FCC 1.924 as of October 1, 2006

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FCC 1.924
Revised as of October 1, 2006
Goto Year:2005 | 2007

Sec. 1.924 Quiet zones.

Areas implicated by this paragraph are those in which it is necessary to
restrict radiation so as to minimize possible impact on the operations of
radio astronomy or other facilities that are highly sensitive to
interference. Consent throughout this paragraph means written consent from
the quiet zone, radio astronomy, research, and receiving installation
entity. The areas involved and procedures required are as follows:

(a) NRAO, NRRO. The requirements of this paragraph are intended to minimize
possible interference at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory site
located at Green Bank, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and at the Naval
Radio Research Observatory site at Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West
Virginia.

(1) Applicants and licensees planning to construct and operate a new or
modified station at a permanent fixed location within the area bounded by N
39 °15'0.4" on the north, W 78 °29'59.0" on the east, N 37 °30'0.4" on the
south, and W 80 °29'59.2" on the west must notify the Director, National
Radio Astronomy Observatory, Post Office Box No. 2, Green Bank, West
Virginia 24944, in writing, of the technical details of the proposed
operation. The notification must include the geographical coordinates of the
antenna location, the antenna height, antenna directivity (if any), the
channel, the emission type and power.

(2) When an application for authority to operate a station is filed with the
FCC, the notification required in paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be
made prior to, or simultaneously with the application. The application must
state the date that notification in accordance with paragraph (a)(1) of this
section was made. After receipt of such applications, the FCC will allow a
period of 20 days for comments or objections in response to the
notifications indicated. If an applicant submits written consent from the
National Radio Astronomy Observatory for itself or on behalf of the Naval
Radio Research Observatory, the FCC will process the application without
awaiting the conclusion of the 20-day period. For services that do not
require individual station authorization, entities that have obtained
written consent from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory for itself or
on behalf of the Naval Radio Research Observatory may begin to operate new
or modified facilities prior to the end of the 20-day period. In instances
in which notification has been made to the National Radio Astronomy
Observatory prior to application filing, the applicant must also provide
notice to the quiet zone entity upon actual filing of the application with
the FCC. Such notice will be made simultaneous with the filing of the
application and shall comply with the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of
this section.

(3) If an objection is received during the 20-day period from the National
Radio Astronomy Observatory for itself or on behalf of the Naval Radio
Research Observatory, the FCC will, after consideration of the record, take
whatever action is deemed appropriate.

(b) Table Mountain. The requirements of this paragraph are intended to
minimize possible interference at the Table Mountain Radio Receiving Zone of
the Research Laboratories of the Department of Commerce located in Boulder
County, Colorado.

(1) Licensees and applicants planning to construct and operate a new or
modified station at a permanent fixed location in the vicinity of Boulder
County, Colorado are advised to give consideration, prior to filing
applications, to the need to protect the Table Mountain Radio Receiving Zone
from interference. To prevent degradation of the present ambient radio
signal level at the site, the Department of Commerce seeks to ensure that
the field strengths of any radiated signals (excluding reflected signals)
received on this 1800 acre site (in the vicinity of coordinates 40 °07'49.9"
North Latitude, 105 °14'42.0" West Longitude) resulting from new assignments
(other than mobile stations) or from the modification or relocation of
existing facilities do not exceed the values given in the following table:

Field Strength Limits for Table Mountain \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Power
Field flux
Frequency range strength density
(mV/m) (dBW/m
\2\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below 540 kHz..................................... 10 -65.8
540 to 1600 kHz................................... 20 -59.8
1.6 to 470 MHz.................................... 10 -65.8
470 to 890 MHz.................................... 30 -56.2
890 MHz and above................................. 1 -85.8
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Note: Equivalent values of power flux density are calculated
assuming free space characteristic impedance of 376.7V (120πV).

