[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 47CFR95.206]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 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, HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, Puerto 

Rico 00612, 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; 70 FR 31374, June 1, 2005]



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