the 86-92 GHz band, an action
supported by CORF, would require a proceeding in order to develop a
record that could support changes to the existing rules. The current
proceeding does not provide the appropriate proper framework to address
such changes. In addition, there are other proceedings underway
addressing part 101 emission
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mask rules governing fixed operations in these bands that may be better
suited in examining these considerations.
E. Passive Use of Bands Above 275 GHz
36. As proposed, the Commission extended the U.S. Table of
Allocations past the 275-1000 GHz band to 3000 GHz. These bands are
``not allocated'' to specific services, though passive services such as
the EESS, space research service (SRS), and radio astronomy service
already utilize portions of the 275-3000 GHz range for scientific
observation. The Commission adopted a revised footnote US565 which
incorporates language of the new international footnote 5.565 and of
the proposed footnote US565.
37. WRC-12 revised international footnote 5.565 to identify an
additional 226 gigahertz of spectrum for passive spaceborne sensor use
in the 275-990 GHz range. The footnote further urges administrations,
when making those frequencies available for active service applications
to take all practicable steps to protect these passive services from
harmful interference, until the date when the Table of Frequency
Allocations is established in the 275-1000 GHz frequency range. CORF,
in its comments, generally supported the sharing of frequency
allocations where practical, stating that technical factors associated
with radio transmission in these high frequencies may well support
shared use in many cases. However, CORF objected to the proposed U.S.
footnote because it appears to be at odds with international footnote
5.565's ``explicit goal of protecting passive uses.''
38. The Commission did not agree with CORF's interpretation and was
concerned that the text of international footnote 5.565 could be
construed as placing a reservation for future passive service
allocations in the U.S. Table, which would inhibit development of other
radiocommunication services in this spectrum. Consistent with its
tentatively conclusion in the WRC-12 NPRM, the Commission found that it
is premature to establish a specific allocation in the U.S. Table in
this frequency range and that it is unnecessary to place spectrum use
restrictions in these frequencies. Instead, maintaining spectrum
flexibility in these bands will encourage the development of new uses
in the future.
39. The Commission recognized that the 275-3000 GHz frequency range
is used--and may be used more extensively in the future--for
experimentation with, and development of, an array of active service
applications. Because international footnote 5.565 can be interpreted
as establishing an ``allocation'' for passive uses only, the Commission
found that the text of this international footnote must be clarified.
In particular, the Commission was not prepared to determine whether the
frequency bands identified for use by passive service applications in
international footnote 5.565 are entitled to interference protection
from a yet-to-be proposed active service. For these reasons, the
Commission revised existing footnote US565 to identify expected passive
uses of the 275-1000 GHz range and to clarify that this footnote does
not establish any priority of use in the U.S. Table, and does not
preclude or constrain any active service use or future allocation of
frequency bands in the 275-3000 GHz range. This clarifying text is
sufficient, given that passive and active services can share
frequencies above 275 GHz without constraints, especially considering
the atmospheric absorption at these frequencies and the narrowness of
the antenna beamwidths, which make sharing among different services
possible.
F. Rulemaking Proposals That Did Not Receive Any Specific Comments
40. The Commission amended Sec. Sec. 2.100, 2.102, 2.106, 80.215,
80.373, 80.871, 90.7, 90.103, and 90.425 of its rules to implement
proposals in the WRC-12 NPRM that were not addressed by any of the
commenters. It found these proposals implement important U.S. policy
goals and serve the public interest for the reasons stated in the WRC-
12 NPRM.
41. Passive Systems for Lightning Detection (8.3-11.3 kHz). The
Commission allocated the 8.3-9 kHz and 9-11.3 kHz bands to the
meteorological aids service on a primary basis for Federal and non-
Federal use. The Commission also adopted international footnote 5.54A,
limiting use of these frequency bands to passive use only.
Consequently, the Commission revised Section 2.102(a) to require that
the assignment of frequencies between 8.3 kHz and 275 GHz be in
accordance with the Allocation Table.
42. Maritime Mobile Service Use of the Frequency 500 kHz. The
Commission allocated the 495-505 kHz band to the maritime mobile
service, removes the aeronautical mobile and land mobile service
portions of the existing allocation, and removes the existing distress
and calling restriction.
43. Oceanographic Radar Applications in the 4-44 MHz Range. The
Commission allocated seven frequency bands (4.438-4.488 MHz, 5.25-5.275
MHz, 16.1-16.2 MHz, 24.45-24.65 MHz, 26.2-26.42 MHz, 41.015-41.665 MHz,
and 43.35-44 MHz) to the radiolocation service (RLS) on a primary basis
for Federal and non-Federal use, and allocate the 13.45-13.55 MHz band
to the RLS on a secondary basis for Federal and non-Federal use. The
Commission added footnotes to the U.S. Table that prohibit
oceanographic radars transmitting in these bands from causing harmful
interference to, or claiming protection from, existing and future
stations in the incumbent fixed and mobile services. The Commission
also raised to primary status the secondary mobile except aeronautical
mobile service allocation in the 5.25-5.275 MHz band, so that existing
and future stations in this service can also be protected from
interference from oceanographic radars. Next, the Commission amended
part 90 of its rules by adding the oceanographic radar bands to the
Radiolocation Service Frequency Table and took other associated actions
that incorporate WRC-12's operational requirements for oceanographic
radars and allowed licensees of existing experimental stations to apply
for part 90 licenses. Finally, the Commission required that all
oceanographic radar licensees currently operating under part 5 of the
rules transition their operations to frequencies within an allocated
band within five years of the effective date of this Report and Order.
