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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp  fcc  gov 
 DA  03-  850 
 March  25,  2003 


 MEDIA  BUREAU  ACTION 
 Effective  Date  of  SHVIA  Network  Non-  Duplication,  Syndicated  Exclusivity,  And  Sports  Blackout  Rule  Provisions  Requiring  OMB  Approval 
 CS  Docket  No.  00-  2 
 In  response  to  the  Commission’s  Report  and  Order  in  CS  Docket  No.  00-  2,  Implementation  of  the  Satellite  Home  Viewer  Improvement  Act  of  1999:  Application  of  Network  Non-  duplication, 
 Syndicated  Exclusivity  and  Sports  Blackout  Rules  to  Satellite  Retransmission  of  Broadcast  Signals  (FCC  00-  388,  15  FCC  Rcd  21688  (2000)),  parties  filed  petitions  to  reconsider  certain  aspects  of  the  exclusivity 
 rules  adopted  therein.  In  its  Order  on  Reconsideration  in  the  same  docket  (FCC  02-  287,  17  FCC  Rcd  20693  (2002)),  the  Commission  denied  petitions  to  extend  the  phase-  in  period  for  implementation  of  the 
 rules,  and  also  maintained  the  application  of  the  sports  blackout  rule  to  satellite  carriage  of  network  stations.  The  Commission  made  revisions  to  conform  the  satellite  rules  to  the  cable  rules  and  amended  a 
 rule  to  permit  sports  rights  holders  with  a  discernable  season  to  submit  blackout  notifications  for  an  entire  season,  but  also  to  establish  a  date  certain  by  when  those  notifications  must  be  received  by  satellite 
 carriers.  Sections  76.122(  c)(  2)  and  76.  127(  c)  of  the  rules  adopted  in  the  Order  on  Reconsideration,  which  was  published  in  the  Federal  Register  at  67  FR  68944  (November  14,  2002),  contained  new  or 
 modified  information  collection  requirements  that  required  approval  from  the  Office  of  Management  and  Budget  (OMB)  before  they  could  become  effective.  The  information  collection  requirements  were 
 approved  by  the  Office  of  Management  and  Budget  on  March  10,  2003  (OMB  No.  3060-  0960).  Accordingly,  sections  76.122(  c)(  2)  and  76.127(  c)  of  the  Network  Non-  duplication  Protection,  Syndicated 
 Exclusivity  and  Sports  Blackout  rules  became  effective  upon  publication  of  notice  in  the  Federal  Register  on  March  25,  2003.  Also  in  the  Federal  Register  of  March  25,  2003,  is  a  Correction  of  section  76.127(  c), 
 conforming  the  version  published  at  67  FR  68944,  68951  with  the  version  as  adopted  in  the  Order  on  Reconsideration  at  17  FCC  Rcd  20693,  20712. 


 Media  Contact:  Michelle  Russo  202-  418-  2358  Media  Bureau  Contact:  Peter  Corea  202-  418-  7200,  TTY  202-  418-  7172. 
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