
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2001]
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[CITE: 47CFR1]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
Subpart A--General Rules of Practice and Procedure

    Source: 28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

                                 General

Sec. 1.1  Proceedings before the Commission.

    The Commission may on its own motion or petition of any interested 
party hold such proceedings as it may deem necessary from time to time 
in connection with the investigation of any matter which it has power to 
investigate under the law, or for the purpose of obtaining information 
necessary or helpful in the determination of its policies, the carrying 
out of its duties or the formulation or amendment of its rules and 
regulations. For such purposes it may subpena witnesses and require the 
production of evidence. Procedures to be followed by the Commission 
shall, unless specifically prescribed in this part, be such as in the 
opinion of the Commission will best serve the purposes of such 
proceedings.

(Sec. 403, 48 Stat. 1094; 47 U.S.C. 403)

Sec. 1.2  Declaratory rulings.

    The Commission may, in accordance with section 5(d) of the 
Administrative Procedure Act, on motion or on its own motion issue a 
declaratory ruling terminating a controversy or removing uncertainty.

(5 U.S.C. 554)

Sec. 1.3  Suspension, amendment, or waiver of rules.

    The provisions of this chapter may be suspended, revoked, amended, 
or waived for good cause shown, in whole or in part, at any time by the 
Commission, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure 
Act and the provisions of this chapter. Any provision of the rules may 
be waived by the Commission on its own motion or on petition if good 
cause therefor is shown.

    Cross Reference: See subpart C of this part for practice and 
procedure involving rulemaking.

Sec. 1.4  Computation of time.

    (a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule section is to detail the 
method for computing the amount of time within which persons or entities 
must act in response to deadlines established by the Commission. It also 
applies to computation of time for seeking both reconsideration and 
judicial review of Commission decisions.
    (b) General Rule--Computation of Beginning Date When Action is 
Initiated by Commission or Staff. Unless otherwise provided, the first 
day to be counted when a period of time begins with an action taken by 
the Commission, an Administrative Law Judge or by members of the 
Commission or its staff pursuant to delegated authority is the day after 
the day on which public notice of that action is given. See Sec. 1.4(b) 
(1)-(5) of this section. Unless otherwise provided, all Rules measuring 
time from the date of the issuance of a Commission document entitled 
``Public Notice'' shall be calculated in accordance with this section. 
See Sec. 1.4(b)(4) of this section for a description of the ``Public 
Notice'' document. Unless otherwise provided in Sec. 1.4 (g) and (h) of 
this section, it is immaterial whether the first day is a ``holiday.'' 
For purposes of this section, the term public notice means the date of 
any of the following events: See Sec. 1.4(e)(1) of this section for 
definition of ``holiday.''
    (1) For all documents in notice and comment and non-notice and 
comment rulemaking proceedings required by the Administrative Procedure 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, 553, to be published in the

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Federal Register, including summaries thereof, the date of publication 
in the Federal Register.
    Note to paragraph (b)(1):
    Licensing and other adjudicatory decisions with respect to specific 
parties that may be associated with or contained in rulemaking documents 
are governed by the provisions of Sec. 1.4(b)(2).

    Example 1: A document in a Commission rule making proceeding is 
published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, May 6, 1987. Public 
notice commences on Wednesday, May 6, 1987. The first day to be counted 
in computing the beginning date of a period of time for action in 
response to the document is Thursday, May 7, 1987, the ``day after the 
day'' of public notice.
    Example 2:  Section 1.429(e) provides that when a petition for 
reconsideration is timely filed in proper form, public notice of its 
filing is published in the Federal Register. Section 1.429(f) provides 
that oppositions to a petition for reconsideration shall be filed within 
15 days after public notice of the petition's filing in the Federal 
Register. Public notice of the filing of a petition for reconsideration 
is published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, June 10, 1987. For 
purposes of computing the filing period for an opposition, the first day 
to be counted is Thursday, June 11, 1987, which is the day after the 
date of public notice. Therefore, oppositions to the reconsideration 
petition must be filed by Thursday, June 25, 1987, 15 days later.

    (2) For non-rulemaking documents released by the Commission or 
staff, including the Commission's section 271 determinations, 47 U.S.C. 
271, the release date.

    Example 3: The Chief, Mass Media Bureau, adopts an order on 
Thursday, April 2, 1987. The text of that order is not released to the 
public until Friday, April 3, 1987. Public notice of this decision is 
given on Friday, April 3, 1987. Saturday, April 4, 1987, is the first 
day to be counted in computing filing periods.

    (3) For rule makings of particular applicability, if the rule making 
document is to be published in the Federal Register and the Commission 
so states in its decision, the date of public notice will commence on 
the day of the Federal Register publication date. If the decision fails 
to specify Federal Register publication, the date of public notice will 
commence on the release date, even if the document is subsequently 
published in the Federal Register. See Declaratory Ruling, 51 FR 23059 
(June 25, 1986).

    Example 4: An order establishing an investigation of a tariff, and 
designating issues to be resolved in the investigation, is released on 
Wednesday, April 1, 1987, and is published in the Federal Register on 
Friday, April 10, 1987. If the decision itself specifies Federal 
Register publication, the date of public notice is Friday, April 10, 
1987. If this decision does not specify Federal Register publication, 
public notice occurs on Wednesday, April 1, 1987, and the first day to 
be counted in computing filing periods is Thursday, April 2, 1987.

    (4) If the full text of an action document is not to be released by 
the Commission, but a descriptive document entitled ``Public Notice'' 
describing the action is released, the date on which the descriptive 
``Public Notice'' is released.

    Example 5: At a public meeting the Commission considers an 
uncontested application to transfer control of a broadcast station. The 
Commission grants the application and does not plan to issue a full text 
of its decision on the uncontested matter. Five days after the meeting, 
a descriptive ``Public Notice'' announcing the action is publicly 
released. The date of public notice commences on the day of the release 
date.
    Example 6: A Public Notice of petitions for rule making filed with 
the Commission is released on Wednesday, September 2, 1987; public 
notice of these petitions is given on September 2, 1987. The first day 
to be counted in computing filing times is Thursday, September 3, 1987.

    (5) If a document is neither published in the Federal Register nor 
released, and if a descriptive document entitled ``Public Notice'' is 
not released, the date appearing on the document sent (e.g., mailed, 
telegraphed, etc.) to persons affected by the action.

    Example 7: A Bureau grants a license to an applicant, or issues a 
waiver for non-conforming operation to an existing licensee, and no 
``Public Notice'' announcing the action is released. The date of public 
notice commences on the day appearing on the license mailed to the 
applicant or appearing on the face of the letter granting the waiver 
mailed to the licensee.

    (c) General Rule--Computation of Beginning Date When Action is 
Initiated by Act, Event or Default. Commission procedures frequently 
require the computation of a period of time where the period begins with 
the occurrence of an act, event or default and terminates a

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specific number of days thereafter. Unless otherwise provided, the first 
day to be counted when a period of time begins with the occurrence of an 
act, event or default is the day after the day on which the act, event 
or default occurs.

    Example 8: Commission Rule Sec. 21.39(d) requires the filing of an 
application requesting consent to involuntary assignment or control of 
the permit or license within thirty days after the occurrence of the 
death or legal disability of the licensee or permittee. If a licensee 
passes away on Sunday, March 1, 1987, the first day to be counted 
pursuant to Sec. 1.4(c) is the day after the act or event. Therefore, 
Monday, March 2, 1987, is the first day of the thirty day period 
specified in Sec. 21.39(d).

    (d) General Rule--Computation of Terminal Date. Unless otherwise 
provided, when computing a period of time the last day of such period of 
time is included in the computation, and any action required must be 
taken on or before that day.

    Example 9: Paragraph 1.4(b)(1) of this section provides that 
``public notice'' in a notice and comment rule making proceeding begins 
on the day of Federal Register publication. Paragraph 1.4(b) of this 
section provides that the first day to be counted in computing a 
terminal date is the ``day after the day'' on which public notice 
occurs. Therefore, if the commission allows or requires an action to be 
taken 20 days after public notice in the Federal Register, the first day 
to be counted is the day after the date of the Federal Register 
publication. Accordingly, if the Federal Register document is published 
on Thursday, July 23, 1987, public notice is given on Thursday, July 23, 
and the first day to be counted in computing a 20 day period is Friday, 
July 24, 1987. The 20th day or terminal date upon which action must be 
taken is Wednesday, August 12, 1987.

    (e) Definitions for purposes of this section:
    (1) The term holiday means Saturday, Sunday, officially recognized 
Federal legal holidays and any other day on which the Commission's 
offices are closed and not reopened prior to 5:30 p.m. For example, a 
regularly scheduled Commission business day may become a holiday if its 
offices are closed prior to 5:30 p.m. due to adverse weather, emergency 
or other closing.

    Note: As of August 1987, officially recognized Federal legal 
holidays are New Year's Day, January 1; Martin Luther King's Birthday, 
third Monday in January; Washington's Birthday, third Monday in 
February; Memorial Day, last Monday in May; Independence Day, July 4; 
Labor Day, first Monday in September; Columbus Day, second Monday in 
October; Veterans Day, November 11; Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in 
November; Christmas Day, December 25. If a legal holiday falls on 
Saturday or Sunday, the holiday is taken, respectively, on the preceding 
Friday or the following Monday. In addition, January 20, (Inauguration 
Day) following a Presidential election year is a legal holiday in the 
metropolitan Washington, DC area. If Inauguration Day falls on Sunday, 
the next succeeding day is a legal holiday. See 5 U.S.C. 6103; Executive 
Order No. 11582, 36 FR 2957 (Feb. 11, 1971). The determination of a 
``holiday'' will apply only to the specific Commission location(s) 
designated as on ``holiday'' on that particular day.

    (2) The term business day means all days, including days when the 
Commission opens later than the time specified in Rule Sec. 0.403, which 
are not ``holidays'' as defined above.
    (3) The term filing period means the number of days allowed or 
prescribed by statute, rule, order, notice or other Commission action 
for filing any document with the Commission. It does not include any 
additional days allowed for filing any document pursuant to paragraphs 
(g), (h) and (j) of this section.
    (4) The term filing date means the date upon which a document must 
be filed after all computations of time authorized by this section have 
been made.
    (f) Except as provided in Sec. 0.401(b) of this chapter, all 
petitions, pleadings, tariffs or other documents not required to be 
accompanied by a fee and which are hand-delivered must be tendered for 
filing in complete form, as directed by the Rules, with the Office of 
the Secretary before 7:00 p.m., at 445 12th St., SW., TW-A325, 
Washington, DC. The Secretary will determine whether a tendered document 
meets the pre-7:00 p.m. deadline. Documents filed electronically 
pursuant to Sec. 1.49(f) must be received by the Commission's electronic 
filing system before midnight. Applications, attachments and pleadings 
filed electronically in the Universal Licensing System (ULS) pursuant to 
Sec. 1.939(b) must be received before midnight on the filing date. Mass 
Media Bureau applications and reports

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filed electronically pursuant to Sec. 73.3500 of this chapter must be 
received by the electronic filing system before midnight on the filing 
date.
    (g) Unless otherwise provided (e.g., Secs. 1.773 and 76.1502(e)(1) 
of this chapter), if the filing period is less than 7 days, intermediate 
holidays shall not be counted in determining the filing date.

    Example 10: A reply is required to be filed within 5 days after the 
filing of an opposition in a license application proceeding. The 
opposition is filed on Wednesday, June 10, 1987. The first day to be 
counted in computing the 5 day time period is Thursday, June 11, 1987. 
Saturday and Sunday are not counted because they are holidays. The 
document must be filed with the Commission on or before the following 
Wednesday, June 17, 1987.

    (h) If a document is required to be served upon other parties by 
statute or Commission regulation and the document is in fact served by 
mail (see Sec. 1.47(f)), and the filing period for a response is 10 days 
or less, an additional 3 days (excluding holidays) will be allowed to 
all parties in the proceeding for filing a response. This paragraph (h) 
shall not apply to documents filed pursuant to Sec. 1.89, Sec. 1.120(d), 
Sec. 1.315(b) or Sec. 1.316. For purposes of this paragraph (h) service 
by facsimile or by electronic means shall be deemed equivalent to hand 
delivery.

    Example 11: A reply to an opposition for a petition for 
reconsideration must be filed within 7 days after the opposition is 
filed. 47 CFR 1.106(h). The rules require that the opposition be served 
on the person seeking reconsideration. 47 CFR 1.106(g). If the 
opposition is served on the party seeking reconsideration by mail and 
the opposition is filed with the Commission on Monday, November 9, 1987, 
the first day to be counted is Tuesday, November 10, 1987 (the day after 
the day on which the event occurred, Sec. 1.4(c)), and the seventh day 
is Monday, November 16. An additional 3 days (excluding holidays) is 
then added at the end of the 7 day period, and the reply must be filed 
no later than Thursday, November 19, 1987.
    Example 12: Assume that oppositions to a petition in a particular 
proceeding are due 10 days after the petition is filed and must be 
served on the parties to the proceeding. If the petition is filed on 
October 28, 1993, the last day of the filing period for oppositions is 
Sunday, November 7. If service is made by mail, the opposition is due 
three days after November 7, or Wednesday, November 10.

    (i) If both paragraphs (g) and (h) of this section are applicable, 
make the paragraph (g) computation before the paragraph (h) computation.

    Example 13: Section 1.45(b) requires the filing of replies to 
oppositions within five days after the time for filing oppositions has 
expired. If an opposition has been filed on the last day of the filing 
period (Friday, July 10, 1987), and was served on the replying party by 
mail, Sec. 1.4(i) of this section specifies that the paragraph (g) 
computation should be made before the paragraph (h) computation. 
Therefore, since the specified filing period is less than seven days, 
paragraph (g) is applied first. The first day of the filing period is 
Monday, July 13, 1987, and Friday, July 17, 1987 is the fifth day (the 
intervening weekend was not counted). Paragraph (h) is then applied to 
add three days for mailing (excluding holidays). That period begins on 
Monday, July 20, 1987. Therefore, Wednesday, July 22, 1987, is the date 
by which replies must be filed, since the intervening weekend is again 
not counted.

    (j) Unless otherwise provided (e.g. Sec. 76.1502(e) of this chapter) 
if, after making all the computations provided for in this section, the 
filing date falls on a holiday, the document shall be filed on the next 
business day. See paragraph (e)(1) of this section.

    Example 14: The filing date falls on Friday, December 25, 1987. The 
document is required to be filed on the next business day, which is 
Monday, December 28, 1987.

    (k) Where specific provisions of part 1 conflict with this section, 
those specific provisions of part 1 are controlling. See, 
e.g.,Secs. 1.45(d), 1.773(a)(3) and 1.773(b)(2). Additionally, where 
Sec. 76.1502(e) of this chapter conflicts with this section, those 
specific provisions of Sec. 76.1502 are controlling. See e.g. 47 CFR 
76.1502(e).

[52 FR 49159, Dec. 30, 1987; 53 FR 44196, Nov. 2, 1988, as amended at 56 
FR 40567, 40568, Aug. 15, 1991; 58 FR 17529, Apr. 5, 1993; 61 FR 11749, 
Mar. 22, 1996; 62 FR 26238, May 13, 1997; 63 FR 24124, May 1, 1998; 64 
FR 27201, May 19, 1999; 64 FR 60725, Nov. 8, 1999; 65 FR 46109, July 27, 
2000]

Sec. 1.5  Mailing address furnished by licensee.

    (a) Each licensee shall furnish the Commission with an address to be 
used by the Commission in serving documents or directing correspondence 
to

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that licensee. Unless any licensee advises the Commission to the 
contrary, the address contained in the licensee's most recent 
application will be used by the Commission for this purpose.
    (b) The licensee is responsible for making any arrangements which 
may be necessary in his particular circumstances to assure that 
Commission documents or correspondence delivered to this address will 
promptly reach him or some person authorized by him to act in his 
behalf.

