§ 73.1226   Availability to FCC of station logs and records.

   The following shall be made available to any authorized representative of
   the FCC upon request:

   (a) Station records and logs shall be made available for inspection or
   duplication at the request of the FCC or its representative. Such logs or
   records  may  be  removed  from  the  licensee's  possession by an FCC
   representative or, upon request, shall be mailed by the licensee to the FCC
   by either registered mail, return receipt requested, or certified mail,
   return  receipt requested. The return receipt shall be retained by the
   licensee as part of the station records until such records or logs are
   returned to the licensee. A receipt shall be furnished when the logs or
   records are removed from the licensee's possession by an FCC representative
   and this receipt shall be retained by the licensee as part of the station
   records until such records or logs are returned to the licensee. When the
   FCC has no further need for such records or logs, they shall be returned to
   the  licensee. The provisions of this rule shall apply solely to those
   station  logs  and  records which are required to be maintained by the
   provisions of this chapter.

   (1) Logs and records stored on microfilm, microfiche or other data-storage
   systems  are  subject  to the requirements pertaining thereto found in
   § 73.1840(b).

   (b)  Where records or logs are maintained as the official records of a
   recognized law enforcement agency and the removal of the records from the
   possession of the law enforcement agency will hinder its law enforcement
   activities, such records will not be removed pursuant to this section if the
   chief of the law enforcement agency promptly certifies in writing to the FCC
   that removal of the logs or records will hinder law enforcement activities
   of the agency, stating insofar as feasible the basis for his decision and
   the  date when it can reasonably be expected that such records will be
   released to the FCC.

   (c) The following contracts, agreements, or understandings, which need not
   be filed with the FCC (per § 73.3613, Filing of contracts), must be kept at
   the  station  and  made  available  for  inspection  by any authorized
   representative of the FCC upon request:

   (1) Contracts relating to the sale of broadcast time to “time brokers” for
   resale.

   (2) FM subchannel leasing agreements for subsidiary communications.

   (3) Time sales contracts with the same sponsor for 4 or more hours per day,
   except where the length of the events (such as athletic contests, musical
   programs, and special events) broadcast pursuant to the contract is not
   under control of the station.

   (4) Contracts with chief operators or other engineering personnel.

   [ 43 FR 45847 , Oct. 4, 1978;  43 FR 50683 , Oct. 31, 1978, as amended at  45 FR 41151 , June 18, 1980;  48 FR 28457 , June 22, 1983]

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