[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27200-27201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12613]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[FCC 99-93]


Amendment of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document we amend the Commission's rules, to extend 
the deadline for the filing of paper documents such as petitions, 
pleadings, and tariffs, that are not required to be accompanied by a 
fee, and that are hand-delivered to the Commission's Office of the 
Secretary. The filing deadline for all such documents is extended from 
5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

DATES: Effective May 19, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andra Cunningham, Office of the 
Secretary, (202) 418-0300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. By this Order, the Commission amends section 1.4(f) of the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.4(f), to extend the deadline for the 
filing of paper documents such as petitions, pleadings, and tariffs, 
that are not required to be accompanied by a fee, and that are hand-
delivered to the Commission's Office of the Secretary.
    2. Currently, the filing deadline for all such documents is 5:30 
p.m. The amendment adopted here extends the deadline for the filing of 
paper documents to 7:00 p.m. The document must be tendered for filing 
in complete form with the Office of the Secretary at the designated 
filing counter, TW-A325, at the Commission's new offices, located at 
445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. This amendment is designed to 
facilitate the filing of paper documents in a timely manner.
    3. Because the rule amendment adopted here is a matter of agency 
practice and procedure, compliance with the notice and comment and 
effective date provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act is not 
required. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)-(d).
    4. It is ordered that, pursuant to authority found in sections 
4(i), 4(j), and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
47 U.S.C. 154 (i), 154(j), and 303(r).
    5. It is further ordered that the rules as amended shall become 
effective upon publication in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practice and procedure.


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Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.

Rule Changes

    Part 1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as 
follows.

PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

    1. The authority citation for Part 1 continues to read:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, and 303(r), 
309.

    2. Section 1.4 is amended by revising paragraph (f) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 1.4  Computation of time.

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    (f) Except as provided in Sec. 0.401(b) of this chapter, all 
petitions, pleadings, tariffs or other documents not required to be 
accompanied by a fee and which are hand-delivered must be tendered for 
filing in complete form, as directed by the Rules, with the Office of 
the Secretary before 7:00 p.m., at 445 12th St., SW., TW-A325, 
Washington, DC. The Secretary will determine whether a tendered 
document meets the pre-7:00 p.m. deadline. Documents filed 
electronically pursuant to Sec. 1.49(f) must be received by the 
Commission's electronic filing system before midnight. Applications, 
attachments and pleadings filed electronically in the Universal 
Licensing System (ULS) pursuant to Sec. 1.939(b) must be received 
before midnight on the filing date. Mass Media Bureau applications and 
reports filed electronically pursuant to Sec. 73.3500 of this Chapter 
must be received by the electronic filing system before midnight on the 
filing date.
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[FR Doc. 99-12613 Filed 5-18-99; 8:45 am]
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