[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR0.314]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 0--COMMISSION ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Delegations of Authority
 
Sec. 0.314  Additional authority delegated.

    The Regional Director, Deputy Regional Director, District Director 
or Resident Agent at each installation is delegated authority to act 
upon applications, requests, or other matters, which are not in hearing 
status, and direct the following activities necessary to conduct 
investigations or inspections:
    (a) On informal requests from broadcast stations to extend temporary 
authority for operation without monitors, plate ammeter, plate volmeter, 
base current meter, common point meter, and transmission line meter from 
FM and television stations.
    (b)(1) Extend the Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony 
Certificate for a period of up to 90 days beyond the specified 
expiration date.
    (b)(2) Grant emergency exemption requests, extensions or waivers of 
inspection to ships in accordance with applicable provisions of the 
Communications Act, the Safety Convention, the Great Lakes Agreement or 
the Commission's rules.
    (c) To act on and make determinations on behalf of the Commission 
regarding requests for assignments and reassignments of priorities under 
the Telecommunications Service Priority System, Part 64 of the rules, 
when circumstances require immediate action and the common carrier 
seeking to provide service states that it cannot contact the National 
Communications System or the Commission office normally responsible for 
such assignments.
    (d) Require special equipment and program tests during inspections 
or investigations to determine compliance with technical requirements 
specified by the Commission.
    (e) Require stations to operate with the pre-sunrise and nighttime 
facilities during daytime hours in order that an inspection or 
investigation may be made by an authorized Commission representative to 
determine operating parameters.
    (f) Issue notices and orders to operators of industrial, scientific, 
and medical (ISM) equipment, as provided in Sec. 18.115 of this chapter.
    (g) Act on requests for permission to resume operation of ISM 
equipment on a temporary basis, as provided by Sec. 18.115 of this 
chapter, and requests for extensions of time within which to file final 
reports, as provided by Sec. 18.117 of this chapter.
    (h) Issue notices and orders to operators of part 15 devices, as 
provided in Sec. 15.5 of this chapter.
    (i) Issue notices and orders to suspend operations to multi-channel 
video programming distributors, as provided in Sec. 76.613 of this 
chapter.
    (j) Issue notices and orders to suspend operations to part 74 
licensees, as provided in Sec. 74.23 of this chapter.

[64 FR 60721, Nov. 8, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 13221, Mar. 21, 2002]