Sec. 21.26  Receipt of applications.

    Applications received by the Commission are given a file number for 
administrative convenience, which does not indicate the acceptance of 
the application for filing and processing. After preliminary review 
those applications covered by Sec. 21.27(a) that appear complete will be 
put on public notice as accepted for filing. Neither the assignment of a 
file number nor the listing of the application on public notice as 
accepted for filing indicates that the application has been found 
acceptable for filing or precludes the subsequent return or dismissal of 
the application if it is found to be defective or not in substantial 
compliance with the Commission's rules.
[ 52 FR 37779 , Oct. 9, 1987]