Sec.  78.23   Equipment tests.

   (a) Following the grant of a CARS license, the licensee, during the process
   of construction of the station, may, without further authority from the
   Commission, conduct equipment tests for the purpose of such adjustments and
   measurements as may be necessary to assure compliance with the terms of the
   authorization, the technical provisions of the application therefore, the
   rules and regulations, and the applicable engineering standards.

   (b) The Commission may notify the licensee to conduct no tests or may
   cancel, suspend, or change the date for the beginning of equipment tests as
   and when such action may appear to be in the public interest, convenience,
   and necessity.

   (c) The test authorized in this section shall be conducted only as a
   necessary part of construction.

   [ 50 FR 23421 , June 4, 1985]