Sec.  0.314   Additional authority delegated.

   The  Regional Director, Deputy Regional Director, District Director or
   Resident Agent at each installation is delegated authority to act upon
   applications, requests, or other matters, which are not in hearing status,
   and direct the following activities necessary to conduct investigations or
   inspections:

   (a)  On  informal requests from broadcast stations to extend temporary
   authority for operation without monitors, plate ammeter, plate volmeter,
   base current meter, common point meter, and transmission line meter from FM
   and television stations.

   (b)(1) Extend the Communications Act Safety Radiotelephony Certificate for a
   period of up to 90 days beyond the specified expiration date.

   (b)(2)  Grant  emergency  exemption requests, extensions or waivers of
   inspection  to  ships  in accordance with applicable provisions of the
   Communications Act, the Safety Convention, the Great Lakes Agreement or the
   Commission's rules.

   (c) To act on and make determinations on behalf of the Commission regarding
   requests  for  assignments  and  reassignments of priorities under the
   Telecommunications Service Priority System, Part 64 of the rules, when
   circumstances require immediate action and the common carrier seeking to
   provide service states that it cannot contact the National Communications
   System or the Commission office normally responsible for such assignments.

   (d)  Require special equipment and program tests during inspections or
   investigations to determine compliance with technical requirements specified
   by the Commission.

   (e)  Require  stations  to  operate with the pre-sunrise and nighttime
   facilities during daytime hours in order that an inspection or investigation
   may  be  made  by an authorized Commission representative to determine
   operating parameters.

   (f) Issue notices and orders to operators of industrial, scientific, and
   medical (ISM) equipment, as provided in  Sec. 18.115 of this chapter.

   (g) Act on requests for permission to resume operation of ISM equipment on a
   temporary basis, as provided by  Sec. 18.115 of this chapter, and requests for
   extensions  of time within which to file final reports, as provided by
    Sec. 18.117 of this chapter.

   (h) Issue notices and orders to operators of part 15 devices, as provided in
    Sec. 15.5 of this chapter.

   (i) Issue notices and orders to suspend operations to multi-channel video
   programming distributors, as provided in  Sec. 76.613 of this chapter.

   (j) Issue notices and orders to suspend operations to part 74 licensees, as
   provided in  Sec. 74.23 of this chapter.

   [ 64 FR 60721 , Nov. 8, 1999, as amended at  67 FR 13221 , Mar. 21, 2002]