Sec. 90.145  Special temporary authority.

    (a) In circumstances requiring the temporary use of radio 
facilities, the Commission may issue special temporary authority for new 
or modified operations. A request for special temporary authority may be 
made in letter form signed in accordance with Sec. 90.125 of this part. 
It should be submitted, in duplicate, at least 10 days prior to the date 
of the proposed operation. However, in cases of emergency involving 
danger to life or property, or due to damage to equipment, the request 
may be made by telephone, telegraph or facsimile transmission under the 
condition that a letter request is submitted within the following 10 
days. All requests for special temporary authority shall be clear and 
complete within themselves and shall not rely on any pending 
application.
    (b) Every request for special temporary authority should contain the 
following information:
    (1) Name and address of the applicant;
    (2) Need for special action, including a description of any 
emergency or damage of equipment;
    (3) Type of operation to be conducted (such as field test, 
dispatching etc.);
    (4) Purpose of operation;
    (5) Times and dates of operation;
    (6) Class of station and name of radio service or radio pool;
    (7) Location, including geographical coordinates if known, of 
transmitter and/or mobile area of operations;
    (8) Number of fixed transmitters and number of mobile units;
    (9) Operating frequency;
    (10) Output power of the transmitter;
    (11) Type of emission;
    (12) Description of antenna, including height above ground and power 
gain;
    (13) Statement of eligibility for a radio service or radio pool 
under this part.
    (c) Requests for special temporary authority to operate as a private 
mobile radio service provider for periods exceeding 180 days require 
evidence of frequency coordination. Requests for shorter periods do not 
require coordination and, if granted will be authorized on a secondary, 
non-interference basis.
    (d) A request for special temporary authority to operate a 
commercial mobile radio facility under this part may be granted without 
being listed in a Public Notice, or prior to thirty (30) days after such 
listing, if:
    (1) The STA is to be valid for thirty (30) days or less and the 
applicant does not plan to file an application for regular authorization 
of the subject operation;
    (2) The STA is to be valid for sixty (60) days or less, pending the 
filing of an application for regular authorization of the subject 
operation;
    (3) The STA is to allow interim operation to facilitate completion 
of authorized construction or to provide substantially the same service 
as previously authorized; or
    (4) The STA is made upon a finding that there are extraordinary 
circumstances requiring operation in the public interest and that delay 
in the institution of such service would seriously prejudice the public 
interest.
    (e) The Commission may grant STAs to operate a commercial mobile 
radio facility for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days 
under the provisions of Section 309(f) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 309(f), if extraordinary circumstances so 
require, and pending the filing of an application for regular operation. 
The Commission may grant extensions for an additional period of up to 
one hundred eighty (180) days, but the applicant must show that 
extraordinary circumstances warrant such an extension.
[ 43 FR 54791 , Nov. 22, 1978, as amended at  48 FR 11717 , Mar. 21, 1983; 
 51 FR 14997 , Apr. 22, 1986;  59 FR 59958 , Nov. 21, 1994;  62 FR 18924 , 
Apr. 17, 1997]

    Effective Date Note: At  62 FR 18924 , Apr. 17, 1997, Sec. 90.145 was 
amended by revising paragraphs (b)(6) and (b)(13), effective Oct. 17, 
1997.

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