Federal Communications Commission "FCC/DA XX-XXX" DA 20-1330 Released: November 9, 2020 COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES SET FOR COMMENT ON PROPOSED APPLICATION LIMIT FOR NCE FM NEW STATION APPLICATIONS IN UPCOMING 2021 FILING WINDOW MB Docket No. 20-343 Comment Date: November 20, 2020 Reply Comment Date: November 30, 2020 On October 19, 2020, the Commission released a Public Notice seeking comment on the proposed application limit for new noncommercial educational (NCE) FM station applications to be filed in the application filing window projected to open in 2021. FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Application Limit for NCE FM New Station Applications in Upcoming 2021 Filing Window, MB Docket No. 20-343, Public Notice, FCC 20-145 (Oct. 19, 2020) (NCE Application Limit PN). The Commission sought comment on its tentative conclusion that there should be a ten-application limit for any applicant in the 2021 NCE new station filing window, and further that no party should have an attributable interest in more than ten applications filed in the NCE window. The NCE Application Limit PN set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 15 and 25 days, respectively, after publication in the Federal Register. See id. at 1. By this Public Notice, the Media Bureau announces that the NCE Application Limit PN was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2020. FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Application Limit for NCE FM New Station Applications in Upcoming 2021 Filing Window, 85 Fed. Reg. 70569 (Nov. 5, 2020). Comments must be submitted no later than November 20, 2020. Reply Comments must be submitted no later than November 30, 2020. Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraph 10 of the NCE Application Limit PN. NCE Application Limit PN at 4, para. 10. The NCE Application Limit PN is also available on the Commission’s website. See https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-145A1.pdf. For additional information on this proceeding, contact Amy Van de Kerckhove, Amy.VanDeKerckhove@fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, Audio Division, (202) 418-2726. Press inquiries should be directed to Janice Wise, (202) 418-8165. By the Chief, Media Bureau --FCC-- 2