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47 CFR Part 17 Subpart B (up to date as of 2/20/2024)
                                                                                    47 CFR Part 17 Subpart B (Feb. 20, 2024)
Federal Aviation Administration Notification Criteria

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Title 47 —Telecommunication
Chapter I —Federal Communications Commission
Subchapter A —General
Part 17 —Construction, Marking, and Lighting of Antenna Structures
      Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 303, 309.

Subpart B Federal Aviation Administration Notification Criteria
  § 17.7 Antenna structures requiring notification to the FAA.
  § 17.8 Establishment of antenna farm areas.
  § 17.9 Designated antenna farm areas.
  § 17.10 Antenna structures over 304.80 meters (1,000 feet) in height.
  §§ 17.14-17.17 [Reserved]

Subpart B—Federal Aviation Administration Notification Criteria
§ 17.7 Antenna structures requiring notification to the FAA.
A notification to the FAA is required, except as set forth in paragraph (e) of this section, for any of the following
construction or alteration:

      (a) Any construction or alteration of more than 60.96 meters (200 feet) in height above ground level at its site.

      (b) Any construction or alteration that exceeds an imaginary surface extending outward and upward at any of
          the following slopes:

            (1) 100 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 6.10 kilometers (20,000 feet) from the nearest point of the
                nearest runway of each airport described in paragraph (d) of this section with its longest runway
                more than 0.98 kilometers (3,200 feet) in actual length, excluding heliports.

            (2) 50 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 3.05 kilometers (10,000 feet) from the nearest point of the
                nearest runway of each airport described in paragraph (d) of this section with its longest runway no
                more than 0.98 kilometers (3,200 feet) in actual length, excluding heliports.

            (3) 25 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 1.52 kilometers (5,000 feet) from the nearest point of the nearest
                landing and takeoff area of each heliport described in paragraph (d) of this section.

      (c) When requested by the FAA, any construction or alteration that would be in an instrument approach area
          (defined in the FAA standards governing instrument approach procedures) and available information
          indicates it might exceed an obstruction standard of the FAA.

      (d) Any construction or alteration on any of the following airports and heliports:

            (1) A public use airport listed in the Airport/Facility Directory, Alaska Supplement, or Pacific Chart
                Supplement of the U.S. Government Flight Information Publications;

            (2) A military airport under construction, or an airport under construction that will be available for public
                use;

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           (3) An airport operated by a Federal agency or the United States Department of Defense.

           (4) An airport or heliport with at least one FAA-approved instrument approach procedure.

     (e) A notification to the FAA is not required for any of the following construction or alteration:

           (1) Any object that will be shielded by existing structures of a permanent and substantial nature or by
               natural terrain or topographic features of equal or greater height, and will be located in the congested
               area of a city, town, or settlement where the shielded structure will not adversely affect safety in air
               navigation;

           (2) Any air navigation facility, airport visual approach or landing aid, aircraft arresting device, or
               meteorological device meeting FAA-approved siting criteria or an appropriate military service siting
               criteria on military airports, the location and height of which are fixed by its functional purpose;

           (3) Any antenna structure of 6.10 meters (20 feet) or less in height, except one that would increase the
               height of another antenna structure.

           Note to § 17.7: Consideration to aeronautical facilities not in existence at the time of the filing of
           the application for radio facilities will be given only when proposed airport construction or
           improvement plans are on file with the Federal Aviation Administration as of the filing date of the
           application for such radio facilities.

[39 FR 7581, Feb. 27, 1974, as amended at 39 FR 26157, July 17, 1974; 42 FR 54823, Oct. 11, 1977; 42 FR 57127, Nov. 1, 1977; 79
FR 56986, Sept. 24, 2014]

§ 17.8 Establishment of antenna farm areas.
     (a) Each antenna farm area will be established by an appropriate rulemaking proceeding, which may be
         commenced by the Commission on its own motion after consultation with the FAA, upon request of the
         FAA, or as a result of a petition filed by any interested person. After receipt of a petition from an interested
         person disclosing sufficient reasons to justify institution of a rulemaking proceeding, the Commission will
         request the advice of the FAA with respect to the considerations of menace to air navigation in terms of
         air safety which may be presented by the proposal. The written communication received from the FAA in
         response to the Commission's request shall be placed in the Commission's public rulemaking file
         containing the petition, and interested persons shall be allowed a period of 30 days within which to file
         statements with respect thereto. Such statements shall also be filed with the Administrator of the FAA
         with proof of such filing to be established in accordance with § 1.47 of this chapter. The Administrator of
         the FAA shall have a period of 15 days within which to file responses to such statements. If the
         Commission, upon consideration of the matters presented to it in accordance with the above procedure,
         is satisfied that establishment of the proposed antenna farm would constitute a menace to air navigation
         for reasons of air safety, rulemaking proceedings will not be instituted. If rulemaking proceedings are
         instituted, any person filing comments therein which concern the question of whether the proposed
         antenna farm will constitute a menace to air navigation shall file a copy of the comments with the
         Administrator of the FAA. Proof of such filing shall be established in accordance with § 1.47 of this
         chapter.

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     (b) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to mean that only one antenna farm area will be designated for
         a community. The Commission will consider on a case-by-case basis whether or not more than one
         antenna farm area shall be designated for a particular community.

[32 FR 8813, June 21, 1967, as amended at 32 FR 13591, Sept. 28, 1967]

§ 17.9 Designated antenna farm areas.
The areas described in the following paragraphs of this section are established as antenna farm areas [appropriate
paragraphs will be added as necessary].

[32 FR 8813, June 21, 1967]

§ 17.10 Antenna structures over 304.80 meters (1,000 feet) in height.
Where one or more antenna farm areas have been designated for a community or communities (see § 17.9), the
Commission will not accept for filing an application to construct a new station or to increase height or change
antenna location of an existing station proposing the erection of an antenna structure over 304.80 meters (1,000
feet) above ground unless:

     (a) It is proposed to locate the antenna structure in a designated antenna farm area, or

     (b) It is accompanied by a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration that the proposed structure will
         not constitute a menace to air navigation, or

     (c) It is accompanied by a request for waiver setting forth reasons sufficient, if true, to justify such a waiver.

[32 FR 8813, June 21, 1967, as amended at 42 FR 54824, Oct. 11, 1977; 61 FR 4363, Feb. 6, 1996]

§§ 17.14-17.17 [Reserved]

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