47 CFR 97.31
§ 97.31 Cancellation on account of the licensee's death.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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- 47 CFR 97.31, § 97.31 Cancellation on account of the licensee's death, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/238571
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(a) A person may request cancellation of an operator/primary station license grant on account of the licensee's death by submitting a signed request that includes a death certificate, obituary, or Social Security Death Index data that shows the person named in the operator/primary station license grant has died. Such a request may be submitted as a pleading associated with the deceased licensee's license. See § 1.45 of this chapter. In addition, the Commission may cancel an operator/primary station license grant if it becomes aware of the grantee's death through other means. No action will be taken during the last thirty days of the post-expiration grace period (see § 97.21(b)) on a request to cancel a license due to the licensee's death.
(b) A license that is canceled due to the licensee's death is canceled as of the date of the licensee's death.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.