Sec. 5.55  Forms to be used.

    (a) Application for combined construction permit and radio station 
license for land stations and fixed stations. A separate application 
shall be submitted on FCC Form 442 for each base station and each fixed 
station. Whenever the proposed antenna exceeds 6 meters in height above 
the ground level or more than 6 meters in height above an existing 
building, the applicant must comply with the requirement of part 17 of 
this chapter.
    (b) Application for combined construction permit and radio station 
license for mobile stations. An application for each mobile station 
comprising any specified number of mobile units to be operated in the 
same service and within the same geographical area, including 
handcarried or pack-carried units, may be combined into one application 
and shall be submitted on FCC Form 442.

    Note: An application for mobile units may be combined with an 
application for a single base station for such mobile units as will 
operate with that base station only.

    (c) Application for modification of combined construction permit and 
station license. An application for modification of station 
authorization shall be submitted on FCC Form 442. A blanket application 
for modification of a group of authorizations of the same class where 
the modifications requested are the same for all stations covered by the 
application. The individual stations covered by such application shall 
be clearly indentified therein. However, application for modification to 
change location of a base or fixed station shall be filed as a separate 
application.
    (d) Application for renewal of station authorization. Application 
for renewal of station license shall be submitted on FCC Form 405. A 
blanket application may be submitted for renewal of a group of station 
licenses in the same class in those cases where the renewal requested is 
in exact accordance with the terms of the existing authorizations. The 
individual stations covered by such applications shall be clearly 
identified thereon. Unless otherwise directed by the Commission, each 
application for renewal of license shall be filed at least 60 days prior 
to the expiration date of the license to be renewed.
    (e) Application for consent to assignment of radio station 
authorization. Application on FCC Form 702 shall be submitted when the 
legal right to construct or to control the use and operation of a 
station is to be transferred as a result of a voluntary act (contract or 
other agreement) or an involuntary act (death or legal disability) of 
the grantee of a station authorization or by involuntary assignment of 
the physical property constituting the station under a court decree in 
bankruptcy proceedings, or other court order, or by operation of law in 
any other manner. Such application must be accompanied by the FCC Form 
442 of which only the certification need be signed by the proposed 
assignee. No other information is required to be submitted on this form.
    (f) Application for consent to transfer of control of Corporation 
holding radio station authorization. Application for consent to transfer 
of control shall be submitted on FCC Form 703 whenever it is proposed to 
change the control of a

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corporation holding a station authorization.
    (g) Informal application. (1) An application not submitted on a 
standard form prescribed by the Commission is considered to be an 
informal application. Each informal application shall be submitted 
normally in letter form, and with the original signed in accordance with 
Sec. 5.54. Each application shall be clear and complete within itself as 
to the facts presented and the action desired.
    (2) An informal application for authority to operate transmitting 
equipment will be accepted only under the conditions set forth in 
Sec. 5.56.
[41 1997 FR 45007 , Oct. 14, 1976, as amended at  48 FR 52737 , Nov. 22, 1983]