Sec.  78.20   Acceptance of applications; public notice.

   (a) Applications which are tendered for filing are dated upon receipt and
   then forwarded to the Media Bureau where an examination is made to ascertain
   whether the applications are complete. Applications found to be complete or
   substantially complete, are accepted for filing and are given a file number.
   In case of minor defects as to completeness, the applicant will be required
   to supply the missing information. Applications which are not substantially
   complete will be returned to the applicant. Applications requiring fees as
   set forth at part 1, subpart G, of this chapter must be filed in accordance
   with  Sec. 0.401(b) of this chapter.

   (b) Acceptance of an application for filing means only that it has been the
   subject of a preliminary review by the Commission's administrative staff as
   to completeness. Applications which are determined to be clearly not in
   accordance  with  the Commission's rules or other requirements, unless
   accompanied  by  an appropriate request for waiver, will be considered
   defective and will not be accepted for filing, or if inadvertently accepted
   for filing, will be dismissed. Requests for waiver shall show the nature of
   the waiver or exception desired and shall set forth the reasons in support
   thereof.

   (c) The Commission will give public notice of all applications and major
   amendments thereto which have been accepted for filing. No application shall
   be acted on less than thirty (30) days from the date of public notice.

   [ 37 FR 15926 , Aug. 8, 1972, as amended at  52 FR 10231 , Mar. 31, 1987;  67 FR 13235 , Mar. 21, 2002;  68 FR 27004 , May 19, 2003]