US Coast Guard to terminate LORAN-C beginning February 8, 2010
SPECIAL NOTICESUBJ: TERMINATION OF ALL U.S. LORAN-C SIGNALS
1. IAW THE 2010 DHS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, THE U.S. COAST GUARD WILL TERMINATE THE TRANSMISSION OF ALL U.S. LORAN-C SIGNALS EFFECTIVE 2000Z 08 FEB 2010. AT THAT TIME, THE U.S. LORAN-C SIGNAL WILL BE UNUSABLE AND PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUED. THIS TERMINATION DOES NOT AFFECT U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE RUSSIAN-AMERICAN OR CANADIAN LORAN-C CHAINS. U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THESE CHAINS WILL CONTINUE TEMPORARILY IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
The Coast Guard will publish in the Federal Register on January 7th, 2010 the decision to shut down the LORAN-C system. The Department of Homeland Security has determined that LORAN-C is not needed as a back-up to GPS.
The Record of Decision by the Coast Guard that will be published in the Feceral Register can be found here.
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