Attachment STA grant

This document pretains to SES-STA-20060224-00299 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2006022400299_484857

eosorst sesstnzoomzacorzme masosmosor PatoGom Liense Coporation Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description ofthis application to identify t on the main menu: STA to conducttesting on earth station prioto deployment with waiver. 1. Applicant Name: PettoCom License Corporation Phone Number: 504—736—9400 DBA Name: Fax Number: 504—734—6100 Street: 5901 Earhar Expressway E—Mail: jdenton@petrocom.com Ciy: Harmhan State: La Country: USA Zipeode: 70123 # Attention: Mr Jon Denton maeeSES—STh—2006022400379 cxtign25013 (_ on tm 22810 (orcthrideaton From 22814 c »« 325 lalc AommeYetnete Ufprntzge,

2. Contact Name: Russell . Fox Phone Number: ror—ase—7ass Companys Minte,Levin, Cohn,Feris, Fax Number: 2n—424—7300 Glovsky and Popeo, RC. Street: 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW E—Mail: RFox@mint.com Suie 900 City: Washington DC State: pe Countrys USA Zipeote: 20004 — Attention: Russel H. Fox Relationship: Legal Counsel (1f your application is relted t an applcation filed with the Commission, nter ither the fle number or the 1B Submission Db ofthreated application. Please enter only one) 3. Reference File Number SESSTA2005121901772. or Submission ID 4s. Is a fee submited this application? @ 1f¥es, completeand atach FCC Form 150. If No,indicatereason forfee exemption (see 47 ‘ERSection 11114). @ Governmental Entity gy Noncommercial educational icensee @ Othertplease explain; (dFee Classifcation CGX— ined Sitelite TransmitiReceive Barth Station 5. Type Request @ Use Priorto Grant g Chiange Sution Location g Oe 6. Requested Use Pror Date c22s2006

7. CiyEngleside 8: Latode (Gimmsssh) 27. 51 2408 N 9. Sure TX 10. Lonaitude (G@mmsssh) 19 12 20 W 11; Please supply any need atachments. Atachment 1: Justieation Atachment 2: Waiver Atachment3: 12. Deserption. (Ifthe complete descrption does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view t in ts entirety) sth to conduct testing prior to deploynent in the Gulf of Mexico and request for Waiver. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned ceriies that nither aplicant nor any other partyto the applcation is Yes g No subject ta denial f Federal beneft hatincludes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 ofthe Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.C. Section 862,because f a conviction for ssession or ditrbution ofa controlld substance. See 47 CR 1.2002(0) for the meaningof &quotparty t theapplication@iquotfor these purposes 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Tite ofPerson Signing Jon Denton Engineering Manager WILLEUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE By FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Tike 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (US. Code, Tile 47, Section 312(a)(1), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.8. Code, Ti 47, Secion 503).

ree Novice Requiten By THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT "The publicreportig fo this colletion of information s estimated to average 2 hours per esponse, includingthe time for reviewing instructions, searching existingdata sources,gathering and maintaning therequired data, and compleing and reviewing the collection of information. Ifyou have any comments on thisburden estimate,or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD~PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We wl also accept your commentsregarding the Paperwork Reduction Actaspects othis collection via th Interet ifyou send them to jboley@fecgov. PLEASE bo Nor sexp conPLETED FoRMTo Ts Appess. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection finformation sponsored by the Federal povernment, and the government may not conductor sponsor ths ollecton, unles i isplays a currenty valid OMB contral number o ifwe fail t provide you wth this notice. This: colletion has been assigned an OMB controlnumberof3060—0678 TiE FOREGOING NOTICE Is REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCroBER 1, 199844 US.C. SECTION 3s07.

