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Code · CFR · Title 14 — Aeronautics and Space · Part 77 — Safe, Efficient Use, and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace · § 77.31

§ 77.31. Determinations.

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(a)The FAA will issue a determination stating whether the proposed construction or alteration would be a hazard to air navigation, and will advise all known interested persons.
(b)The FAA will make determinations based on the aeronautical study findings and will identify the following:
(1)The effects on VFR/IFR aeronautical departure/arrival operations, air traffic procedures, minimum flight altitudes, and existing, planned, or proposed airports listed in § 77.15(e) of which the FAA has received actual notice prior to issuance of a final determination.
(2)The extent of the physical and/or electromagnetic effect on the operation of existing or proposed air navigation facilities, communication aids, or surveillance systems.
(c)The FAA will issue a Determination of Hazard to Air Navigation when the aeronautical study concludes that the proposed construction or alteration will exceed an obstruction standard and would have a substantial aeronautical impact.
(d)A Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation will be issued when the aeronautical study concludes that the proposed construction or alteration will exceed an obstruction standard but would not have a substantial aeronautical impact to air navigation. A Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation may include the following:
(1)Conditional provisions of a determination.
(2)Limitations necessary to minimize potential problems, such as the use of temporary construction equipment.
(3)Supplemental notice requirements, when required.
(4)Marking and lighting recommendations, as appropriate.
(e)The FAA will issue a Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation when a proposed structure does not exceed any of the obstruction standards and would not be a hazard to air navigation.
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