[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 28703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13688]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 97-1030]


Cable Services Action; Commission Announces Change of Date for En 
Banc Hearing on Industry Proposal for Rating Video Programming and on 
``V-Chip'' Technology

May 15, 1997.
    The en banc hearing on: (1) The joint proposal submitted to the 
Commission on January 17, 1997 by the National Association of 
Broadcasters, the National Cable Television Association and the Motion 
Picture Association of America describing a voluntary system for rating 
video programming; and (2) video programming blocking technology, has 
been changed from June 4, 1997 to June 20, 1997. The en banc hearing 
will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Commission meeting room, Room 856, 1919 
M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. The Commission will announce 
participants and a hearing format in the near future.
    On February 7, 1997, the Commission issued a Public Notice seeking 
comment on the industry proposal. See Public Notice, Commission Seeks 
Comment on Industry Proposal for Rating Video Programming, CS Docket 
No. 97-55, FCC 97-34, Report No. CS 97-6 (February 7, 1997). Copies of 
the Public Notice, which attaches a copy of the industry proposal as an 
Appendix, may be obtained from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 
Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., from the Commission's 
Internet site (http://www.fcc.gov/vchip), or by calling ITS, the 
Commission's transcription service, at (202) 857-3800.
    On April 23, 1997, the Commission announced that the en banc 
hearing would be held on June 4, 1997. See Public Notice, Commission 
Announces En Banc Hearing on Industry Proposal for Rating Video 
Programming and on ``V-Chip'' Technology, CS Docket No. 97-55, DA 97-
857, 62 FR 24654 (May 6, 1997).
    In order to provide interested parties an opportunity to respond to 
matters raised in the en banc hearing, the due date for surreply 
comments in CS Docket No. 97-55 is extended from June 16, 1997 to July 
7, 1997.
    Media Contact: Morgan Broman (202) 418-2358.
    TV Ratings Contact: Meryl S. Icove or Rick Chessen (202) 418-7096.
    V-chip Technology Contact: Rick Engelman (202) 418-2157.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-13688 Filed 5-23-97; 8:45 am]
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