[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 47CFR17.7]



[Page 934]

 

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 17_CONSTRUCTION, MARKING, AND LIGHTING OF ANTENNA STRUCTURES--Table 

of Contents

 

     Subpart B_Federal Aviation Administration Notification Criteria

 

Sec.  17.7  Antenna structures requiring notification to the FAA.





    A notification to the Federal Aviation Administration is required, 

except as set forth in Sec.  17.14, for any of the following 

construction or alteration:

    (a) Any construction or alteration of more than 60.96 meters (200 

feet) in height above ground level at its site.

    (b) Any construction or alteration of greater height than an 

imaginary surface extending outward and upward at one of the following 

slopes:

    (1) 100 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 6.10 kilometers (20,000 

feet) from the nearest point of the nearest runway of each airport 

specified in paragraph (d) of this section with at least one runway more 

than 0.98 kilometers (3,200 feet) in actual length, excluding heliports.

    (2) 50 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 3.05 kilometers (10,000 

feet) from the nearest point of the nearest runway of each airport 

specified in paragraph (d) of this section with its longest runway no 

more than 0.98 kilometers (3,200 feet) in actual length, excluding 

heliports.

    (3) 25 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 1.52 kilometers (5,000 

feet) from the nearest point of the nearest landing and takeoff area of 

each heliport specified in paragraph (d) of this section.

    (c) When requested by the FAA, any construction or alteration that 

would be in an instrument approach area (defined in the FAA standards 

governing instrument approach procedures) and available information 

indicates it might exceed an obstruction standard of the FAA.

    (d) Any construction or alteration on any of the following airports 

(including heliports):

    (1) An airport that is available for public use and is listed in the 

Airport Directory of the current Airman's Information Manual or in 

either the Alaska or Pacific Airman's Guide and Chart Supplement.

    (2) An airport under construction, that is the subject of a notice 

or proposal on file with the Federal Aviation Administration, and except 

for military airports, it is clearly indicated that the airport will be 

available for public use.

    (3) An airport that is operated by an armed force of the United 

States.



    Note: Consideration to aeronautical facilities not in existence at 

the time of the filing of the application for radio facilities will be 

given only when proposed airport construction or improvement plans are 

on file with the Federal Aviation Administration as of the filing date 

of the application for such radio facilities.



[39 FR 7581, Feb. 27, 1974, as amended at 39 FR 26157, July 17, 1974; 42 

FR 54823, Oct. 11, 1977; 42 FR 57127, Nov. 1, 1977]