Sec. 22.124  Notification processing.

    This section contains rules governing the processing of 
notifications (filed on FCC Form 489) in the Public Mobile Services.
    (a) File numbers. Notifications received by the FCC are assigned 
file numbers. Assignment of a file number to a notification is for 
administrative convenience and does not constitute a determination that 
the notified action has been examined and not rejected by the FCC. 
Assignment of a file number does not preclude the return of a 
notification subsequently found to be defective.
    (b) Defective notifications. A notification is defective if:
    (1) It is unsigned or incomplete with respect to required answers to 
questions, informational showings, or other matters of a formal 
character;
    (2) It notifies of an action that does not comply with one or more 
of the FCC rules;
    (3) It notifies of an action for which an application for 
authorization is required;
    (4) It is submitted without the required microfiche; or,
    (5) It is untimely filed.
    (c) Review. After a file number is assigned, each notification is 
reviewed. The purpose of this review is to identify notifications that 
are unacceptable (e.g. not signed, missing pages, improper or missing 
fee payment). Notifications found to be unacceptable may be returned to 
the licensee with a brief statement describing the deficiency. If a 
notification is found to be unacceptable, the FCC may direct the 
licensee to return the station to compliance with its previous license 
terms. Acceptable notifications are added to the appropriate station 
files.