(2) Advance consultation is recommended, particularly for applicants that
have no reliable data to indicate whether the field strength or power flux
density figures in the above table would be exceeded by their proposed radio
facilities. In general, coordination is recommended for:

(i) Stations located within 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) of the Table Mountain
Radio Receiving Zone;

(ii) Stations located within 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) transmitting with 50
watts or more effective radiated power (ERP) in the primary plane of
polarization in the azimuthal direction of the Table Mountain Radio
Receiving Zone;

(iii) Stations located with 16 kilometers (10 miles) transmitting with 1 kW
or more ERP in the primary plane of polarization in the azimuthal direction
of Table Mountain Radio Receiving Zone;

(iv) Stations located within 80 kilometers (50 miles) transmitting with 25
kW or more ERP in the primary plane of polarization in the azimuthal
direction of Table Mountain Receiving Zone.

(3) Applicants concerned are urged to communicate with the Radio Frequency
Management Coordinator, Department of Commerce, NOAA R/OM62, 325 Broadway,
Boulder, CO 80305; telephone 303–497–6548, in advance of filing their
applications with the Commission.

(4) The FCC will not screen applications to determine whether advance
consultation has taken place. However, such consultation may avoid the
filing of objections from the Department of Commerce or institution of
proceedings to modify the authorizations of stations that radiate signals
with a field strength or power flux density at the site in excess of those
specified herein.

(c) Federal Communications Commission protected field offices. The
requirements of this paragraph are intended to minimize possible
interference to FCC monitoring activities.

(1) Licensees and applicants planning to construct and operate a new or
modified station at a permanent fixed location in the vicinity of an FCC
protected field office are advised to give consideration, prior to filing
applications, to the need to avoid interfering with the monitoring
activities of that office. FCC protected field offices are listed in Sec. 0.121
of this chapter.

(2) Applications for stations (except mobile stations) that could produce on
any channel a direct wave fundamental field strength of greater than 10 mV/m
(−65.8 dBW/m ^2 power flux density assuming a free space characteristic
impedance of 120π Ω) in the authorized bandwidth at the protected field
office may be examined to determine the potential for interference with
monitoring activities. After consideration of the effects of the predicted
field strength of the proposed station, including the cumulative effects of
the signal from the proposed station with other ambient radio field strength
levels at the protected field office, the FCC may add a condition
restricting radiation toward the protected field office to the station
authorization.

(3) In the event that the calculated field strength exceeds 10 mV/m at the
protected field office site, or if there is any question whether field
strength levels might exceed that level, advance consultation with the FCC
to discuss possible measures to avoid interference to monitoring activities
should be considered. Prospective applicants may communicate with: Chief,
Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

(4) Advance consultation is recommended for applicants that have no reliable
data to indicate whether the field strength or power flux density figure
indicated would be exceeded by their proposed radio facilities. In general,
coordination is recommended for:

(i) Stations located within 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) of the protected
field office;

(ii) Stations located within 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) with 50 watts or more
average effective radiated power (ERP) in the primary plane of polarization
in the azimuthal direction of the protected field offices.

(iii) Stations located within 16 kilometers (10 miles) with 1 kw or more
average ERP in the primary plane of polarization in the azimuthal direction
of the protected field office;

(iv) Stations located within 80 kilometers (50 miles) with 25 kw or more
average ERP in the primary plane of polarization in the azimuthal direction
of the protected field office;

(v) Advance coordination for stations transmitting on channels above 1000
MHz is recommended only if the proposed station is in the vicinity of a
protected field office designated as a satellite monitoring facility in
Sec. 0.121 of this chapter.

(vi) The FCC will not screen applications to determine whether advance
consultation has taken place. However, such consultation may serve to avoid
the need for later modification of the authorizations of stations that
interfere with monitoring activities at protected field offices.

