Sec.  27.601   Guard Band Manager authority and coordination requirements.

   (a) Subject to the provisions of  Sec. 27.2(b) and paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
   section, a Guard Band Manager may allow a spectrum user, pursuant to a
   written agreement, to construct and operate stations at any available site
   within the licensed area and on any channel for which the Guard Band Manager
   is licensed, provided such stations comply with Commission Rules and
   coordination requirements.

   (b) Subject to the provisions of  Sec. 27.2(b) and paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
   section, a Guard Band Manager may allow a spectrum user, pursuant to a
   written agreement, to delete, move or change the operating parameters of any
   of the user's stations that are covered under the Guard Band Manager's
   license without prior Commission approval, provided such stations comply
   with Commission Rules and coordination requirements.

   (c)(1) A Guard Band Manager must file a separate station application and
   obtain all appropriate Commission approvals or authorizations prior to
   construction of stations that—

   (i) Require submission of an Environmental Assessment under  Sec. 1.1307 of this
   chapter;

   (ii) Require international coordination; or

   (iii) Would affect areas described in  Sec. 1.924 of this chapter.

   (2) Prior to construction of a station, a Guard Band Manager must register
   with the Commission any station antenna structure for which notification to
   the Federal Aviation Administration is required by part 17 of this chapter.

   (3) It is the Guard Band Manager's responsibility to determine whether a
   referral to the Commission is needed for any individual station constructed
   in the Guard Band Manager's license area.

   (d)(1) A Guard Band Manager must notify Commission-recognized public safety
   frequency coordinators for the 700 MHz public safety band and adjacent-area
   Guard Band Managers within one business day after the Guard Band Manager
   has:

   (i) Coordinated a new station or modification of an existing station; or

   (ii) Filed an application for an individual station license with the
   Commission.

   (2) The notification required in paragraph (d)(1) of this section must
   include, at a minimum—

   (i) The frequency or frequencies coordinated;

   (ii) Antenna location and height;

   (iii) Type of emission;

   (iv) Effective radiated power;

   (v) A description of the service area, date of coordination, and user name
   or, in the alternative, a description of the type of operation.

   (3) In the event a Guard Band Manager partitions its service area or
   disaggregates its spectrum, it is required to submit the notification
   required in paragraph (d)(1) of this section to other Guard Band Managers in
   the same geographic area.

   (4) Entities coordinated by a Guard Band Manager must wait at least 10
   business days after the notification required in paragraph (d)(1) of this
   section before operating under the Guard Band Manager's license;

   (5) If, in the event of harmful interference, the Guard Band Manager is
   unable to resolve the problem by mutually satisfactory arrangements, the
   Commission may impose restrictions on the operations of any of the parties
   involved.

   (e) Where a deletion, move or change authorized under paragraph (b) of this
   section constitutes a discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of service
   under  Sec. 27.66 or where discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service
   results from an involuntary act subject to  Sec. 27.66(a), the Guard Band Manager
   must comply with the notification and authorization requirements set forth
   in that section.

   [ 65 FR 17605 , Apr. 4, 2000, as amended at  69 FR 17958 , Apr. 6, 2004]