Attachment 1 PetroCom License Corporation Application for Earth Station Special Temporary Authority JUSTIFICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY PetroCom License Corporation (‘PetroCom"), pursuant to the provisions of Section 25120 ofthe rules and regulations ofthe Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission‘) hereby requests thatthe FCC grant it special temporary authority ("STA"), for a period ofthirty (30) days, beginning on February 26, 2006, o operate the facilities associated with the satelit earth station (the "Station") referenced in the associated application for testing purposes only. PetroCom wl ulimately operate the Station from the Atlantis oil production platform (the "Platform")in the Gulfof Mexico (the "Gulf") owned by BP Americas, Inc. (BP). The Station willallow PetroCom to provide service to BP, so that BP may communicate from the Platform to BP‘s headquarters in Houston, Texas. Itisanticipated that the Station will be shipped to the Platform within thirty (30) days of grant of STA."" PetroCom has separately obtained authority to operate the Station from the Platform on a permanent basis."" This STA requestis identical t one intially granted by the Commission to testthe Station earlie last year (‘June 2005 STA®)" Like the FCC‘s previous action approving temporary use of the Station, PetroCom believes that grant of STA is appropriate in thisinstance. Attached to the June 2005 STA applicationis evidence of frequeney coordination for the shipyard and a radiation hazard study for the antenna. PetroCom is mindful thatthe CC will likely only authorizetemporary opertions foa period of thiry (30) days. Accordingly, upon expirtion ofthe STA requested her, PetroCom will equestfurther STA untl such time as the Station s transported t the Gulf, As noted below, because te failtics covered by the STA will not be permanenty locatedatthe site specified, it is more appropriat to seck continued STA thatto obtai permanent icense fothe sation to operitat his location on a temporary basis # See PetroCom License Corporation, PCC File No. SES—LIC—20050505—00538, Cal sign EOSO131 (granted June 13, 2008). * See PetroCom License Corporation, FCC File No. SES—STA—20050623—00809, Call sign EOSO131 (granted June 27,2005)("June 2008 STA®). PetroCom requested and obtain further STA to test these facltieswhen t became apparentthat the sation would not b trnsported to the Gulfduring the time frume initally envisioned. See PetroCom License Corporation, FCC File No. SES—STA—20050722— 00929, Callsign EOSO131 (granted July 27, 2005); PetroCom License Corporation, FCC Fil No. SES— $TA—20050823—01129, Call sign EOSO131 (granted August 26, 2005); PeteoCom License Corporation, FCC File No. SES—8TA—20050920—01301, Call sign E050131 (granted September 22, 2005); PetroCom Lisense Corporation, FCC File No. SES—STA—20081021—01454, Cal sign EOSO131 (granted October 26, 2003); PtroCom Liense Corporation, FCC File No. SES—STA—20051 118—01608,Callsign E0SO131 (granted November 29, 2005); PetroCom License Corportion, FCC File No. SES—STA—20081219—01772, Call sign EOSO131 (granted December 29, 2005) As the Commission is aware, PetroCom‘s operations have beendramatically affected by the devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rite. While PetroCom reasonably expected that the equipment that is the subject o this STA request would have been deployed in the Gul,and on the Atlants oil production plaform months ago, the effects of Hurricancs Eatina and Rita have severely disrupted scheduling ofsctivites in the Gulf. Accordingly, PetroCom‘s nesd for further STA was completely unforescen.

As PetroCom explained in its request for the June 2005 STA, prior to shipping the Station to the Platform and deploying the Station on the Platform, it is necessary for PetroCom to test the Station atthe KOS shipyard in Engleside, Texas. By testing the Station before it is deployed in the Gulf, PetroCom will be able to ensure is proper functioning prior to shipment. Once the Station is shipped to the Platform it wll be the principal source of communications from the Platform. Because the Station will be the primary means of communications on the Platform, testing after the installation ofthe Station poses a risk to the safety and health of personnel onboard as well as to the environment, in the event of an incident requiring intervention. With testing verified atthe shipyard in Engleside, communications wll be available immediately once the Station are installed. The need for adequatetesting before installation on the Platform has become even more important i the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Accordingly,testing of the Stationatthe shipyard location is necessary before the Station is transported to the Platforms in the Gulf. STA under these conditions is contemplated by Section 25.120(a) ofthe FCC‘s rules, which states that STA may be requested for "circumstances requiring..emporary use of facilites:"*"—It would be inefficient for the FCC to process an application for permanent authorization for the Station at the shipyard faciliy, because of the imited duration at which the Station will be located there. Accordinly, the FCC is requested to issue STA to PetroCom, effective February 26, 2006for a period of thirty (30) days, sothat it may test the Station on land before it is deployed to the Platform in the Gulf. If there are any questions regarding this STA request,the ECC is asked to contact communications counsel for PetroCom, Russell H. Fox of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.,202—434—7483, rfox @mint.com £ 47 CR 525.1200)

