Federal Communications Commission DA 12-682  
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Media Bureau and Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau Seek Comment on Second VPAAC 
Report:  Video Description and Access to 
Emergency Information
Media Bureau and Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau Seek Comment on Second VPAAC 
Report:  User Interfaces, and Video Programming 
Guides and Menus 
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MB Docket No. 12-107
MB Docket No. 12-108
ORDER
Adopted:  April 30, 2012 Released:  April 30, 2012
Comment Date:   June 4, 2012
Reply Comment Date:  June 19, 2012
By the Chief, Media Bureau and Acting Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau:
1. This Order extends the deadlines for filing comments and reply comments for the above 
captioned proceedings. Comments are now due on June 4, 2012, and reply comments are due on June 19, 
2012.
2. On April 24, 2012, the Media and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureaus released two 
Public Notices seeking comment on the Video Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee’s 
(“VPAAC”) Second Report on the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 
2010.  One Public Notice sought comment on the portions of the report that address Video Description 
and Access to Emergency Information,1 and the other Public Notice sought comment on the portion of the 
report that addresses User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus.2 Each Public Notice 
provided that comments would be due on May 24, 2012, and reply comments would be due on June 8, 
2012.
3. It has come to our attention that the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, the 
national trade association representing the cable industry, will hold its annual Cable Show from May 21-
23, 2012, and many interested parties will attend that show during the week leading up to our original 
comment deadline.  Consequently, we understand that it will be difficult for interested parties to submit 
their views on the Second VPAAC Report by the original comment date.  In this case we believe that an 
  
1 Media Bureau and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seek Comment on Second VPAAC Report:  Video 
Description and Access to Emergency Information, DA 12-636 (PN rel. April 24, 2012).
2 Media Bureau and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seek Comment on Second VPAAC Report:  User 
Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus, DA 12-635 (PN rel. April 24, 2012).
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extension is necessary to afford all interested parties an opportunity to comment on a topic that will affect 
them.  Therefore, we extend the deadline for all comments and reply comments to June 4, and June 19, 
2012, respectively.  
4. This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections 0.61, 0.141, 0.283, and 
0.361 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.61, 0.141, 0.283, 0.361.
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William T. Lake, 
Chief, Media Bureau
Kris Monteith, 
Acting Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau