Notice2021-16127
Media Bureau Extends Comment and Reply Comment Deadlines To Update the Record in the 2018 Quadrennial Review
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July 29, 2021
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Federal Communications Commission
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 143 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40837-40838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#76220f58340413171b3610151558111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="792d00573b0b1c1814391f1a1a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>, (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 <a href="https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/">https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/</a> (<a href="https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/">https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/</a>). Documents will be
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Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
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,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a0e237418283f3b371a3c3939743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f5b76214d7d6a6e624f696c6c21686079">[email protected]</span></a>, of the Media Bureau, Industry Analysis Division.
Press inquiries should be directed to Janice Wise, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2e8c3cccbc1c78cf5cbd1c7e2c4c1c18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4fed5daddd7d19ae3ddc7d1f4d2d7d79ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>,
(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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