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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
325 PM EDT FRI JUN 11 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
-GOES AND POES SATELLITE SERVICES
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: MARK PAESE
DIRECTOR...OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
SUBJECT: FCC REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON USE OF 1675-1710 MHZ
FREQUENCY BAND FOR METEOROLOGICAL AIDS SERVICE AND
METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE SERVICE
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION /FCC/ IS REQUESTING
COMMENTS BY JUNE 28 2010 ON IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED SHARING OF
THE 1675-1710 MHZ FREQUENCY BAND WITH WIRELESS BROADBAND
SYSTEMS. THE FCC NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT IMPACTS SHARING THIS BAND
WILL HAVE. SEE FCC PUBLIC NOTICE DA-1035 /ET DOCKET NO. 10-
123/ RELEASED ON JUNE 4 2010. POTENTIALLY IMPACTED PARTIES
INCLUDE THE PRIVATE SECTOR, ACADEMIA AND STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT USERS OF DATA RECEIVED VIA THE 1675-1710 MHZ BAND
FOR METEOROLOGICAL AIDS SERVICE AND METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE
SERVICE.
THIS FREQUENCY BAND INCLUDES RADIOSONDE SPECTRUM AND ALL OF NOAA'S DIRECT GOES AND POES SATELLITE BROADCAST SERVICE SPECTRUM INCLUDING NOAA GOES DATA COLLECTION SERVICE /DCS /...GOES VARIABLE DATA /GVAR/...LOW-RATE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION /LRIT/ AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/. SYSTEMS NOT AFFECTED INCLUDE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/... INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM /ISCS/... NOAAPORT AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO /NWR/. INASMUCH AS FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL RECEIVE-ONLY EARTH STATIONS... SUCH AS FOR EMWIN AND GVAR RECEIVERS... ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED IN GOVERNMENT DATABASES... THE FCC IS UNAWARE OF THE NUMBER AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF USERS.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THE INFORMATION BEING SOLICITED AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FILE COMMENTS ARE IN THE FCC PUBLIC NOTICE ONLINE AT:
HTTP://HRAUNFOSS.FCC.GOV/EDOCS_PUBLIC/ATTACHMATCH/DA-10- 1035A1.PDFTHE FCC IS SOLICITING RESPONSES FROM ALL INTERESTED PARTIES BY JUNE 28 2010. PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU BELIEVE COULD HELP THE FCC INFORMATION GATHERING PROCESS. THIS PROPOSAL WILL ALSO IMPACT FEDERAL USERS. NOAA IS PREPARING A RESPONSE TO DESCRIBE IMPACTS ON NOAA GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS. THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION...NOT FCC...ADMINISTERS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USES OF SPECTRUM. IF YOU ARE A FEDERAL USER OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT:
IVAN NAVARRO ACTING CHIEFENGINEERING AND ACQUISITION BRANCH OPS11 NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEL: 301-713-1841 EXT. 123 FAX: 301-608-0978 EMAIL: NWS.SPECTRUM@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER CURRENT NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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