(d) Notification to the Arecibo Observatory. The requirements in this
section are intended to minimize possible interference at the Arecibo
Observatory in Puerto Rico. Licensees must make reasonable efforts to
protect the Observatory from interference. Licensees planning to construct
and operate a new station at a permanent fixed location on the islands of
Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona, Vieques or Culebra in services in which
individual station licenses are issued by the FCC; planning to construct and
operate a new station at a permanent fixed location on these islands that
may cause interference to the operations of the Arecibo Observatory in
services in which individual station licenses are not issued by the FCC; or
planning a modification of any existing station at a permanent fixed
location on these islands that would increase the likelihood of causing
interference to the operations of the Arecibo Observatory must notify the
Interference Office, Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, Puerto
Rico 00612, in writing or electronically (e-mail address: prcz@naic.edu), of
the technical parameters of the planned operation. Carriers may wish to use
the interference guidelines provided by Cornell University as guidance in
designing facilities to avoid interference to the Observatory. The
notification must include identification of the geographical coordinates of
the antenna location (NAD–83 datum), the antenna height, antenna directivity
(if any), proposed channel and FCC Rule Part, type of emission, and
effective isotropic radiated power.

(1) In the Amateur radio service:

(i) The provisions of paragraph (d) of this section do not apply to
repeaters that transmit on the 1.2 cm or shorter wavelength bands; and

(ii) The coordination provision of paragraph (d) of this section does not
apply to repeaters that are located 16 km or more from the Arecibo
observatory.

(2) In services in which individual station licenses are issued by the FCC,
the notification required in paragraph (d) of this section may be made prior
to, or simultaneously with, the filing of the application with the FCC, and
at least 20 days in advance of the applicant's planned operation. The
application must state the date that notification in accordance with
paragraph (d) of this section was made. In services in which individual
station licenses are not issued by the FCC, the notification required in
paragraph (d) of this section should be sent at least 45 days in advance of
the applicant's planned operation. In the latter services, the Interference
Office must inform the FCC of a notification by an applicant within 20 days
if the Office plans to file comments or objections to the notification.
After the FCC receives an application from a service applicant or is
informed by the Interference Office of a notification from a service
applicant, the FCC will allow the Interference Office a period of 20 days
for comments or objections in response to the application or notification.
If an applicant submits written consent from the Interference Office, the
FCC will process the application without awaiting the conclusion of the
20-day period. For services that do not require individual station
authorization, entities that have obtained written consent from the
Interference Office may begin to operate new or modified facilities prior to
the end of the 20-day period. In instances in which notification has been
made to the Interference Office prior to application filing, the applicant
must also provide notice to the Interference Office upon actual filing of
the application with the FCC. Such notice will be made simultaneous with the
filing of the application and shall comply with the requirements of
paragraph (d) of this section.

(3) If an objection to any planned service operation is received during the
20-day period from the Interference Office, the FCC will take whatever
action is deemed appropriate.

(4) The provisions of paragraph (d) of this section do not apply to
operations that transmit on frequencies above 15 GHz.

(e) Government satellite earth stations. (1) To minimize or avoid harmful
interference to Government Satellite Earth Stations located in the Denver,
Colorado and Washington, DC areas, any application for a new station license
to operate in the 17.8–19.7 GHz band (except for low power operations
governed by Sec. 101.147(r)(10) of this chapter), or for modification of an
existing station license in this band which would change the frequency,
power, emission, modulation, polarization, antenna height or directivity, or
location of such a station, must be coordinated with the Federal Government
by the Commission before an authorization will be issued, if the station or
proposed station is located in whole or in part within any of the areas
defined by the following rectangles or circles:

Denver, CO Area

Rectangle 1:

41 °30'00" N. Lat. on the north

103 °10'00" W. Long. on the east

38 °30'00" N. Lat. on the south

106 °30'00" W. Long. on the west

Rectangle 2:

38 °30'00" N. Lat. on the north

105 °00'00" W. Long. on the east

37 °30'00" N. Lat. on the south

105 °50'00" W. Long. on the west

Rectangle 3:

40 °08'00" N. Lat. on the north

107 °00'00" W. Long. on the east

39 °56'00" N. Lat. on the south

07 °15'00" W. Long. on the west

Washington, DC Area

Rectangle

38 °40'00" N. Lat. on the north

78 °50'00" W. Long. on the east

38 °10'00" N. Lat. on the south

79 °20'00" W. Long. on the west; or

(2) Within a radius of 178 km of 38 °48'00" N. Lat./76 °52'00" W. Long.

