Sec. 1.16  Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury in lieu of 
          affidavits.

    Any document to be filed with the Federal Communications Commission 
and which is required by any law, rule or other regulation of the United 
States to be supported, evidenced, established or proved by a written 
sworn declaration, verification, certificate, statement, oath or 
affidavit by the person making the same, may be supported, evidenced, 
established or proved by the unsworn declaration, certification, 
verification, or statement in writing of such person, except that, such 
declaration shall not be used in connection with: (a) A deposition, (b) 
an oath of office, or (c) an oath required to be taken before a 
specified official other than a notary public. Such

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declaration shall be subscribed by the declarant as true under penalty 
of perjury, and dated, in substantially the following form:
    (1) If executed without the United States:

``I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 
under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is 
true and correct. Executed on (date).
                                                        (Signature)''.  

    (2) If executed within the United States, its territories, 
possessions, or commonwealths:

``I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury that 
the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on (date).
                                                        (Signature)''.  
[ 48 FR 8074 , Feb. 25, 1983]