Sec. 1.6  Availability of station logs and records for Commission 
          inspection.

    (a) Station records and logs shall be made available for inspection 
or duplication at the request of the Commission or its representative. 
Such logs or records may be removed from the licensee's possession by a 
Commission representative or, upon request, shall be mailed by the 
licensee to the Commission by either registered mail, return receipt 
requested, or certified mail, return receipt requested. The return 
receipt shall be retained by the licensee as part of the station records 
until such records or logs are returned to the licensee. A receipt shall 
be furnished when the logs or records are removed from the licensee's 
possession by a Commission representative and this receipt shall be 
retained by the licensee as part of the station records until such 
records or logs are returned to the licensee. When the Commission has no 
further need for such records or logs, they shall be returned to the 
licensee. The provisions of this rule shall apply solely to those 
station logs and records which are required to be maintained by the 
provisions of this chapter.
    (b) Where records or logs are maintained as the official records of 
a recognized law enforcement agency and the removal of the records from 
the possession of the law enforcement agency will hinder its law 
enforcement activities, such records will not be removed pursuant to 
this section if the chief of the law enforcement agency promptly 
certifies in writing to the Federal Communications Commission that 
removal of the logs or records will hinder law enforcement activities of 
the agency, stating insofar as feasible the basis for his decision and 
the date when it can reasonably be expected that such records will be 
released to the Federal Communications Commission.

Sec. 1.7  Documents are filed upon receipt.

    Unless otherwise provided in this Title, by Public Notice, or by 
decision of the Commission or of the Commission's staff acting on 
delegated authority, pleadings and other documents are considered to be 
filed with the Commission upon their receipt at the location designated 
by the Commission.

[60 FR 16055, Mar. 29, 1995]

Sec. 1.8  Withdrawal of papers.

    The granting of a request to dismiss or withdraw an application or a 
pleading does not authorize the removal of such application or pleading 
from the Commission's records.

Sec. 1.10  Transcript of testimony; copies of documents submitted.

    In any matter pending before the Commission, any person submitting 
data or evidence, whether acting under compulsion or voluntarily, shall 
have the right to retain a copy thereof, or to procure a copy of any 
document submitted by him, or of any transcript made of his testimony, 
upon payment of the charges therefor to the person furnishing the same, 
which person may be designated by the Commission. The Commission itself 
shall not be responsible for furnishing the copies.

[29 FR 14406, Oct. 20, 1964]

Sec. 1.12  Notice to attorneys of Commission documents.

    In any matter pending before the Commission in which an attorney has 
appeared for, submitted a document on behalf of or been otherwise 
designated by a person, any notice or other written communication 
pertaining to that matter issued by the Commission and which is required 
or permitted to be furnished to the person will be communicated to the 
attorney, or to one of such attorneys if more than one is designated. If 
direct communication with the party is appropriate, a copy of such

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communication will be mailed to the attorney.

[29 FR 14406, Oct. 20, 1964]

Sec. 1.13  Filing of petitions for review and notices of appeals of 
          Commission orders.

    (a)(1) This section pertains to each party filing a petition for 
review in any United States court of appeals of a Commission Order, 
pursuant to section 402(a) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 402(a), 
and 28 U.S.C. 2342(l), that wishes to avail itself of procedures 
established for selection of a court in the case of multiple appeals, 
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2112(a). Each such party shall, within ten days 
after the issuance of that order, file with the General Counsel in the 
Office of General Counsel, Room 8-A741, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, a copy of its petition for review as filed and 
date-stamped by the court of appeals within which it was filed. Such 
copies of petitions for review must be filed by 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time 
on the tenth day of the filing period. A stamp indicating the time and 
date received by the Office of General Counsel will constitute proof of 
filing. Upon receipt of any copies of petitions for review, the 
Commission shall follow the procedures established in section 28 U.S.C. 
2112(a) to determine the court in which to file the record in that case.
    (2) Computation of time of the ten-day period for filing copies of 
petitions for review of a Commission order shall be governed by Sec. 1.4 
of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 1.4. The date of issuance of a 
Commission order for purposes of filing copies of petitions for review 
shall be the date of public notice as defined in Sec. 1.4(b), 47 CFR 
1.4(b).
    (b) Copies of notices of appeals filed pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 402(b) 
shall be served upon the General Counsel.

    Note: For administrative efficiency, the Commission requests that 
any petitioner seeking judicial review of Commission actions pursuant to 
47 U.S.C. 402(a) serve a copy of its petition on the General Counsel 
regardless of whether it wishes to avail itself of the procedures for 
multiple appeals set forth in 47 U.S.C. 2112(a).

[54 FR 12453, Mar. 27, 1989, as amended at 65 FR 14476, Mar. 17, 2000]

Sec. 1.14  Citation of Commission documents.

    The appropriate reference to the FCC Record shall be included as 
part of the citation to any document that has been printed in the 
Record. The citation should provide the volume, page number and year, in 
that order (e.g., 1 FCC Rcd. 1 (1986). Older documents may continue to 
be cited to the FCC Reports, first or second series, if they were 
printed in the Reports (e.g., 1 FCC 2d 1 (1965)).

[51 FR 45890, Dec. 23, 1986]

Sec. 1.16  Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury in lieu of 
          affidavits.

    Any document to be filed with the Federal Communications Commission 
and which is required by any law, rule or other regulation of the United 
States to be supported, evidenced, established or proved by a written 
sworn declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath or 
affidavit by the person making the same, may be supported, evidenced, 
established or proved by the unsworn declaration, certification, 
verification, or statement in writing of such person, except that, such 
declaration shall not be used in connection with: (a) A deposition, (b) 
an oath of office, or (c) an oath required to be taken before a 
specified official other than a notary public. Such declaration shall be 
subscribed by the declarant as true under penalty of perjury, and dated, 
in substantially the following form:
    (1) If executed without the United States:

``I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 
under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is 
true and correct. Executed on (date).
                                                        (Signature)''.  

    (2) If executed within the United States, its territories, 
possessions, or commonwealths:

``I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that 
the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).
                                                        (Signature)''.  

[48 FR 8074, Feb. 25, 1983]

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Sec. 1.17  Truthful written statements and responses to Commission 
          inquiries and correspondence.

    The Commission or its representatives may, in writing, require from 
any applicant, permittee or licensee written statements of fact relevant 
to a determination whether an application should be granted or denied, 
or to a determination whether a license should be revoked, or to some 
other matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission. No applicant, 
permittee or licensee shall in any response to Commission correspondence 
or inquiry or in any application, pleading, report or any other written 
statement submitted to the Commission, make any misrepresentation or 
willful material omission bearing on any matter within the jurisdiction 
of the Commission.

    Note: Section 1.17 is limited in application to written matter. It 
implies no change in the Commission's existing policies respecting the 
obligation of applicants, permittees and licensees in all instances to 
respond truthfully to requests for information deemed necessary to the 
proper execution of the Commission's functions.

[55 FR 23084, June 6, 1990]

Sec. 1.18  Administrative Dispute Resolution.

    (a) The Commission has adopted an initial policy statement that 
supports and encourages the use of alternative dispute resolution 
procedures in its administrative proceedings and proceedings in which 
the Commission is a party, including the use of regulatory negotiation 
in Commission rulemaking matters, as authorized under the Administrative 
Dispute Resolution Act and Negotiated Rulemaking Act.
    (b) In accordance with the Commission's policy to encourage the 
fullest possible use of alternative dispute resolution procedures in its 
administrative proceedings, procedures contained in the Administrative 
Dispute Resolution Act, including the provisions dealing with 
confidentiality, shall also be applied in Commission alternative dispute 
resolution proceedings in which the Commission itself is not a party to 
the dispute.

[56 FR 51178, Oct. 10, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 32181, July 21, 1992]

Sec. 1.19  Use of metric units required.

    Where parenthesized English units accompany metric units throughout 
this chapter, and the two figures are not precisely equivalent, the 
metric unit shall be considered the sole requirement; except, however, 
that the use of metric paper sizes is not currently required, and 
compliance with the English unit shall be considered sufficient when the 
Commission form requests that data showing compliance with that 
particular standard be submitted in English units.

[58 FR 44893, Aug. 25, 1993]

                  Parties, Practitioners, and Witnesses

Sec. 1.21  Parties.

    (a) Any party may appear before the Commission and be heard in 
person or by attorney.
    (b) The appropriate Bureau Chief(s) of the Commission shall be 
deemed to be a party to every adjudicatory proceeding (as defined in the 
Administrative Procedure Act) without the necessity of being so named in 
the order designating the proceeding for hearing.
    (c) When, in any proceeding, a pleading is filed on behalf of either 
the General Counsel or the Chief Engineer, he shall thereafter be deemed 
a party to the proceeding.
    (d) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, a duly 
authorized corporate officer or employee may act for the corporation in 
any matter which has not been designated for an evidentiary hearing and, 
in the discretion of the presiding officer, may appear and be heard on 
behalf of the corporation in an evidentiary hearing proceeding.

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 37 FR 8527, Apr. 28, 1972; 44 
FR 39180, July 5, 1979; 51 FR 12616, Apr. 14, 1986]

Sec. 1.22  Authority for representation.

    Any person, in a representative capacity, transacting business with 
the Commission, may be required to show his authority to act in such 
capacity.

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Sec. 1.23  Persons who may be admitted to practice.

    (a) Any person who is a member in good standing of the bar of the 
Supreme Court of the United States or of the highest court of any state, 
territory or the District of Columbia, and who is not under any final 
order of any authority having power to suspend or disbar an attorney in 
the practice of law within any state, territory or the District of 
Columbia that suspends, enjoins, restrains, disbars, or otherwise 
restricts him or her in the practice of law, may represent others before 
the Commission.
    (b) When such member of the bar acting in a representative capacity 
appears in person or signs a paper in practice before the Commission, 
his personal appearance or signature shall constitute a representation 
to the Commission that, under the provisions of this chapter and the 
law, he is authorized and qualified to represent the particular party in 
whose behalf he acts. Further proof of authority to act in a 
representative capacity may be required.

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 57 FR 38285, Aug. 24, 1992]

Sec. 1.24  Censure, suspension, or disbarment of attorneys.

    (a) The Commission may censure, suspend, or disbar any person who 
has practiced, is practicing or holding himself out as entitled to 
practice before it if it finds that such person:
    (1) Does not possess the qualifications required by Sec. 1.23;
    (2) Has failed to conform to standards of ethical conduct required 
of practitioners at the bar of any court of which he is a member;
    (3) Is lacking in character or professional integrity; and/or
    (4) Displays toward the Commission or any of its hearing officers 
conduct which, if displayed toward any court of the United States or any 
of its Territories or the District of Columbia, would be cause for 
censure, suspension, or disbarment.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, before any 
member of the bar of the Commission shall be censured, suspended, or 
disbarred, charges shall be preferred by the Commission against such 
practitioner, and he or she shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard 
thereon.
    (c) Upon receipt of official notice from any authority having power 
to suspend or disbar an attorney in the practice of law within any 
state, territory, or the District of Columbia which demonstrates that an 
attorney practicing before the Commission is subject to an order of 
final suspension (not merely temporary suspension pending further 
action) or disbarment by such authority, the Commission may, without any 
preliminary hearing, enter an order temporarily suspending the attorney 
from practice before it pending final disposition of a disciplinary 
proceeding brought pursuant to Sec. 1.24(a)(2), which shall afford such 
attorney an opportunity to be heard and directing the attorney to show 
cause within thirty days from the date of said order why identical 
discipline should not be imposed against such attorney by the 
Commission.
    (d) Allegations of attorney misconduct in Commission proceedings 
shall be referred under seal to the Office of General Counsel. Pending 
action by the General Counsel, the decision maker may proceed with the 
merits of the matter but in its decision may make findings concerning 
the attorney's conduct only if necessary to resolve questions concerning 
an applicant and may not reach any conclusions regarding the ethical 
ramifications of the attorney's conduct. The General Counsel will 
determine if the allegations are substantial, and, if so, shall 
immediately notify the attorney and direct him or her to respond to the 
allegations. No notice will be provided to other parties to the 
proceeding. The General Counsel will then determine what further 
measures are necessary to protect the integrity of the Commission's 
administrative process, including but not limited to one or more of the 
following:
    (1) Recommending to the Commission the institution of a proceeding 
under paragraph (a) of this section;
    (2) Referring the matter to the appropriate State, territorial, or 
District of Columbia bar; or

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    (3) Consulting with the Department of Justice.

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 57 FR 38285, Aug. 24, 1992; 
60 FR 53277, Oct. 13, 1995]

Sec. 1.25  [Reserved]

Sec. 1.26  Appearances.

    Rules relating to appearances are set forth in Secs. 1.87, 1.91, 
1.221, and 1.703.

Sec. 1.27  Witnesses; right to counsel.

    Any individual compelled to appear in person in any Commission 
proceeding may be accompanied, represented, and advised by counsel as 
provided in this section. (Regulations as to persons seeking voluntarily 
to appear and give evidence are set forth in Sec. 1.225.)
    (a) Counsel may advise his client in confidence, either upon his own 
initiative or that of the witness, before, during, and after the 
conclusion of the proceeding.
    (b) Counsel for the witness will be permitted to make objections on 
the record, and to state briefly the basis for such objections, in 
connection with any examination of his client.
    (c) At the conclusion of the examination of his client, counsel may 
ask clarifying questions if in the judgment of the presiding officer 
such questioning is necessary or desirable in order to avoid ambiguity 
or incompleteness in the responses previously given.
    (d) Except as provided by paragraph (c) of this section, counsel for 
the witness may not examine or cross-examine any witness, or offer 
documentary evidence, unless authorized by the Commission to do so.

(5 U.S.C. 555)

[29 FR 12775, Sept. 10, 1964]

Secs. 1.28-1.29  [Reserved]

                   Pleadings, Briefs, and Other Papers

Sec. 1.41  Informal requests for Commission action.

    Except where formal procedures are required under the provisions of 
this chapter, requests for action may be submitted informally. Requests 
should set forth clearly and concisely the facts relied upon, the relief 
sought, the statutory and/or regulatory provisions (if any) pursuant to 
which the request is filed and under which relief is sought, and the 
interest of the person submitting the request. In application and 
licensing matters pertaining to the Wireless Radio Services, as defined 
in Sec. 1.904 of this part, such requests may also be sent 
electronically, via the ULS.

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 63 FR 68919, Dec. 14, 1998]

Sec. 1.42  Applications, reports, complaints; cross-reference.

    (a) Rules governing applications and reports are contained in 
subparts D, E, and F of this part.
    (b) Special rules governing complaints against common carriers 
arising under the Communications Act are set forth in subpart E of this 
part.

    Effective Date Note: At 66 FR 47895, Sept. 14, 2001, Sec. 1.42 was 
amended by adding a new paragraph (c), effective Dec. 3, 2001. For the 
convenience of the user, the added text follows:

Sec. 1.42  Applications, reports complaints; cross-reference.

                                * * * * *

    (c) Rules governing the FCC Registration Number (FRN) are contained 
in subpart W of this part.

Sec. 1.43  Requests for stay; cross-reference.

    General rules relating to requests for stay of any order or decision 
are set forth in Secs. 1.41, 1.44(e), 1.45 (d) and (e), and 1.298(a). 
See also Secs. 1.102, 1.106(n), and 1.115(h).

Sec. 1.44  Separate pleadings for different requests.

    (a) Requests requiring action by the Commission shall not be 
combined in a pleading with requests for action by an administrative law 
judge or by any person or persons acting pursuant to delegated 
authority.
    (b) Requests requiring action by an administrative law judge shall 
not be combined in a pleading with requests for action by the Commission 
or by any person or persons acting pursuant to delegated authority.