44. Improved Satellite-AIS Capability. To improve satellite
detection of messages from maritime Automatic Identification Systems
(AIS), the Commission reallocated two bands--156.7625-156.7875 MHz (AIS
3) and 156.8125-156.8375 MHz (AIS 4)--to the mobile-satellite service
(MSS), restricted to Earth-to-space (uplink) operations, on a primary
basis for Federal and non-Federal use. The Commission revised footnote
US52 to restrict the use of these MSS uplink allocations to the
reception of long-range AIS broadcast messages from ships. The
Commission removed the primary MMS allocation from these bands and
amends the relevant rules to remove references to these MMS
frequencies. The Commission further revised footnote US52 to
grandfather the single MMS licensee (BKEP Materials, LLC) until the
expiration date of its licenses (August 26, 2019). The Commission
amended Section 80.203 to clarify that it will no longer accept
applications for certification of non-AIS VHF radios that include
channels 75 (156.775 MHz) and 76 (156.825 MHz) as of the effective date
of this Report and
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Order. Finally, the Commission added to Section 80.393 the simplex
channels at 156.775 MHz (AIS 3) and 156.825 MHz (AIS 4) and it added to
Section 25.202 these bands and the existing AIS bands (161.9625-
161.9875 MHz and 162.0125-162.0375 MHz).
45. Allocating the 22.55-23.15 GHz and 25.5-27 GHz Bands to the
Space Research Service. The Commission amended the U.S. Table to
allocate the 22.55-23.15 GHz band to the SRS (Earth-to-space) on a
primary basis for both Federal and non-Federal use and to add a
reference to international footnote 5.532A. In addition, the Commission
added a primary non-Federal SRS (space-to-Earth) allocation to the
companion 25.5-27 GHz band, which currently is allocated to the SRS
(space-to-Earth) only for Federal use.
46. Deletion of Aeronautical Mobile Service from the 37-38 GHz
Band. The Commission amended the U.S. Table to limit the existing
primary mobile service allocation in the 37-38 GHz band only to the
land mobile and maritime mobile services. In other words, this primary
allocation entry will read ``MOBILE except aeronautical mobile''
service.
47. Allocating the 7850-7900 MHz Band to the Federal
Meteorological-Satellite Service. The Commission allocated the 7850-
7900 MHz band to the meteorological satellite-service (MetSat) (space-
to-Earth) on a primary basis for Federal use and adopt international
footnote 5.461B restricting use of the allocation to non-geostationary
systems. As consequence of this action, the larger 7750-7900 MHz band
is now allocated to the fixed service and the meteorological satellite-
service (space-to-Earth) on a primary basis for Federal use, and per
international footnote 5.461B, MetSat use of this band is limited to
non-geostationary satellite systems.
48. Allocating the 15.4-15.7 GHz Band to the Federal Radiolocation
Service. The Commission allocated the 15.4-15.7 GHz band to the RLS on
a primary basis for Federal use. The Commission also added
international footnotes 5.511E and 5.511F to the Federal Table, which
require that RLS stations operating in the 15.4-15.7 GHz band not cause
harmful interference to, or claim protection from, stations operating
in the aeronautical radionavigation service, and not exceed the power
flux-density level of -156 dB(W/m\2\) in a 50 MHz bandwidth in the
15.35-15.4 GHz band, at any radio astronomy observatory site for more
than 2 percent of the time. Also, the Commission adopted footnote
US511E, which limits RLS use of the 15.4-15.7 GHz band to Federal
systems requiring a necessary bandwidth greater than 1600 MHz that
cannot be accommodated within the band 15.7-17.3 GHz, except that radar
systems requiring use of the band 15.4-15.7 GHz for testing, training,
and exercises may be accommodated on a case-by-case basis.
49. Other Administrative Matters. The Commission adopted its
proposal to update footnote NG49 and renumbered this footnote as NG16.
