[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR911.5]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                               OF COMMERCE

 

PART 911_POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING USE OF THE NOAA SPACE-BASED 

DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 911.5  NOAA Data Collection Systems Use Agreements.



    (a)(1) In order to use a NOAA DCS, each user must have an agreement 

with the approving authority for that system.

    (2) Persons interested in entering into a system use agreement 

should contact the Director.

    (b) These agreements will address, but may not be limited to, the 

following matters:

    (1) The period of time the agreement is valid and procedures for its 

termination,

    (2) The authorized use(s), and its priorities for use,

    (3) The extent of the availability of commercial space-based 

services which meet the user's requirements and the reasons for 

necessitating the use of the Government system,

    (4) Any applicable government interest in the data,

    (5) Required equipment standards,

    (6) Standards of operation,

    (7) Conformance with applicable ITU and FCC agreements and 

regulations,

    (8) Reporting time and frequencies,

    (9) Data formats,

    (10) Data delivery systems and schedules, and

    (11) User-borne costs.

    (c) The Director shall evaluate user requests for System Use 

Agreements and renewals and conclude agreements for use of the NOAA DCS.

    (d)(1) Agreements for the collection, via the Argos DCS, of 

environmental data by government agencies or non-profit institutions 

shall be valid for 3 years from the date of initial in-situ deployment 

of the platforms, and may be renewed for additional 3-year periods.

    (2) Agreements for the collection of environmental data, via the 

Argos DCS, by non-government users shall be valid for 1 year from the 

date of initial in-situ deployment of the platforms, and may be renewed 

for additional 1-year periods, but only for so long as there exists a 

governmental interest in the receipt of these data.

    (3) Agreements for the collection of non-environmental data, via the 

Argos DCS, by government agencies, or non-profit institutions where 

there is a government interest, shall be valid for 1 year from the date 

of initial in-situ deployment of the platforms, and may be renewed for 

additional 1-year periods.

    (4) Agreements for the episodic collection of non-environmental 

data, via the Argos DCS under Sec. 911.4(c)(4), shall be of short, 

finite duration not to exceed 1 year without exception, and usually 

shall not exceed 6 months. These agreements shall be closely monitored 

and shall not be renewed.

    (5) Agreements for the testing use of the Argos DCS by equipment 

manufacturers shall be valid for 1 year from the date of initial 

testing, and may be renewed for additional 1-year periods.

    (e)(1) Agreements for the collection of environmental data, by the 

GOES DCS, shall be valid for 5 years from the date of initial in-situ 

deployment, and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods.

    (2) Agreements for the testing use of the GOES DCS, by equipment 

manufacturers, shall be valid for 1 year from the date of initial 

testing, and may be renewed for additional 1-year periods.

    (3) Agreements for the collection of non-environmental data, via the 

GOES DCS, by government agencies, or non-profit institutions where there 

is a government interest, shall be valid for 1 year from the date of 

initial in-situ deployment of the platforms, and may be renewed for 

additional 1-year periods.

    (4) Agreements for the episodic collection of non-environmental 

data, via the GOES DCS under Sec. 911.4(c)(4), shall be of short, 

finite duration not to exceed 1 year without exception, and usually 

shall not exceed 6 months. These agreements shall be closely monitored 

and shall not be renewed.



[63 FR 24922, May 6, 1998, as amended at 68 FR 45161, Aug. 1, 2003]