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 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1201 tions Commission shall take action necessary to coordinate efficiently— (1) the receipt and consideration of, and action on, the application; and (2) the completion of any associated aeronautical study. § 44719. Standards for navigational aids The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on Regulations, standards for installing navigational aids, including airport control towers. For each type of facility, the regulations shall consider at a minimum traffic density (number of aircraft operations without consideration of aircraft size), terrain and other obstacles to navigation, weather characteristics, passengers served, and potential aircraft operating efficiencies. §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 t 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

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