Specifically, the Commission no longer lists the individual frequencies
within the footnote, and it removed the geographic restriction from
this footnote. These updates will bring the U.S. Table in line with
existing service rules. The Commission also amended Section 2.100 of
its rules to state that the ITU Radio Regulations, Edition of 2012,
have been incorporated to the extent practicable in part 2.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification
50. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA) \1\
requires that a regulatory flexibility analysis be prepared for
rulemaking proceedings, unless the agency certifies that ``the rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.'' \2\ The RFA generally defines ``small entity'' as
having the same meaning as the terms ``small business,'' ``small
organization,'' and ``small governmental jurisdiction.'' \3\ In
addition, the term ``small business'' has the same meaning as the term
``small business concern'' under the Small Business Act.\4\ 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).\5\
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\1\ The RFA, see 5 U.S.C. 601 et. seq., has been amended by the
Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996, Public Law 104-121,
110 Stat. 847 (1996) (CWAAA). Title II of the CWAAA is the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA).
\2\ 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
\3\ 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
\4\ 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition
of ``small business concern'' in Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 632).
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 601(3), the statutory definition of a small
business applies ``unless an agency, after consultation with the
Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after
opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions
of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency
and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal Register.''
\5\ Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 632.
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51. In this Report and Order, the Commission took three actions
that will cause a direct cost to regulated entities. First, the
Commission required that all commercial fishing vessels that operate
radio buoys in the 1900-2000 kHz band be authorized under a ship radio
station license. Based on the comments of ITM Marine in ET Docket No.
12-338, there are between 750 and 1000 active commercial fishing
vessels that operate such radio buoys.\6\ The Commission expects that
some of these fishing vessels are owned by small businesses that do not
already have a ship radio station license. Because the total cost for a
ship radio station license is $215, the Commission found that the
direct cost of this requirement will be far less than one percent of
revenue for any future small business licensee.
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\6\ See Amendment of Parts 1, 2, 15, 74, 78, 87, 90, and 97 of
the Commission's Rules Regarding Implementation of the Final Acts of
the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2007) (WRC-07),
Other Allocation Issues, and Related Rule Updates, ET Docket 12-338,
Comments of Steve Beaver (March 4, 2013) at 1 (``We estimate that
there are at least 500 active [high seas migratory species fishing]
vessels, and possible 250-500 more in the USA, which are using radio
buoys.'').
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52. Second, the Commission required that oceanographic radars,
which currently operate under experimental license authority, operate
in accordance with the adopted part 90 rules within five years of the
effective date of this Report and Order. Based on its review of
licenses in the Commission's Experimental Licensing System, the adopted
rules will affect nine universities and one manufacturer. Based on
information provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the Commission believes that, in most cases, existing
oceanographic radars can transition to the nearest allocated band
without major hardware modification.\7\ The Commission noted that only
two of these universities are private institutions (Cornell University
and San Francisco University) that meet the definition of small
organization, see 5 U.S.C. 601(4). The Commission further noted that
there ``are 1,600 private, nonprofit institutions nationwide,'' \8\ and
the great majority of these are clearly small organizations. Therefore,
the Commission found that requiring oceanographic radars to operate
under the adopted part 90 rules will impact far less than one percent
of private,
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nonprofit academic institutions that are small organizations. The
Commission also believes that the single licensee that is a
manufacturer (CODAR Ocean Sensor, Ltd.) will be positively impacted
because it has committed to ``produce, sell, and support [oceanographic
radars] that operate in all of the ITU allocated bands and conform to
any local regulations.'' \9\
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\7\ See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Summary
of WRC-12 HF Radar Frequency Outcomes (Jan. 26, 2012) (``In most
cases, transitioning to the nearest allocated band should not
require major hardware modification''), https://www.ioos.noaa.gov/hfradar/summary_wrc_12outcomes.pdf.
\8\ See ``Quick Facts About Private Colleges'' by the National
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (https://www.naicu.edu/about/page/quick-facts-about-private-colleges#Institution).
\9\ See ``Outcome of the 2012 World Radiocommunication
Conference: Oceanographic HF Radars Officially Recognized by ITU,''
March 2012, by CODAR Ocean Sensors (https://www.codar.com/news_03_2012_2.shtml).
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53. Third, the Commission reallocated the 156.7625-156.7875 MHz and
156.8125-156.8375 MHz bands from MMS to the mobile-satellite service,
and requires that MMS operations in these bands cease as of August 26,
2019. There is a single licensee (BKEP Materials, LLC) authorized to
operate three private coast stations in these bands. Based on its
review of licenses in the Commission's Universal Licensing System, the
Commission has issued 2770 licenses for private coast stations to
operate in the 156-157.1 MHz band. The Commission estimated that at
least 1000 of these licensees are small entities. Therefore, the
Commission found that these reallocations will impact far less than one
percent of the total number of small entities operating in the 156-
157.1 MHz band.
54. Therefore, the Commission certified that the requirements of
this Report and Order will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. The Commission will send a copy
of this Report and Order including this final certification, in a
report to Congress pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). In
addition, the Report and Order and this certification will be sent to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration,
and will be published in the Federal Register. See 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
Paperwork Reduction Analysis
55. This Report and Order contains new information collections
subject to the PRA, Public Law 104-13. It will be submitted to OMB for
review under Section 3507(d) of the PRA. The Commission will publish a
separate notice in the Federal Register inviting comment on the new
information collection requirements adopted herein. The requirements
will not go into effect until OMB has approved it and the Commission
has published a notice announcing the effective date of the information
collection requirements. In this document, the Commission has assessed
the potential effects of the prior notification requirement for amateur
service operations in the 135.7-137.8 kHz and 472-479 kHz bands, and
found that there will in the great majority of instances be a de
minimis paperwork burden for amateur service licensees resulting from
the collection of information by the Utilities Telecom Council.
