[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR95.206]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 95_PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart C_Radio Control (R/C) Radio Service
 
Sec.  95.206  (R/C Rule 6) Are there any special restrictions on the location 
of my R/C station?

    (a) If your R/C station is located on premises controlled by the 
Department of Defense, you may be required to comply with additional 
regulations imposed by the commanding officer of the installation.
    (b) If your R/C station will be constructed on an environmental 
sensitive site, or will be operated in such a manner as to raise 
environmental problems, under Sec.  1.1307 of this chapter, you must 
provide an environmental assessment, as set forth in Sec.  1.1311 of 
this chapter, and undergo environmental review Sec.  1.1312 of this 
chapter, before commencement of construction.
    (c) Anyone intending to operate an R/C station on the islands of 
Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra in a manner that could 
pose an interference threat to the Arecibo Observatory shall notify the 
Interference Office, Arecibo Observatory, Post Office Box 995, Arecibo, 
Puerto Rico 00613, in writing or electronically, of the location of the 
unit. Operators may wish to consult interference guidelines, which will 
be provided by Cornell University. Operators who choose to transmit 
information electronically should e-mail to: prcz@naic.edu.
    (1) The notification to the Interference Office, Arecibo Observatory 
shall be made 45 days prior to commencing operation of the unit. The 
notification shall state the geographical coordinates of the unit.

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    (2) After receipt of such notifications, the Commission will allow 
the Arecibo Observatory a period of 20 days for comments or objections. 
The operator will be required to make reasonable efforts in order to 
resolve or mitigate any potential interference problem with the Arecibo 
Observatory. If the Commission determines that an operator has satisfied 
its responsibility to make reasonable efforts to protect the Observatory 
from interference, the unit may be allowed to operate.

[48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 20398, May 16, 1990; 62 
FR 55535, Oct. 27, 1997]

                      How To Operate an R/C Station