DA 18-1222
Released: December 3, 2018

FCC WILL BE CLOSED ON NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING FOR 
PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH

Certain Filing Deadlines Extended and Sunshine Period Prohibition Modified

In observance of the National Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush, the Federal Communications Commission will be closed on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.  All paper and electronic filings due on December 5 are now due on Thursday, December 6, 2018, the Commission’s next official business day.  Additionally, December 5 will not count in computing filing periods of less than seven days under Section 1.4(g) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.4(g), since it will be a Commission holiday.
Regarding the FCC Open Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 12, 2018, because of the unexpected closure of the federal government on Wednesday, December 5, the Commission has determined that it is in the public interest to delay the onset of the sunshine period prohibition contained in Section 1.1203 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.1203.  Accordingly, consistent with Section 1.1200(a) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200(a), the Commission hereby modifies its rules so that the sunshine period prohibition will begin at 11:59 PM on Thursday, December 6, rather than at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, December 5.
Please direct all questions and comments regarding this Public Notice to the Office of the Secretary at (202) 418-0300.

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