Practice and procedure: Paper document filings; deadline extension,

[Federal Register: May 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 96)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 27200-27201]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[FCC 99-93]

Amendment of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In this document we amend the Commission's rules, to extend the deadline for the filing of paper documents such as petitions, pleadings, and tariffs, that are not required to be accompanied by a fee, and that are hand-delivered to the Commission's Office of the Secretary. The filing deadline for all such documents is extended from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

DATES: Effective May 19, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andra Cunningham, Office of the Secretary, (202) 418-0300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. By this Order, the Commission amends section 1.4(f) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.4(f), to extend the deadline for the filing of paper documents such as petitions, pleadings, and tariffs, that are not required to be accompanied by a fee, and that are hand- delivered to the Commission's Office of the Secretary.

2. Currently, the filing deadline for all such documents is 5:30 p.m. The amendment adopted here extends the deadline for the filing of paper documents to 7:00 p.m. The document must be tendered for filing in complete form with the Office of the Secretary at the designated filing counter, TW-A325, at the Commission's new offices, located at 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. This amendment is designed to facilitate the filing of paper documents in a timely manner.

3. Because the rule amendment adopted here is a matter of agency practice and procedure, compliance with the notice and comment and effective date provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act is not required. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)-(d).

4. It is ordered that, pursuant to authority found in sections 4(i), 4(j), and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154 (i), 154(j), and 303(r).

5. It is further ordered that the rules as amended shall become effective upon publication in the Federal Register.

   List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 1

   Administrative practice and procedure.

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   Federal Communications Commission.

   Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary.

   Rule Changes

   Part 1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows.

   PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

1. The authority citation for Part 1 continues to read:

   Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, and 303(r), 309.

2. Section 1.4 is amended by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:

   Sec. 1.4 Computation of time.

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   (f) Except as provided in Sec. 0.401(b) of this chapter, all petitions, pleadings, tariffs or other documents not required to be accompanied by a fee and which are hand-delivered must be tendered for filing in complete form, as directed by the Rules, with the Office of the Secretary before 7:00 p.m., at 445 12th St., SW., TW-A325, Washington, DC. The Secretary will determine whether a tendered document meets the pre-7:00 p.m. deadline. Documents filed electronically pursuant to Sec. 1.49(f) must be received by the Commission's electronic filing system before midnight. Applications, attachments and pleadings filedelectronically in the Universal Licensing System (ULS) pursuant to Sec. 1.939(b) must be received before midnight on the filing date. Mass Media Bureau applications and reports filedelectronically pursuant to Sec. 73.3500 of this Chapter must be received by the electronic filing system before midnight on the filing date. * * * * *

   [FR Doc. 99-12613Filed5-18-99; 8:45 am]

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