§ 73.3513   Signing of applications.

   (a) Applications, amendments thereto, and related statements of fact
   required by the FCC must be signed by the following persons:

   (1) Individual Applicant. The applicant, if the applicant is an
   individual.

   (2) Partnership. One of the partners, if the applicant is a
   partnership.

   (3) Corporation. An officer, if the applicant is a corporation.

   (4) Unincorporated Association. A member who is an officer, if the
   applicant is an unincorporated association.

   (5) Governmental Entity. Such duly elected or appointed officials as
   may be competent to do so under the law of the applicable jurisdiction,
   if the applicant is an eligible governmental entity, such as a State or
   Territory of the United States and political subdivisions thereof, the
   District of Columbia, and a unit of local government, including an
   unincorporated municipality.

   (b) Applications, amendments thereto, and related statements of fact
   required by the FCC may be signed by the applicant's attorney in case
   of the applicant's physical disability or of his absence from the
   United States. The attorney shall in that event separately set forth
   the reason why the application is not signed by the applicant. In
   addition, if any matter is stated on the basis of the attorney's belief
   only (rather than his knowledge), he shall separately set forth his
   reasons for believing that such statements are true.

   (c) Facsimile signatures are acceptable. Only the original of
   applications, amendments, or related statements of fact, need be
   signed; copies may be conformed.

   (d) Applications, amendments, and related statements of fact need not
   be submitted under oath. Willful false statements made therein however,
   will be considered a violation of § 73.1015, are also punishable by
   fine and imprisonment, U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001, and by
   appropriate adminstrative sanctions including revocation of station
   license pursuant to section 312(a)(i) of the Communications Act.

   [ 44 FR 38487 , July 2, 1979, as amended at  51 FR 3069 , Jan. 23, 1986;  64 FR 56978 , Oct. 22, 1999]

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