---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 76.29"
title: "47"
number: "76.29"
heading: "Special temporary authority."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/76.29"
---

# §76.29. Special temporary authority.

- (a) In circumstances requiring the temporary use of community units for operations not authorized by the Commission's rules, a cable television system may request special temporary authority to operate. The Commission may grant special temporary authority, upon a finding that the public interest would be served thereby, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, and may extend such authority, upon a like finding, for one additional period, not to exceed ninety (90) days.
- (b) Requests for special temporary authority may be submitted informally, by letter, and shall contain the following:
  - (1) **Name and address of the applicant cable system.**
  - (2) **Community in which the community unit is located.**
  - (3) **Type of operation to be conducted.**
  - (4) **Date of commencement of proposed operations.**
  - (5) **Duration of time for which temporary authority is required.**
  - (6) All pertinent facts and considerations relied on to demonstrate the need for special temporary authority and to support a determination that a grant of such authority would serve the public interest.
  - (7) **A certificate of service on all interested parties.**
- (c) A request for special temporary authority shall be filed at least ten (10) days prior to the date of commencement of the proposed operations, or shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons for the delay in submitting such request.
- (d) A grant of special temporary authority may be rescinded by the Commission at any time upon a finding of facts which warrant such action.

## Notes

### Amendments

[39 FR 35166, Sept. 30, 1974; 42 FR 19346, Apr. 13, 1977, as amended at 43 FR 49008, Oct. 20, 1978]

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 303a, 307, 308, 309, 312, 315, 317, 325, 335, 338, 339, 340, 341, 503, 521, 522, 531, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 552, 554, 556, 558, 560, 561, 562, 571, 572, 573.

### Source

Source: 37 FR 3278, Feb. 12, 1972, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[39 FR 35166, Sept. 30, 1974; 42 FR 19346, Apr. 13, 1977, as amended at 43 FR 49008, Oct. 20, 1978]