Sec. 78.33  Special temporary authority.

    (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Secs. 78.15 and 78.20, in 
circumstances requiring immediate or temporary use of facilities, a 
request may be made for special temporary authority to install and 
operate new equipment or to operate licensed equipment in a manner 
different from that authorized in a station license. Any such request 
may be in letter form, and shall be submitted in duplicate: Provided, 
however, That in cases of emergency involving danger to life or property 
or due to damage to equipment, such request may be made by telephone or 
telegraph with the understanding that a written request shall be 
submitted within ten (10) days thereafter.
    (b) Special temporary authority may also be requested to conduct a 
field survey to determine necessary data in connection with the 
preparation of a formal application for installation of a radio system 
under this part. Such authority may be granted to equipment suppliers 
and others who are not operators of cable television systems or other 
eligible systems, as well as to cable operators or other eligible system 
operators, to conduct equipment, program, service, and path tests.
    (c) Any request for special temporary authority shall be clear and 
complete within itself as to the authority requested. In addition, such 
requests shall contain the following information:
    (1) Name, address, and citizenship of applicant;
    (2) Grounds for special action, including a description of any 
emergency or damage to equipment;
    (3) Type of operation to be conducted;
    (4) Purpose of operation;
    (5) Time and date of proposed operation;
    (6) Class of station and nature of service;
    (7) Location of station;
    (8) Equipment to be used, specifying manufacturer, model number, and 
number of units;
    (9) Frequency or frequencies desired, consistent with Sec. 78.18: 
Provided, however, That in the case of events of widespread interest and 
importance that cannot be transmitted successfully on these frequencies, 
frequencies assigned

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to other services may be requested on a showing that operation thereon 
will not cause interference to established stations: And provided, 
further, That in no case will a cable television relay service operation 
be authorized on frequencies employed for the safety of life and 
property;
    (10) Plate power input to final radio frequency stage;
    (11) Type of emission;
    (12) Description of antenna to be used, including height. In the 
event that the proposed antenna installations will increase the height 
of any natural formation, or existing manmade structure, by more than 
6.1 meters (20 feet), a vertical plan sketch showing the height of the 
structures proposed to be erected, the height above ground of any 
existing structure, the elevation of the site above mean sea level, and 
the geographic coordinates of the proposed sites shall be submitted with 
the application.
    (d) Except in emergencies involving safety of life or property or 
due to damage to equipment, a request for special temporary authority 
shall be filed at least ten (10) days prior to the date of proposed 
operation, or shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons for the 
delay in submitting such request.
    (e) If the Commission finds that special temporary authority is in 
the public interest, it may grant such authority for a period not 
exceeding ninety (90) days, and, on a like finding, may extend such 
authority for one additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days.

[ 37 FR 15927 , Aug. 8, 1972, as amended at  55 FR 46015 , Oct. 31, 1990;  58 FR 44952 , Aug. 25, 1993]