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    (c) Requests requiring action by any person or persons pursuant to 
delegated authority shall not be combined in a pleading with requests 
for action by any other person or persons acting pursuant to delegated 
authority.
    (d) Pleadings which combine requests in a manner prohibited by 
paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this section may be returned without 
consideration to the person who filed the pleading.
    (e) Any request to stay the effectiveness of any decision or order 
of the Commission shall be filed as a separate pleading. Any such 
request which is not filed as a separate pleading will not be considered 
by the Commission.

    Note: Matters which are acted on pursuant to delegated authority are 
set forth in subpart B of part 0 of this chapter. Matters acted on by 
the hearing examiner are set forth in Sec. 0.341.

Sec. 1.45  Pleadings; filing periods.

    Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, pleadings in 
Commission proceedings shall be filed in accordance with the provisions 
of this section. Pleadings associated with licenses, applications, 
waivers and other documents in the Wireless Radio Services may be filed 
via the ULS.
    (a) Petitions. Petitions to deny may be filed pursuant to Sec. 1.939 
of this part.
    (b) Oppositions. Oppositions to any motion, petition, or request may 
be filed within 10 days after the original pleading is filed.
    (c) Replies. The person who filed the original pleading may reply to 
oppositions within 5 days after the time for filing oppositions has 
expired. The reply shall be limited to matters raised in the 
oppositions, and the response to all such matters shall be set forth in 
a single pleading; separate replies to individual oppositions shall not 
be filed.
    (d) Requests for temporary relief; shorter filing periods. 
Oppositions to a request for stay of any order or to a request for other 
temporary relief shall be filed within 7 days after the request is 
filed. Replies to oppositions should not be filed and will not be 
considered. The provisions of Sec. 1.4(h) shall not apply in computing 
the filing date for oppositions to a request for stay or for other 
temporary relief.
    (e) Ex parte disposition of certain pleadings. As a matter of 
discretion, the Commission may rule ex parte upon requests for 
continuances and extensions of time, requests for permission to file 
pleadings in excess of the length prescribed in this chapter, and 
requests for temporary relief, without waiting for the filing of 
oppositions or replies.

    Note: Where specific provisions contained in part 1 conflict with 
this section, those specific provisions are controlling. See, in 
particular, Secs. 1.294(c), 1.298(a), and 1.773.

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 33 FR 7153, May 15, 1968; 45 
FR 64190, Sept. 29, 1980; 54 FR 31032, July 26, 1989; 54 FR 37682, Sept. 
12, 1989; 63 FR 68919, Dec. 14, 1998]

Sec. 1.46  Motions for extension of time.

    (a) It is the policy of the Commission that extensions of time shall 
not be routinely granted.
    (b) Motions for extension of time in which to file responses to 
petitions for rulemaking, replies to such responses, comments filed in 
response to notice of proposed rulemaking, replies to such comments and 
other filings in rulemaking proceedings conducted under Subpart C of 
this part shall be filed at least 7 days before the filing date. If a 
timely motion is denied, the responses and comments, replies thereto, or 
other filings need not be filed until 2 business days after the 
Commission acts on the motion. In emergency situations, the Commission 
will consider a late-filed motion for a brief extension of time related 
to the duration of the emergency and will consider motions for 
acceptance of comments, reply comments or other filings made after the 
filing date.
    (c) If a motion for extension of time in which to make filings in 
proceedings other than notice and comment rule making proceedings is 
filed less than 7 days prior to the filing day, the party filing the 
motion shall (in addition to serving the motion on other parties) orally 
notify other parties and Commission staff personnel responsible for 
acting on the motion that the motion has been (or is being) filed.

[39 FR 43301, Dec. 12, 1974, as amended at 41 FR 9550, Mar. 5, 1976; 41 
FR 14871, Apr. 8, 1976; 42 FR 28887, June 6, 1977; 63 FR 24124, May 1, 
1998]

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Sec. 1.47  Service of documents and proof of service.

    (a) Where the Commission or any person is required by statute or by 
the provisions of this chapter to serve any document upon any person, 
service shall (in the absence of specific provisions in this chapter to 
the contrary) be made in accordance with the provisions of this section.
    (b) Where any person is required to serve any document filed with 
the Commission, service shall be made by that person or by his 
representative on or before the day on which the document is filed.
    (c) Commission counsel who formally participate in any proceeding 
shall be served in the same manner as other persons who participate in 
that proceeding. The filing of a document with the Commission does not 
constitute service upon Commission counsel.
    (d) Except in formal complaint proceedings against common carriers 
under Secs. 1.720 through 1.736, documents may be served upon a party, 
his attorney, or other duly constituted agent by delivering a copy or by 
mailing a copy to the last known address. See Sec. 1.736. Documents that 
are required to be served must be served in paper form, even if 
documents are filed in electronic form with the Commission, unless the 
party to be served agrees to accept service in some other form.
    (e) Delivery of a copy pursuant to this section means handing it to 
the party, his attorney, or other duly constituted agent; or leaving it 
with the clerk or other person in charge of the office of the person 
being served; or, if there is no one in charge of such office, leaving 
it in a conspicuous place therein; or, if such office is closed or the 
person to be served has no office, leaving it at his dwelling house or 
usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion 
then residing therein.
    (f) Service by mail is complete upon mailing.
    (g) Proof of service, as provided in this section, shall be filed 
before action is taken. The proof of service shall show the time and 
manner of service, and may be by written acknowledgement of service, by 
certificate of the person effecting the service, or by other proof 
satisfactory to the Commission. Failure to make proof of service will 
not affect the validity of the service. The Commission may allow the 
proof to be amended or supplied at any time, unless to do so would 
result in material prejudice to a party.
    (h) Every common carrier subject to the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended, shall designate an agent in the District of Columbia, and 
may designate additional agents if it so chooses, upon whom service of 
all notices, process, orders, decisions, and requirements of the 
Commission may be made for and on behalf of said carrier in any 
proceeding before the Commission. Such designation shall include, for 
both the carrier and its designated agents, a name, business address, 
telephone or voicemail number, facsimile number, and, if available, 
Internet e-mail address. The carrier shall additionally list any other 
names by which it is known or under which it does business, and, if the 
carrier is an affiliated company, the parent, holding, or management 
company. Within thirty (30) days of the commencement of provision of 
service, each carrier shall file such information with the Chief of the 
Enforcement Bureau's Market Disputes Resolution Division. Carriers may 
file a hard copy of the relevant portion of the Telecommunications 
Reporting Worksheet, as delineated by the Commission in the Federal 
Register, to satisfy this requirement. Each Telecommunications Reporting 
Worksheet filed annually by a common carrier must contain a name, 
business address, telephone or voicemail number, facsimile number, and, 
if available, Internet e-mail address for its designated agents, 
regardless of whether such information has been revised since the 
previous filing. Carriers must notify the Commission within one week of 
any changes in their designation information by filing revised portions 
of the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet with the Chief of the 
Enforcement Bureau's Market Disputes Resolution Division. A paper copy 
of this designation list shall be maintained in the Office of the 
Secretary of the Commission. Service of any notice, process, orders, 
decisions or requirements of the Commission may be made upon such

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carrier by leaving a copy thereof with such designated agent at his 
office or usual place of residence. If a carrier fails to designate such 
an agent, service of any notice or other process in any proceeding 
before the Commission, or of any order, decision, or requirement of the 
Commission, may be made by posting such notice, process, order, 
requirement, or decision in the Office of the Secretary of the 
Commission.

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 40 FR 55644, Dec. 1, 1975; 53 
FR 11852, Apr. 11, 1988; 63 FR 1035, Jan. 7, 1998; 63 FR 24124, May 1, 
1998; 64 FR 41330, July 30, 1999; 64 FR 60725, Nov. 8, 1999]

Sec. 1.48  Length of pleadings.

    (a) Affidavits, statements, tables of contents and summaries of 
filings, and other materials which are submitted with and factually 
support a pleading are not counted in determining the length of the 
pleading. If other materials are submitted with a pleading, they will be 
counted in determining its length; and if the length of the pleadings, 
as so computed, is greater than permitted by the provisions of this 
chapter, the pleading will be returned without consideration.
    (b) It is the policy of the Commission that requests for permission 
to file pleadings in excess of the length prescribed by the provisions 
of this chapter shall not be routinely granted. Where the filing period 
is 10 days or less, the request shall be made within 2 business days 
after the period begins to run. Where the period is more than 10 days, 
the request shall be filed at least 10 days before the filing date. (See 
Sec. 1.4.) If a timely request is made, the pleading need not be filed 
earlier than 2 business days after the Commission acts upon the request.

[41 FR 14871, Apr. 8, 1976, and 49 FR 40169, Oct. 15, 1984]

Sec. 1.49  Specifications as to pleadings and documents.

    (a) All pleadings and documents filed in paper form in any 
Commission proceeding shall be typewritten or prepared by mechanical 
processing methods, and shall be filed on A4 (21 cm.  x  29.7 cm.) or on 
8\1/2\  x  11 inch (21.6 cm.  x  27.9 cm.) paper with the margins set so 
that the printed material does not exceed 6 \1/2\  x  9\1/2\ inches 
(16.5 cm.  x  24.1 cm.). The printed material may be in any typeface of 
at least 12-point (0.42333 cm. or \12/72\") in height. The body of the 
text must be double spaced with a minimum distance of \7/32\ of an inch 
(0.5556 cm.) between each line of text. Footnotes and long, indented 
quotations may be single spaced, but must be in type that is 12-point or 
larger in height, with at least \1/16\ of an inch (0.158 cm.) between 
each line of text. Counsel are cautioned against employing extended 
single spaced passages or excessive footnotes to evade prescribed 
pleading lengths. If single-spaced passages or footnotes are used in 
this manner the pleading will, at the discretion of the Commission, 
either be rejected as unacceptable for filing or dismissed with leave to 
be refiled in proper form. Pleadings may be printed on both sides of the 
paper. Pleadings that use only one side of the paper shall be stapled, 
or otherwise bound, in the upper left-hand corner; those using both 
sides of the paper shall be stapled twice, or otherwise bound, along the 
left-hand margin so that it opens like a book. The foregoing shall not 
apply to printed briefs specifically requested by the Commission, 
official publications, charted or maps, original documents (or 
admissible copies thereof) offered as exhibits, specially prepared 
exhibits, or if otherwise specifically provided. All copies shall be 
clearly legible.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, all 
pleadings and documents filed with the Commission, the length of which 
as computed under this chapter exceeds ten pages, shall include, as part 
of the pleading or document, a table of contents with page references.
    (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, all 
pleadings and documents filed with the Commission, the length of which 
filings as computed under this chapter exceeds ten pages, shall include, 
as part of the pleading or document, a summary of the filing, suitably 
paragraphed, which should be a succinct, but accurate and clear 
condensation of the substance of the filing. It should not be a mere 
repetition of the headings under which the filing is arranged. For 
pleadings and documents exceeding ten but not twenty-five

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pages in length, the summary should seldom exceed one and never two 
pages; for pleadings and documents exceeding twenty-five pages in 
length, the summary should seldom exceed two and never five pages.
    (d) The requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section shall 
not apply to:
    (1) Interrogatories or answers to interrogatories, and depositions;
    (2) FCC forms or applications;
    (3) Transcripts;
    (4) Contracts and reports;
    (5) Letters; or
    (6) Hearing exhibits, and exhibits or appendicies accompanying any 
document or pleading submitted to the Commission.
    (e) Petitions, pleadings, and other documents associated with 
licensing matters in the Wireless Radio Services may be filed 
electronically in ULS. See Sec. 22.6 for specifications.
    (f)(1) In the following types of proceedings, all pleadings, 
including permissible ex parte submissions, notices of ex parte 
presentations, comments, reply comments, and petitions for 
reconsideration and replies thereto, may be filed in electronic format:
    (i) General rulemaking proceedings other than broadcast allotment 
proceedings;
    (ii) Notice of inquiry proceedings; and
    (iii) Petition for rulemaking proceedings (except broadcast 
allotment proceedings).
    (2) For purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, and any 
prescribed pleading lengths, the length of any document filed in 
electronic form shall be equal to the length of the document if printed 
out and formatted according to the specifications of paragraph (a) of 
this section, or shall be no more that 250 words per page.

    Note: The table of contents and the summary pages shall not be 
included in complying with any page limitation requirements as set forth 
by Commission rule.

[40 FR 19198, May 2, 1975, as amended at 47 FR 26393, June 18, 1982; 51 
FR 16322, May 2, 1986; 54 FR 31032, July 26, 1989; 58 FR 44893, Aug. 25, 
1993; 59 FR 37721, July 25, 1994; 63 FR 24125, May 1, 1998; 63 FR 68920, 
Dec. 14, 1998]

Sec. 1.50  Specifications as to briefs.

    The Commission's preference is for briefs that are either 
typewritten, prepared by other mechanical processing methods, or, in the 
case of matters in the Wireless Radio Services, composed electronically 
and sent via ULS. Printed briefs will be accepted only if specifically 
requested by the Commission. Typewritten, mechanically produced, or 
electronically transmitted briefs must conform to all of the applicable 
specifications for pleadings and documents set forth in Sec. 1.49.

[63 FR 68920, Dec. 14, 1998]

Sec. 1.51  Number of copies of pleadings, briefs and other papers.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Commission's rules 
and regulations, the number of copies of pleadings, briefs, and other 
papers to be filed is as follows:
    (a) In hearing proceedings, the following number of copies shall be 
filed:
    (1) If the paper filed relates to a matter to be acted upon by the 
presiding officer or the Chief Administrative Law Judge, an original and 
6 copies shall be filed.
    (2) If the paper filed relates to matters to be acted on by the 
Commission, an original and 14 copies shall be filed.
    (3) If more than one person presided (is presiding) at the hearing 
an additional copy shall be filed for each such additional person.
    (b) In rulemaking proceedings which have not been designated for 
hearing, see section 1.419 of this chapter.
    (c) In matters other than rule making and hearing cases, the 
following number of copies shall be filed:
    (1) If the paper filed relates to matters to be acted on by the 
Commission, an original and 4 copies shall be filed. If the matter 
relates to Part 22 of the rules, see Sec. 22.6.
    (2) If the paper filed related to matters to be acted on by staff 
officials under delegated authority, an original and 4 copies shall be 
filed. If the matter relates to Part 22 of the rules, see Sec. 22.6.
    (d) Where statute or regulation provides for service by the 
Commission of papers filed with the Commission, an additional copy of 
such papers shall be filed for each person to be served.

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    (e) The parties to any proceeding may, on notice, be required to 
file additional copies of any or all filings made in that proceeding.
    (f) For application and licensing matters involving the Wireless 
Radio Services, pleadings, briefs or other documents may be filed 
electronically in ULS, or if filed manually, one original and one copy 
of a pleading, brief or other document must be filed.
    (g) Participants that file pleadings, briefs or other documents 
electronically in ULS need only submit one copy, so long as the 
submission conforms to any procedural or filing requirements established 
for formal electronic comments. (see Sec. 1.49)
    (h) Pleadings, briefs or other documents filed electronically in ULS 
by a party represented by an attorney shall include the name, street 
address, and telephone number of at least one attorney of record. 
Parties not represented by an attorney that file electronically in ULS 
shall provide their name, street address, and telephone number.

(Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082; (47 U.S.C. 154, 303))

[40 FR 48136, Oct. 14, 1975, as amended at 41 FR 50399, Nov. 16, 1976; 
45 FR 64190, Sept. 29, 1980; 45 FR 79486, Dec. 1, 1980; 50 FR 26567, 
June 27, 1985; 54 FR 29037, July 11, 1989; 54 FR 31032, July 26, 1989; 
62 FR 4170, Jan. 29, 1997; 63 FR 24125, May 1, 1998; 63 FR 68920, Dec. 
14, 1998]

Sec. 1.52  Subscription and verification.

