Sec.  97.519   Coordinating examination sessions.

   (a) A VEC must coordinate the efforts of VEs in preparing and administering
   examinations.

   (b) At the completion of each examination session, the coordinating VEC must
   collect applicant information and tests results from the administering VEs.
   Within 10 days of collection, the coordinating VEC must:

   (1) Screen collected information;

   (2) Resolve all discrepancies and verify that the VE's certifications are
   properly completed; and

   (3) For qualified examinees, forward electronically all required data to the
   FCC. All data forwarded must be retained for at least 15 months and must be
   made available to the FCC upon request.

   (c) Each VEC must make any examination records available to the FCC, upon
   request

   (d) The FCC may:

   (1) Administer any examination element itself;

   (2) Readminister any examination element previously administered by VEs,
   either itself or under the supervision of a VEC or VEs designated by the
   FCC; or

   (3) Cancel the operator/primary station license of any licensee who fails to
   appear for readministration of an examination when directed by the FCC, or
   who does not successfully complete any required element that is
   readministered. In an instancce of such cancellation, the person will be
   granted an operator/primary station license consistent with completed
   examination elements that have not been invalidated by not appearing for, or
   by failing, the examination upon readministration.

   [ 54 FR 25857 , June 20, 1989, as amended at  59 FR 54835 , Nov. 2, 1994;  62 FR 17567 , Apr. 10, 1997;  63 FR 68981 , Dec. 14, 1998]