*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 55949.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY: 1- 888- 835- 5322 DA 06- 669 Released: March 28, 2006 CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ACTION REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION’S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES, PETITION SUPPLEMENTED CGB- CC- 0269 The Los Angeles Unified School District (“ LAUSD”) filed a petition for exemption from the closed captioning requirements, pursuant to Section 79.1 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. § 79. 1, for its programming. Petitioner claims that compliance would impose an undue burden, as defined in Section 79.1( f) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. § 79.1( f). On February 17, 2006, LAUSD’s petition was placed on public notice (DA 06- 374). Comments and oppositions were due March 20, 2006, and petitioner’s reply is due April 10, 2006. On March 17, 2006, LAUSD filed a supplement to their original petition. The original petition, supplement, comments, oppositions, and replies will be available for public inspection in the Commission’s Reference Information Center: 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 202- 418- 7094 The petition, public notice, and decision (when issued) can also be found at http:// www. fcc. gov/ cgb/ dro/ caption_ exemptions. html. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e- mail to fcc504@ fcc. gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202- 418- 0530 (voice), 202- 418- 0432 (TTY). This Public Notice can also be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format at http:// www. fcc. gov/ cgb/ dro. Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Contact: Amelia Brown (202) 418- 2799 (voice), (202) 418- 7804 (TTY); e- mail amelia. brown@ fcc. gov or Traci Randolph (202) 418- 0569 (voice), (202) 418- 0537 (TTY); e-mail traci. randolph@ fcc. gov. -FCC- 1