Sec.  80.605   U.S. Coast Guard coordination.

   (a) Radionavigation coast stations operated to provide information to aid in
   the movement of any ship are private aids to navigation. Before submitting
   an application for a radionavigation station, an applicant must obtain
   written permission from the cognizant Coast Guard District Commander at the
   area in which the device will be located. The Commission may request an
   applicant to provide documentation as to this fact. Note: Surveillance radar
   coast stations do not require U.S. Coast Guard approval.

   (b) Coast station transponders ( i.e., radar beacons, or racons) operating
   in the band 2900–3100 or 9300–9500 MHz shall meet the requirements of ITU-R
   Recommendation M.824–2, “Technical Parameters of Radar Beacons (RACONS),”
   with Annexes, 1995. Applications for certification of these transponders
   must include a description of the technical characteristics of the equipment
   including  the  scheme of interrogation and the characteristics of the
   transponder response, and test results demonstrating the device meets each
   applicable requirement of this ITU-R recommendation. ITU-R Recommendation
   M.824–2 with Annexes is incorporated by reference. The Director of the
   Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with
   5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies of this standard can be inspected
   at the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington,
   DC (Reference Information Center) or at the National Archives and Records
   Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material
   at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to:
   http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_loc
   ations.html.  The  ITU-R  Recommendation  can  be  purchased  from the
   International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, CH–1211
   Geneva 20, Switzerland.

   (c) The use of ship station transponders in the band 2900–3100 or 9300–9500
   MHz  other  than  those described in  Sec. 80.1065(a)(3) and  Sec. 80.1095(b) is
   prohibited.

   [ 52 FR 7419 , Mar. 11, 1987, as amended at  63 FR 36607 , July 27, 1998;  63 FR 68956 , Dec. 14, 1998;  68 FR 46972 , Aug. 7, 2003]

Subpart N—Maritime Support Stations