Finally, the Commission noted that, because ``small entities,'' as
defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended, are not
persons eligible for licensing in the amateur service, this rule does
not apply to ``small entities.'' Therefore, the requirement in the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), that the Commission seek to further reduce this
information requirement burden for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees does not apply.
Congressional Review Act
56. The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order to
Congress and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Ordering Clauses
57. Pursuant to sections 1, 4, 301, 302, and 303 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 302a,
and 303, this Report and Order is hereby adopted and the Commission's
rules are amended as set forth below.
58. The rule amendments adopted herein shall be effective 30 days
after date of Federal Register publication of the Report and Order,
except for Sec. Sec. 97.3, 97.15(c), 97.301(b) through (d), 97.303(g),
97.305(c), and 97.313(k) and (l), because Sec. 97.303(g)(2) contains a
new information collection requirement that requires approval by OMB
under the PRA. These rules sections shall be effective after the
Commission publishes a notice in the Federal Register announcing such
approval and the relevant effective date.
59. The Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau,
Reference Information Center, shall send a copy of this Report and
Order, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
60. It is further ordered that the Commission shall send a copy of
this Report and Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the
General Accounting Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 2
Radio, Telecommunications.
47 CFR Parts 15, 80, 90, and 97
Radio, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR parts 2, 15, 25, 80, 90, and 97
as follows:
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
0
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.
0
2. Revise Sec. 2.100 to read as follows:
Sec. 2.100 International regulations in force.
The ITU Radio Regulations, Edition of 2012, have been incorporated
to the extent practicable in this part.
0
3. In Sec. 2.102, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 2.102 Assignment of frequencies.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the assignment of
frequencies and bands of frequencies to all stations and classes of
stations and the licensing and authorizing of the use of all such
frequencies between 8.3 kHz and 275 GHz, and the actual use of such
frequencies for radiocommunication or for any other purpose, including
the transfer of energy by radio, shall be in accordance with the Table
of Frequency Allocations in Sec. 2.106.
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0
4. In Sec. 2.106, the Table of Frequency Allocations is amended as
follows:
0
a. Pages 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 11-13, 15-20, 23-24, 41-42, 45, 51, 53-54, 57,
and 67-68 are revised.
0
b. In the list of United States (US) Footnotes, footnotes US52, US231,
US246, and US565 are revised; footnotes US115, US132A, and US511E are
added; and footnote US367 is removed.
0
c. In the list of non-Federal Government (NG) Footnotes, footnotes NG8
and NG16 are added, footnote NG49 is removed, and footnote NG92 is
revised.
The revisions and additions read as follows:
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United States (U.S.) Footnotes
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US52 In the VHF maritime mobile band (156-162 MHz), the following
provisions shall apply:
(a) Except as provided for below, the use of the bands 161.9625-
161.9875 MHz (AIS 1 with center frequency 161.975 MHz) and 162.0125-
162.0375 MHz (AIS 2 with center frequency 162.025 MHz) by the maritime
mobile and mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) services is restricted to
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS). The use of
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these bands by the aeronautical mobile (OR) service is restricted to
AIS emissions from search and rescue aircraft operations. Frequencies
in the AIS 1 band may continue to be used by non-Federal base, fixed,
and land mobile stations until March 2, 2024.
(b) Except as provided for below, the use of the bands 156.7625-
156.7875 MHz (AIS 3 with center frequency 156.775 MHz) and 156.8125-
156.8375 MHz (AIS 4 with center frequency 156.825 MHz) by the mobile-
satellite service (Earth-to-space) is restricted to the reception of
long-range AIS broadcast messages from ships (Message 27; see most
recent version of Recommendation ITU-R M.1371). The frequencies 156.775
MHz and 156.825 MHz may continue to be used by non-Federal ship and
coast stations for navigation-related port operations or ship movement
until August 26, 2019.
(c) The frequency 156.3 MHz may also be used by aircraft stations
for the purpose of search and rescue operations and other safety-
related communication.
(d) Federal stations in the maritime mobile service may also be
authorized as follows: (1) Vessel traffic services under the control of
the U.S. Coast Guard on a simplex basis by coast and ship stations on
the frequencies 156.25, 156.55, 156.6 and 156.7 MHz; (2) Inter-ship use
of the frequency 156.3 MHz on a simplex basis; (3) Navigational bridge-
to-bridge and navigational communications on a simplex basis by coast
and ship stations on the frequencies 156.375 and 156.65 MHz; (4) Port
operations use on a simplex basis by coast and ship stations on the
frequencies 156.6 and 156.7 MHz; (5) Environmental communications on
the frequency 156.75 MHz in accordance with the national plan; and (6)
Duplex port operations use of the frequencies 157 MHz for ship stations
and 161.6 MHz for coast stations.
