Sec. 21.27  Public notice period.

    (a) At regular intervals, the Commission will issue a public notice 
listing:
    (1) The acceptance for filing of applications and major amendments 
thereto;
    (2) Significant Commission actions concerning applications;

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    (3) The filing of certifications of completion of construction;
    (4) The receipt of applications for minor modifications made 
pursuant to Sec. 21.41;
    (5) Information which the Commission in its discretion believes of 
public significance; and
    (6) Special environmental considerations as required by part 1 of 
this chapter.
    (7) The BTAs designated for licensing through the competitive 
bidding process and the filing date for short-form applications for 
those areas;
    (8) The auction winners in the competitive bidding process;
    (b) A public notice will not normally be issued for any of the 
following applications:
    (1) For authorization of a minor technical change in the facilities 
of a proposed or authorized station where such a change would not be 
classified as a major amendment to a pending application, as defined by 
Sec. 21.23, or as a minor modification to a license pursuant to 
Sec. 21.41;
    (2) For temporary authorization pursuant to Sec. 21.25;
    (3) For an authorization under any of the proviso clauses of section 
308(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 308(a));
    (4) For consent to an involuntary assignment or transfer of control 
of a radio authorization; or
    (5) For consent to a voluntary assignment or transfer of control of 
a radio authorization, where the assignment or transfer does not involve 
a substantial change in ownership or control.
    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this part (e.g., Sec. 21.41), no 
application that has appeared on public notice will be granted until the 
expiration of a period of thirty days following the issuance of the 
public notice listing the application, or any major amendment thereto, 
or until the expiration of a period of thirty days following the 
issuance of a public notice identifying the tentative selectee of a 
random selection process, whichever is later.
[ 52 FR 37779 , Oct. 9, 1987, as amended at  54 FR 10327 , Mar. 13, 1989;  60 FR 36552 , July 17, 1995;  61 FR 26674 , May 28, 1996]