Federal Communications Commission	DA 19-743



DA 19-743
Released:  August 5, 2019

MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY DEADLINES FOR NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING  SEEKING TO MODERNIZE CERTAIN CABLE AND SATELLITE TV PROVIDER NOTIFICATIONS
MB Docket Nos. 19-165, 17-105

Comment Date:  September 4, 2019
Reply Comment Date:  September 19, 2019

On July 10, 2019, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the dockets captioned above. Electronic Delivery of Notices to Broadcast Television Stations; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, MB Docket Nos. 19-165 and 17-105, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19-68, 2019 WL 3047242 (July 10, 2019) (NPRM).
  The NPRM seeks comment on proposed updates to the Commission’s notification rules for cable and satellite television providers that would transition the delivery of certain required notices to broadcast television stations from paper to electronic delivery. Id. at 4-6, 8-10, paras. 7-11, 13-15.
  The NPRM also seeks comment on whether and how the proposal for electronic delivery of notices can be applied with respect to low-power television stations without Class A status and certain noncommercial translator stations. Id. at 6-9, paras. 12-14.
  The Commission set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 45 days, respectively, after publication of the NPRM in the Federal Register. Id. at 11, para. 23.


By this Public Notice, the Media Bureau announces that a summary of the NPRM was published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2019. Electronic Delivery of Notices to Broadcast Television Stations; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, 84 Fed. Reg. 37,979 (August 5, 2019). 
  Accordingly, comments must be submitted no later than September 4, 2019, and reply comments must be submitted no later than September 19, 2019.  Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraph 19 of the NPRM.  The full text of the NPRM is available on the Commission’s website. The NPRM is available in Word, PDF, and text formats at the following URL:  https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-updates-cable-satellite-tv-provider-notifications-0. 


People with disabilities:  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).

For additional information on this proceeding, contact Christopher Clark, Christopher.Clark@fcc.gov, of the Industry Analysis Division, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2609.

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