    The original of all petitions, motions, pleadings, briefs, and other 
documents filed by any party represented by counsel shall be signed by 
at least one attorney of record in his individual name, whose address 
shall be stated. A party who is not represented by an attorney shall 
sign and verify the document and state his address. Either the original 
document, the electronic reproduction of such original document 
containing the facsimile signature of the attorney or represented party, 
or, in the case of matters in the Wireless Radio Services, an electronic 
filing via ULS is acceptable for filing. If a facsimile or electronic 
reproduction of such original document is filed, the signatory shall 
retain the original until the Commission's decision is final and no 
longer subject to judicial review. If pursuant to Sec. 1.429(h) a 
document is filed electronically, a signature will be considered any 
symbol executed or adopted by the party with the intent that such symbol 
be a signature, including symbols formed by computer-generated 
electronic impulses. Except when otherwise specifically provided by rule 
or statute, documents signed by the attorney for a party need not be 
verified or accompanied by affidavit. The signature or electronic 
reproduction thereof by an attorney constitutes a certificate by him 
that he has read the document; that to the best of his knowledge, 
information, and belief there is good ground to support it; and that it 
is not interposed for delay. If the original of a document is not signed 
or is signed with intent to defeat the purpose of this section, or an 
electronic reproduction does not contain a facsimile signature, it may 
be stricken as sham and false, and the matter may proceed as though the 
document had not been filed. An attorney may be subjected to appropriate 
disciplinary action, pursuant to Sec. 1.24, for a willful violation of 
this section or if scandalous or indecent matter is inserted.

[63 FR 24125, May 1, 1998, as amended at 63 FR 68920, Dec. 14, 1998]

Sec. 1.53  Separate pleadings for petitions for forbearance.

    In order to be considered as a petition for forbearance subject to 
the one-year deadline set forth in 47 U.S.C. 160(c), any petition 
requesting that the Commission exercise its forbearance authority under 
47 U.S.C. 160 shall be filed as a separate pleading and shall be 
identified in the caption of such pleading as a petition for forbearance 
under 47 U.S.C. 160(c). Any request which is not in compliance with this 
rule is deemed not to constitute a petition pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 
160(c), and is not subject to the deadline set forth therein.


[65 FR 7460, Feb. 15, 2000]

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                     General Application Procedures

Sec. 1.61  Procedures for handling applications requiring special 
          aeronautical study.

    (a) Antenna Structure Registration is conducted by the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau as follows:
    (1) Each antenna structure owner that must notify the FAA of 
proposed construction using FAA Form 7460-1 shall, upon proposing new or 
modified construction, register that antenna structure with the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau using FCC Form 854.
    (2) If an Environmental Assessment is required under Sec. 1.1307, 
the Bureau will address the environmental concerns prior to processing 
the registration.
    (3) If a final FAA determination of ``no hazard'' is not submitted 
along with FCC Form 854, processing of the registration may be delayed 
or disapproved.
    (4) If the owner of the antenna structure cannot file FCC Form 854 
because it is subject to a denial of Federal benefits under the Anti-
Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. 862, the first licensee authorized to 
locate on the structure must register the structure using FCC Form 854, 
and provide a copy of the Antenna Structure Registration (FCC Form 854R) 
to the owner. The owner remains responsible for providing a copy of FCC 
Form 854R to all tenant licensees on the structure and for posting the 
registration number as required by Sec. 17.4(g) of this chapter.
    (5) Upon receipt of FCC Form 854, and attached final FAA 
determination of ``no hazard,'' the Bureau prescribes antenna structure 
painting and/or lighting specifications or other conditions in 
accordance with the FAA airspace recommendation and returns a completed 
Antenna Structure Registration (FCC Form 854R) to the registrant. If the 
proposed structure is disapproved the registrant is so advised.
    (b) Each operating Bureau or Office examines the applications for 
Commission authorization for which it is responsible to ensure 
compliance with FAA notification procedures as well as Commission 
Antenna Structure Registration as follows:
    (1) If Antenna Structure Registration is required, the operating 
Bureau reviews the application for the Antenna Structure Registration 
Number and proceeds as follows:
    (i) If the application contains the Antenna Structure Registration 
Number or if the applicant seeks a Cellular or PCS system authorization, 
the operating Bureau processes the application.
    (ii) If the application does not contain the Antenna Structure 
Registration Number, but the structure owner has already filed FCC Form 
854, the operating Bureau places the application on hold until 
Registration can be confirmed, so long as the owner exhibits due 
diligence in filing.
    (iii) If the application does not contain the Antenna Structure 
Registration Number, and the structure owner has not filed FCC Form 854, 
the operating Bureau notifies the applicant that FCC Form 854 must be 
filed and places the application on hold until Registration can be 
confirmed, so long as the owner exhibits due diligence in filing.
    (2) If Antenna Structure Registration is not required, the operating 
Bureau processes the application.
    (c) Where one or more antenna farm areas have been designated for a 
community or communities (see Sec. 17.9 of this chapter), an application 
proposing the erection of an antenna structure over 1,000 feet in height 
above ground to serve such community or communities will not be accepted 
for filing unless:
    (1) It is proposed to locate the antenna structure in a designated 
antenna farm area, or
    (2) It is accompanied by a statement from the Federal Aviation 
Administration that the proposed structure will not constitute a menace 
to air navigation, or
    (3) It is accompanied by a request for waiver setting forth reasons 
sufficient, if true, to justify such a waiver.

    Note: By Commission Order (FCC 65-455), 30 FR 7419, June 5, 1965, 
the Commission issued the following policy statement concerning the 
height of radio and television antenna towers:
``We have concluded that this objective can best be achieved by adopting 
the following

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policy: Applications for antenna towers higher than 2,000 feet above 
ground will be presumed to be inconsistent with the public interest, and 
the applicant will have a burden of overcoming that strong presumption. 
The applicant must accompany its application with a detailed showing 
directed to meeting this burden. Only in the exceptional case, where the 
Commission concludes that a clear and compelling showing has been made 
that there are public interest reasons requiring a tower higher than 
2,000 feet above ground, and after the parties have complied with 
applicable FAA procedures, and full Commission coordination with FAA on 
the question of menace to air navigation, will a grant be made. 
Applicants and parties in interest will, of course, be afforded their 
statutory hearing rights.''

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 32 FR 8813, June 21, 1967; 32 
FR 20860, Dec. 28, 1967; 34 FR 6481, Apr. 15, 1969; 45 FR 55201, Aug. 
19, 1980; 58 FR 13021, Mar. 9, 1993, 61 FR 4361, Feb. 6, 1996]

Sec. 1.62  Operation pending action on renewal application.

    (a)(1) Where there is pending before the Commission at the time of 
expiration of license any proper and timely application for renewal of 
license with respect to any activity of a continuing nature, in 
accordance with the provisions of section 9(b) of the Administrative 
Procedure Act, such license shall continue in effect without further 
action by the Commission until such time as the Commission shall make a 
final determination with respect to the renewal application. No 
operation by any licensee under this section shall be construed as a 
finding by the Commission that the operation will serve the public 
interest, convenience, or necessity, nor shall such operation in any way 
affect or limit the action of the Commission with respect to any pending 
application or proceeding.
    (2) A licensee operating by virtue of this paragraph shall, after 
the date of expiration specified in the license, post, in addition to 
the original license, any acknowledgment received from the Commission 
that the renewal application has been accepted for filing or a signed 
copy of the application for renewal of license which has been submitted 
by the licensee, or in services other than broadcast and common carrier, 
a statement certifying that the licensee has mailed or filed a renewal 
application, specifying the date of mailing or filing.
    (b) Where there is pending before the Commission at the time of 
expiration of license any proper and timely application for renewal or 
extension of the term of a license with respect to any activity not of a 
continuing nature, the Commission may in its discretion grant a 
temporary extension of such license pending determination of such 
application. No such temporary extension shall be construed as a finding 
by the Commission that the operation of any radio station thereunder 
will serve the public interest, convenience, or necessity beyond the 
express terms of such temporary extension of license, nor shall such 
temporary extension in any way affect or limit the action of the 
Commission with respect to any pending application or proceeding.
    (c) Except where an instrument of authorization clearly states on 
its face that it relates to an activity not of a continuing nature, or 
where the non-continuing nature is otherwise clearly apparent upon the 
face of the authorization, all licenses issued by the Commission shall 
be deemed to be related to an activity of a continuing nature.

(5 U.S.C. 558)

Sec. 1.65  Substantial and significant changes in information furnished 
          by applicants to the Commission.

    (a) Each applicant is responsible for the continuing accuracy and 
completeness of information furnished in a pending application or in 
Commission proceedings involving a pending application. Whenever the 
information furnished in the pending application is no longer 
substantially accurate and complete in all significant respects, the 
applicant shall as promptly as possible and in any event within 30 days, 
unless good cause is shown, amend or request the amendment of his 
application so as to furnish such additional or corrected information as 
may be appropriate. Whenever there has been a substantial change as to 
any other matter which may be of decisional significance in a Commission 
proceeding involving the pending application, the applicant shall as 
promptly as possible and in any event within 30 days, unless good cause 
is shown, submit a statement

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furnishing such additional or corrected information as may be 
appropriate, which shall be served upon parties of record in accordance 
with Sec. 1.47. Where the matter is before any court for review, 
statements and requests to amend shall in addition be served upon the 
Commission's General Counsel. For the purposes of this section, an 
application is ``pending'' before the Commission from the time it is 
accepted for filing by the Commission until a Commission grant or denial 
of the application is no longer subject to reconsideration by the 
Commission or to review by any court.
    (b) Applications in ITFS and broadcast services subject to 
competitive bidding will be subject to the provisions of 
Secs. 1.2105(b), 73.5002 and 73.3522 regarding the modification of their 
applications.
    (c) All broadcast permittees and licensees must report annually to 
the Commission any adverse finding or adverse final action taken by any 
court or administrative body that involves conduct bearing on the 
permittee's or licensee's character qualifications and that would be 
reportable in connection with an application for renewal as reflected in 
the renewal form. If a report is required by this paragraph(s), it shall 
be filed on the anniversary of the date that the licensee's renewal 
application is required to be filed, except that licensees owning 
multiple stations with different anniversary dates need file only one 
report per year on the anniversary of their choice, provided that their 
reports are not more than one year apart. Permittees and licensees bear 
the obligation to make diligent, good faith efforts to become 
knowledgeable of any such reportable adjudicated misconduct.

    Note: The terms adverse finding and adverse final action as used in 
paragraph (c) of this section include adjudications made by an ultimate 
trier of fact, whether a government agency or court, but do not include 
factual determinations which are subject to review de novo unless the 
time for taking such review has expired under the relevant procedural 
rules. The pendency of an appeal of an adverse finding or adverse final 
action does not relieve a permittee or licensee from its obligation to 
report the finding or action.

[48 FR 27200, June 13, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 23084, June 6, 1990; 56 
FR 25635, June 5, 1991; 56 FR 44009, Sept. 6, 1991; 57 FR 47412, Oct. 
16, 1992; 63 FR 48622, Sept. 11, 1998]

Sec. 1.68  Action on application for license to cover construction 
          permit.

    (a) An application for license by the lawful holder of a 
construction permit will be granted without hearing where the 
Commission, upon examination of such application, finds that all the 
terms, conditions, and obligations set forth in the application and 
permit have been fully met, and that no cause or circumstance arising or 
first coming to the knowledge of the Commission since the granting of 
the permit would, in the judgment of the Commission, make the operation 
of such station against the public interest.
    (b) In the event the Commission is unable to make the findings in 
paragraph (a) of this section, the Commission will designate the 
application for hearing upon specified issues.

(Sec. 319, 48 Stat. 1089, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 319)

Sec. 1.77  Detailed application procedures; cross references.

    The application procedures set forth in Secs. 1.61 through 1.68 are 
general in nature. More detailed procedures are set forth in this 
chapter as follows:
    (a) Rules governing applications for authorizations in the Broadcast 
Radio Services are set forth in subpart D of this part.
    (b) Rules governing applications for authorizations in the Common 
Carrier Radio Services are set forth in subpart E of this part.
    (c) Rules governing applications for authorizations in the Private 
Radio Services are set forth in subpart F of this part.
    (d) Rules governing applications for authorizations in the 
Experimental Radio Services (other than broadcast) are set forth in part 
5 of this chapter.
    (e) Rules governing applications for authorizations in the Domestic 
Public Radio Services are set forth in part 21 of this chapter.

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    (f) Rules governing applications for authorizations in the 
Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Service are set forth in part 18 of 
this chapter.
    (g) Rules governing applications for certification of equipment are 
set forth in part 2, subpart J, of this chapter.
    (h) Rules governing applications for commercial radio operator 
licenses are set forth in part 13 of this chapter.
    (i) Rules governing applications for authorizations in the Common 
Carrier and Private Radio terrestrial microwave services and Local 
Multipoint Distribution Services are set out in part 101 of this 
chapter.

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 44 FR 39180, July 5, 1979; 47 
FR 53378, Nov. 26, 1982; 61 FR 26670, May 28, 1996; 62 FR 23162, Apr. 
29, 1997; 63 FR 36596, July 7, 1998]

    Effective Date Note: At 66 FR 47895, Sept. 14, 2001, Sec. 1.77 was 
amended by adding a new sentence following the first sentence in the 
introductory text, effective Dec. 3, 2001. For the convenience of the 
user, the added text follows:

Sec. 1.77  Detailed application procedures; cross-reference.

    * * * Applicants should also refer to the Commission rules regarding 
the payment of statutory charges (subpart G of this part) and the use of 
the FCC Registration Number (FRN) (see subpart W of this part).

                        Miscellaneous Proceedings

Sec. 1.80  Forfeiture proceedings.

    (a) Persons against whom and violations for which a forfeiture may 
be assessed. A forfeiture penalty may be assessed against any person 
found to have:
    (1) Willfully or repeatedly failed to comply substantially with the 
terms and conditions of any license, permit, certificate, or other 
instrument of authorization issued by the Commission;
    (2) Willfully or repeatedly failed to comply with any of the 
provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; or of any 
rule, regulation or order issued by the Commission under that Act or 
under any treaty, convention, or other agreement to which the United 
States is a party and which is binding on the United States;
    (3) Violated any provision of section 317(c) or 508(a) of the 
Communications Act; or
    (4) Violated any provision of section 1304, 1343, or 1464 of Title 
18, United States Code.


A forfeiture penalty assessed under this section is in addition to any 
other penalty provided for by the Communications Act, except that the 
penalties provided for in paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this 
section shall not apply to conduct which is subject to a forfeiture 
penalty under sections 202(c), 203(e), 205(b), 214(d), 219(b), 220(d), 
223(b), 362(a), 362(b), 386(a), 386(b), 503(b), 506, and 634 of the 
Communications Act. The remaining provisions of this section are 
applicable to such conduct.
    (b) Limits on the amount of forfeiture assessed. (1) If the violator 
is a broadcast station licensee or permittee, a cable television 
operator, or an applicant for any broadcast or cable television operator 
license, permit, certificate, or other instrument of authorization 
issued by the Commission, except as otherwise noted in this paragraph, 
the forfeiture penalty under this section shall not exceed $27,500 for 
each violation or each day of a continuing violation, except that the 
amount assessed for any continuing violation shall not exceed a total of 
$300,000 for any single act or failure to act described in paragraph (a) 
of this section. There is no limit on forfeiture assessments for EEO 
violations by cable operators that occur after notification by the 
Commission of a potential violation. See Section 634(f)(2) of the 
Communications Act.
    (2) If the violator is a common carrier subject to the provisions of 
the Communications Act or an applicant for any common carrier license, 
permit, certificate, or other instrument of authorization issued by the 
Commission, the amount of any forfeiture penalty determined under this 
section shall not exceed $120,000 for each violation or each day of a 
continuing violation, except that the amount assessed for any continuing 
violation shall not exceed a total of $1,200,000 for any single act or 
failure to act described in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (3) In any case not covered in paragraphs (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this 
section, the amount of any forfeiture penalty determined under this 
section shall not

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exceed $11,000 for each violation or each day of a continuing violation, 
except that the amount assessed for any continuing violation shall not 
exceed a total of $87,500 for any single act or failure to act described 
in paragraph (a) of this section.

