Reexamination of the Policy Statement on Comparative Broadcast Hearings

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[GC Docket No. 92-52; DA 94-836]

Reexamination of the Policy Statement on Comparative Broadcast

Hearings

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Commission previously adopted a second further notice of

proposed rulemaking in this proceeding, which was initiated to reform

the criteria used to select among mutually exclusive applicants for new

broadcast facilities. The Commission sought comment on the impact on

this proceeding of Bechtel v. FCC, 10 F.3d 875 (DC Cir. 1993). By order

of the General Counsel the date for filing reply comments has been

extended two weeks. The intended effect of this action is to give

members of the public additional time to reply to comments on the

Commission's proposal.

DATES: Reply comments must be filed on or before August 22, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David S. Senzel, Office of General Counsel (202) 418-1760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Order

RM-7739; RM-7740; RM-7741

Adopted August 1, 1994; Released: August 1, 1994.

1. This order grants a Motion for Extension of Time, filed July 28,

1994, by Irene Rodriguez Diaz de McComas (McComas). McComas asks the

Commission to extend until August 22, 1994, the date for reply comments

in this proceeding.

2. On June 22, 1994, the Commission issued a second further notice

of proposed rulemaking in this proceeding, which was initiated to

reform the criteria used to select among mutually exclusive applicants

for new broadcast facilities. Reexamination of the Policy Statement on

Comparative Broadcast Hearings, 9 FCC Rcd 2821 (1994), 59 FR 32945

(Jun. 27, 1994). The Commission asked for comment on the impact on this

proceeding of the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for

the District of Columbia Circuit in Bechtel v. FCC, 10 F.3d 875 (D.C.

Cir. 1993). The second further notice established a comment date of

July 22, 1994, and a reply date of August 8, 1994. McComas requests

that the deadline for filing reply comments in this proceeding be

extended two weeks.

3. McComas asserts that technical difficulties with the

Commission's automated docket retrieval system has made it impossible

for her to obtain in a timely manner copies of the comments filed in

this proceeding. Moreover, she notes that the reply dated falls during

the period in mid-August when many parties schedule summer vacations to

coincide with the lull in Commission business that usually occurs at

that time.

4. Accordingly, It is ordered, pursuant to the authority delegated

under 47 C.F.R. 0.251(b), that good cause having been shown, the Motion

for Extension on Time, filed July 28, 1994, by Irene Rodriguez Diaz de

McComas is granted.

5. It is further ordered, That the Reply Date in this proceeding is

extended to August 22, 1994.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 94-19364 Filed 8-8-94; 8:45 am]

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