[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10119]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
Children's Television
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Policy Statement; notice of hearing and extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: The Commission will hold a public hearing on the issues raised
concerning the implementation of the Children's Television Act of 1990.
The Commission will also accept additional comments and reply comments.
It has been nearly one year since the last comments were filed in this
proceeding. Submission of this more current information will facilitate
the Commission's ability to make an informed policy decision.
DATES: Requests to appear at the hearing must be submitted by May 11,
1994; written comments must be submitted by June 8, 1994; and reply
comments must be submitted by July 15, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Request to appear at the hearing should be sent to: Larry A.
Miller, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, NW.--room 702, Washington, DC
20554.
Comments and reply comments should be sent to: Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20554
with copies to the Video Services Division.
The hearing will be held at: Federal Communications Commission,
Room 856, 1919 M Street, NW. Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry A. Miller at (202) 632-6993.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
April 20, 1994.
Commission To Hold En Banc Hearing on Children's Television (MM Docket
No. 93-48)
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an en banc hearing
on children's television on Tuesday, June 28, 1994. The hearing will
convene at 9 a.m. in Room 856, at 1919 M Street, NW., Washington, DC,
and will be open to the public. The Commission has determined that it
would be useful to hear oral presentations and a direct exchange of
viewpoints on the issues raised in the pending children's television
proceeding. The issues in this proceeding focus on the Commission's
current definition of informational and educational programming and the
amount of informational and educational programming a broadcaster must
air to meet its obligation to children under the Children's Television
Act. The Commission had earlier issued a Notice of Inquiry, 8 FCC Rcd
1841 (1993) (58 FR 14367, March 17, 1993), in this proceeding, comments
were filed on May 7, 1993, and reply comment were filed on June 7,
1993.
Parties wishing to make oral presentations and appear on panels to
debate issues at this hearing should submit written requests by close-
of-business, Wednesday, May 11, 1994, to: Larry A. Miller, Video
Services Division, Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications
Commission, 1919 M Street, NW.--room 702, Washington, DC 20554.
Such requests should clearly identify the speaker, the organization
represented (if any), relevant experience and training, and the
specific topic(s) to be discussed. Appropriate topics include any
issues related to the NOI, and specifically comments on changes in the
availability, quantity, quality and effectiveness of programming
directed to the educational and informational needs of children,
including standard-length programming, that have occurred between the
enactment of the Children's Television Act of 1990 and the present. The
Commission is also interested in comments on the economics of providing
educational and informational programming for children either to the
home or to the classroom.
Depending on the number of requests, it may be necessary to limit
the number of presenters. If so, we will select speakers for the
hearing in order to achieve broad representation of different
viewpoints. With this in mind, interested parties wishing to present
similar material are encouraged to propose a single representative or
consolidated presentation. The precise format and schedule for the en
banc hearing, as well as a list of the selected presenters, will be
specified in a future public notice; however, we anticipate that
presentations will be limited to no more than five minutes.
Persons selected to appear will be required to submit to the
Secretary by close-of-business, Wednesday, June 8, 1994, an original
and 9 copies of the proposed remarks, a summary of those remarks of no
more than two pages, a brief speaker biography, and a description of
the organization represented. In addition, 21 copies of the material
submitted to the Secretary must be submitted to the Video Services
Division by close-of-business on June 8, 1994. Interested persons not
desiring to participate or not selected to participate in the en banc
hearing may file written comments on June 8, 1994. Persons filing
written comments only should comply with Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of
the Commission's Rules. Persons wishing to respond to testimony
presented at the hearing are invited to do so by July 15, 1994.
For more information contact Larry Miller, Video Services
Division, (202) 632-6993. Members of the media should contact
Maureen Peratino, Office of Public Affairs, (202) 632-5050.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-10119 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]
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