[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR97.17]

[Page 590-591]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 97_AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 97.17  Application for new license grant.

    (a) Any qualified person is eligible to apply for a new operator/
primary station, club station or military recreation station license 
grant. No new license grant will be issued for a Novice, Technician 
Plus, or Advanced Class operator/primary station or a RACES station.
    (b) Each application for a new amateur service license grant must be 
filed with the FCC as follows:
    (1) Each candidate for an amateur radio operator license which 
requires the applicant to pass one or more examination elements must 
present the administering VEs with all information required by the rules 
prior to the examination. The VEs may collect all necessary information 
in any manner of their choosing, including creating their own forms.
    (2) For a new club or military recreation station license grant, 
each applicant must present all information required by the rules to an 
amateur radio organization having tax-exempt status under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that provides voluntary, 
uncompensated and unreimbursed services in providing club and military 
recreation station call signs (``Club Station Call Sign Administrator'') 
who must submit the information to the FCC in an electronic batch file. 
The Club Station Call Sign Administrator

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may collect the information required by these rules in any manner of 
their choosing, including creating their own forms. The Club Station 
Call Sign Administrator must retain the applicants information for at 
least 15 months and make it available to the FCC upon request. The FCC 
will issue public announcements listing the qualified organizations that 
have completed a pilot autogrant batch filing project and are authorized 
to serve as a Club Station Call Sign Administrator.
    (c) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain, or assist another 
person to obtain or attempt to obtain, an amateur service license grant 
by fraudulent means.
    (d) One unique call sign will be shown on the license grant of each 
new primary, club and military recreation station. The call sign will be 
selected by the sequential call sign system.

[63 FR 68978, Dec. 14, 1998. as amended at 64 FR 53242, Oct. 1, 1999; 65 
FR 6549, Feb. 10, 2000]