Media Bureau Extends Comment and Reply Comment Deadlines To Update the Record in the 2018 Quadrennial Review

• Citation: 86 FR 40837
• Record Number: 2021-16127
• Published date: 29 July 2021
• Section: Notices
• Court: Mb Docket No. 18-349; Da 21-851; Fr Id 40028]

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 143 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 143 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 40837-40838]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-16127]
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                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                MB Docket No. 18-349; DA 21-851; FR ID 40028]
                Media Bureau Extends Comment and Reply Comment Deadlines To
                Update the Record in the 2018 Quadrennial Review
                AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission grants a motion for extension
                of time in the 2018 Quadrennial Review record update to extend the
                comment and reply comment deadlines.
                DATES:
                 Comment Date: September 2, 2021.
                 Reply Comment Date: October 1, 2021.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ty Bream, Media Bureau, Industry
                Analysis Division, [email protected], (202) 418-0644.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Media Bureau's
                Public Notice in MB Docket No. 18-349, DA 21-851, that was released on
                July 16, 2021. 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/). Documents will be
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                Synopsis
                 1. By this Public Notice, the Media Bureau extends the deadlines
                for filing comments and reply comments in the above-captioned
                proceeding. On June 4, 2021, the Media Bureau released a Public Notice,
                86 FR 35089 (July 1, 2021), seeking to update the record in the 2018
                Quadrennial Review proceeding, in which the Commission has sought
                comment, pursuant to its obligation under Section 202(h) of the
                Telecommunications Act of 1996, on whether its media ownership rules
                remain ``necessary in the public interest
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                as the result of competition.'' On July 1, 2021, the Media Bureau
                announced a comment filing deadline of August 2, 2021, and a reply
                comment filing deadline of August 30, 2021, for record updates to the
                above-captioned proceeding.
                 2. On July 12, 2021, Common Cause, Free Press, the Multicultural
                Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC), the National Association of
                Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB), and the National Association of
                Broadcasters (NAB) (collectively, Joint Filers) requested an extension
                of the comment and reply comment filing deadlines until September 2 and
                October 1, 2021, respectively. The Joint Filers explain that, as more
                than two years have passed since the original comment cycle in this
                proceeding was completed, there have been many economic and legal
                developments in the media industry in that time. The Joint Filers state
                that they and other interested parties need additional time to address
                the many complex economic and legal issues through research, updates to
                previously filed material, and new information.
                 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 set forth a
                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 both the parties commenting in the proceeding and the
                Commission should benefit and that the extension should not
                disadvantage any party. Accordingly, we grant the Joint Filers' request
                and extend the comment and reply comment deadlines by approximately a
                month, until September 2, 2021, and October 1, 2021, respectively.
                 4. For additional information on this proceeding, contact Ty Bream,
                [email protected], of the Media Bureau, Industry Analysis Division.
                Press inquiries should be directed to Janice Wise, [email protected],
                (202) 418-8165.
                Federal Communications Commission.
                Thomas Horan,
                Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
                [FR Doc. 2021-16127 Filed 7-28-21; 8:45 am]
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