Sec. 22.132  Grant of applications.

    Applications for authorization may be granted thirty days after the 
issuance date of a Public Notice listing an application or the latest 
filed major amendment thereto as acceptable for filing.
    (a) Criteria for grants. The FCC grants applications without a 
hearing if, after examination of the application and consideration of 
any petitions or other pleadings and of such other matters as it may 
officially notice, the FCC finds that:
    (1) A grant will serve the public interest, convenience, and 
necessity;
    (2) There are no substantial and material questions of fact 
presented;
    (3) The applicant is eligible and qualified under applicable FCC 
regulations and policies;
    (4) The application is acceptable for filing, and complies with the 
FCC rules and other applicable requirements;
    (5) The application has not been designated for a hearing after 
being selected in a random selection process;
    (6) There are no applications entitled to comparative consideration 
with the application being granted; and
    (7) Operation of the proposed station would not cause interference 
to any authorized station(s).
    (b) Grant of petitioned applications. The FCC may grant, without a 
formal hearing, applications against which petitions to deny has been 
filed. If any petition(s) to deny are pending (i.e. have not been 
dismissed pursuant to Sec. 22.130(c) or withdrawn by the petitioner) 
when an application is granted, the FCC denies the petition(s) and 
issues a concise statement of the reason(s) for the denial, disposing of 
all substantive issues raised in the petitions.
    (c) Partial and conditional grants. The FCC may grant applications 
in part, and/or subject to conditions other than those normally applied 
to authorizations of the same type. When the FCC does this, it will 
inform the applicant of the reasons therefor. Such partial or 
conditional grants are final unless the FCC revises its action in 
response to a petition for reconsideration. Such petitions for 
reconsideration must be filed by the applicant within thirty days after 
the date of the letter or order stating the reasons for the partial or 
conditional grant, and must reject the partial or conditional grant and 
return the instrument of authorization.
    (d) Designation for hearing. The FCC may designate applications for 
a hearing, specifying with particularity the matters in issue, if, after 
consideration of the application, any petitions or other pleadings, and 
other matters which it may officially notice, the FCC is unable to make 
one or more of the findings listed in paragraph (a) of this section. The 
FCC may grant, deny or take other action with respect to applications 
designated for a hearing.

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