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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[GC Docket No. 92-52; DA 94-836]

 

 Reexamination of the Policy Statement on Comparative Broadcast 
Hearings

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Commission previously adopted a second further notice of 
proposed rulemaking in this proceeding, which was initiated to reform 
the criteria used to select among mutually exclusive applicants for new 
broadcast facilities. The Commission sought comment on the impact on 
this proceeding of Bechtel v. FCC, 10 F.3d 875 (DC Cir. 1993). By order 
of the General Counsel the date for filing reply comments has been 
extended two weeks. The intended effect of this action is to give 
members of the public additional time to reply to comments on the 
Commission's proposal.

DATES: Reply comments must be filed on or before August 22, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David S. Senzel, Office of General Counsel (202) 418-1760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Order

RM-7739; RM-7740; RM-7741
    Adopted August 1, 1994; Released: August 1, 1994.
    1. This order grants a Motion for Extension of Time, filed July 28, 
1994, by Irene Rodriguez Diaz de McComas (McComas). McComas asks the 
Commission to extend until August 22, 1994, the date for reply comments 
in this proceeding.
    2. On June 22, 1994, the Commission issued a second further notice 
of proposed rulemaking in this proceeding, which was initiated to 
reform the criteria used to select among mutually exclusive applicants 
for new broadcast facilities. Reexamination of the Policy Statement on 
Comparative Broadcast Hearings, 9 FCC Rcd 2821 (1994), 59 FR 32945 
(Jun. 27, 1994). The Commission asked for comment on the impact on this 
proceeding of the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia Circuit in Bechtel v. FCC, 10 F.3d 875 (D.C. 
Cir. 1993). The second further notice established a comment date of 
July 22, 1994, and a reply date of August 8, 1994. McComas requests 
that the deadline for filing reply comments in this proceeding be 
extended two weeks.
    3. McComas asserts that technical difficulties with the 
Commission's automated docket retrieval system has made it impossible 
for her to obtain in a timely manner copies of the comments filed in 
this proceeding. Moreover, she notes that the reply dated falls during 
the period in mid-August when many parties schedule summer vacations to 
coincide with the lull in Commission business that usually occurs at 
that time.
    4. Accordingly, It is ordered, pursuant to the authority delegated 
under 47 C.F.R. 0.251(b), that good cause having been shown, the Motion 
for Extension on Time, filed July 28, 1994, by Irene Rodriguez Diaz de 
McComas is granted.
    5. It is further ordered, That the Reply Date in this proceeding is 
extended to August 22, 1994.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-19364 Filed 8-8-94; 8:45 am]
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