[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79888-79889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28206]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[MB Docket No. 20-299; FCC 22-1309; FR ID 120095]


Sponsorship Identification Requirements for Foreign Government-
Provided Programming

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Media Bureau extends the comment and 
reply comment deadlines for the Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
Regarding Sponsorship Identification Requirements for Foreign 
Government-Provided Programming.

DATES: The extended comment deadline is January 9, 2023, and the 
extended reply comment deadline is January 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MB Docket No. 20-299, 
by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing.
    Filings can be sent 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.
     Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, 
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
     U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority 
mail must be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
     Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the 
Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings. 
This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety 
of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. See FCC 
Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-
Delivery Policy, Public Notice, DA 20-304 (March 19, 2020). https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-and-changes-hand-delivery-policy.
    People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible 
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic 
files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] (mail to: 
[email protected]) or call the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Radhika Karmarkar, Media Bureau, 
Industry Analysis Division, [email protected], (202) 418-1523.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Media Bureau's 
Public Notice, MB 20-299, released on December 13, 2022. The complete 
text of this document is available electronically via the search 
function on the FCC's Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) web 
page at https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/ (https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/). To request materials in accessible formats for people 
with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio 
format), send an email to [email protected]

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(mail to: [email protected]) or call the FCC's Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    1. By this Public Notice, the Media Bureau extends the deadlines 
for filing comments and reply comments in the above-captioned 
proceeding. On October 6, 2022, the Commission released a Second Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking (Second Notice) seeking comment on new rules to 
strengthen the process for identifying foreign governmental entities. 
The Second Notice specified comment and reply comments dates of 30 and 
45 days, respectively, after Federal Register publication. That 
publication occurred on November 17, 2022, and on November 18, 2022, 
the Media Bureau released a Public Notice (Public Notice), announcing a 
comment filing deadline of December 19, 2022, and a reply comment 
filing deadline of January 3, 2023, for the Second Notice.
    2. On December 7, 2022, the Multicultural Media, Telecom and 
internet Council (MMTC) and the National Association of Broadcasters 
(NAB) (collectively, Joint Filers) requested an extension of the 
comment and reply comment filing deadlines until January 9 and January 
24, 2023, respectively. The Joint Filers correctly note that ``three 
significant Federal holidays'' occur during the comment cycle. Citing 
holiday-related closures, the Joint Filers explain how it is 
``challenging'' under the original filing deadline ``to gather relevant 
information from individual broadcasters and lessees affected by the 
proposed rules, build useful consensus around the issues in this 
proceeding, and draft comments and reply comments.'' A coalition of 
religious organizations (the Religious Programmers) filed in support of 
the Joint Filers' Motion, also noting the difficulties presented by the 
intervening holidays.
    3. As set forth in section 1.46(a) of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission's policy is that extensions of time shall not be routinely 
granted. We find, however, that the Joint Filers have provided 
sufficient justification to warrant grant of their requested extension. 
As an extension should enable interested parties to present more 
complete and thoughtful comments to the Commission, we agree with the 
Joint Filers that the extension should not disadvantage any party or 
cause significant delay in the resolution of this proceeding.

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff,Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2022-28206 Filed 12-27-22; 8:45 am]
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