(3) In addition, no application seeking authority to operate in the
17.8–19.7 GHz band will be accepted for filing if the proposed station is
located within 20 km (or within 55 km if the application is for an outdoor
low power operation pursuant to Sec. 101.147(r)(10) of this chapter) of the
following coordinated:

Denver, CO area: 39 °43'00" N. Lat./104 °46'00" W. Long.

Washington, DC area: 38 °48'00" N. Lat./76 °52'00" W. Long.

(f) 420–450 MHz band. (1) In the band 420–450 MHz, applicants should not
expect to be accommodated if their area of service is within 160 kilometers
(100 miles) of the following locations:

(i) 41 °45'00.2" N, 70 °30'58.3" W.,

(ii) 64 °17'00.0" N., 149 °10'00.0" W.,

Note to: Paragraph(f)(ii) is referenced to NAD27.

(iii) 48 °43'00.0" N., 97 °54'01.4" W.;

(2) Within 200 kilometers (124 miles) of the following locations:

(i) 32 °38'00.5" N., 83 °34'59.7" W.,

(ii) 31 °25'00.6" N., 100 °24'01.3" W.;

(3) Within 240 kilometers (150 miles) of the following location:

(i) 39 °07'59.6" N., 121 °26'03.9" W.;

(ii) [Reserved]

(4) Within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the following locations:

(i) 28 °21'01.0" N., 80 °42'59.2" W.,

(ii) 30 °30'00.7" N., 86 °29'59.8" W.,

(iii) 34 °08'59.6" N, 119 °11'03.8" W;

(5) Or in the following locations:

(i) The state of Arizona,

(ii) The state of Florida,

(iii) Portions of California and Nevada south of 37 °10' N.,

(iv) And portions of Texas and New Mexico bounded by 31 °45' N., 34 °30' N.,
104 °00' W., and 107 °30' W.

(g) GOES. The requirements of this paragraph are intended to minimize
harmful interference to Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
earth stations receiving in the band 1670–1675 MHz, which are located at
Wallops Island, Virginia; Fairbanks, Alaska; and Greenbelt, Maryland.

(1) Applicants and licensees planning to construct and operate a new or
modified station within the area bounded by a circle with a radius of 100
kilometers (62.1 miles) that is centered on 37E56'47" N, 75E27'37" W
(Wallops Island) or 64E58'36" N, 147E31'03" W (Fairbanks) or within the area
bounded by a circle with a radius of 65 kilometers (40.4 miles) that is
centered on 39E00'02" N, 76E50'31" W (Greenbelt) must notify the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the proposed operation. For
this purpose, NOAA maintains the GOES coordination web page at
http://www.osd.noaa.gov/radio/frequency.htm, which provides the technical
parameters of the earth stations and the point-of-contact for the
notification. The notification shall include the following information:
requested frequency, geographical coordinates of the antenna location,
antenna height above mean sea level, antenna directivity, emission type,
equivalent isotropically radiated power, antenna make and model, and
transmitter make and model.

(2) Protection. (i) Wallops Island and Fairbanks. Licensees are required to
protect the Wallops Island and Fairbanks sites at all times.

(ii) Greenbelt. Licensees are required to protect the Greenbelt site only
when it is active. Licensees should coordinate appropriate procedures
directly with NOAA for receiving notification of times when this site is
active.

(3) When an application for authority to operate a station is filed with the
FCC, the notification required in paragraph (f)(1) of this section should be
sent at the same time. The application must state the date that notification
in accordance with paragraph (f)(1) of this section was made. After receipt
of such an application, the FCC will allow a period of 20 days for comments
or objections in response to the notification.

(4) If an objection is received during the 20-day period from NOAA, the FCC
will, after consideration of the record, take whatever action is deemed
appropriate.

Note to Sec. 1.924: Unless otherwise noted, all coordinates cited in this
section are specified in terms of the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).

[ 63 FR 68924 , Dec. 14, 1998, as amended at 67 FR 6182 , Feb. 11, 2002; 67 FR 13224 , Mar. 21, 2002; 67 FR 41852 , June 20, 2002; 67 FR 71111 , Nov. 29,
2002; 69 FR 17957 , Apr. 6, 2004; 70 FR 31372 , June 1, 2005]

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