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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  04-  3619 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 The  Pappas  Telecasting  Companies  )  Request  For  Extension  of  Time  ) 
 To  File  Application  For  Review  )  Regarding  DA  04-  3494 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  November  18,  2004  Released:  November  18,  2004 


 By  the  Chief,  Media  Bureau: 
 1.  On  October  29,  2004  the  Media  Bureau  released  an  Order,  DA  04-  3494  (“  Parra”),  responding  to  a  complaint  filed  by  Nicole  Parra,  a  candidate  for  Assembly  member  for  the  30  th  Assembly 
 District  in  California.  In  Parra,  we  found  that  broadcast  time  that  had  been  made  available  to  Dean  Gardner,  a  candidate  running  for  the  same  office  as  Parra,  was  furnished  free  of  charge  by  Stations 
 KMPH-  TV,  Fresno,  CA,  KFRE-  TV,  Sanger,  CA,  and  KMPH-  FM,  Hanford,  CA.  Therefore,  pursuant  to  Section  315(  a)  of  the  Communications  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  Section  315(  a),  we  concluded  that 
 Parra  was  entitled  to  equal  opportunities  from  the  subject  stations  on  the  same  free  basis  as  her  opponent. 
 2.  On  November  15,  2004,  The  Pappas  Telecasting  Companies  (“  Pappas”),  licensee  of  the  subject  stations,  filed  a  motion  requesting  that  we  extend  the  due  date  for  filing  of  an  Application  For 
 Review  of  the  Bureau’s  decision  to  December  17,  2004.  Pappas  argues  that  their  attorneys’  scheduling  conflicts  combined  with  Thanksgiving  vacation,  “pose  significant  practical  impediments  to  the  timely 
 completion  of  a  pleading  by  November  29.”  Pappas  further  contends  that  granting  the  extension  would  not  adversely  affect  any  party  because  Pappas  has  already  complied  with  the  Bureau’s  Order  in  this  case 
 by  granting  Parra’s  request  for  free  equal  opportunities  prior  to  the  election. 
 3.  Because  we  believe  that  the  public  interest  would  be  served  by  granting  Pappas’  Motion  For  Extension  of  Time,  we  grant  Pappas’s  Motion  and  extend  the  date  for  an  Application  For  Review 
 regarding  the  Bureau’s  decision  in  Parra  to  December  17,  2004. 
 4.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that  Pappas’  Motion  For  Extension  of  Time  IS  GRANTED. 


 5.  IT  IS  THEREFORE  ORDERED  that  the  date  for  filing  an  Application  For  Review  regarding  the  Bureau’s  decision  in  Parra  IS  EXTENDED  to  December  17,  2004. 
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 6.  This  action  is  taken  pursuant  to  delegated  authority  found  in  Sections  4(  i)  and  303(  r)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  Sections  154(  i)  and  303(  r),  and  Section 
 0.204(  b),  0.283  and  1.46  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  Sections  0.204(  b),  0.283,  and  1.46 
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 W.  Kenneth  Ferree  Chief,  Media  Bureau 
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