49 U.S.C. § 44720 : US Code - Section 44720: Meteorological services

Search 49 U.S.C. § 44720 : US Code - Section 44720: Meteorological services

(a) Recommendations. - The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall make recommendations to the Secretary of
Commerce on providing meteorological services necessary for the
safe and efficient movement of aircraft in air commerce. In
providing the services, the Secretary shall cooperate with the
Administrator and give complete consideration to those
recommendations.
(b) Promoting Safety and Efficiency. - To promote safety and
efficiency in air navigation to the highest possible degree, the
Secretary shall -
(1) observe, measure, investigate, and study atmospheric
phenomena, and maintain meteorological stations and offices, that
are necessary or best suited for finding out in advance
information about probable weather conditions;
(2) provide reports to the Administrator to persons engaged in
civil aeronautics that are designated by the Administrator and to
other persons designated by the Secretary in a way and with a
frequency that best will result in safety in, and facilitating,
air navigation;
(3) cooperate with persons engaged in air commerce in
meteorological services, maintain reciprocal arrangements with
those persons in carrying out this clause, and collect and
distribute weather reports available from aircraft in flight;
(4) maintain and coordinate international exchanges of
meteorological information required for the safety and efficiency
of air navigation;
(5) in cooperation with other departments, agencies, and
instrumentalities of the United States Government, meteorological
services of foreign countries, and persons engaged in air
commerce, participate in developing an international basic
meteorological reporting network, including the establishment,
operation, and maintenance of reporting stations on the high
seas, in polar regions, and in foreign countries;
(6) coordinate meteorological requirements in the United States
to maintain standard observations, to promote efficient use of
facilities, and to avoid duplication of services unless the
duplication tends to promote the safety and efficiency of air
navigation; and
(7) promote and develop meteorological science and foster and
support research projects in meteorology through the use of
private and governmental research facilities and provide for
publishing the results of the projects unless publication would
not be in the public interest.