    Note to paragraph (b)(3):
    For information concerning notices of apparent liability and notices 
of opportunity for hearing, see paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of this 
section.

    (4) Factors considered in determining the amount of the forfeiture 
penalty. In determining the amount of the forfeiture penalty, the 
Commission or its designee will take into account the nature, 
circumstances, extent and gravity of the violations and, with respect to 
the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior offenses, 
ability to pay, and such other matters as justice may require.

    Note to paragraph (b)(4):
      

                  Guidelines for Assessing Forfeitures

    The Commission and its staff may use these guidelines in particular 
cases. The Commission and its staff retain the discretion to issue a 
higher or lower forfeiture than provided in the guidelines, to issue no 
forfeiture at all, or to apply alternative or additional sanctions as 
permitted by the statute. The forfeiture ceiling per violation or per 
day for a continuing violation stated in Section 503 of the 
Communications Act and the Commission's Rules are described in 
Sec. 1.80(b)(5)(iii). These statutory maxima are effective November 13, 
2000. Forfeitures issued under other sections of the Act are dealt with 
separately in Section III of this note.

          Section I.--Base Amounts for Section 503 Forfeitures

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Violation
                         Forfeitures                             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Misrepresentation/lack of candor.............................      (\1\)
Construction and/or operation without an instrument of           $10,000
 authorization for the service...............................
Failure to comply with prescribed lighting and/or marking....     10,000
Violation of public file rules...............................     10,000
Violation of political rules: reasonable access, lowest unit       9,000
 charge, equal opportunity, and discrimination...............
Unauthorized substantial transfer of control.................      8,000
Violation of children's television commercialization or            8,000
 programming requirements....................................
Violations of rules relating to distress and safety                8,000
 frequencies.................................................
False distress communications................................      8,000
EAS equipment not installed or operational...................      8,000
Alien ownership violation....................................      8,000
Failure to permit inspection.................................      7,000
Transmission of indecent/obscene materials...................      7,000
Interference.................................................      7,000
Importation or marketing of unauthorized equipment...........      7,000
Exceeding of authorized antenna height.......................      5,000
Fraud by wire, radio or television...........................      5,000
Unauthorized discontinuance of service.......................      5,000
Use of unauthorized equipment................................      5,000
Exceeding power limits.......................................      4,000
Failure to respond to Commission communications..............      4,000
Violation of sponsorship ID requirements.....................      4,000
Unauthorized emissions.......................................      4,000
Using unauthorized frequency.................................      4,000
Failure to engage in required frequency coordination.........      4,000
Construction or operation at unauthorized location...........      4,000
Violation of requirements pertaining to broadcasting of            4,000
 lotteries or contests.......................................
Violation of transmitter control and metering requirements...      3,000
Failure to file required forms or information................      3,000
Failure to make required measurements or conduct required          2,000
 monitoring..................................................
Failure to provide station ID................................      1,000
Unauthorized pro forma transfer of control...................      1,000
Failure to maintain required records.........................      1,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Statutory Maximum for each Service.

                    Violations Unique to the Service

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Violation                   Services affected      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unauthorized conversion of long        Common Carrier.........   $40,000
 distance telephone service.
Violation of operator services         Common Carrier.........     7,000
 requirements.
Violation of pay-per-call              Common Carrier.........     7,000
 requirements.
Failure to implement rate reduction    Cable..................     7,500
 or refund order.
Violation of cable program access      Cable..................     7,500
 rules.
Violation of cable leased access       Cable..................     7,500
 rules.
Violation of cable cross-ownership     Cable..................     7,500
 rules.
Violation of cable broadcast carriage  Cable..................     7,500
 rules.
Violation of pole attachment rules...  Cable..................     7,500
Failure to maintain directional        Broadcast..............     7,000
 pattern within prescribed parameters.
Violation of main studio rule........  Broadcast..............     7,000
Violation of broadcast hoax rule.....  Broadcast..............     7,000
AM tower fencing.....................  Broadcast..............     7,000
Broadcasting telephone conversations   Broadcast..............     4,000
 without authorization.
Violation of enhanced underwriting     Broadcast..............     2,000
 requirements.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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       Section II. Adjustment Criteria for Section 503 Forfeitures

                       Upward Adjustment Criteria

    (1) Egregious misconduct.
    (2) Ability to pay/relative disincentive.
    (3) Intentional violation.
    (4) Substantial harm.
    (5) Prior violations of any FCC requirements.
    (6) Substantial economic gain.
    (7) Repeated or continuous violation.

                      Downward Adjustment Criteria

    (1) Minor violation.
    (2) Good faith or voluntary disclosure.
    (3) History of overall compliance.
    (4) Inability to pay.

   Section III. Non-Section 503 Forfeitures That Are Affected by the 
                       Downward Adjustment Factors

    Unlike Section 503 of the Act, which establishes maximum forfeiture 
amounts, other sections of the Act, with one exception, state prescribed 
amounts of forfeitures for violations of the relevant section. These 
amounts are then subject to mitigation or remission under Section 504 of 
the Act. The one exception is Section 223 of the Act, which provides a 
maximum forfeiture per day. For convenience, the Commission will treat 
this amount as if it were a prescribed base amount, subject to downward 
adjustments. The following amounts are adjusted for inflation pursuant 
to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), 28 U.S.C. 2461. 
These non-Section 503 forfeitures may be adjusted downward using the 
``Downward Adjustment Criteria'' shown for Section 503 forfeitures in 
Section II of this note.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Violation                      Statutory amount ($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec. 202(c) Common Carrier Discrimination...  7,600 330/day.
Sec. 203(e) Common Carrier Tariffs..........  7,600 330/day.
Sec. 205(b) Common Carrier Prescriptions....  13,200.
Sec. 214(d) Common Carrier Line Extensions..  1,200/day.
Sec. 219(b) Common Carrier Reports..........  1,200.
Sec. 220(d) Common Carrier Records &          7,600/day.
 Accounts.
Sec. 223(b) Dial-a-Porn.....................  60,000 maximum/day.
Sec. 364(a) Ship Station Inspection.........  5,500 (owner).
Sec. 364(b) Ship Station Inspection.........  1,100 (vessel master).
Sec. 386(a) Forfeitures.....................  5,500/day (owner).
Sec. 386(b) Forfeitures.....................  1,100 (vessel master).
Sec. 634 Cable EEO..........................  500/day.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    (5) Inflation adjustments to the maximum forfeiture amount. (i) 
Pursuant to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, Public Law 104-
134 (110 Stat. 1321-358), which amends the Federal Civil Monetary 
Penalty Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-410 (104 Stat. 
890; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note), the statutory maximum amount of a forfeiture 
penalty assessed under this section shall be adjusted for inflation at 
least once every four years using the following formula. First, obtain 
the inflation factor by dividing the CPI for June of the preceding year 
by the CPI for June of the year the forfeiture was last set or adjusted. 
Then, multiply the inflation factor by the statutory maximum amount. 
Round off this result using the rules in paragraph (b)(5)(ii) of this 
section. Add the rounded result to the statutory maximum forfeiture 
penalty amount. The sum is the statutory maximum amount, adjusted for 
inflation.
    (ii) The rounding rules are as follows:
    (A) Round increase to the nearest multiple of $10 if the penalty is 
from $0 to $100;
    (B) Round increase to the nearest multiple of $100 if the penalty is 
from $101 to $1,000;
    (C) Round increase to the nearest multiple of $1,000 if the penalty 
is from $1,001 to $10,000;
    (D) Round increase to the nearest multiple of $5,000 if the penalty 
is from $10,001 to $100,000;
    (E) Round increase to the nearest multiple of $10,000 if the penalty 
is from $100,001 to $200,000; or
    (F) Round increase to the nearest multiple of $25,000 if the penalty 
is over $200,001.
    (iii) The application of the inflation adjustments required by the 
DCIA, 28 U.S.C. 2461, results in the following adjusted statutory 
maximum forfeitures authorized by the Communications Act:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Maximum
                                                               penalty
                     U.S. Code citation                       after DCIA
                                                              adjustment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
47 U.S.C. 202(c)...........................................       $7,600
                                                                     330
47 U.S.C 203(e)............................................        7,600
                                                                     330
47 U.S.C. 205(b)...........................................       13,200
47 U.S.C. 214(d)...........................................        1,200
47 U.S.C. 219(b)...........................................        1,200

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47 U.S.C. 220(d)...........................................        7,600
47 U.S.C. 223(b)...........................................       60,000
47 U.S.C. 362(a)...........................................        5,500
47 U.S.C. 362(b)...........................................        1,100
47 U.S.C. 386(a)...........................................        5,500
47 U.S.C. 386(b)...........................................        1,100
47 U.S.C. 503(b)(2)(A).....................................       27,500
                                                                 300,000
47 U.S.C. 503(b)(2)(B).....................................      120,000
                                                               1,200,000
47 U.S.C. 503(b)(2)(C).....................................       11,000
                                                                  87,500
47 U.S.C. 507(a)...........................................          550
47 U.S.C. 507(b)...........................................          110
47 U.S.C. 554..............................................          500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Note to paragraph (b)(5):
    Pursuant to Public Law 104-134, the first inflation adjustment 
cannot exceed 10 percent of the statutory maximum amount.
    (c) Limits on the time when a proceeding may be initiated. (1) In 
the case of a broadcast station, no forfeiture penalty shall be imposed 
if the violation occurred more than 1 year prior to the issuance of the 
appropriate notice or prior to the date of commencement of the current 
license term, whichever is earlier. For purposes of this paragraph, 
``date of commencement of the current license term'' means the date of 
commencement of the last term of license for which the licensee has been 
granted a license by the Commission. A separate license term shall not 
be deemed to have commenced as a result of continuing a license in 
effect under section 307(c) pending decision on an application for 
renewal of the license.
    (2) In the case of a forfeiture imposed against a carrier under 
sections 202(c), 203(e), and 220(d), no forfeiture will be imposed if 
the violation occurred more than 5 years prior to the issuance of a 
notice of apparent liability.
    (3) In all other cases, no penalty shall be imposed if the violation 
occurred more than 1 year prior to the date on which the appropriate 
notice is issued.
    (d) Preliminary procedure in some cases; citations. No forfeiture 
penalty shall be imposed upon any person under this section, if such 
person does not hold a license, permit, certificate, or other 
authorization issued by the Commission, and if such person is not an 
applicant for a license, permit, certificate, or other authorization 
issued by the Commission, unless, prior to the issuance of the 
appropriate notice, such person: (1) Is sent a citation reciting the 
violation charged; (2) is given a reasonable opportunity (usually 30 
days) to request a personal interview with a Commission official, at the 
field office which is nearest to such person's place of residence; and 
(3) subsequently engages in conduct of the type described in the 
citation. However, a forfeiture penalty may be imposed, if such person 
is engaged in (and the violation relates to) activities for which a 
license, permit, certificate, or other authorization is required or if 
such person is a cable television operator, or in the case of violations 
of section 303(q), if the person involved is a nonlicensee tower owner 
who has previously received notice of the obligations imposed by section 
303(q) from the Commission or the permittee or licensee who uses that 
tower. Paragraph (c) of this section does not limit the issuance of 
citations. When the requirements of this paragraph have been satisfied 
with respect to a particular violation by a particular person, a 
forfeiture penalty may be imposed upon such person for conduct of the 
type described in the citation without issuance of an additional 
citation.
    (e) Alternative procedures. In the discretion of the Commission, a 
forfeiture proceeding may be initiated either: (1) By issuing a notice 
of apparent liability, in accordance with paragraph (f) of this section, 
or (2) a notice of opportunity for hearing, in accordance with paragraph 
(g).
    (f) Notice of apparent liability. Before imposing a forfeiture 
penalty under the provisions of this paragraph, the Commission or its 
designee will issue a written notice of apparent liability.
    (1) Content of notice. The notice of apparent liability will:
    (i) Identify each specific provision, term, or condition of any act, 
rule, regulation, order, treaty, convention, or other agreement, 
license, permit, certificate, or instrument of authorization which the 
respondent has apparently violated or with which he has failed to 
comply,
    (ii) Set forth the nature of the act or omission charged against the 
respondent and the facts upon which such charge is based,

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    (iii) State the date(s) on which such conduct occurred, and
    (iv) Specify the amount of the apparent forfeiture penalty.
    (2) Delivery. The notice of apparent liability will be sent to the 
respondent, by certified mail, at his last known address (see Sec. 1.5).
    (3) Response. The respondent will be afforded a reasonable period of 
time (usually 30 days from the date of the notice) to show, in writing, 
why a forfeiture penalty should not be imposed or should be reduced, or 
to pay the forfeiture. Any showing as to why the forfeiture should not 
be imposed or should be reduced shall include a detailed factual 
statement and such documentation and affidavits as may be pertinent.
    (4) Forfeiture order. If the proposed forfeiture penalty is not paid 
in full in response to the notice of apparent liability, the Commission, 
upon considering all relevant information available to it, will issue an 
order canceling or reducing the proposed forfeiture or requiring that it 
be paid in full and stating the date by which the forfeiture must be 
paid.
    (5) Judicial enforcement of forfeiture order. If the forfeiture is 
not paid, the case will be referred to the Department of Justice for 
collection under section 504(a) of the Communications Act.
    (g) Notice of opportunity for hearing. The procedures set out in 
this paragraph will ordinarily be followed only when a hearing is being 
held for some reason other than the assessment of a forfeiture (such as, 
to determine whether a renewal application should be granted) and a 
forfeiture is to be considered as an alternative or in addition to any 
other Commission action. However, these procedures may be followed 
whenever the Commission, in its discretion, determines that they will 
better serve the ends of justice.
    (1) Before imposing a forfeiture penalty under the provisions of 
this paragraph, the Commission will issue a notice of opportunity for 
hearing. The hearing will be a full evidentiary hearing before an 
administrative law judge, conducted under procedures set out in subpart 
B of this part, including procedures for appeal and review of initial 
decisions. A final Commission order assessing a forfeiture under the 
provisions of this paragraph is subject to judicial review under section 
402(a) of the Communications Act.
    (2) If, after a forfeiture penalty is imposed and not appealed or 
after a court enters final judgment in favor of the Commission, the 
forfeiture is not paid, the Commission will refer the matter to the 
Department of Justice for collection. In an action to recover the 
forfeiture, the validity and appropriateness of the order imposing the 
forfeiture are not subject to review.
    (3) Where the possible assessment of a forfeiture is an issue in a 
hearing case to determine which pending application should be granted, 
and the applicant facing a potential forfeiture is dismissed pursuant to 
a settlement agreement or otherwise, and the presiding judge has not 
made a determination on the forfeiture issue, the order of dismissal 
shall be forwarded to the attention of the full Commission. Within the 
time provided by Sec. 1.117, the Commission may, on its own motion, 
proceed with a determination of whether a forfeiture against the 
dismissing applicant is warranted. If the Commission so proceeds, it 
will provide the applicant with a reasonable opportunity to respond to 
the forfeiture issue (see paragraph (f)(3) of this section) and make a 
determination under the procedures outlined in paragraph (f) of this 
section.
    (h) Payment. The forfeiture should be paid by check or money order 
drawn to the order of the Federal Communications Commission. The 
Commission does not accept responsibility for cash payments sent through 
the mails. The check or money order should be mailed to: Federal 
Communications Commission, P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, Illinois 60673-7482.
    (i) Remission and mitigation. In its discretion, the Commission, or 
its designee, may remit or reduce any forfeiture imposed under this 
section. After issuance of a forfeiture order, any request that it do so 
shall be submitted as a petition for reconsideration pursuant to 
Sec. 1.106.

