Compatibility Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics Equipment

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 15 and 90

[ET Docket No. 93-7; DA-1550]

Compatibility Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics

Equipment

In the Matter of Implementation of Section 17 of the Cable

Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992.

Compatibility between cable systems and consumer electronics

equipment.

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Order extending time for comments and reply comments.

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SUMMARY: This order grants a request by the Cable-Consumer Electronics

Compatibility Advisory Group (the ``Advisory Group'') for an extension

of time to filing comments in the proposed rulemaking proceeding on

compatibility between cable systems and consumer electronics equipment

(58 FR 65153, December 13, 1993). The Commission is taking this action

to provide the Advisory Group additional opportunity to prepare a

single joint filing on the proposals set forth by the Commission.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 25, 1994, and

reply comments on or before February 9, 1994.

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

Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Stillwell, Office of Engineering

and Technology, (202) 653-8162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Order Extending Time for Comments and Reply Comments

Adopted: December 27, 1993; Released: December 28, 1993.

Comment Date: January 25, 1994.

Reply Comment Date: February 9, 1994.

By the Chief Engineer:

1. On December 23, 1993, the Cable-Consumer Electronics

Compatibility Advisory Group (Advisory Group) requested that the time

for filing comments to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in the

above-captioned proceeding be extended from January 10, 1994 to January

25, 1994 and that the reply comment date be extended from January 25,

1994 to February 9, 1994.

2. In its request, the Advisory Group indicates that a 15 day

extension of the comment periods would increase the chances that the

cable and consumer electronics industries, though the Advisory Group,

will be able to prepare a joint filing that help to narrow the issues

in dispute between those industries and should increase the quality of

such joint submission.

3. The Commission does not routinely grant extensions of time.\1\

In this instance, however, we believe that extending the comment

deadline by 15 days will serve the public interest by providing the

cable and consumer electronics industries additional opportunity to

reach a consensus on the proposals set forth in the NPRM and should

result in a improved record being submitted to the Commission. We also

believe it is in the public interest to extend the reply comment

deadline correspondingly. Accordingly, it is ordered That the deadline

for filing comments is extended to January 25, 1994, and the deadline

for filing reply comments is extended to February 9, 1994.

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\1\47 CFR 1.46 (1991).

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4. This action is taken pursuant to authority found in sections

4(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.

154(i) and 303, and pursuant to 47 CFR 0.31, 0.241, and 1.46. For

further information, contact Alan Stillwell, Office of Engineering and

Technology, (202) 653-8162.

Federal Communications Commission.

Thomas P. Stanley,

Chief Engineer.

[FR Doc. 94-9 Filed 1-3-94; 8:45 am]

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