Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
March 16, 2007
 DA 07-1328
In Reply Refer to:
 1800B3-HTS
 Released: March 16, 2007
Ms. Karen de Brum
Lana`i High and Elementary School
P.O. Box 630757
Lana`i City
Lana`i, Hawaii 
In re: NEW LPFM, Lana`i City, HI
Lana`i High and Elementary School
Facility ID No. 131650
File No. BNPL-20010122AEA
Petition for Reconsideration
Dear Ms. de Brum:
 We have before us the “Petition for Reconsideration of the Dismissal of LPFM Application of 
Lana`i High and Elementary School” (the “Petition”) filed on December 9, 2003, by Lana`i High and 
Elementary School (“Lana`i”).
 Background.  On January 22, 2001, Lana`i filed the captioned application (BNPL-
20010122AEA) for a construction permit for a new low power FM facility in Lana`i City, Hawaii. The 
staff dismissed that application on July 30, 2003.  A public notice of the dismissal was released on August 
4, 2003.1 More than 30 days later, on December 9, 2003, Lana`i filed its Petition seeking reconsideration 
of that dismissal.  For the reasons stated below, we dismiss the Petition.
 Discussion.  A petition for reconsideration is required by statute to be filed within thirty days 
from the date upon which public notice is given of the decision complained of.2 Because public notice of 
the dismissal was issued on August 4, 2003, petitions for reconsideration were due by September 2, 2003.  
The Commission lacks authority to extend or waive the statutory 30-day filing period for petitions for 
reconsideration unless the petitioner shows that its failure to file in a timely manner resulted from 
“extraordinary circumstances.”3 Lana`i did not present an explanation for the late filing of the Petition.  
Because the Lana`i Petition was not filed within thirty days of the date of public notice announcing the 
dismissal of the captioned application, we must dismiss the filing as untimely.
  
1 Public Notice, Broadcast Actions, Report No. 45541 (August 4, 2003).
2 See 47 C.F.R. § 405.  See also 47 C.F.R. § 1.106 (f).
3 See, e.g.,  Gardner v. FCC, 530 F.2d 1086, 1091-92 (D.C.Cir. 1976)
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 Conclusion/Action.  For the reasons set forth above, Lana`i High and Elementary School’s 
“Petition for Reconsideration of the Dismissal of LPFM Application of Lana`i High and Elementary 
School” IS DISMISSED. 
Sincerely,
Peter H. Doyle, Chief
Audio Division
Media Bureau