comdtinst m2400.1f - US Coast Guard Response Boat-Medium

C. National Frequency Management Procedures.
1. Authorization. National authority from NTIA is required for
any use of radio frequencies by federal government stations.
NTIA has issued blanket authority for the use of designated
frequency bands and discrete frequencies such as; certain
low power devices, distress frequencies, experimental
stations, aeronautical route frequencies etc, but most Coast
Guard use of radio frequencies requires an assignment from
NTIA.
2. FAS. Frequency assignment proposals from federal government
agencies are submitted to the Frequency Assignment
Subcommittee (FAS) of the IRAC by the agency's FAS
representative. The FAS considers each frequency proposal
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