[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21648]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 79
[MB Docket No. 11-154; DA 13-1785]
Closed Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video
Programming: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment and reply comment period.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission extends the deadline for
filing comments and reply comments on the Commission's Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in this proceeding, which was published
in the Federal Register on July 2, 2013. The extension will allow
consumers and industry to engage in collaborative dialogue on the
issues raised in the FNPRM and will facilitate the development of a
more complete record.
DATES: The comment and reply comment period for the proposed rule
published July 2, 2013 (78 FR 39691) is extended. Submit comments on or
before November 4, 2013, and submit reply comments on or before
December 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit reply comments, identified by MB Docket No.
11-154, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) Web site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: (202) 418-
0530 or TTY: (202) 418-0432. For detailed instructions on submitting
comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the Proposed Rule, 78 FR 39691.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Mullarkey,
[email protected], of the Policy Division, Media Bureau, (202)
418-2120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
in MB Docket No. 11-154, DA 13-1785, adopted and released on August 20,
2013, which extends the comment and reply comment filing deadlines
established in the FNPRM published under FCC No. 13-84 at 78 FR 39691,
July 2, 2013. The full text of this document is available for public
inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC
Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street
SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. Documents will be available
electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. The
complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor,
445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Alternative
formats are available for people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format), by sending an email to
[email protected] or calling the Commission's Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Background
1. On June 14, 2013, the Commission released a Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in MB Docket No. 11-154. The FNPRM set
deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 60 and 90 days,
respectively, after publication of the FNPRM in the Federal Register. A
summary of the FNPRM was published in the Federal Register on July 2,
2013. 78 FR 39691. Accordingly, the filing dates were established as
September 3, 2013 for comments and September 30, 2013 for reply
comments. On August 14, 2013, Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing, Inc. (TDI) et al. (collectively, Consumer Groups) filed a
request to extend the comment deadline by 60 days and to extend the
reply comment deadline by 30 days thereafter. Consumer Groups state
that an extension is warranted because it will give consumers and
consumer electronics industry members time to engage in a collaborative
dialogue on the issues raised in the FNPRM before submitting comments
and reply comments, and it will enable Consumer Groups to retain pro
bono counsel to file comments and reply comments on their behalf. We
grant the requested extension.
2. As set forth in Section 1.46 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR
1.46(a), the Commission's policy is that extensions of time for filing
comments in rulemaking proceedings shall not be routinely granted. In
the instant case, however, we find that granting an extension of the
comment and reply comment periods will serve the public interest by
allowing consumer and industry representatives additional time to
engage in collaborative consideration of the FNPRM issues and by
facilitating the development of a more complete record. Further, given
that the Commission has temporarily extended the deadline for
compliance with the closed captioning rules for DVD and Blu-ray players
and has not adopted apparatus synchronization requirements, we find
that the request for 60 additional days for filing comments, with 30
days thereafter for filing reply comments, would not impose a burden on
industry.
Ordering Clauses
Pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and Sections 0.61, 0.283, and 1.46 of the
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.61, 0.283, and 1.46, the Motion for
Extension of Time filed by Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing, Inc. et al. is granted, the deadline to file comments in this
proceeding is extended to November 4, 2013, and the deadline to file
reply comments in this proceeding is extended to December 4, 2013.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-21648 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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