* * * * *
US115 In the bands 5000-5010 MHz and 5010-5030 MHz, the following
provisions shall apply:
(a) In the band 5000-5010 MHz, systems in the aeronautical mobile
(R) service (AM(R)S) are limited to surface applications at airports
that operate in accordance with international aeronautical standards
(i.e., AeroMACS).
(b) The band 5010-5030 MHz is also allocated on a primary basis to
the AM(R)S, limited to surface applications at airports that operate in
accordance with international aeronautical standards. In making
assignments for this band, attempts shall first be made to satisfy the
AM(R)S requirements in the bands 5000-5010 MHz and 5091-5150 MHz.
AM(R)S systems used in the band 5010-5030 MHz shall be designed and
implemented to be capable of operational modification if receiving
harmful interference from the radionavigation-satellite service.
Finally, notwithstanding Radio Regulation No. 4.10, stations in the
AM(R)S operating in this band shall be designed and implemented to be
capable of operational modification to reduce throughput and/or
preclude the use of specific frequencies in order to ensure protection
of radionavigation-satellite service systems operating in this band.
(c) Aeronautical fixed communications that are an integral part of
the AeroMACS system in the bands 5000-5010 MHz and 5010-5030 MHz are
also authorized on a primary basis.
* * * * *
US132A In the bands 26.2-26.42 MHz, 41.015-41.665 MHz, and 43.35-44
MHz, applications of radiolocation service are limited to oceanographic
radars operating in accordance with ITU Resolution 612 (Rev. WRC-12).
Oceanographic radars shall not cause harmful interference to, or claim
protection from, non-Federal stations in the land mobile service in the
bands 26.2-26.42 MHz and 43.69-44 MHz, Federal stations in the fixed or
mobile services in the band 41.015-41.665 MHz, and non-Federal stations
in the fixed or land mobile services in the band 43.35-43.69 MHz.
* * * * *
US231 When an assignment cannot be obtained in the bands between
200 kHz and 525 kHz, which are allocated to aeronautical
radionavigation, assignments may be made to aeronautical radiobeacons
in the maritime mobile bands at 435-472 kHz and 479-490 kHz, on a
secondary basis, subject to the coordination and agreement of those
agencies having assignments within the maritime mobile bands which may
be affected. Assignments to Federal aeronautical radionavigation
radiobeacons in the bands 435-472 kHz and 479-490 kHz shall not be a
bar to any required changes to the maritime mobile service and shall be
limited to non-voice emissions.
* * * * *
US246 No station shall be authorized to transmit in the following
bands: 73-74.6 MHz, 608-614 MHz, except for medical telemetry equipment
\1\ and white space devices,\2\ 1400-1427 MHz, 1660.5-1668.4 MHz, 2690-
2700 MHz, 4990-5000 MHz, 10.68-10.7 GHz, 15.35-15.4 GHz, 23.6-24 GHz,
31.3-31.8 GHz, 50.2-50.4 GHz, 52.6-54.25 GHz, 86-92 GHz, 100-102 GHz,
109.5-111.8 GHz, 114.25-116 GHz, 148.5-151.5 GHz, 164-167 GHz, 182-185
GHz, 190-191.8 GHz, 200-209 GHz, 226-231.5 GHz, 250-252 GHz.
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\1\ Medical telemetry equipment shall not cause harmful
interference to radio astronomy operations in the band 608-614 MHz
and shall be coordinated under the requirements found in 47 CFR
95.1119.
\2\ White space devices shall not cause harmful interference to
radio astronomy operations in the band 608-614 MHz and shall not
operate within the areas described in 47 CFR 15.712(h).
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* * * * *
US511E The use of the band 15.4-15.7 GHz by the radiolocation
service is limited to Federal systems requiring a necessary bandwidth
greater than 1600 MHz that cannot be accommodated within the band 15.7-
17.3 GHz except as described below. In the band 15.4-15.7 GHz, stations
operating in the radiolocation service shall not cause harmful
interference to, nor claim protection from, radars operating in the
aeronautical radionavigation service. Radar systems operating in the
radiolocation service shall not be developed solely for operation in
the band 15.4-15.7 GHz. Radar systems requiring use of the band 15.4-
15.7 GHz for testing, training, and exercises may be accommodated on a
case-by-case basis.
