§  5.55   Filing of applications.

   (a) To assure that necessary information is supplied in a consistent
   manner by all persons, standard forms are prescribed for use in
   connection with the majority of applications and reports submitted for
   Commission consideration. Standard numbered forms applicable to the
   Experimental Radio Service are discussed in §  5.59 and may be accessed
   electronically at the Office of Engineering and Technology Web site
   https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/els/index.cfm. If no standard
   form is applicable, the informal application procedure outlined in
   §  5.59(f) should be followed.

   (b) Any application for radio station authorization shall be submitted
   electronically through the Office of Engineering and Technology Web
   site https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/els/index.cfm effective
   January 1, 2004. Any correspondence relating thereto that cannot be
   submitted electronically shall instead be submitted to the Commission's
   Office of Engineering and Technology, Washington, DC 20554.
   (Applications requiring fees as set forth in part 1, subpart G of this
   chapter must be filed in accordance with §  0.401(b) of this chapter.)

   (c) Each application for station authorization shall be specific and
   complete with regard to station location, proposed equipment, power,
   antenna height, and operating frequency; and other information required
   by the application form and this part.

   (d) Applications involving temporary operation: When an experimental
   program is expected to last no more than six months, its operation
   shall be considered temporary and the special temporary authorization
   procedure outlined in §  5.61 of this part shall apply.

   [ 63 FR 64202 , Nov. 19, 1998, as amended at  68 FR 59336 , Oct. 15, 2003]

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