Chapter 4. NAVAIDs

Section 3. Military NAVAIDs

4-3-1. POLICY

Military NAVAID proposals may affect airspace or airport utilization and the availability of interference ­protected frequencies. Consequently, military proposals involving the establishment or relocation of military ­NAVAIDs are forwarded to the service area office for nonrulemaking studies. Such proposals should contain the ­following information:

  1. Site of the NAVAIDs using geographical coordinates to the nearest hundredth of a second.
  2. Equipment type.
  3. Power output.
  4. Frequency range.
  5. Any other pertinent information.

4-3-2. COORDINATION WITH MILITARY

The service area office is authorized to coordinate with the originating military organization to obtain any ­additional information needed for the nonrulemaking study.

4-3-3. EVALUATION BY TECHNICAL OPERATIONS SERVICES OFFICE

The regional Frequency Management Office must evaluate the military proposal to determine frequency ­availability and frequency protection. This evaluation must be provided to the responsible service area office.

4-3-4. CIRCULARIZATION

If the frequency evaluation report is favorable, the service area office must complete coordination with the ­appropriate Airports, Flight Standards, and other Technical Operations service area offices, and the FPT. If ­appropriate, circularize the proposal to user groups and other interested persons for comment. If the public ­comments indicate further discussion is warranted, then consideration should be given to holding an informal ­airspace meeting to discuss the proposal.

4-3-5. DETERMINATION RESPONSIBILITY

The responsibility to determine the acceptability of the military proposal is delegated to the service area office ­after coordination with the FPT, Technical Operations service area office, Flight Standards, and Airports ­Divisions. Any problems with, or objections to, the proposal must be resolved at the regional/service area office ­level prior to issuance of the decision. The determination must be issued in memorandum form stating that the ­FAA has “no objections" or “objects" to the installation of the NAVAID. Airports Divisions are cautioned to ­ensure that site locations for the establishment or relocation of NAVAIDs on obligated airports are in accordance ­with FAA approved Airport Layout Plans. Any restrictions or reasons why the proposal is objectionable must ­be clearly set forth in the memorandum.

4-3-6. NOTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION

The appropriate service area office must normally address the determination to the military organization that ­originated the proposal. When the request for the study originated from FAA headquarters, then the ­determination should be directed to the office requesting the study or relayed to the Military Command through ­FAA/Department of Defense (DoD) coordination procedures. Forward copies of the memorandum to ARN-1, ­the Technical Operations Spectrum Assignment and Engineering Services, and those regional/service area ­offices that participated in the study.