[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 5, Parts 80 to End]
[Revised as of October 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR95.1003]

[Page 552]

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

PART 95--PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents

                Subpart G--Low Power Radio Service (LPRS)

Sec. 95.1003  Authorized locations.

    LPRS operation is authorized:
    (a) Anywhere CB station operation is permitted under Sec. 95.405(a);
and
    (b) Aboard any vessel or aircraft of the United States, with the
permission of the captain, while the vessel or aircraft is either
travelling domestically or in international waters or airspace.
    (c) Anyone intending to operate an LPRS transmitter 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 transmitter.
The notification shall state the geographical coordinates of the unit.
    (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.

[61 FR 46569, Sept. 4, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 55536, Oct. 27, 1997]