---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 911.5"
title: "15"
number: "911.5"
heading: "NOAA Data Collection Systems Use Agreements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/911.5"
---

# §911.5. NOAA Data Collection Systems Use Agreements.

- (a)
  - (1) In order to use a NOAA DCS, each user must have an agreement with the approving authority for that system.
  - (2) **Persons interested in entering into a system use agreement should contact the Director.**
- (b) These agreements will address, but may not be limited to, the following matters:
  - (1) The period of time the agreement is valid and procedures for its termination,
  - (2) The authorized use(s), and its priorities for use,
  - (3) The extent of the availability of commercial space-based services which meet the user's requirements and the reasons for necessitating the use of the Government system,
  - (4) Any applicable government interest in the data,
  - (5) Required equipment standards,
  - (6) Standards of operation,
  - (7) Conformance with applicable ITU and FCC agreements and regulations,
  - (8) Reporting time and frequencies,
  - (9) Data formats,
  - (10) Data delivery systems and schedules, and
  - (11) **User-borne costs.**
- (c) The Director shall evaluate user requests for System Use Agreements and renewals and conclude agreements for use of the NOAA DCS.
- (d)
  - (1) Agreements for the collection, via the Argos DCS, of environmental data by government agencies or non-profit institutions shall be valid for 3 years from the date of initial in-situ deployment of the platforms, and may be renewed for additional 3-year periods.
  - (2) Agreements for the collection of environmental data, via the Argos DCS, by non-government users shall be valid for 1 year from the date of initial in-situ deployment of the platforms, and may be renewed for additional 1-year periods, but only for so long as there exists a governmental interest in the receipt of these data.
  - (3) Agreements for the collection of non-environmental data, via the Argos DCS, by government agencies, or non-profit institutions where there is a government interest, shall be valid for 1 year from the date of initial in-situ deployment of the platforms, and may be renewed for additional 1-year periods.
  - (4) Agreements for the episodic collection of non-environmental data, via the Argos DCS under [§ 911.4(c)(4)](/cfr/15/911.4.md?p=c-4), shall be of short, finite duration not to exceed 1 year without exception, and usually shall not exceed 6 months. These agreements shall be closely monitored and shall not be renewed.
  - (5) Agreements for the testing use of the Argos DCS by equipment manufacturers shall be valid for 1 year from the date of initial testing, and may be renewed for additional 1-year periods.
- (e)
  - (1) Agreements for the collection of environmental data, by the GOES DCS, shall be valid for 5 years from the date of initial in-situ deployment, and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods.
  - (2) Agreements for the testing use of the GOES DCS, by equipment manufacturers, shall be valid for 1 year from the date of initial testing, and may be renewed for additional 1-year periods.
  - (3) Agreements for the collection of non-environmental data, via the GOES DCS, by government agencies, or non-profit institutions where there is a government interest, shall be valid for 1 year from the date of initial in-situ deployment of the platforms, and may be renewed for additional 1-year periods.
  - (4) Agreements for the episodic collection of non-environmental data, via the GOES DCS under [§ 911.4(c)(4)](/cfr/15/911.4.md?p=c-4), shall be of short, finite duration not to exceed 1 year without exception, and usually shall not exceed 6 months. These agreements shall be closely monitored and shall not be renewed.

## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 24922, May 6, 1998, as amended at 68 FR 45161, Aug. 1, 2003]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 313, 49 U.S.C. 44720; 15 U.S.C. 1525; 7 U.S.C. 450b; 5 U.S.C. 552.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 24922, May 6, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[63 FR 24922, May 6, 1998, as amended at 68 FR 45161, Aug. 1, 2003]