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    (j) Effective date. Amendments to paragraph (b) of this section 
implementing Pub. L. No. 101-239 are effective December 19, 1989.

[43 FR 49308, Oct. 23, 1978, as amended at 48 FR 15631, Apr. 12, 1983; 
50 FR 40855, Oct. 7, 1985; 55 FR 25605, June 22, 1990; 56 FR 25638, June 
5, 1991; 57 FR 23161, June 2, 1992; 57 FR 47006, Oct. 14, 1992; 57 FR 
48333, Oct. 23, 1992; 58 FR 6896, Feb. 3, 1993; 58 FR 27473, May 10, 
1993; 62 FR 4918, Feb. 3, 1997; 62 FR 43475, Aug. 14, 1997; 63 FR 26992, 
May 15, 1998; 65 FR 60868, Oct. 13, 2000]

Sec. 1.83  Applications for radio operator licenses.

    (a) Application filing procedures for amateur radio operator 
licenses are set forth in part 97 of this chapter.
    (b) Application filing procedures for commercial radio operator 
licenses are set forth in part 13 of this chapter. Detailed information 
about application forms, filing procedures, and where to file 
applications for commercial radio operator licenses is contained in the 
bulletin ``Commercial Radio Operator Licenses and Permits.'' This 
bulletin is available from the Commission's Forms Distribution Center by 
calling 1-800-418-FORM (3676).

[47 FR 53378, Nov. 26, 1982, as amended at 58 FR 13021, Mar. 9, 1993; 63 
FR 68920, Dec. 14, 1998]

Sec. 1.85  Suspension of operator licenses.

    Whenever grounds exist for suspension of an operator license, as 
provided in Sec. 303(m) of the Communications Act, the Chief of the 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, with respect to amateur and 
commercial radio operator licenses, may issue an order suspending the 
operator license. No order of suspension of any operator's license shall 
take effect until 15 days' notice in writing of the cause for the 
proposed suspension has been given to the operator licensee, who may 
make written application to the Commission at any time within the said 
15 days for a hearing upon such order. The notice to the operator 
licensee shall not be effective until actually received by him, and from 
that time he shall have 15 days in which to mail the said application. 
In the event that physical conditions prevent mailing of the application 
before the expiration of the 15-day period, the application shall then 
be mailed as soon as possible thereafter, accompanied by a satisfactory 
explanation of the delay. Upon receipt by the Commission of such 
application for hearing, said order of suspension shall be designated 
for hearing by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and said 
suspension shall be held in abeyance until the conclusion of the 
hearing. Upon the conclusion of said hearing, the Commission may affirm, 
modify, or revoke said order of suspension. If the license is ordered 
suspended, the operator shall send his operator license to the Licensing 
and Technical Analysis Branch, Public Safety and Private Wireless 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, in Washington, DC, on or 
before the effective date of the order, or, if the effective date has 
passed at the time notice is received, the license shall be sent to the 
Commission forthwith.

[63 FR 68920, Dec. 14, 1998]

Sec. 1.87  Modification of license or construction permit on motion of 
          the Commission.

    (a) Whenever it appears that a station license or construction 
permit should be modified, the Commission shall notify the licensee or 
permittee in writing of the proposed action and reasons therefor, and 
afford the licensee or permittee at least thirty days to protest such 
proposed order of modification, except that, where safety of life or 
property is involved, the Commission may by order provide a shorter 
period of time.
    (b) The notification required in paragraph (a) of this section may 
be effectuated by a notice of proposed rule making in regard to a 
modification or addition of an FM or television channel to the Table of 
Allotments (Secs. 73.202 and 73.504) or Table of Assignments 
(Sec. 73.606). The Commission shall send a copy of any such notice of 
proposed rule making to the affected licensee or permittee by certified 
mail, return receipt requested.
    (c) Any other licensee or permittee who believes that its license or 
permit would be modified by the proposed action may also protest the 
proposed action before its effective date.

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    (d) Any protest filed pursuant to this section shall be subject to 
the requirements of section 309 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, for petitions to deny.
    (e) In any case where a hearing is conducted pursuant to the 
provisions of this section, both the burden of proceeding with the 
introduction of evidence and the burden of proof shall be upon the 
Commission except that, with respect to any issue that pertains to the 
question of whether the proposed action would modify the license or 
permit of a person filing a protest pursuant to paragraph (c) of this 
section, such burdens shall be as described by the Commission.
    (f) In order to utilize the right to a hearing and the opportunity 
to appear and give evidence upon the issues specified in any hearing 
order, the licensee or permittee, in person or by attorney, shall, 
within the period of time as may be specified in the hearing order, file 
with the Commission a written statement stating that he or she will 
appear at the hearing and present evidence on the matters specified in 
the hearing order.
    (g) The right to file a protest or have a hearing shall, unless good 
cause is shown in a petition to be filed not later than 5 days before 
the lapse of time specified in paragraph (a) or (f) of this section, be 
deemed waived:
    (1) In case of failure to timely file the protest as required by 
paragraph (a) of this section or a written statement as required by 
paragraph (f) of this section.
    (2) In case of filing a written statement provided for in paragraph 
(f) of this section but failing to appear at the hearing, either in 
person or by counsel.
    (h) Where the right to file a protest or have a hearing is waived, 
the licensee or permittee will be deemed to have consented to the 
modification as proposed and a final decision may be issued by the 
Commission accordingly. Irrespective of any waiver as provided for in 
paragraph (g) of this section or failure by the licensee or permittee to 
raise a substantial and material question of fact concerning the 
proposed modification in his protest, the Commission may, on its own 
motion, designate the proposed modification for hearing in accordance 
with this section.
    (i) Any order of modification issued pursuant to this section shall 
include a statement of the findings and the grounds and reasons 
therefor, shall specify the effective date of the modification, and 
shall be served on the licensee or permittee.

[52 FR 22654, June 15, 1987]

Sec. 1.88  Predesignation pleading procedure.

    In cases where an investigation is being conducted by the Commission 
in connection with the operation of a broadcast station or a pending 
application for renewal of a broadcast license, the licensee may file a 
written statement to the Commission setting forth its views regarding 
the matters under investigation; the staff, in its discretion, may in 
writing, advise such licensee of the general nature of the 
investigation, and advise the licensee of its opportunity to submit such 
a statement to the staff. Any filing by the licensee will be forwarded 
to the Commission in conjunction with any staff memorandum recommending 
that the Commission take action as a result of the invesigation. Nothing 
in this rule shall supersede the application of our ex parte rules to 
situations described in Sec. 1.1203 of these rules.

(Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; (47 U.S.C. 
154, 303, 307))

[45 FR 65597, Oct. 3, 1980]

Sec. 1.89  Notice of violations.

    (a) Except in cases of willfulness or those in which public health, 
interest, or safety requires otherwise, any person who holds a license, 
permit or other authorization appearing to have violated any provision 
of the Communications Act or any provision of this chapter will, before 
revocation, suspension, or cease and desist proceedings are instituted, 
be served with a written notice calling these facts to his or her 
attention and requesting a statement concerning the matter. FCC Form 793 
may be used for this purpose. The Notice of Violation may be combined 
with a Notice of Apparent Liability to Monetary Forfeiture. In such 
event, notwithstanding the Notice of Violation,

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the provisions of Sec. 1.80 apply and not those of Sec. 1.89.
    (b) Within 10 days from receipt of notice or such other period as 
may be specified, the recipient shall send a written answer, in 
duplicate, directly to the Commission office originating the official 
notice. If an answer cannot be sent or an acknowledgment cannot be made 
within such 10-day period by reason of illness or other unavoidable 
circumstance, acknowledgment and answer shall be made at the earliest 
practicable date with a satisfactory explanation of the delay.
    (c) The answer to each notice shall be complete in itself and shall 
not be abbreviated by reference to other communications or answers to 
other notices. In every instance the answer shall contain a statement of 
action taken to correct the condition or omission complained of and to 
preclude its recurrence. In addition:
    (1) If the notice relates to violations that may be due to the 
physical or electrical characteristics of transmitting apparatus and any 
new apparatus is to be installed, the answer shall state the date such 
apparatus was ordered, the name of the manufacturer, and the promised 
date of delivery. If the installation of such apparatus requires a 
construction permit, the file number of the application shall be given, 
or if a file number has not been assigned by the Commission, such 
identification shall be given as will permit ready identification of the 
application.
    (2) If the notice of violation relates to lack of attention to or 
improper operation of the transmitter, the name and license number of 
the operator in charge (where applicable) shall be given.

[48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983]

Sec. 1.91  Revocation and/or cease and desist proceedings; hearings.

    (a) If it appears that a station license or construction permit 
should be revoked and/or that a cease and desist order should be issued, 
the Commission will issue an order directing the person to show cause 
why an order of revocation and/or a cease and desist order, as the facts 
may warrant, should not be issued.
    (b) An order to show cause why an order of revocation and/or a cease 
and desist order should not be issued will contain a statement of the 
matters with respect to which the Commission is inquiring and will call 
upon the person to whom it is directed (the respondent) to appear before 
the Commission at a hearing, at a time and place stated in the order, 
but not less than thirty days after the receipt of such order, and given 
evidence upon the matters specified in the order to show cause. However, 
if safety of life or property is involved, the order to show cause may 
specify a hearing date less than thirty days from the receipt of such 
order.
    (c) To avail himself of such opportunity for hearing, the 
respondent, personally or by his attorney, shall file with the 
Commission, within thirty days of the service of the order or such 
shorter period as may be specified therein, a written appearance stating 
that he will appear at the hearing and present evidence on the matters 
specified in the order. The Commission in its discretion may accept a 
late appearance. However, an appearance tendered after the specified 
time has expired will not be accepted unless accompanied by a petition 
stating with particularity the facts and reasons relied on to justify 
such late filing. Such petition for acceptance of late appearance will 
be granted only if the Commission determines that the facts and reasons 
stated therein constitute good cause for failure to file on time.
    (d) Hearings on the matters specified in such orders to show cause 
shall accord with the practice and procedure prescribed in this subpart 
and subpart B of this part, with the following exceptions: (1) In all 
such revocation and/or cease and desist hearings, the burden of 
proceeding with the introduction of evidence and the burden of proof 
shall be upon the Commission; and (2) the Commission may specify in a 
show cause order, when the circumstances of the proceeding require 
expedition, a time less than that prescribed in Secs. 1.276 and 1.277 
within which the initial decision in the proceeding shall become 
effective, exceptions to

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such initial decision must be filed, parties must file requests for oral 
argument, and parties must file notice of intention to participate in 
oral argument.
    (e) Correction of or promise to correct the conditions or matters 
complained of in a show cause order shall not preclude the issuance of a 
cease and desist order. Corrections or promises to correct the 
conditions or matters complained of, and the past record of the 
licensee, may, however, be considered in determining whether a 
revocation and/or a cease and desist order should be issued.
    (f) Any order of revocation and/or cease and desist order issued 
after hearing pursuant to this section shall include a statement of 
findings and the grounds therefor, shall specify the effective date of 
the order, and shall be served on the person to whom such order is 
directed.

(Sec. 312, 48 Stat. 1086, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 312)

Sec. 1.92  Revocation and/or cease and desist proceedings; after waiver 
          of hearing.

    (a) After the issuance of an order to show cause, pursuant to 
Sec. 1.91, calling upon a person to appear at a hearing before the 
Commission, the occurrence of any one of the following events or 
circumstances will constitute a waiver of such hearing and the 
proceeding thereafter will be conducted in accordance with the 
provisions of this section.
    (1) The respondent fails to file a timely written appearance as 
prescribed in Sec. 1.91(c) indicating that he will appear at a hearing 
and present evidence on the matters specified in the order.
    (2) The respondent, having filed a timely written appearance as 
prescribed in Sec. 1.91(c), fails in fact to appear in person or by his 
attorney at the time and place of the duly scheduled hearing.
    (3) The respondent files with the Commission, within the time 
specified for a written appearance in Sec. 1.91(c), a written statement 
expressly waiving his rights to a hearing.
    (b) When a hearing is waived under the provisions of paragraph (a) 
(1) or (3) of this section, a written statement signed by the respondent 
denying or seeking to mitigate or justify the circumstances or conduct 
complained of in the order to show cause may be submitted within the 
time specified in Sec. 1.91(c). The Commission in its discretion may 
accept a late statement. However, a statement tendered after the 
specified time has expired will not be accepted unless accompanied by a 
petition stating with particularity the facts and reasons relied on to 
justify such late filing. Such petitions for acceptance of a late 
statement will be granted only if the Commission determines that the 
facts and reasons stated therein constitute good cause for failure to 
file on time.
    (c) Whenever a hearing is waived by the occurrence of any of the 
events or circumstances listed in paragraph (a) of this section, the 
Chief Administrative Law Judge (or the presiding officer if one has been 
designated) shall, at the earliest practicable date, issue an order 
reciting the events or circumstances constituting a waiver of hearing, 
terminating the hearing proceeding, and certifying the case to the 
Commission. Such order shall be served upon the respondent.
    (d) After a hearing proceeding has been terminated pursuant to 
paragraph (c) of this section, the Commission will act upon the matters 
specified in the order to show cause in the regular course of business. 
The Commission will determine on the basis of all the information 
available to it from any source, including such further proceedings as 
may be warranted, if a revocation order and/or a cease and desist order 
should issue, and if so, will issue such order. Otherwise, the 
Commission will issue an order dismissing the proceeding. All orders 
specified in this paragraph will include a statement of the findings of 
the Commission and the grounds and reasons therefor, will specify the 
effective date thereof, and will be served upon the respondent.
    (e) Corrections or promise to correct the conditions or matters 
complained of in a show cause order shall not preclude the issuance of a 
cease and desist

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order. Corrections or promises to correct the conditions or matters 
complained of, and the past record of the licensee, may, however, be 
considered in determining whether a revocation and/or a cease and desist 
order should be issued.

(Sec. 312, 48 Stat. 1086, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 312)

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 29 FR 6443, May 16, 1964; 37 
FR 19372, Sept. 20, 1972]

Sec. 1.93  Consent orders.

    (a) As used in this subpart, a ``consent order'' is a formal decree 
accepting an agreement between a party to an adjudicatory hearing 
proceeding held to determine whether that party has violated statutes or 
Commission rules or policies and the appropriate operating Bureau, with 
regard to such party's future compliance with such statutes, rules or 
policies, and disposing of all issues on which the proceeding was 
designated for hearing. The order is issued by the officer designated to 
preside at the hearing or (if no officer has been designated) by the 
Chief Administrative Law Judge.
    (b) Where the interests of timely enforcement or compliance, the 
nature of the proceeding, and the public interest permit, the 
Commission, by its operating Bureaus, may negotiate a consent order with 
a party to secure future compliance with the law in exchange for prompt 
disposition of a matter subject to administrative adjudicative 
proceedings. Consent orders may not be negotiated with respect to 
matters which involve a party's basic statutory qualifications to hold a 
license (see 47 U.S.C. 308 and 309).

[41 FR 14871, Apr. 8, 1976]

Sec. 1.94  Consent order procedures.

