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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  2002 
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 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Inquiry  into  Over-  the-  Air  Broadcast 
 Television  Viewers 


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 MB  Docket  No.  04-  210 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  June  30,  2004  Released:  July  1,  2004 
 Comment  Date:  August  11,  2004  Reply  Comment  Date:  September  7,  2004 


 By  the  Chief,  Media  Bureau: 
 1.  By  a  Public  Notice  dated  May  27,  2004,  we  began  a  factual  inquiry  into  the  households  that  rely  exclusively  on  over-  the-  air  broadcasting  for  their  television  service  and  how  to  minimize  adverse 
 impacts  on  all  households  in  the  transition  to  digital  television.  1  The  Public  Notice  called  for  comments  on  July  12,  and  reply  comments  on  August  5,  2004. 


 2.  The  National  Association  of  Broadcasters  (“  NAB”)  has  requested  a  sixty-  day  extension  of  both  dates.  NAB  states  that  it  needs  added  time  to  conduct  factual  research  studies  and  to  prepare 
 comments  on  several  issues  posed  in  the  Public  Notice.  2 
 3.  It  is  not  Commission  policy  to  routinely  grant  extensions  of  time.  3  We  conclude,  however,  that  NAB  has  stated  good  cause  for  itself  and  others  to  receive  an  extension  of  thirty  days  for 


 the  filing  of  their  comments  and  reply  comments  herein.  A  thirty  day  extension  will  result  in  a  more  thorough  factual  record  and  analysis  of  the  issues. 


 1  Public  Notice  DA  04-  1497,  Media  Bureau  Seeks  Comment  on  Over-  the-  Air  Broadcast  Television  Viewers,  MB 
 Docket  No.  04-  210,  released  May  27,  2004,  available  at  2004  WL  1172080.  2 
 Letter  from  Valerie  Schulte,  Deputy  General  Counsel,  Legal  &  Regulatory  Affairs,  National  Association  of  Broadcasters,  to  Ms.  Marlene  Dortch,  Secretary,  Commission,  dated  June  25,  2004. 


 3  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.46(  a). 
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 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that,  pursuant  to  Sections  4(  i),  4(  j)  and  5(  c)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  154(  i),  154(  j)  and  155(  c),  and  Sections  0.61, 
 0.283,  and  1.46  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.61,  0.283,  and  1.46,  the  date  for  the  filing  of  comments  in  MB  Docket  No.  04-  210  is  extended  until  August  11,  2004,  and  the  date  for  filing  reply 
 comments  herein  is  extended  until  September  7,  2004. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 W.  Kenneth  Ferree  Chief,  Media  Bureau 
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