WMOD00576

• Title: Summary of Weather Modification Activities Reported in 1979
• Date: 7/1/1980
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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proposed to &mud the rldel on .......
~ J'eClmfa and submlttblg reparti
on weatherrnod!ftcatton aet.ttttfes (S-rlB
22974 and lit PR 1m). 1l:dl~..Ael! per-
aona were IlftD unttl Marcb 25. l"'rt.o
ll1Ibmtt wrftl2D ~, objectIMJs, 1'tlCIftIl';
mendatlons, or SIJIll'StIons In ""...i-t!I....
with the P1"'P(llred amendlDtll:l1Ir. '!he ft!w
commentsrece1ved In ftlIIPCIDIle to tile
nottce havel been eomddend In cfR&ll,
aDd, 11& 8 relUJt.lIaIIIe rev1slam have been
made In tb1!!Se lIIIIeDdmeDtIr.
'I!Je ft1'st revtstlm COftll!l I tlI8.'(d) ,
the amendrl!ent that &JJows the Admln-
Sstrator to waive some requirements In
the reporttJJg of certain weo.ther mod1-
ftcatlOD attempts. '1'bts amendment haa
been c!arlflt~ to provide spedftcaDy that
an weather modtftcatlon actfvttles are to
be ~ to NOAA, that the AdmiDJs-
trator m&J' decide to waive IIOMe suIl8e-
qaent reporting requ1rementn for certain
ac:ttv1ttes arter ln1tJaI notlfteatlon, and
that the btlsts for such dec!sJon wm be
the general aceeptalllIlty. from a techn1-
ca1 or scienttftc viewpoint, at the appara-
tus and tecbn1Ques to be usett.
The Remd revtstOD concerns the
period far ftlfng Inter1m and tIna1 re-
ports. Seetllons 9OI.5(a) and 1OlI.8 nmr
provtde fo:r such reports to be ftIed
within t5 clays, 6ince lome respondents
stated thai; they would en(:ounter d1f-
ftculty In nleettng . 30 dayl"equ!rement.
The ftnaJ revision Is In I 9118.5(a). with
respect to the effective closing date for
the InteriD:L'report. pcrtod. ltn recons1d-
ertnc this amendment, NOAA baa
decided to adopt January 1 as the cIos-
InC date for the interim report In order
to avo1d allbfault)' and to Pre&are 1tIDl-
mar:v repoJu that more accurately re-
flect the lItatus of weather lEDod!1Il:atIaD
acUvttIeIl dlD1Dlr a calendar Jal'.
The ortll1n81 Nell em ....-........1[
records a:l1d IUbrD1tt1Dg report.aon
weather 111od1fteatIon ac:tnttIeII were
pqIJ1I.sbed lID the PInuI. It.m!nn (!'r
PB 22I'H1. These rules 'Rre lIUII8e-
Q1mltIy amended (3t PH laZ) . Por com~
pJeteD_. the rev1Idona menlttoned above
and the nmatnder of the lamendmentll
IIGW' beialr ~ are ~ ..
fOUOWB:
I. SectllJl1 lItI8.Uk) and ()) ha?e been
.&fed ot6eftDe IIIlUDlIOr aDd operator.
2. '1'!1e Jllst eeuteuce In . 101.3 (e) bas
been restal:ed.
3. 8ecUol1l 908.3 (d) and (0) ha?e been
added.
.. BeettDD 981.4(a) hM been re'f'IBed..
5. IIIectIlrn lO8.5f.) hM been ~,
.. SedkID _.5(b) (2) has beeD .
WOI'IIIlld.
'I. 8ectIa1l 108.1 hM IIeeD eItlallced.
I. SedlalII M.I(c) .... beeD ebaDlred
.. lIIldIea ....(.)(1) (YW) has beeD
.-...onled.
10. Beet.l1oD ..I(a) (2) JUIII been re-
worded.

The purpose of these rules 18 to pro-
WIe 'fOl' ale reporUn<< to the' AdmInIs-
tntDr of &be NaUDnal ()caIdc UIll
~~-tc ~, VA De-
pgtmcDtct Commerce. of weather modl-.
acatton 8C'ttYltlea takfng pla<ee wttb1n Ole,
U11ItIed 1I!f:I~_. pursuant to 1:I1e require-

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mentel of Pub. Law 92-205 as amended.
The Secretary of C'cImmeree 'fand _
delep.tion the Adm1ll1ilVa*Ol') II ehlU"Pd
UDder the III:Icwe ltnr wtth &be responsfbO-
fty to ~Ie and retatn records at
such weather modification activities, to
__ tIIe8e records publ1c}y aftUabJe to
the fullest extent practicable, and to
publlsh IUIlUl1lIrieIl iOereof tram Ume to
time. The Intent of thJs procram Is that
dpertIIe in the field of weather modi-
1II:atIDD wID be Incresset!: that seienttsta
and ,other concert1-"Ii persons wiD have
ac:ceu to information al:!out past and on-
lOIDcefforts toward weather modtftca-
ttar1: tbatconcerned perrons can deter-
inJne w!lether their acttvttles wUJ be
DClC'elIlIlU"Y or duplicative, can check both
destn.b!e and lDldes1n!.ble atmospheric
c!laDIeS BClUnst records of weather
modIftcat!on. and can be alert to possible
tentturtaJ overlapplngs of weather
modlfteatlon operations. In addftlon, thl8
reporting program provides information
OD the possfbIDty of harm to persons,
property, or the environment, or of inter-
ference wtth PMeral research1Jrojects.
Appropr1ate Federal agencies also re-
port their weather modlftcatlon activities
to the Secretary of Commerce. ThJs Fed-
eral reportU1g complements the report-
Ing of non-Federally sponsored projects
and provides for a central source of in-
formation on all weather modlftcatlon
acttv1t1es In the United States.
The actions of the Department of
OOIIlmerCe under these rules are not In-
tended as. nor do th~ c<<lStItute"control
erftlllllaUon of weatber modIfteaUon op-
erau... /my .llfJtIIlcatlon that may be
made to opmI.toll!l and State o1llcfaJs on
the buIa of Information received will be
advtsol7 onb'.
'1'IIerefare. punuant to the authority
eardaiDed In III US.C. lI3O-a0e and 15
U.s.C. 313. the Nattona! Oceanic and At-
maepberIe AdmJnJstratlon (NOAA) has
,amended T1Ue 15. Code of Federal Regu-
, Jat.1oDa bY tbe addition CJl Pan IlOl. These
ndeII are a:ImtDistered by the AdmtnJs-
intoi', JlraUoDaJ Oceanic and Atmospher-
Ic AdIrdnIstratton, on behalf of the Sec-
reW7 CJl COmmerce. pursuant to tbe Sec-
retary', ~~ oIauthorlQ' 111 sectioa
a. ~ .Olt CJl U.s. Department
01 eom--ce Or1I8Dllatlon Order 25-6A.
Tbe current rules, Includfng aD amend-
mentll. are repub!Jahed below In &heir
cUreCiV.

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AdaUliltrGtor.

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