FCC Extends Reply Comment Dates for Indecency Cases Policy

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission Enforcement Bureau and Office of General Counsel extend the deadlines for filing reply comments in GN Docket No. 13-86 by 15 days. On July 1, 2013, the College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) requested an extension for filing reply comments. We recognize the importance of affording all interested parties sufficient time to review the comments in the Docket and to prepare their reply comments as warranted. We also respect the interest of the public in having sufficient time for review and consideration of the various positions and concerns. Therefore, the extended deadline for filing reply comments is August 2, 2013.

DATES:

Reply comments may be filed on or before August 2, 2013.

ADDRESSES:

Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. See Supplementary Information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eloise Gore, Associate Bureau Chief, Enforcement Bureau, at (202) 418-1066 or Jacob Lewis, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, at (202) 418-1767. Please direct press inquiries to Mark Wigfield at (202) 418-0253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Each document that is filed in this proceeding must display the docket number of this Notice, GN Docket No. 13-86, on the front page. The Public Notice, DA 13-1560, released July 12, 2013, is available for inspection and copying from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday or from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of the Public Notice may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800) 378-3160, facsimile (202) 488-5563, email FCC@BCPIWEB.com, or you may contact BCPI via its Web site, http://www.bcpiweb.com . When ordering documents from BCPI, please provide the appropriate FCC document number DA 13-1560. The Public Notice is also available on the Internet at the Commission's Web site through its Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/ . Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format); to obtain, please send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

All comments should refer to GN Docket No. 13-86.

Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file reply comments on or before the date indicated on the first page of this document. Reply comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).

Electronic Filers: Reply comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/ .

Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.

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.

All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St. SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.

Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.

U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington DC 20554.

People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).

This matter shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain summaries of the substance of the presentations and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one- or two-sentence description of the views and arguments presented generally is required. Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex parte presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in Section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules.