Sec. 3.29  Notifications.

    (a) The Commission will publish the name of an applicant in a Public 
Notice before granting certification and will invite informal public 
comment on the qualifications of the applicant from any interested 
parties. Comments received will be taken into consideration by the 
Commission in making its determination as to whether to approve an 
applicant as an accounting authority. Thirty days will be allowed for 
submission of comments.
    (b) The Commission will notify each applicant in writing as to 
whether the applicant has been approved as an accounting authority. If 
the application is not approved, the Commission will provide a brief 
statement of the grounds for denial.
    (c) The names and addresses of all newly certified accounting 
authorities will be published in a Public Notice issued by the 
Commission. Additionally, the Commission will notify the ITU within 30 
days of any changes to its approved list of accounting authorities.

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