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REASONS FOR REQUEST <br /> ■ ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THE ARRAY OF SATELLITE DISHES WOULD CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC <br /> STUDIES ON THE ASTROPHYSICAL ORIGIN OF FAST RADIO BURSTS (FRBS) . FRBS ARE POWERFUL <br /> RADIO BURSTS COMING FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF OUR GALAXY, WHICH ARE NOT YET <br /> UNDERSTOOD. THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO STUDY THE SOURCES AND ORIGINS OF THESE RADIO <br /> BURSTS, WHICH REQUIRES A "RADIO-QUIET" SITE. KA'U WAS FOUND TO BE THE BEST RADIO-QUIET <br /> AREA ON HAWAI`I ISLAND, BASED ON SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE APPLICANT. <br /> ■ THE SATELLITES AND ANTENNAS ARE DESIGNED FOR FRB RECEPTION ONLY, THEREFORE NO <br /> OUTWARD TRANSMISSION OF RADIO SIGNALS WOULD OCCUR. IN ADDITION, ALL SATELLITES <br /> WOULD BE FIXED TO LOOK AT THE NORTHEASTERN SKY ONLY, THUS NO SATELLITE MOVEMENT • <br /> WOULD OCCUR. <br /> ■ THE PROPOSED USE WILL BE TEMPORARY, WITH AN UNSPECIFIED LEASE TERM THAT INCLUDES THE • <br /> OPTION TO RENEW THE LEASE. <br /> ■ THE PROPOSED FACILITY WILL OPERATE UNATTENDED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, WITH 1 PERSON <br /> CHECKING ON OPERATIONS ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. <br />