US565 The following frequency bands in the range 275-1000 GHz are
identified for passive service applications:
--Radio astronomy service: 275-323 GHz, 327-371 GHz, 388-424 GHz, 426-
442 GHz, 453-510 GHz, 623-711 GHz, 795-909 GHz and 926-945 GHz;
--Earth exploration-satellite service (passive) and space research
service (passive): 275-286 GHz, 296-306 GHz, 313-356 GHz, 361-365 GHz,
369-392 GHz, 397-399 GHz, 409-411 GHz, 416-434 GHz, 439-467 GHz, 477-
502 GHz, 523-527 GHz, 538-581 GHz, 611-630 GHz, 634-654 GHz, 657-692
GHz, 713-718 GHz, 729-733 GHz, 750-754 GHz, 771-776 GHz, 823-846 GHz,
850-854 GHz, 857-862 GHz, 866-882 GHz, 905-928 GHz, 951-956 GHz, 968-
973 GHz and 985-990 GHz.
The use of the range 275-1000 GHz by the passive services does not
preclude use of this range by active services. This provision does not
establish priority of use in the United States Table of Frequency
Allocations, and does not preclude or constrain any active service use
or future allocation of frequency bands in the 275-3000 GHz range.
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Non-Federal Government (NG) Footnotes
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NG8 In the band 472-479 kHz, non-Federal stations in the maritime
mobile service that were licensed or applied for prior to [insert
effective date of the WRC-12 R&O] may continue to operate on a primary
basis, subject to periodic license renewals.
* * * * *
NG16 In the bands 72-73 MHz and 75.4-76 MHz, frequencies may be
authorized for mobile operations in the Industrial/Business Radio Pool,
subject to not causing interference to the reception of broadcast
television signals on channels 4 and 5.
* * * * *
NG92 The band 1900-2000 kHz is also allocated on a primary basis to
the maritime mobile service in Regions 2 and 3 and to the radiolocation
service in Region 2, and on a secondary basis to the radiolocation
service in Region 3. The use of these allocations is restricted to
radio buoy operations on the open sea and the Great Lakes. Stations in
the amateur, maritime mobile, and radiolocation services in Region 2
shall be protected from harmful interference only to the extent that
the offending station does not operate in compliance with the technical
rules applicable to the service in which it operates.
* * * * *
PART 15--RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES
0
5. The authority citation for part 15 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 336, 544a, and
549.
0
6. In Sec. 15.113, add paragraph (g) to read as follows:
Sec. 15.113 Power line carrier systems.
* * * * *
(g) Special provisions. An electric power utility entity shall not
operate a new or modified power line carrier (PLC) system in the 135.7-
137.8 kHz and/or 472-479 kHz bands if a previously coordinated amateur
station pursuant to Sec. 97.301(g)(2) of this chapter is located
within one kilometer of the transmission lines conducting the PLC
signal.
PART 25--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
0
7. The authority citation for part 25 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 319, 332,
605, and 721, unless otherwise noted.
0
8. In Sec. 25.202, add paragraph (a)(12) to read as follows:
Sec. 25.202 Frequencies, frequency tolerance, and emission limits.
(a) * * *
(12) The following frequencies are available for use by the mobile-
satellite service (Earth-to-space) for the reception of Automatic
Identification Systems (AIS) broadcast messages from ships:
156.7625-156.7875 MHz
156.8125-156.8375 MHz
161.9625-161.9875 MHz
162.0125-162.0375 MHz
* * * * *
PART 80--STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES
0
9. The authority citation for part 80 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 4, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, 48 Stat. 1066,
1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, unless
otherwise noted. Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 1064-1068, 1081-1105,
as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609; 3 UST 3450, 3 UST 4726, 12
UST 2377.
0
10. In Sec. 80.203, add paragraph (p) to read as follows:
Sec. 80.203 Authorization of transmitters for licensing.
* * * * *
(p) As of [insert effective date of this Report and Order], the
Commission will no longer accept applications for certification of non-
AIS VHF radios that include channels 75 and 76.
Sec. 80.215 [Amended]
0
11. In Sec. 80.215, remove footnote 13 from paragraph (e)(1) and
remove and reserve paragraph (g)(3).
0
12. In Sec. 80.357, revise footnote 1 to the table in paragraph (b)(1)
to read as follows:
Sec. 80.357 Working frequencies for Morse code and data transmission.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
\1\ All frequencies in this table are shown in kilohertz. The use
of frequencies in the 472-479 kHz band is restricted to public coast
stations that were licensed on or before [insert effective date of this
R&O].
* * * * *
Sec. 80.373 [Amended]
0
13. In Sec. 80.373, the table in paragraph (f) is amended under the
heading ``Port Operations'' by removing the entries for channel
designator 75 (156.775 MHz) and channel designator 76 (156.825 MHz),
including the text of footnote 18; and under the heading
``Noncommercial'' by redesignating footnote 19 which is associated with
channel designator 71 (156.575 MHz) as footnote 18.
0
14. Add Sec. 80.376 under center heading ``Radiodetermination'' to
read as follows:
Sec. 80.376 Radio buoy operations.
Frequencies in the 1900-2000 kHz band are authorized for radio buoy
operations under a ship radio station license provided:
(a) The use of these frequencies is related to commercial fishing
operations on the open sea and the Great Lakes; and
(b) The output power does not exceed 8 watts and the station
antenna height does not exceed 4.6 meters above sea level in a buoy
station or 6 meters above the mast of the ship on which it is
installed.
