[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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



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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]