Attachment 2 PetroCom License Corporation Application for Earth Station Special Temporary Authority Request for Waiver PettoCom License Corporation (‘PetroCom") hereby requests that the Federal Communications Commission (‘FCC" or "Commission®) waive the provisions of Section 25.209 of the rules to permit it to operate an earth station antenna in the 4/6 GH: Band (the °C Band") that does not comply with the antenna gain limitations specified in the FCC‘s rules. This waiver requestis submitted in support of PetroCom‘s requestfor special temporary authority ("STA®)to operate satelit earth station (the "Station")for testing at a temporary location. PetroCom has already been granted permanent authority, including waiver ofthe rules covering the non— compliant earth station antenna, forthe Station to operate on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. PetroCom has also been granted temporary authority on several instances to test the antenna in June 2008 (‘June 2005 STA"). Technical materials supporting the already granted waiver request were submitted with the application for permanent authority (*Permanent Application‘) and are incorporated herein by reference. Petrocom attests to the fict that, as demonstrated by the atached Radiation Hazard Report included in the June 2005 STA request, the safe limits for non—ionizing radiation (Im/W/em?) will not be exceeded. Despitethfact thatthe main beam ofthe proposed earth station antenna does not conform to the provisions of Section 25.209(a)and (b), the FCC should grant e requested waiver and STA because PetroCom will not cause unacceptable levels ointerference under conditions ofuniform two degree orbitalspacings. The antenna pattem ofthe Station exceeds the gain specifications of Section 25.209 for th sidelobe envelope in the +1.0° to 1.9° region by a maximum of 9.0 dB, at 6 GHz. Outside the main beam, the anterna meets the requirements of Section 25.209 ofthe FCC‘s rules: * See PettoCom License Corporition, FCC File No. SES—LIC—20050505—00538, Call sign EOS0131 (granted June 13, 2008) (‘Permanent Application®). PetroCom incorporatesby reference the application for the Atlsnis earth station and the related exhibts documentingthe technical parametrs that support a walver request. The Commission previously grunted STA for teting ofthis Sation. See PetroCom Lieense Corpontion, FCC File No. SES—STA—20050623—00809, Call sign E050131 (granted June 27, 2003)(June 2005 STA") see also PtroCom License Corporation, PCC File No. SES—$TA—20050722— 00929, Call sign EOSO131 (granted July 27, 2005PetroCom License Corporation, FCC File No. SES— $7A—20050823.01129, Call sign EOSO131 (granted August26, 2005); PetroCom License Corporation, FCC File No. SES—8TA—20050920—01301, Call ign EOSO131 (granted September 22, 2005); PeroCom Lisense Corporation, FCC File No. SES—STA—20081021—01454, Cal sign EOSO131 (granted October 26, 2005) PetroCom License Comoration, FCC File No. SES—$TA—20081118—01604, Call sign EOSO131 (grinted November 29, 2005); PetroCom License Corporation, FCC File No. SES—STA—20081219—01772, Call sign EOSO131 (granted December 29, 2005). The frequency coontination and radiation hazard sudy are atached tothe June 2008 STA requestas Exhibits A and B

However,the effects of non—compliance with the anterna gain requirements are ameliorated by the reduction in power of the transmit antenna. ‘The provisions of Section 25.212 of the FCC‘s rulesspecify that the maximum RF power density normally licensed for smaller diameter antennas, utilizing C—band data taffc,is—2.7 dBWA kitz.The Station is proposed to operate with an RF transmit power density of—18. dBW/4 kltz. A comparison of the FCC‘s maximum authorized RF transmit power density(2.7 dBW4 kHz) and the actual transmit power density ofthe proposed earth station (—18.5 dBW4 kH), indicates thatthe applied—for transmit power density is 15.8 dBW lower than the specified power restrictions. When the antenna patterm envelopes are considered, the applied—for transmit power density is stll .8 dBW less than the maximum RF power density normally licensed by the FCC To support PetroCom‘s caim that the operation t proposes will not cause adjacent satelites exposure to greater EIRP densityfrom PetroCom‘s faciltes than those adjacent satelites would experience from an antenna conforming to the gain pattems of Section 25.209(a) and operating at the EIRP density limits specified in Section 25.212(c), Petrocom submitted an Electrical Test Report prepared for the antenna manufacturer showing the gain pattems of the antenna. To supplement this claim Petrocom also submitted a data table showing how the proposed operation meets the Commission‘s off—axis criteria at various elevation angles. Finally, this reduced RF transmit power willresult in acceptable performance for the antenna with respect to adjacent satelite nterference. PetroCom will operate with the AMC—3 satelite (87° W.L.. PetroCom has obtained consent to the use of these non—conforming antennas from all affected parties, Affidavitsfrom PanAmSat and Loral atesting that they are aware and acknowledge PettoCom proposed operation in the C Band and that they do not object to that operation are attached to the Permanent Application. In any case, if the use ofthis antenna should cause interference into other systems, PetroCom will terminate transmissions immediately upon notice from the affected parties. The antenna is not compliant at two degrees for receive operations. PetroCom does not believe, however, hatthis non—compliancewill unduly affect ts receive signal quality. Moreover, PetroCom will accept any adjacent satellte interference in the receive band. Finally, PetroCom notes that previous licenses and STA requests have been granted to it by the FCC for this size antenna. Accordingly, grant of the requested STA will be consistent with past Commission practice. Should there be any questions regarding this waiver request, the FCC is sked to contact communications counsel for PetroCom, Russell H. Fox of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Feris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., 202—434—7483, rfox@mintz.com woessesa


Document Created: 2006-02-28 11:34:37
Document Modified: 2006-02-28 11:34:37
© 2024 FCC.report
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FCC