0
15. Revise Sec. 80.393 to read as follows:
Sec. 80.393 Frequencies for AIS stations.
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a maritime broadcast
service. The simplex channels at 156.775 MHz (AIS 3), 156.825 MHz (AIS
4), 161.975 MHz (AIS 1), and 162.025 MHz (AIS 2), each with a 25 kHz
bandwidth, may be authorized only for AIS. In accordance with the
Maritime Transportation Security Act, the United States Coast Guard
regulates AIS carriage requirements for non-Federal Government ships.
These requirements are codified at 33 CFR 164.46, 401.20.
Sec. 80.871 [Amended]
0
16. In Sec. 80.871, the table in paragraph (d) is amended by removing
the entries for channel designator 75 (156.775 MHz) and channel
designator 76 (156.825 MHz).
PART 90--PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES
0
17. The authority citation for part 90 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161,
303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7), and Title VI of the Middle Class Tax
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-96, 126 Stat. 156.
0
18. In Sec. 90.7, add a definition for ``Equivalent Isotropically
Radiated Power (EIRP)'' in alphabetical order to read as follows:
Sec. 90.7 Definitions.
* * * * *
Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP). The product of the
power supplied to the antenna and the antenna
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gain in a given direction relative to an isotropic antenna (absolute or
isotropic gain).
* * * * *
0
19. Amend Sec. 90.103 as follows:
0
a. In the table in paragraph (b), revise the entries set out below; and
0
b. Add paragraph (c)(3).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 90.103 Radiolocation Service.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
Radiolocation Service Frequency Table
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Frequency or band Class of station(s) Limitation
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Kilohertz
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4438 to 4488...................... Radiolocation land.. 3
5250 to 5275...................... ......do............ 3
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Megahertz
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13.45 to 13.55.................... ......do............ 3
16.10 to 16.20.................... ......do............ 3
24.45 to 24.65.................... ......do............ 3
26.20 to 26.42.................... ......do............ 3
41.015 to 41.665.................. ......do............ 3
43.35 to 44.00.................... ......do............ 3
420 to 450........................ Radiolocation land 21
or mobile.
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(c) * * *
(3) Operations in this band are limited to oceanographic radars
using transmitters with a peak equivalent isotropically radiated power
(EIRP) not to exceed 25 dBW. Oceanographic radars shall not cause
harmful interference to, nor claim protection from interference caused
by, stations in the fixed or mobile services as specified in Sec.
2.106, footnotes 5.132A, 5.145A, and US132A. See Resolution 612 of the
ITU Radio Regulations for international coordination requirements and
for recommended spectrum sharing techniques.
* * * * *
0
20. In Sec. 90.425, revise paragraph (c)(1) and add paragraph (c)(3)
to read as follows:
Sec. 90.425 Station identification.
* * * * *
(c) Special provisions for identification in the Radiolocation
Service. (1) Stations in the Radiolocation Service are not required to
identify except upon special instructions from the Commission or as
required by paragraphs (c)(2) and (3) of this section.
* * * * *
(3) Oceanographic radars operating in the bands shown in section
90.103(b) shall transmit a station identification (call sign) on the
assigned frequency, in international Morse code at a transmission rate
in accordance with paragraph (b)(2) of this section at the end of each
data acquisition cycle, but at an interval of no more than 20 minutes.
* * * * *
PART 97--AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE
0
21. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303.
Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 1064-1068, 1081-1105, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609, unless otherwise noted.
0
22. In Sec. 97.3, revise paragraphs (b)(1) through (11) and add
paragraphs (b)(12) through (14) to read as follows:
Sec. 97.3 Definitions.
(b) * * *
(1) EHF (extremely high frequency). The frequency range 30-300 GHz.
(2) EIRP (equivalent isotropically radiated power). The product of
the power supplied to the antenna and the antenna gain in a given
direction relative to an isotropic antenna (absolute or isotropic
gain).
Note: Divide EIRP by 1.64 to convert to effective radiated
power.
(3) ERP (effective radiated power) (in a given direction). The
product of the power supplied to the antenna and its gain relative to a
half-wave dipole in a given direction.
Note: Multiply ERP by 1.64 to convert to equivalent
isotropically radiated power.
(4) HF (high frequency). The frequency range 3-30 MHz.
(5) Hz. Hertz.
(6) LF (low frequency). The frequency range 30-300 kHz.
(7) m. Meters.
(8) MF (medium frequency). The frequency range 300-3000 kHz.
(9) PEP (peak envelope power). The average power supplied to the
antenna transmission line by a transmitter during one RF cycle at the
crest of the modulation envelope taken under normal operating
conditions.
(10) RF. Radio frequency.
(11) SHF (super high frequency). The frequency range 3-30 GHz.
(12) UHF (ultra high frequency). The frequency range 300-3000 MHz.
(13) VHF (very high frequency). The frequency range 30-300 MHz.
(14) W. Watts.
