Sec.  25.120   Application for special temporary authorization.

   (a) In circumstances requiring immediate or temporary use of facilities,
   request  may be made for special temporary authority to install and/or
   operate  new  or modified equipment. The request must contain the full
   particulars of the proposed operation including all facts sufficient to
   justify the temporary authority sought and the public interest therein. No
   request for temporary authority will be considered unless it is received by
   the  Commission  at least 3 working days prior to the date of proposed
   construction or operation or, where an extension is sought, the expiration
   date of the existing temporary authorization. A request received within less
   than 3 working days may be accepted only upon due showing of extraordinary
   reasons for the delay in submitting the request which could not have been
   earlier  foreseen  by the applicant. A copy of the request for special
   temporary authority also shall be forwarded to the Commission's Columbia
   Operations Center, 9200 Farm House Lane, Columbia, MD 21046–1609.

   (b)(1)  The Commission may grant a temporary authorization only upon a
   finding that there are extraordinary circumstances requiring temporary
   operations in the public interest and that delay in the institution of these
   temporary  operations  would  seriously prejudice the public interest.
   Convenience to the applicant, such as marketing considerations or meeting
   scheduled customer in-service dates, will not be deemed sufficient for this
   purpose.

   (2) The Commission may grant a temporary authorization for a period not to
   exceed 180 days, with additional periods not exceeding 180 days, if the
   Commission has placed the special temporary authority (STA) request on
   public notice.

   (3) The Commission may grant a temporary authorization for a period not to
   exceed 60 days, if the STA request has not been placed on public notice, and
   the applicant plans to file a request for regular authority for the service.

   (4) The Commission may grant a temporary authorization for a period not to
   exceed 30 days, if the STA request has not been placed on public notice, and
   an application for regular authority is not contemplated.

   (c) Each application proposing construction of one or more earth station
   antennas or alteration of the overall height of one or more existing earth
   station  antenna  structures,  where  FAA  notification  prior to such
   construction or alteration is required by part 17 of this chapter, must
   include the FCC Antenna Structure Registration Number(s) for the affected
   satellite earth station antenna(s). If no such number has been assigned at
   the  time the application(s) is filed, the applicant must state in the
   application whether the satellite earth station antenna owner has notified
   the FAA of the proposed construction or alteration and applied to the FCC
   for an Antenna Structure Registration Number in accordance with part 17 of
   this chapter. Applications proposing construction of one or more earth
   station antennas or alteration of the overall height of one or more existing
   earth station antennas, where FAA notification prior to such construction or
   alteration is not required by part 17 of this chapter, must indicate such
   and, unless the satellite earth station antenna is 6.10 meters or less above
   ground level (AGL), must contain a statement explaining why FAA notification
   is not required.

   [ 56 FR 24016 ,  May 28, 1991, as amended at  61 FR 4367 , Feb. 6, 1996.
   Redesignated and amended at  62 FR 5928 , 5929, Feb. 10, 1997;  66 FR 9973 ,
   Feb. 13, 2001;  68 FR 51503 , Aug. 27, 2003]