47 CFR § 5.404 - Area of operation.

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title: "47 CFR § 5.404 - Area of operation."
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# 5.404 Area of operation.

Applications must specify, and the Commission will grant authorizations for, a geographic area that is inclusive of an institution's real-property facilities where the experimentation will be conducted and that is under the applicant's control. Applications also may specify, and the Commission will grant authorizations for, defined geographic areas beyond the institution's real-property facilities that will be included in clinical trials and monitored by the licensee. In general, operations will be permitted where the likelihood of harmful interference being caused to authorized services is minimal.

[78 FR 25162, Apr. 29, 2013]