2022-14306

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 77 • [Docket No. FAA-2004-16982; Notice No. 07-16] AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Department of Transportation (DOT): ACTION: Notification of amended policy. SUMMARY: The FAA announces an amendment to its Colo Void policy. The FAA last revised its policy regarding the notification requirements and processes for evaluation of potential electromagnetic interference (EMI) for co-location of antenna systems on existing structures previously studied by the FAA on November 21, 2007. Based on an August 4, 2020 request from the Colo Void Clause Coalition (CVCC), the FAA finds that further modifications to this policy are necessary and appropriate. The FAA will add additional frequencies to the list of those not requiring notice to the FAA when added to an existing structure with a current No Hazard Determination. DATES: This policy is effective September 6, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to the Colo Void policy, please contact the Spectrum Engineering Group, 202-267-7365. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Prior to April 2004, when the FAA issued a Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation for proposed construction or alteration of an antenna structure, the Determination included the following condition: “This determination is based, in part, on the foregoing description which includes specific coordinates, heights, frequency(ies) and power. Any changes in coordinates, heights, frequency(ies) or use of greater power will void this determination. Any future construction or alteration, including an increase in ( printed page 39747) heights, power, or the addition of other transmitters requires separate notice to the FAA.” As a result of this condition, a proponent seeking only to add frequencies to a previously studied structure for which the FAA had issued a Determination of No Hazard was required to file notice with the FAA. They had to file the notice on FAA Form 7460-1 in accordance with the previously discussed condition. On April 27, 2004, the FAA published a revised policy regarding the notification requirements for co-locating antenna systems on existing structures previously studied by the FAA (69 FR 22732). The revised policy was based on a Best Practices Agreement recommended by the Colo Void Clause Coalition (CVCC).[1] Under this revised policy, a proponent was not required to file notices with the FAA for an aeronautical study to add certain frequencies to an existing structure that FAA issued a current Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation. In February 2006, the CVCC asked the FAA to consider amending its policy to include additional frequency bands. The CVCC also sought clarification of the condition in the 2004 policy requiring proponents to provide the FAA with an electronic copy of its antenna system location databases. On November 21, 2007, the FAA further amended the policy to add the requested frequencies (72 FR 65449). FAA also withdrew the condition requiring proponents to provide electronic copies of antenna system location databases because any unintentional electromagnetic interference resulting under the policy can be mitigated by condition 2 of the policy.[2] On August 4, 2020, the CVCC requested that…

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