* * * * *
0
23. In Sec. 97.15, add paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 97.15 Station antenna structures.
* * * * *
(c) Antennas used to transmit in the 2200 m and 630 m bands must
not exceed 60 meters in height above ground level.
0
24. In Sec. 97.301, amend the tables in each of paragraphs (b), (c),
and (d) as follows:
0
a. Add the sub-heading ``LF'' and the entry for the ``2200 m''
wavelength band; and
0
b. Under the existing sub-heading ``MF'' add the entry for the ``630
m'' wavelength band.
The additions read as follows:
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Sec. 97.301 Authorized frequency bands.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
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requirements see
Wavelength band ITU Region 1 ITU Region 2 ITU Region 3 Sec. 97.303
(paragraph)
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LF kHz kHz kHz
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2200 m.......................... 135.7-137.8....... 135.7-137.8....... 135.7-137.8....... (a), (g).
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MF kHz kHz kHz
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630 m........................... 472-479........... 472-479........... 472-479........... (g).
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Sharing
requirements see
Wavelength band ITU Region 1 ITU Region 2 ITU Region 3 Sec. 97.303
(paragraph)
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LF kHz kHz kHz
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2200 m.......................... 135.7-137.8....... 135.7-137.8....... 135.7-137.8....... (a), (g).
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MF kHz kHz kHz
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630 m........................... 472-479........... 472-479........... 472-479........... (g).
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requirements see
Wavelength band ITU Region 1 ITU Region 2 ITU Region 3 Sec. 97.303
(paragraph)
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LF kHz kHz kHz
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2200 m.......................... 135.7-137.8....... 135.7-137.8....... 135.7-137.8....... (a), (g).
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MF kHz kHz kHz
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630 m........................... 472-479........... 472-479........... 472-479........... (g).
* * * * * * *
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25. In Sec. 97.303, add paragraph (g) to read as follows:
Sec. 97.303 Frequency sharing requirements.
* * * * *
(g) In the 2200 m and 630 m bands:
(1) Amateur stations in the 135.7-137.8 kHz (2200 m) and 472-479
kHz (630 m) bands shall only operate at fixed locations. Amateur
stations shall not operate within a horizontal distance of one
kilometer from a transmission line that conducts a power line carrier
(PLC) signal in the 135.7-137.8 kHz or 472-479 kHz bands. Horizontal
distance is measured from the station's antenna to the closest point on
the transmission line.
(2) Prior to commencement of operations in the 135.7-137.8 kHz
(2200 m) and/or 472-479 kHz (630 m) bands, amateur operators shall
notify the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) of their intent to operate
by submitting their call signs, intended band or bands of operation,
and the coordinates of their antenna's fixed location. Amateur stations
will be permitted to commence operations after the 30-day period unless
UTC notifies the station that its fixed location is located within one
kilometer of PLC systems operating in the same or overlapping
frequencies.
(3) Amateur stations in the 135.7-137.8 kHz (2200 m) band shall not
cause harmful interference to, and shall accept interference from:
(i) Stations authorized by the United States Government in the
fixed and maritime mobile services;
(ii) Stations authorized by other nations in the fixed, maritime
mobile, and radionavigation service.
(4) Amateur stations in the 472-479 kHz (630 m) band shall not
cause harmful interference to, and shall accept interference from:
(i) Stations authorized by the FCC in the maritime mobile service;
(ii) Stations authorized by other nations in the maritime mobile
and aeronautical radionavigation services.
(5) Amateur stations causing harmful interference shall take all
necessary measures to eliminate such interference--including temporary
or permanent termination of transmissions.
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26. In Sec. 97.305, amend the table in paragraph (c) as follows:
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a. Add sub-heading ``LF:'' and two entries for the ``2200 m''
wavelength band; and
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b. Under existing sub-heading ``MF:'' add two entries for the ``630 m''
wavelength band.
The additions read as follows:
Sec. 97.305 Authorized emission types.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
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Emission types Standards see Sec.
Wavelength band Frequencies authorized 97.307(f), paragraph:
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LF:
2200 m........................... Entire band............ RTTY, data............. (3).
2200 m........................... Entire band............ Phone, image........... (1), (2).
MF:
630 m............................ Entire band............ RTTY, data............. (3).
630 m............................ Entire band............ Phone, image........... (1), (2).
* * * * * * *
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27. In Sec. 97.313, add paragraphs (k) and (l) to read as follows.
Sec. 97.313 Transmitter power standards.
* * * * *
(k) No station may transmit in the 135.7-137.8 kHz (2200 m) band
with a transmitter power exceeding 1.5 kW PEP or a radiated power
exceeding 1 W EIRP.
(l) No station may transmit in the 472-479 kHz (630 m) band with a
transmitter power exceeding 500 W PEP or a radiated power exceeding 5 W
EIRP, except that in Alaska, stations located within 800 kilometers of
the Russian Federation may not transmit with a radiated power exceeding
1 W EIRP.
[FR Doc. 2017-09887 Filed 6-13-17; 8:45 am]
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