§ 0.111 FIELD ENGINEERING BUREAU Functions of the Bureau. The Field Engineering Bureau is responsible for all Commission engineering activities performed in the field relating to radio stations including station inspections, surveys, monitoring, direction finding, signal measurement and investigations: for those enforcement activities performed in the field dealing with the suppression of interference and the inspection of devices possessing electromagnetic radiation characteristics; and such other field inspections or investigations as might be required by the Commission, or the bureaus and staff offices. The Bureau also performs the following functions: (a) Develops rules and regulations which will provide such classes of commercial operators as may be required in the various radio services regulated by the Commission, and administers and enforces such rules and regulations. (b) Prepares and conducts commercial radio operator examinations and issues commercial operator licenses. (c) Conducts amateur examinations, and upgrades amateur licenses in situations where the upgrading can be accomplished by endorsements. (d) Processes data with respect to proposed new or modified antenna structures covered in Part 17 of this chapter to determine whether such proposed construction will create hazards to air navigation. (e) Represents the Commission and participates in interagency committees and in international conferences with respect to matters for which the Bureau is responsible. (f) Enforces and administers Parts 15 and 18 of this chapter relative to equipment, interference, and related problems in the industrial, scientific and medical services arising from restricted radiation devices. (g) Subject to the policy guidance of the Defense Commissioner, and in consultation with the Executive Director, and the Chief, Office of Emergency Communications. (1) Prepares detailed plans for and coordinates the development of the FCC owned, leased, and operated communications systems designated as assets of the National Communications System; (2) Selects and prepares detailed plans for the physical facilities desig nated as FCC Emergency Relocation facilities, including plans for the utilization of such facilities on a day-to-day basis; (3) Prepares detailed operational plans, procedures, and arrangements for certain classified activities with other Government Agencies, as related to the FCC owned, leased and operated communications systems; (4) Prepares the detailed emergency operational staffing plans and procedures for performing certain classified functions of the Field Engineering Bureau under national emergency conditions, including selection, assignment, emergency notification, transportation, and specialized training of personnel and Special Task Forces (FEB) personnel; and (5) Investigates violations of pertinent law and regulations in an emergency involving occupancy of the radio spectrum, and develops procedures designated to initiate, recommend, or otherwise bring about appropriate enforcement action required in the interest of national security. (h) Subject to the policy guidance of the Defense Commissioner, provides the principal representation for the Commission to the Regional Preparedness Committees of the Office of Emergency Planning for the purpose of carrying out detailed planning for the continuity of essential Government functions in a national emergency. (i) In cooperation with the Office of Emergency Communications, and subject to the policy guidance of the Defense Commissioner, provides alternate representation for the Commission to the Regional Civil Defense Coordinating Boards. (j) Exercises such authority as may be assigned or referred by the Commission pursuant to section 5(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, amended. [29 F.R. 14664, Oct. 28, 1964, as amended at 29 F.R. 15758, Nov. 24, 1964] (d) Monitoring Systems Division and its associated field organization consisting of monitoring stations. $ 0.113 Office of Bureau Chief. The Office of the Bureau Chief plans, directs, and coordinates the functions of the Bureau. It includes a Deputy Chief; an Assistant Chief; an administrative branch, which performs the administrative functions of the Bureau and is responsible for planning, coordinating and administering the Bureau's employee technical supervisory training programs; a Special Assistant to the Chief of the Bureau responsible for directing the detailed planning and development of the FCC owned, leased and operated communications systems designated as assets of the National Communications System; and an Attorney Advisor, who advises the Chief of the Bureau and the divisions of the Bureau on legal questions relative to such matters as applications for commercial operator licenses, interference problems, investigations, and other activities of the Bureau. [29 F.R. 15758, Nov. 24, 1964] § 0.114 Engineering and Facilities Division. The Engineering and Facilities Division is responsible for all functions indicated in § 0.111 insofar as technical engineering standards are concerned; for the development of measuring procedures and techniques for the guidance of field personnel in performing engineering measurements; for the determination of technical equipment and facilities requirements of all Bureau field installations in the conduct of their assigned duties and for the provision of such equipment and facilities; the administration, interpretation and revision of Part 17 of this chapter governing construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures, including the processing of data concerning proposed new or modified antenna construction to insure no hazard to air navigation results from the proposed construction; for liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration in respect to matters concerning antenna tower construction and antenna hazards; and for liaison with the Office of the Chief Engineer and with other Government agencies with respect to technical engineering matters of Bureau concern. (28 F.R. 12392, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 32 F.R. 20859, Dec. 28, 1967] § 0.115 Field Offices Division. The Field Offices Division is responsible for: (a) The examination functions of the Bureau, including responsibility for Part 13 of this chapter concerning the licensing of commercial radio operators, and recommending action on matters of noncompliance with rules, acts, or treaties by these operators. (b) The inspection functions of the Bureau, including responsibility for the development and making of recommendations with respect to the priority and frequency of station inspections. (c) Planning enforcement and investigative programs for the Bureau; directing and supervising investigations by the field offices; and maintaining liaison with other bureaus and offices of the Commission with respect to the conduct of investigations in their behalf. (d) The administration of Parts 15 and 18 of this chapter relative to equipment, interference and related problems involving the devices and equipment regulated by these parts, including review and action upon certifications submitted to the Commission pursuant to Part 18 of this chapter. (e) Supervising and managing the activities of the Engineers in Charge of the district offices, the Radio Engineers in Charge of suboffices, the Marine Supervisors and the Engineers in Charge of mobile TV enforcement units; and performing those