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10 - 1 1/2008 (Rev. 9 /2009) 10. 1 10 Chapter 10 Procedures for the Review of Telecommunication Systems for Frequency Service Priority for Radiocommunications (TSP - R) 10.1 GENERAL 10.1.1 Avoiding Interference Federal agencies plann ing the use of, conducting experiments relating to, or developing and procuring telecommunication systems requiring the use of radio frequencies shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that such systems will neither cause nor receive harmful interfere nce to or from other authorized users when placed in their intended operational environments. In planning telecommunication systems within the scope of this procedure, federal agencies shall develop systems for operational use in accordance with the applic able portions of the National Tables of Frequency Allocations and the provisions of this Manual, unless an exception is recommended by the Spectrum Planning Subcommittee (SPS) and approved by NTIA. 10.1.2 Satisfying OMB Circular A - 11 OMB Circular No.

A - 11 specifi es in Section 33.4 : “ Y ou must obtain a certification by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce that the radio frequency required can be made available before you submit estimates for the development or procur ement of major radio spectrum - dependent communications - electronics systems (including all systems employing space satellite techniques)”. NTIA certification of spectrum support can be obtained using the procedures in this chapter. The matter of preparation and submission to OMB of budget estimates for federal systems is covered in Section 8.2.5. 10.1.3 SPS Review of New Systems To assist federal agencies in meeting the above responsibilities and to support the NTIA and the IRAC in the management of radio spectrum resources for the satisfaction of federal requirements, and in the national interest, these procedures provide for the review of certain new federal telecommunication systems and subsystems by the SPS, at a number of the stages of their evolution, prior to the assignment of frequencies.

Such review will, as appropriate, require an examination of the existing systems in the frequency band(s) being considered. 10.1.4 Administering the Telecommunications Service Priority for Radiocommunications (TSP - R) System Executi ve Order 12472, April 3, 1984, specifies in Section 2 (c)(3) that: “The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy or his designee shall advise and assist the President in the administration of a system of radio spectrum priorities for those s pectrum dependent telecommunications resources of the Federal G overnment which support national security or emergency preparedness functions.” As the designee, NTIA, with advice from the Emergency Planning Subcommittee (EPS), reviews National Security and Emergency Planning (NSEP) spectrum dependent systems and assigns the appropriate TSP - R (spectrum use priority). 10 - 2 1/2008 (Rev. 9 /2009) 10.1.5 10.1.5 FCC Participation Full participation of the FCC in these procedures, for the review of federal systems intended for operation in bands of mutual federal /non - federal interest, occurs through the normal FCC liaison representation on the IRAC and its subcommittees. 10.2 DEFINITIONS 10.2.1 Telecommunication System A telecommunication system, for the purpose of this procedure, is a combination of faciliti es, stations, or circuits intended to perform an information transfer function by the use of the radio spectrum, e.g.: a combination of aeronautical stations for communication support of air traffic control; an interconnected network of fixed stations; a combination of fixed and land mobile stations intended to provide communication support for law enforcement or protection activities on a local or area - wide basis ; a combination of facilities intended to provide a radionavigation service; or a combination of facilities intended to provide a radiolocation (radar) service. 10.2.2 Telecommunication Subsystem A telecommunication subsystem, for the purpose of this procedure, i s a combination of facilities, stations, or circuits intended to provide telecommunication support to a broader functional telecommunication entity (e.g., the surveillance portion of an air defense system or an avionics package of a nomenclatures aircraft) . 10.2.3 Major Terrestrial System or Subsystem A major terrestrial system or subsystem is a telecommunication system or subsystem that does not involve the use of satellites or spacecraft, and which may have significant impact on existing or potential future use of the portion of the radio frequency spectrum in which it is intended to operate, taking into account systems of the same radio service and those of any other radio service with which the spectrum in question is shared. 10.2.4 Major Modification A major modifica tion is any change of the technical or operational characteristics of an existing telecommunication system or subsystem which may have significant impact on existing or potential future use of the portion of the radio frequency spectrum in which it is inte nded to operate, taking into account systems of the same radio service and those of other radio services with which the spectrum in question is shared. 10.2.5 System Review The system review is a procedure used by the SPS to develop recommendations on behalf of t he IRAC for the Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management of NTIA, regarding certification of spectrum support for telecommunication systems or subsystems coming within the scope 10 - 3 1/2008 (Rev. 9 /2009) 10.2.5 of this chapter (see Part 10.2).