    (a) Negotiations leading to a consent order may be initiated by the 
operating Bureau or by a party whose possible violations are issues in 
the proceeding. Negotiations may be initiated at any time after 
designation of a proceeding for hearing. If negotiations are initiated 
the presiding officer shall be notified. Parties shall be prepared at 
the initial prehearing conference to state whether they are at that time 
willing to enter negotiations. See Sec. 1.248(c)(7). If either party is 
unwilling to enter negotiations, the hearing proceeding shall proceed. 
If the parties agree to enter negotiations, they will be afforded an 
appropriate opportunity to negotiate before the hearing is commenced.
    (b) Other parties to the proceeding are entitled, but are not 
required, to participate in the negotiations, and may join in any 
agreement which is reached.
    (c) Every agreement shall contain the following:
    (1) An admission of all jurisdictional facts;
    (2) A waiver of the usual procedures for preparation and review of 
an initial decision;
    (3) A waiver of the right of judicial review or otherwise to 
challenge or contest the validity of the consent order;
    (4) A statement that the designation order may be used in construing 
the consent order;
    (5) A statement that the agreement shall become a part of the record 
of the proceeding only if the consent order is signed by the presiding 
officer and the time for review has passed without rejection of the 
order by the Commission;
    (6) A statement that the agreement is for purposes of settlement 
only and that its signing does not constitute an admission by any party 
of any violation of law, rules or policy (see 18 U.S.C. 6002); and
    (7) A draft order for signature of the presiding officer resolving 
by consent, and for the future, all issues specified in the designation 
order.
    (d) If agreement is reached, it shall be submitted to the presiding 
officer or Chief Administrative Law Judge, as the case may be, who shall 
either sign the order, reject the agreement, or suggest to the parties 
that negotiations continue on such portion of the agreement as he 
considers unsatisfactory or on matters not reached in the agreement. If 
he rejects the agreement, the hearing shall proceed. If he suggests 
further negotiations, the hearing will proceed or negotiations will 
continue, depending on the wishes of parties to the agreement. If he 
signs the consent order, he shall close the record.

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    (e) Any party to the proceeding who has not joined in any agreement 
which is reached may appeal the consent order under Sec. 1.302, and the 
Commission may review the agreement on its own motion under the 
provisions of that section. If the Commission rejects the consent order, 
the proceeding will be remanded for further proceedings. If the 
Commission does not reject the consent order, it shall be entered in the 
record as a final order and is subject to judicial review on the 
initiative only of parties to the proceeding who did not join in the 
agreement. The Commission may revise the agreement and consent order. In 
that event, private parties to the agreement may either accept the 
revision or withdraw from the agreement. If the party whose possible 
violations are issues in the proceeding withdraws from the agreement, 
the consent order will not be issued or made a part of the record, and 
the proceeding will be remanded for further proceedings.
    (f) The provisions of this section shall not alter any existing 
procedure for informal settlement of any matter prior to designation for 
hearing (see, e.g., 47 U.S.C. 208) or for summary decision after 
designation for hearing.
    (g) Consent orders, pleadings relating thereto, and Commission 
orders with respect thereto shall be served on parties to the 
proceeding. Public notice will be given of orders issued by an 
administrative law judge, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, or the 
Commission. Negotiating papers constitute work product, are available to 
parties participating in negotiations, but are not routinely available 
for public inspection.

[41 FR 14871, Apr. 8, 1976]

Sec. 1.95  Violation of consent orders.

    Violation of a consent order shall subject the consenting party to 
any and all sanctions which could have been imposed in the proceeding 
resulting in the consent order if all of the issues in that proceeding 
had been decided against the consenting party and to any further 
sanctions for violation noted as agreed upon in the consent order. The 
Commission shall have the burden of showing that the consent order has 
been violated in some (but not in every) respect. Violation of the 
consent order and the sanctions to be imposed shall be the only issues 
considered in a proceeding concerning such an alleged violation.

[41 FR 14871, Apr. 8, 1976]

   Reconsideration and Review of Actions Taken by the Commission and 
 Pursuant to Delegated Authority; Effective Dates and Finality Dates of 
                                 Actions

Sec. 1.101  General provisions.

    Under section 5(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
the Commission is authorized, by rule or order, to delegate certain of 
its functions to a panel of commissioners, an individual commissioner, 
an employee board, or an individual employee. Section 0.201(a) of this 
chapter describes in general terms the basic categories of delegations 
which are made by the Commission. Subpart B of part 0 of this chapter 
sets forth all delegations which have been made by rule. Sections 1.102 
through 1.120 set forth procedural rules governing reconsideration and 
review of actions taken pursuant to authority delegated under section 
5(c) of the Communications Act, and reconsideration of actions taken by 
the Commission. As used in Secs. 1.102 through 1.117, the term 
designated authority means any person, panel, or board which has been 
authorized by rule or order to exercise authority under section 5(c) of 
the Communications Act.

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 62 FR 4170, Jan. 29, 1997]

Sec. 1.102  Effective dates of actions taken pursuant to delegated 
          authority.

    (a) Final actions following review of an initial decision. (1) Final 
decisions of a commissioner, or panel of commissioners following review 
of an initial decision shall be effective 40 days after public release 
of the full text of such final decision.
    (2) If a petition for reconsideration of such final decision is 
filed, the effect of the decision is stayed until 40 days after release 
of the final order disposing of the petition.
    (3) If an application for review of such final decision is filed, or 
if the Commission on its own motion orders the record of the proceeding 
before it

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for review, the effect of the decision is stayed until the Commission's 
review of the proceeding has been completed.
    (b) Non-hearing and interlocutory actions. (1) Non-hearing or 
interlocutory actions taken pursuant to delegated authority shall, 
unless otherwise ordered by the designated authority, be effective upon 
release of the document containing the full text of such action, or in 
the event such a document is not released, upon release of a public 
notice announcing the action in question.
    (2) If a petition for reconsideration of a non-hearing action is 
filed, the designated authority may in its discretion stay the effect of 
its action pending disposition of the petition for reconsideration. 
Petitions for reconsideration of interlocutory actions will not be 
entertained.
    (3) If an application for review of a non-hearing or interlocutory 
action is filed, or if the Commission reviews the action on its own 
motion, the Commission may in its discretion stay the effect of any such 
action until its review of the matters at issue has been completed.

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 62 FR 4170, Jan. 29, 1997]

Sec. 1.103  Effective dates of Commission actions; finality of 
          Commission actions.

    (a) Unless otherwise specified by law or Commission rule (e.g. 
Secs. 1.102 and 1.427), the effective date of any Commission action 
shall be the date of public notice of such action as that latter date is 
defined in Sec. 1.4(b) of these rules: Provided, That the Commission 
may, on its own motion or on motion by any party, designate an effective 
date that is either earlier or later in time than the date of public 
notice of such action. The designation of an earlier or later effective 
date shall have no effect on any pleading periods.
    (b) Notwithstanding any determinations made under paragraph (a) of 
this section, Commission action shall be deemed final, for purposes of 
seeking reconsideration at the Commission or judicial review, on the 
date of public notice as defined in Sec. 1.4(b) of these rules.

(Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 
154, 303, 307)

[46 FR 18556, Mar. 25, 1981]

Sec. 1.104  Preserving the right of review; deferred consideration of 
          application for review.

    (a) The provisions of this section apply to all final actions taken 
pursuant to delegated authority, including final actions taken by 
members of the Commission's staff on nonhearing matters. They do not 
apply to interlocutory actions of the Chief Administrative Law Judge in 
hearing proceedings, or to hearing designation orders issued under 
delegated authority. See Secs. 0.351, 1.106(a) and 1.115(e).
    (b) Any person desiring Commission consideration of a final action 
taken pursuant to delegated authority shall file either a petition for 
reconsideration or an application for review (but not both) within 30 
days from the date of public notice of such action, as that date is 
defined in Sec. 1.4(b) of these rules. The petition for reconsideration 
will be acted on by the designated authority or referred by such 
authority to the Commission: Provided, That a petition for 
reconsideration of an order designating a matter for hearing will in all 
cases be referred to the Commission. The application for review will in 
all cases be acted upon by the Commission.

    Note: In those cases where the Commission does not intend to release 
a document containing the full text of its action, it will state that 
fact in the public notice announcing its action.

    (c) If in any matter one party files a petition for reconsideration 
and a second party files an application for review, the Commission will 
withhold action on the application for review until final action has 
been taken on the petition for reconsideration.
    (d) Any person who has filed a petition for reconsideration may file 
an application for review within 30 days from the date of public notice 
of such action, as that date is defined in Sec. 1.4(b) of these rules. 
If a petition for reconsideration has been filed, any person who has 
filed an application for review

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may: (1) Withdraw his application for review, or (2) substitute an 
amended application therefor.

    Note: In those cases where the Commission does not intend to release 
a document containing the full text of its action, it will state that 
fact in the public notice announcing its action.

(Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 
154, 303, 307)

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 41 FR 14871, Apr. 8, 1976; 44 
FR 60294, Oct. 19, 1979; 46 FR 18556, Mar. 25, 1981; 62 FR 4170, Jan. 
29, 1997]

Sec. 1.106  Petitions for reconsideration.

    (a)(1) Petitions requesting reconsideration of a final Commission 
action will be acted on by the Commission. Petitions requesting 
reconsideration of other final actions taken pursuant to delegated 
authority will be acted on by the designated authority or referred by 
such authority to the Commission. A petition for reconsideration of an 
order designating a case for hearing will be entertained if, and insofar 
as, the petition relates to an adverse ruling with respect to 
petitioner's participation in the proceeding. Petitions for 
reconsideration of other interlocutory actions will not be entertained. 
(For provisions governing reconsideration of Commission action in notice 
and comment rule making proceedings, see Sec. 1.429. This Sec. 1.106 
does not govern reconsideration of such actions.)
    (2) Within the period allowed for filing a petition for 
reconsideration, any party to the proceeding may request the presiding 
officer to certify to the Commission the question as to whether, on 
policy in effect at the time of designation or adopted since 
designation, and undisputed facts, a hearing should be held. If the 
presiding officer finds that there is substantial doubt, on established 
policy and undisputed facts, that a hearing should be held, he will 
certify the policy question to the Commission with a statement to that 
effect. No appeal may be filed from an order denying such a request. See 
also, Secs. 1.229 and 1.251.
    (b)(1) Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (b)(2) of 
this section, any party to the proceeding, or any other person whose 
interests are adversely affected by any action taken by the Commission 
or by the designated authority, may file a petition requesting 
reconsideration of the action taken. If the petition is filed by a 
person who is not a party to the proceeding, it shall state with 
particularity the manner in which the person's interests are adversely 
affected by the action taken, and shall show good reason why it was not 
possible for him to participate in the earlier stages of the proceeding.
    (2) Where the Commission has denied an application for review, a 
petition for reconsideration will be entertained only if one or more of 
the following circumstances is present:
    (i) The petition relies on facts which relate to events which have 
occurred or circumstances which have changed since the last opportunity 
to present such matters; or
    (ii) The petition relies on facts unknown to petitioner until after 
his last opportunity to present such matters which could not, through 
the exercise of ordinary diligence, have been learned prior to such 
opportunity.
    (3) A petition for reconsideration of an order denying an 
application for review which fails to rely on new facts or changed 
circumstances may be dismissed by the staff as repetitious.
    (c) A petition for reconsideration which relies on facts not 
previously presented to the Commission or to the designated authority 
may be granted only under the following circumstances:
    (1) The facts fall within one or more of the categories set forth in 
Sec. 1.106(b)(2); or
    (2) The Commission or the designated authority determines that 
consideration of the facts relied on is required in the public interest.
    (d)(1) The petition shall state with particularity the respects in 
which petitioner believes the action taken by the Commission or the 
designated authority should be changed. The petition shall state 
specifically the form or relief sought and, subject to this requirement, 
may contain alternative requests.
    (2) The petition for reconsideration shall also, where appropriate, 
cite the findings of fact and/or conclusions of

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law which petitioner believes to be erroneous, and shall state with 
particularity the respects in which he believes such findings and 
conclusions should be changed. The petition may request that additional 
findings of fact and conclusions of law be made.
    (e) Where a petition for reconsideration is based upon a claim of 
electrical interference, under appropriate rules in this chapter, to an 
existing station or a station for which a construction permit is 
outstanding, such petition, in addition to meeting the other 
requirements of this section, must be accompanied by an affidavit of a 
qualified radio engineer. Such affidavit shall show, either by following 
the procedures set forth in this chapter for determining interference in 
the absence of measurements, or by actual measurements made in 
accordance with the methods prescribed in this chapter, that electrical 
interference will be caused to the station within its normally protected 
contour.
    (f) The petition for reconsideration and any supplement thereto 
shall be filed within 30 days from the date of public notice of the 
final Commission action, as that date is defined in Sec. 1.4(b) of these 
rules, and shall be served upon parties to the proceeding. The petition 
for reconsideration shall not exceed 25 double spaced typewritten pages. 
No supplement or addition to a petition for reconsideration which has 
not been acted upon by the Commission or by the designated authority, 
filed after expiration of the 30 day period, will be considered except 
upon leave granted upon a separate pleading for leave to file, which 
shall state the grounds therefor.
    (g) Oppositions to a petition for reconsideration shall be filed 
within 10 days after the petition is filed, and shall be served upon 
petitioner and parties to the proceeding. Oppositions shall not exceed 
25 double spaced typewritten pages.
    (h) Petitioner may reply to oppositions within seven days after the 
last day for filing oppositions, and any such reply shall be served upon 
parties to the proceeding. Replies shall not exceed 10 double spaced 
typewritten pages, and shall be limited to matters raised in the 
opposition.
    (i) Petitions for reconsideration, oppositions, and replies shall 
conform to the requirements of Secs. 1.49, 1.51, and 1.52 and shall be 
submitted to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 
Washington, D.C., 20554.
    (j) The Commission or designated authority may grant the petition 
for reconsideration in whole or in part or may deny the petition. Its 
order will contain a concise statement of the reasons for the action 
taken. Where the petition for reconsideration relates to an instrument 
of authorization granted without hearing, the Commission or designated 
authority will take such action within 90 days after the petition is 
filed.
    (k)(1) If the Commission or the designated authority grants the 
petition for reconsideration in whole or in part, it may, in its 
decision:
    (i) Simultaneously reverse or modify the order from which 
reconsideration is sought;
    (ii) Remand the matter to a bureau or other Commission personnel for 
such further proceedings, including rehearing, as may be appropriate; or
    (iii) Order such other proceedings as may be necessary or 
appropriate.
    (2) If the Commission or designated authority initiates further 
proceedings, a ruling on the merits of the matter will be deferred 
pending completion of such proceedings. Following completion of such 
further proceedings, the Commission or designated authority may affirm, 
reverse, or modify its original order, or it may set aside the order and 
remand the matter for such further proceedings, including rehearing, as 
may be appropriate.
    (3) Any order disposing of a petition for reconsideration which 
reverses or modifies the original order is subject to the same 
provisions with respect to reconsideration as the original order. In no 
event, however, shall a ruling which denies a petition for 
reconsideration be considered a modification of the original order. A 
petition for reconsideration of an order which has been previously 
denied on reconsideration may be dismissed by the staff as repetitious.

    Note: For purposes of this section, the word ``order'' refers to 
that portion of its action wherein the Commission announces its

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judgment. This should be distinguished from the ``memorandum opinion'' 
or other material which often accompany and explain the order.

    (l) No evidence other than newly discovered evidence, evidence which 
has become available only since the original taking of evidence, or 
evidence which the Commission or the designated authority believes 
should have been taken in the original proceeding shall be taken on any 
rehearing ordered pursuant to the provisions of this section.
    (m) The filing of a petition for reconsideration is not a condition 
precedent to judicial review of any action taken by the Commission or by 
the designated authority, except where the person seeking such review 
was not a party to the proceeding resulting in the action, or relies on 
questions of fact or law upon which the Commission or designated 
authority has been afforded no opportunity to pass. (See Sec. 1.115(c).) 
Persons in those categories who meet the requirements of this section 
may qualify to seek judicial review by filing a petition for 
reconsideration.
    (n) Without special order of the Commission, the filing of a 
petition for reconsideration shall not excuse any person from complying 
with or obeying any decision, order, or requirement of the Commission, 
or operate in any manner to stay or postpone the enforcement thereof. 
However, upon good cause shown, the Commission will stay the 
effectiveness of its order or requirement pending a decision on the 
petition for reconsideration. (This paragraph applies only to actions of 
the Commission en banc. For provisions applicable to actions under 
delegated authority, see Sec. 1.102.)
    (o) Petitions for reconsideration of licensing actions, as well as 
oppositions and replies thereto, that are filed with respect to the 
Wireless Radio Services, may be filed electronically via ULS.

