Sec. 80.513  Frequency coordination.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section 
each application for a new VHF private coast station license or 
modification of an existing license to be located in an area having a 
recognized frequency coordinating committee must be accompanied by:
    (1) A report based on a field study, indicating the degree of 
probable interference to existing stations operating in the same area. 
The applicant must consider all stations operating on the working 
frequency or frequencies requested or assigned within 80 km (50 miles) 
of the proposed station location, and
    (2) The report must include a statement that all existing licensees 
on the frequency within 80 km (50 miles) and the frequency coordinating 
committee have been notified of the applicant's intention to file an 
application. The notice of intention to file must provide the licensees 
concerned and the advisory committee with the following information: The 
frequency and emission; transmitter location and power; and the antenna 
height proposed by the applicant.
    (b) Applications for modification need not be accompanied by the 
field study where the modification does not involve any change in 
frequency(ies), power, emission, antenna height, antenna location or 
area of operation.
    (c)(1) In lieu of the field study, a statement from a frequency 
coordinating committee may be submitted with the application. The 
committee must comment on the requested frequency or the proposed 
changes in the authorized station and give an opinion regarding the 
probable interference to existing stations. The committee must consider 
all stations operating on the requested frequency within 80 km (50 
miles) of the proposed station location. The frequency coordinating 
committee statement must also recommend a frequency which will result in 
the least amount of interference to proposed and

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existing stations. Committee recommendations may also include comments 
on technical factors and may recommend restrictions to minimize 
interference.
    (2) A frequency coordinating committee must be representative of all 
persons who are eligible for VHF private coast stations within the 
service area of the recognized frequency coordinating committee. A 
statement of organization, service area and composition of the committee 
must be submitted to the Commission for approval. The functions of any 
coordinating committee are purely advisory to the applicant and the 
Commission. Its recommendations are not binding upon either the 
applicant or the Commission.