Application Form For Class A Television Broadcast Station (Page 5 of 13) in pdf

an appropriate explanatory exhibit.

G. Item 9. Public Inspection File. A Class A licensee

must maintain certain documents pertaining to its station

in a file kept at the station’s main studio. The file must

Constructed Facility. The applicant must certify that

be available for inspection by anyone during the station’s

the facility was constructed as authorized in the

regular business hours. The documents to be maintained

underlying construction permit.

If there are any

generally include applications filed on behalf of the

differences between the facilities constructed compared

station, quarterly lists of the community issues

with those authorized in the construction permit, the

significantly addressed by the station’s programming

applicant may need to seek approval for the change on

during the preceding three months, and certain records

FCC Form 301. See Section 73.3572.

regarding children’s educational and informational

programming and the amount of commercial matter aired

Special Operating Conditions. The special operating

during

the

station’s

broadcast

children’s

conditions are located on the final pages of the

programming.

A complete listing of the required

construction permit.

Attach exhibits, if required, to

documents and their mandatory retention periods is set

document compliance with the special operating

forth in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3526.

conditions.

NOTE:

SPECIAL

OPERATING

CONDITIONS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION III: ENGINEERING

MAY PROHIBIT AUTOMATIC PROGRAM TEST

DATA AND PREPARER'S CERTIFICATION

AUTHORITY.

Automatic Program Test Authority:

The permittee of a Class A TV may begin program tests

A. Tech Box: The applicant must specify the information

upon filing FCC Form 302-CA with the FCC. See 47

requested in Items 1 through 6 of the Tech Box. The

C.F.R. Section 73.1620. This provision does not apply

data should accurately reflect the specifications set forth

if the underlying construction permit contains a

in the LPTV station’s license or authorized construction

special operating condition prohibiting automatic

permit or in the Class A station’s underlying construction

program test authority.

permit.

Preparer's Certification. When someone other than the

The latitude and longitude coordinates for all points in

applicant has prepared the engineering section of FCC

the United States are based upon the 1927 North

Form 302-CA, Section III requires that person to certify,

American Datum (NAD 27).

The National Geodetic

to the best of his/her knowledge and belief, the veracity

Survey is in the process of replacing NAD 27 with the

of the technical data supplied. The Section III preparer's

more accurate 1983 North American Datum (NAD 83)

certification in FCC Form 302-CA need not be completed

and updating current topographic maps with NAD 83

datum. In addition, coordinates determined by use of the

the engineering portion of the application has been

satellite-based Global Positioning System already reflect

prepared by the applicant. In that event, the applicant's

the NAD 83 datum. To prevent intermixing of data

certification in Section II of FCC Form 302-CA will

using two different datums, however, the Commission

encompass both the legal and engineering sections of the

announced that until further notice, applicants are to

application.

furnish coordinates based on the NAD 27 datum on all

submissions and the Commission will continue to specify

FCC NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT

AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

NAD 27 coordinates in its data bases and authorizations.

In addition, applicants who have already filed

The FCC is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to

applications with coordinates that reflect NAD 83 datum

collect the personal information we request in this form. We will use the

must provide NAD 27 coordinates to the appropriate

information provided in the application to determine whether approving this

Commission licensing bureau.

See Public Notice,

application is in the public interest. If we believe there may be a violation or

potential violation of a FCC statute, regulation, rule or order, your application

entitled "FCC Interim Procedures for the Specification of

may be referred to the Federal, state or local agency responsible for investigating,

Geographic Coordinates," 3 FCC Rcd 1478 (1988).

prosecuting, enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation or order. In

certain cases, the information in your application may be disclosed to the

B. Certifications.

Department of Justice or a court or adjudicative body when (a) the FCC or (b)

any employee of the FCC; or (c) the United States Government is a party to a

proceeding before the body or has an interest in the proceeding. In addition, all

Changed Circumstances. This question requires the

information provided in this form will be available for public inspection.

applicant to certify that all information provided in the

underlying LPTV or Class A construction permit

If you owe a past due debt to the federal government, any information you

provide may also be disclosed to the Department of Treasury Financial

application remains correct.

If any circumstance has

Management Service, other federal agencies and/or your employer to offset your

arisen which would cause any statement or representation

salary, IRS tax refund or other payments to collect that debt. The FCC may also

contained in the construction permit application to be

provide this information to these agencies through the matching of computer

incorrect, the applicant should respond "No" and provide

records when authorized.

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