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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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