[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: 47CFR95.1303]
[Page 563-564]
TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
PART 95_PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents
Subpart J_Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS)
Sec. 95.1303 Authorized locations.
(a) MURS operation is authorized:
(1) Anywhere CB station operation is permitted under Sec. 95.405;
and
(2) Aboard any vessel of the United States, with the permission of
the captain, while the vessel is travelling either domestically or in
international waters.
(b) MURS operation is not authorized aboard aircraft in flight.
(c) Anyone intending to operate a MURS unit 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.
(2) After receipt of such notifications, the Commission will allow
the Arecibo
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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.
[65 FR 60878, Oct. 13, 2000, as amended at 70 FR 31374, June 1, 2005]