administrative activities which will insure the most effective performance of the field operations of the Bureau. § 0.116 Monitoring Systems Division. The Monitoring Systems Division is responsible for standards, techniques and fleld operations indicated in § 0.111 for the radio monitoring function, including coordinating Commission monitoring activities with centralizing offices for international monitoring in other countries, with other Federal Government agencies, and with industry self-help groups. The monitoring stations, whose operations are directed and the results evaluated by this Division, perform surveillance of the radio spectrum, detect and locate illegal radio stations and sources of interference, enforce radio laws and regulations, gather facts through monitoring and engineering measurements to resolve interference problems and to assist the Commission in rulemaking, participate through di rection finding in search and rescue operations involving distressed ships and aircraft, and perform monitoring and direction finding work under contractual arrangements with other Federal governmental agencies. § 0.121 Location of field offices and monitoring stations. (a) District Offices and their suboffices are located at the following addresses: Connecticut. New York..... Do. Do. Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, City of Texarkana only. Angelina, Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, All except District 9 and the city of Texarkana. All counties. Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, 1872 New U.S. Courthouse and Federal Office Bldg., 219 South Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. 60604. Oregon. Washington.. Montana.. Washington. Colorado Utah. Wyoming. Nebraska.. New Mexico.. South Dakota. Minnesota.. Michigan.. South Dakota. Iowa.. All except District 14. All counties. Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania, and Wahkiakum. Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone. All counties. All except District 13. All counties. Do. Do. Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel Garden, Kimball, Sheridan, Sioux. All counties. Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Shannon, Washabaugh." All counties. Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft. All counties except District 15. All counties. All counties except District 18. All except District 18. All counties. Do. All except District 15. All counties. Do. Allamakee, Buchanan, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, All counties except District 16. All except District 3. (b) The Marine Offices are located at the following addresses: Federal Communications Commission, 738 Federal Office Building, 500 Zack Street, Tampa, Fla. 33602. Federal Communications Commission, Post Office Box 3009, Terminal Island, 300 South Ferry Street, Room 2525, San Pedro, Calif. 90731. (c) The Class A monitoring stations are located at the following addresses: Federal Communications Commission, Allegan Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 89, Allegan, Mich. 49010. Federal Communications Commission, Anchorage Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 6303 Annex, Anchorage, Alaska 99502. Federal Communications Commission, Canandaigqua Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 374, Canandaigqua, N.Y. 14424. Federal Communications Commission, Fort Lauderdale Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 22836, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33315. Federal Communications Commission, Grand Island Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 788, Grand Island, Nebr. 68801. Federal Communications Commission, Kingsville Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 632, Kingsville, Tex. 78363. Federal Communications Commission, Laurel Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 40, Laurel, Md. 20810. Federal Communications Commission, Livermore Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 311, Livermore, Calif. 96551. Federal Communications Commission, Powder Springs Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 85, Powder Springs, Ga. 30073. Federal Communications Commission, Santa Ana Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 5126, Santa Ana, Calif. 92704. Federal Communications Commission, Walpahu Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 1035, Waipahu, Hawaii 96797. (d) The Class B monitoring stations are located at the following addresses: Federal Communications Commission, Am brose Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 1126, Denison, Tex. 75020. Federal Communications Commission, Chillicothe Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 251, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601. Federal Communications Commission, Douglas Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 6, Douglas, Ariz. 85607. Federal Communications Commission, Spokane Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 191, Spokane, Wash. 99210. (e) The Class C monitoring stations are located at the following addresses: Federal Communications Commission, Marietta Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 339, Bellingham, Wash. 98225. Federal Communications Commission, Wahiawa Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 529, Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786. Federal Communications Commission, Winter Harbor Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 64, Prospect Harbor, Maine 04669. Federal Communications Commission, Imperial Beach Monitoring Station, Post Office Box 1087, Imperial Beach, Calif. 92032. Federal Communications Commission, Post Office Box 181, Sabana Seca, P.R. 00749. [28 F.R. 12392, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 32 F.R. 20859, Dec. 28, 1967; 34 F.R. 5656, Mar. 26, 1969; 34 F.R. 6480, Apr. 15, 1969; 34 F.R. 14690, Sept. 23, 1969; 34 F.R. 18123, Nov. 11, 1969; 35 F.R. 14078, Sept. 4, 1970] SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES § 0.131 Functions of the Bureau. The Safety and Special Radio Services Bureau develops, recommends, and administers policies and programs for the development and regulation of the Safety and Special Radio Services. These services include nationwide and international uses of radio by persons, businesses, state and local governments, and other organizations licensed to operate their own communication systems for their own use as an adjunct of their primary business or other activity. This program includes, among others, (1) the compulsory use of radio for safety at sea purposes, and (2) the regulation, jointly with the Common Carrier Bureau, of certain classes of radio stations which render communication service for hire. The Bureau performs the following functions: (a) Advises and makes recommendations to the Commission and acts for the Commission in matters pertaining to the regulation and development of the Safety and Special Radio Services. These matters include: Rule making, waivers of rules, action on applications for authorizations, adjudicative hearings, enforcement activities, legislation, and defense matters. (b) Participates in treaty activities and all phases of international conferences concerning the Safety and Special Radio Services. (c) Conducts studies of frequency requirements in the Safety and Special Radio Services; recommends allocations of frequencies and drafts frequency assignment plans for these services. |