[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19563-19564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9570]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket Nos. 94-150, 92-51, 87-154; FCC 95-139]
Broadcast Services; Television and Radio Broadcasting
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; denial of motion to accelerate comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Commission denies a Motion to Establish an Accelerated
Procedural Schedule for the Limited Liability Companies Issue, filed by
the Association of Black Owned Television Stations in this proceeding.
The action is taken to respond to this motion that the deadlines for
comments and reply comments with respect to the issue of Limited
Liability Companies be accelerated. The intended effect of the action
is to permit commenters the full period specified in the Notice of
Proposed Rule Making in which to file comments in the proceeding.
DATES: Comments (as extended in a separate decision printed elsewhere
in this Federal Register) are due May 17, 1995, and reply comments are
due June 19, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mania Baghdadi, Mass Media Bureau (202) 776-1653.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Order
in [[Page 19564]] MM Docket Nos. 94-150, 92-51, and 87-154; FCC 95-139,
adopted April 3, 1995, and released April 7, 1995. The complete text of
this Order is available for inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street,
NW., Washington, DC, and also may be purchased from the Commission's
copy contractor, International Transcription Service, at (202) 857-
3800, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037.
Synopsis of the Order
1. The Commission denies the Motion to Establish an Accelerated
Procedural Schedule for the LLC Issue (``Motion''), which the
Association of Black Owned Television Stations (``ABOTS'') filed in
this proceeding on January 25, 1995. The Commission, in a Notice of
Proposed Rule Making (60 FR 6483, February 2, 1995) established a
comment deadline of April 17, 1995, and of May 17, 1995 for reply
comments. ABOTS asked that the Commission accelerate the comment
schedule with respect to Section VII (Limited Liability Companies and
Other New Business Forms) of the Notice of Proposed Rule Making with
comments due by February 10, 1995, and reply comments due by February
17, 1995. ABOTS also asked the Commission to expedite our disposition
in the rule making regarding the issue of LLCs and to reach a decision
by March 3, 1995, if possible. The Commission finds the concerns
expressed by ABOTS in its Motion to be unfounded, and believes that an
acceleration of the comment period and decisionmaking process would not
be in the public interest. Thus, the Commission denies ABOTS' requests.
In a separate decision adopted April 7, 1995, and printed elsewhere in
this Federal Register, the Commission extends the time for filing
comments in this proceeding to May 17, 1995, and the time for filing
replay comments to June 19, 1995.
2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 4(j) of the Communications Act,
47 U.S.C. 154(j) It Is Hereby Ordered that the Motion to Establish an
Accelerated Procedural Schedule for the LLC Issue filed by the
Association of Black Owned Television Stations is denied.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-9570 Filed 4-18-95; 8:45 am]
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