[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 75404-75405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30591]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 79
[MB Docket No. 12-107; DA 12-1985]
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AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of reply comment period.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission extends the deadline for
filing reply comments on the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in this proceeding, which was published in the Federal Register.
The extension will facilitate the development of a full record given
the importance of the issues in this proceeding.
DATES: The reply comment period for the proposed rule published
November 28, 2012 (77 FR 70970) is extended. Submit reply comments on
or before January 7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit reply comments, identified by MB Docket No.
12-107, 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://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. 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 NPRM.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Sokolow, [email protected],
or 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. 12-107, DA 12-1985, adopted and released on December
7, 2012, which extends the reply comment filing deadline established in
the NPRM published under FCC No. 12-142 at 77 FR 70970, November 28,
2012. The full text of this document is available for inspection and
copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445
12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC
20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov.
Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by
sending an email to [email protected] or by calling the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(TTY).
Background
1. The NPRM in this proceeding established a comment deadline of
December 18, 2012 and a reply comment deadline of December 28, 2012. On
December 6, 2012, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), and the National Cable &
Telecommunications Association (NCTA) jointly requested that the reply
comment deadline be extended by ten days, due to the expected volume of
comments, discussion, and data on the complex issues raised in this
proceeding, as well as the groundbreaking nature of those issues. We
grant the requested extension.
2. As set forth in Section 1.46 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR
1.46, the Commission's policy is that extensions of time for filing
comments in rulemaking proceedings shall not be routinely granted.
Given the importance of the issues in this proceeding and in the
interest of encouraging thoughtful consideration of these issues,
however, we believe that granting the joint request is warranted to
provide commenters with sufficient time to prepare reply comments in
response to the NPRM and to facilitate the development of a more
complete record.
Ordering Clauses
Pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and Sections
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0.61, 0.283, and 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.61, 0.283,
and 1.46, the Joint Motion for Extension of Time filed by CEA, NAB, and
NCTA is granted, and the deadline to file reply comments in this
proceeding is extended to January 7, 2013.
Federal Communications Commission.
William T. Lake,
Chief, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2012-30591 Filed 12-19-12; 8:45 am]
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