[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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