[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 1994)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-211]
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[Federal Register: January 6, 1994]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 93-254, DA 93-1576]
Radio Broadcast Services; Limitations on Commercial Time on
Television Broadcast Stations
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of reply comment period.
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SUMMARY: This action, in response to a request indicating good cause to
extend the reply comment period filed by the Center for the Study of
Commercialism, the Center for Media Education, the Consumer Federation
of America, and the Office of Communication of the United Church for
Christ, extends the deadline for filing reply comments in the Notice of
Inquiry in the above-cited docket. The Notice solicited comments on
whether the public interest would be served by establishing limits on
the amount of commercial matter broadcast by television stations. The
Commission adopted the Notice on its own motion. Comments were due by
December 20, 1993. The deadline for reply comments was originally
January 5, 1994, and is extended until February 4, 1994.
DATES: Reply comments are now due by February 4, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul R. Gordon, Mass Media Bureau, Video Services Division, (202) 632-
6357.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Order
Adopted: December 29, 1993
Released: December 29, 1993
Reply Comment Date: February 4, 1994
By the Chief, Mass Media Bureau
1. This action extends the deadline for filing reply comments in
response to the Notice of Inquiry in MM Docket No. 93-254, 8 FCC Rcd
7277 (1993), in which the Commission seeks comment on whether the
public interest would be served by establishing limits on the amount of
commercial matter broadcast by television stations. The Commission
adopted the Notice on its own motion. Comments were due by December 20,
1993, and the deadline for reply comments was January 5, 1994.\1\
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\1\The Bureau altered these comments dates from the original
dates set forth in the Notice of Inquiry. Order in MM Docket No. 93-
254, DA No. 93-1425 (released November 22, 1993).
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2. The Center for the Study of Commercialism, the Center for Media
Education, the Consumer Federation of America, and the Office of
Communication of the United Church for Christ (the parties) request a
30-day extension of the reply comment period in order to address
adequately the matters asserted in the comments. The parties state that
the reply comment period extends over the seasonal holidays, providing
insufficient time in which to prepare an adequate reply. In addition,
they state that their co-counsel, a clinical legal education program at
a local law school, lacks the staff to prepare reply comments during
the school holiday.\2\
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\2\The parties also state that an extension will allow the
Commission to supplement the Notice. Specifically, they request that
two pending petitions for rulemaking, both of which concern the
Commission's rules on commercial sponsorship identification, be
incorporated into this proceeding. However, we believe that the
issues raised in the petitions for rulemaking are best addressed
separately by the Commission. Accordingly, we decline to extend the
range of issues addressed in this proceeding.
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3. In light of the foregoing, the Bureau finds that good cause
exists for an extension. Grant of the request will provide the
Commission a more substantial record upon which to base its findings.
Therefore, pursuant to 47 CFR 0.283, the deadline for filing reply
comments is extended until February 4, 1994.
Federal Communications Commission.
Roy J. Stewart,
Chief, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 94-211 Filed 1-5-94; 8:45 am]
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