§  1.6   Availability of station logs and records for Commission inspection.

   (a) Station records and logs shall be made available for inspection or
   duplication at the request of the Commission or its representative.
   Such logs or records may be removed from the licensee's possession by a
   Commission representative or, upon request, shall be mailed by the
   licensee to the Commission by either registered mail, return receipt
   requested, or certified mail, return receipt requested. The return
   receipt shall be retained by the licensee as part of the station
   records until such records or logs are returned to the licensee. A
   receipt shall be furnished when the logs or records are removed from
   the licensee's possession by a Commission representative and this
   receipt shall be retained by the licensee as part of the station
   records until such records or logs are returned to the licensee. When
   the Commission has no further need for such records or logs, they shall
   be returned to the licensee. The provisions of this rule shall apply
   solely to those station logs and records which are required to be
   maintained by the provisions of this chapter.

   (b) Where records or logs are maintained as the official records of a
   recognized law enforcement agency and the removal of the records from
   the possession of the law enforcement agency will hinder its law
   enforcement activities, such records will not be removed pursuant to
   this section if the chief of the law enforcement agency promptly
   certifies in writing to the Federal Communications Commission that
   removal of the logs or records will hinder law enforcement activities
   of the agency, stating insofar as feasible the basis for his decision
   and the date when it can reasonably be expected that such records will
   be released to the Federal Communications Commission.