(Secs. 4, 303, 307, 405, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083, 1095; 
47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307, 405)

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 37 FR 7507, Apr. 15, 1972; 41 
FR 1287, Jan. 7, 1976; 44 FR 60294, Oct. 19, 1979; 46 FR 18556, Mar. 25, 
1981; 62 FR 4170, Jan. 29, 1997; 63 FR 68920, Dec. 14, 1998]

Sec. 1.108  Reconsideration on Commission's own motion.

    The Commission may, on its own motion, set aside any action made or 
taken by it within 30 days from the date of public notice of such 
action, as that date is defined in Sec. 1.4(b) of these rules.

(Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 
154, 303, 307)

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 46 FR 18556, Mar. 25, 1981]

Sec. 1.110  Partial grants; rejection and designation for hearing.

    Where the Commission without a hearing grants any application in 
part, or with any privileges, terms, or conditions other than those 
requested, or subject to any interference that may result to a station 
if designated application or applications are subsequently granted, the 
action of the Commission shall be considered as a grant of such 
application unless the applicant shall, within 30 days from the date on 
which such grant is made or from its effective date if a later date is 
specified, file with the Commission a written request rejecting the 
grant as made. Upon receipt of such request, the Commission will vacate 
its original action upon the application and set the application for 
hearing in the same manner as other applications are set for hearing.

Sec. 1.113  Action modified or set aside by person, panel, or board.

    (a) Within 30 days after public notice has been given of any action 
taken pursuant to delegated authority, the person, panel, or board 
taking the action may modify or set it aside on its own motion.
    (b) Within 60 days after notice of any sanction imposed under 
delegated authority has been served on the person affected, the person, 
panel, or board which imposed the sanction may modify or set it aside on 
its own motion.
    (c) Petitions for reconsideration and applications for review shall 
be directed to the actions as thus modified, and the time for filing 
such pleadings shall be computed from the date upon which public notice 
of the modified action is given or notice of the modified

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sanction is served on the person affected.

Sec. 1.115  Application for review of action taken pursuant to delegated 
          authority.

    (a) Any person aggrieved by any action taken pursuant to delegated 
authority may file an application requesting review of that action by 
the Commission. Any person filing an application for review who has not 
previously participated in the proceeding shall include with his 
application a statement describing with particularity the manner in 
which he is aggrieved by the action taken and showing good reason why it 
was not possible for him to participate in the earlier stages of the 
proceeding. Any application for review which fails to make an adequate 
showing in this respect will be dismissed.
    (b)(1) The application for review shall concisely and plainly state 
the questions presented for review with reference, where appropriate, to 
the findings of fact or conclusions of law.
    (2) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(5) of this section, the 
application for review shall specify with particularity, from among the 
following, the factor(s) which warrant Commission consideration of the 
questions presented:
    (i) The action taken pursuant to delegated authority is in conflict 
with statute, regulation, case precedent, or established Commission 
policy.
    (ii) The action involves a question of law or policy which has not 
previously been resolved by the Commission.
    (iii) The action involves application of a precedent or policy which 
should be overturned or revised.
    (iv) An erroneous finding as to an important or material question of 
fact.
    (v) Prejudicial procedural error.
    (3) The application for review shall state with particularity the 
respects in which the action taken by the designated authority should be 
changed.
    (4) The application for review shall state the form of relief sought 
and, subject to this requirement, may contain alternative requests.
    (c) No application for review will be granted if it relies on 
questions of fact or law upon which the designated authority has been 
afforded no opportunity to pass.

    Note: Subject to the requirements of Sec. 1.106, new questions of 
fact or law may be presented to the designated authority in a petition 
for reconsideration.

    (d) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, the 
application for review and any supplemental thereto shall be filed 
within 30 days of public notice of such action, as that date is defined 
in section 1.4(b). Opposition to the application shall be filed within 
15 days after the application for review is filed. Except as provided in 
paragraph (e)(3) of this section, replies to oppositions shall be filed 
within 10 days after the opposition is filed and shall be limited to 
matters raised in the opposition.
    (e)(1) Applications for review of interlocutory rulings made by the 
Chief Administrative Law Judge (see Sec. 0.351) shall be deferred until 
the time when exceptions are filed unless the Chief Judge certifies the 
matter to the Commission for review. A matter shall be certified to the 
Commission only if the Chief Judge determines that it presents a new or 
novel question of law or policy and that the ruling is such that error 
would be likely to require remand should the appeal be deferred and 
raised as an exception. The request to certify the matter to the 
Commission shall be filed within 5 days after the ruling is made. The 
applicaton for review shall be filed within 5 days after the order 
certifying the matter to the Commission is released or such ruling is 
made. Oppositions shall be filed within 5 days after the application is 
filed. Replies to oppositions shall be filed only if they are requested 
by the Commission. Replies (if allowed) shall be filed within 5 days 
after they are requested. A ruling certifying or not certifying a matter 
to the Commission is final: Provided, however, That the Commission may, 
on its own motion, dismiss the application for review on the ground that 
objections to the ruling should be deferred and raised as an exception.
    (2) The failure to file an application for review of an 
interlocutory ruling made by the Chief Administrative Law Judge or the 
denial of such application by the Commission, shall not preclude

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any party entitled to file exceptions to the initial decision from 
requesting review of the ruling at the time when exceptions are filed. 
Such requests will be considered in the same manner as exceptions are 
considered.
    (3) Applications for review of a hearing designation order issued 
under delegated authority shall be deferred until exceptions to the 
initial decision in the case are filed, unless the presiding 
Administrative Law Judge certifies such an application for review to the 
Commission. A matter shall be certified to the Commission only if the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge determines that the matter involves a 
controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for 
difference of opinion and that immediate consideration of the question 
would materially expedite the ultimate resolution of the litigation. A 
ruling refusing to certify a matter to the Commission is not appealable. 
In addition, the Commission may dismiss, without stating reasons, an 
application for review that has been certified, and direct that the 
objections to the hearing designation order be deferred and raised when 
exceptions in the initial decision in the case are filed. A request to 
certify a matter to the Commission shall be filed with the presiding 
Administrative Law Judge within 5 days after the designation order is 
released. Any application for review authorized by the Administrative 
Law Judge shall be filed within 5 days after the order certifying the 
matter to the Commission is released or such a ruling is made. 
Oppositions shall be filed within 5 days after the application for 
review is filed. Replies to oppositions shall be filed only if they are 
requested by the Commission. Replies (if allowed) shall be filed within 
5 days after they are requested.
    (4) Applications for review of final staff decisions issued on 
delegated authority in formal complaint proceedings on the Common 
Carrier Bureau's Accelerated Docket (see, e.g., Sec. 1.730) shall be 
filed within 15 days of public notice of the decision, as that date is 
defined in Sec. 1.4(b). These applications for review, oppositions and 
replies in Accelerated Docket proceedings shall be served on parties to 
the proceeding by hand or facsimile transmission.
    (f) Applications for review, oppositions, and replies shall conform 
to the requirements of Secs. 1.49, 1.51, and 1.52, and shall be 
submitted to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 
Washington, DC 20554. Except as provided below, applications for review 
and oppositions thereto shall not exceed 25 double-space typewritten 
pages. Applications for review of interlocutory actions in hearing 
proceedings (including designation orders) and oppositions thereto shall 
not exceed 5 double-spaced typewritten pages. When permitted (see 
paragraph (e)(3) of this section), reply pleadings shall not exceed 5 
double-spaced typewritten pages. The application for review shall be 
served upon the parties to the proceeding. Oppositions to the 
application for review shall be served on the person seeking review and 
on parties to the proceeding. When permitted (see paragraph (e)(3) of 
this section), replies to the opposition(s) to the application for 
review shall be served on the person(s) opposing the application for 
review and on parties to the proceeding.
    (g) The Commission may grant the application for review in whole or 
in part, or it may deny the application with or without specifying 
reasons therefor. A petition requesting reconsideration of a ruling 
which denies an application for review will be entertained only if one 
or more of the following circumstances is present:
    (1) The petition relies on facts which related to events which have 
occurred or circumstances which have changed since the last opportunity 
to present such matters; or
    (2) The petition relies on facts unknown to petitioner until after 
his last opportunity to present such matters which could not, through 
the exercise of ordinary diligence, have been learned prior to such 
opportunity.
    (h)(1) If the Commission grants the application for review in whole 
or in part, it may, in its decision:
    (i) Simultaneously reverse or modify the order from which review is 
sought;
    (ii) Remand the matter to the designated authority for 
reconsideration in accordance with its instructions, and, if an 
evidentiary hearing has been

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held, the remand may be to the person(s) who conducted the hearing; or
    (iii) Order such other proceedings, including briefs and oral 
argument, as may be necessary or appropriate.
    (2) In the event the Commission orders further proceedings, it may 
stay the effect of the order from which review is sought. (See 
Sec. 1.102.) Following the completion of such further proceedings the 
Commission may affirm, reverse or modify the order from which review is 
sought, or it may set aside the order and remand the matter to the 
designated authority for reconsideration in accordance with its 
instructions. If an evidentiary hearing has been held, the Commission 
may remand the matter to the person(s) who conducted the hearing for 
rehearing on such issues and in accordance with such instructions as may 
be appropriate.

    Note: For purposes of this section, the word ``order'' refers to 
that portion of its action wherein the Commission announces its 
judgment. This should be distinguished from the ``memorandum opinion'' 
or other material which often accompany and explain the order.

    (i) An order of the Commission which reverses or modifies the action 
taken pursuant to delegated authority is subject to the same provisions 
with respect to reconsideration as an original order of the Commission. 
In no event, however, shall a ruling which denies an application for 
review be considered a modification of the action taken pursuant to 
delegated authority.
    (j) No evidence other than newly discovered evidence, evidence which 
has become available only since the original taking of evidence, or 
evidence which the Commission believes should have been taken in the 
original proceeding shall be taken on any rehearing ordered pursuant to 
the provisions of this section.
    (k) The filing of an application for review shall be a condition 
precedent to judicial review of any action taken pursuant to delegated 
authority.

(Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 
154, 303, 307)

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 41 FR 14871, Apr. 8, 1976; 44 
FR 60295, Oct. 19, 1979; 46 FR 18556, Mar. 25, 1981; 48 FR 12719, Mar. 
28, 1983; 50 FR 39000, Sept. 26, 1985; 54 FR 40392, Oct. 2, 1989; 55 FR 
36641, Sept. 6, 1990; 57 FR 19387, May 6, 1992; 62 FR 4170, Jan. 29, 
1997; 63 FR 41446, Aug. 4, 1998]

Sec. 1.117  Review on motion of the Commission.

    (a) Within 40 days after public notice is given of any action taken 
pursuant to delegated authority, the Commission may on its own motion 
order the record of the proceeding before it for review.
    (b) If the Commission reviews the proceeding on its own motion, it 
may order such further procedure as may be useful to it in its review of 
the action taken pursuant to delegated authority.
    (c) With or without such further procedure, the Commission may 
either affirm, reverse, modify, or set aside the action taken, or remand 
the proceeding to the designated authority for reconsideration in 
accordance with its instructions. If an evidentiary hearing has been 
held, the Commission may remand the proceeding to the person(s) who 
conducted the hearing for rehearing on such issues and in accordance 
with such instructions as may be appropriate. An order of the Commission 
which reverses or modifies the action taken pursuant to delegated 
authority, or remands the matter for further proceedings, is subject to 
the same provisions with respect to reconsideration as an original 
action of the Commission.

Sec. 1.120  Protests of grants without hearing.

    (a) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any 
application: (1) Filed on or after December 12, 1960; (2) filed before 
December 12, 1960, but substantially amended (as defined in the 
applicable provisions of this

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chapter) on or after that date; or (3) filed before December 12, 1960, 
and not thereafter substantially amended, but with respect to which the 
rules in this chapter provide an opportunity for petitions to deny to be 
filed under section 309 of the Communications Act, as amended. See 
Secs. 1.580 and 1.962.
    (b) Where any instrument of authorization for a radio station, other 
than a license pursuant to a construction permit, has been granted 
without a hearing, any party in interest may file a protest directed to 
such grant and request a hearing on the application granted. Such 
protest shall be signed by the protestant and subscribed to under oath. 
Such protest must be filed with the Commission within 30 days after 
release of the document containing the full text of such action, or in 
case such a document is not released, after release of a ``Public 
Notice'' announcing the action in question and must separately set 
forth:
    (1) Such allegations of fact as will show the protestant to be a 
party in interest, i.e., a person aggrieved or whose interests are 
adversely affected by the Commission's authorization, protest of which 
is sought. Each such allegation of fact shall be separately stated.
    (2) Facts indicating the reasons why the grant was improperly made 
or would otherwise not be in the public interest. Each such reason shall 
be separately stated, and facts in support thereof shall be specified in 
detail and shall not include general non-specific conclusory arguments 
and allegations.
    (3) The specific issues upon which protestant wishes a hearing to be 
held, which issues must relate directly to a matter specified with 
particularity as part of paragraph (b)(2) of this section.
    (c) Arguments and citations of authority may be set forth in a brief 
accompanying the protest but must be excluded from the protest itself.
    (d) Oppositions to protests and briefs in support thereof shall 
contain all material, including that pertinent to the determination 
referred to in paragraph (i) of this section, deemed appropriate to the 
Commission's resolution of the protest. Such oppositions and supporting 
briefs must be filed within 10 days after the filing of such protest, 
and any replies to such oppositions must be filed within 5 days after 
the filing of the oppositions.
    (e) Protests, oppositions, and replies shall be filed with the 
Commission in original and 14 copies and shall be accompanied by proof 
of service upon the grantee or the protestant, as the case may be, and/
or their respective attorneys.
    (f) The Commission may upon consideration of a protest direct either 
the protestant or grantee or both to submit further statements of fact 
under oath relating to the matters raised in the protest.
    (g) Within 30 days from the date of the filing of the protest, the 
Commission will enter findings as to whether such protest meets the 
requirements set forth in paragraphs (b) (1) and (2) of this section. If 
the Commission finds that one of these requirements is not met, it will 
dismiss the protest. If the Commission finds that these requirements are 
met, it will designate the application in question for hearing. As to 
issues which the Commission believes present no grounds for setting 
aside the grant, even if the facts alleged were to be proven, the 
Commission may designate such issues for oral argument only. The other 
issues will be designated for evidentiary hearing except that the 
Commission may redraft the issues in accordance with the facts or 
substantive matters alleged in the protest and may also specify such 
additional issues as it deems desirable. In any evidentiary hearing 
subsequently held upon issues specified by the Commission, upon its own 
initiative or adopted by it, both the burden of proceeding with the 
introduction of evidence and the burden of proof shall be upon the 
grantee. With respect to issues resulting from facts set forth in the 
protest and not adopted or specified by the Commission on its own 
motion, both the burden of proceeding with the introduction of evidence 
and the burden of proof shall be upon the protestant.
    (h) The procedure in such protest hearing shall be governed by the 
provisions of subpart B of this part, except as otherwise provided in 
this section.
    (i) Pending hearing and decision, the effective date of the 
Commission's action to which protest is made shall be

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postponed to the effective date of the Commission's decision after 
hearing, unless the authorization involved is necessary to the 
maintenance or conduct of an existing service or unless the Commission 
affirmatively finds that the public interest requires that the grant 
remain in effect, in which event the Commission shall authorize the 
applicant to utilize the facilities or authorization in question pending 
the Commission's decision after hearing.

(Sec. 7, 66 Stat. 715, as amended. See, in particular, sec. 4 (a) and 
(d), 74 Stat. 889, 892; 47 U.S.C. 309)

[28 FR 12415, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 28 FR 14503, Dec. 31, 1963]
