Sec. 74.833  Temporary authorizations.

    (a) Special temporary authority may be granted for low power 
auxiliary station operation which cannot be conducted in accordance with 
Sec. 74.24. Such authority will normally be granted only for operations 
of a temporary nature. Where operation is seen as likely on a continuing 
annual basis, an application for a regular authorization should be 
submitted.
    (b) A request for special temporary authority for the operation of a 
low power auxiliary station may be made by informal application, which 
shall be filed with the Commission in Washington at least 10 days prior 
to the date of the proposed operation: Provided, That, an application 
filed within less than 10 days of the proposed operation may be accepted 
upon a satisfactory showing of the reasons for the delay in submitting 
the request.
    (c) An informal request for special temporary authority requiring 
payment of a fee shall be addressed to the FCC at Federal Communications 
Commission, Broadcast Auxiliary Radio Services, P.O. Box 358700, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5700. An informal request for special temporary 
authority not requiring payment of a fee shall be addressed to the FCC 
at Federal Communications Commission, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania 17325. All requests must include full particulars 
including: Applicant's name, statement of eligibility, call letters of 
associated broadcast station or stations, if any, name and address of 
individual designated to receive the return telegram, type and 
manufacturer of equipment, power output, emission, frequency or 
frequencies proposed to be used, commencement and termination date, 
location of proposed operation, and purpose for which request is made 
including any particular justification.
    (d) A request for special temporary authority shall specify a 
frequency band consistent with the provisions of Sec. 74.802: Provided, 
That, in the case of events of wide-spread interest and importance which 
cannot be transmitted successfully on these frequencies, frequencies 
assigned to other services may be requested upon a showing that 
operation thereon will not cause interference to established stations: 
And provided further, In no case will operation of a low power auxiliary 
broadcast station be authorized on frequencies employed for the safety 
of life and property.
    (e) The user shall have full control over the transmitting equipment 
during the period it is operated.
    (f) Special temporary authority to permit operation of low power 
auxiliary stations pending Commission action on an application for 
regular authority will not normally be granted.

[ 42 FR 14729 , Mar. 16, 1977, as amended at  47 FR 9221 , Mar. 4, 1982;  47 FR 55939 , Dec. 14, 1982;  58 FR 19776 , Apr. 16, 1993]