§ 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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