DA 96-1 Federal Communications Commission Record
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D:C. 20554
PUBLIC NOTICE
Released: January 5, 1996
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FCC ANNOUNCES PROCEDURES FOR THE FILING OF
DOCUMENTS THAT WERE DUE DURING THE GOVERN·
MENT SHUTDOWN
In order to facilitate the orderly reopening of the Federal
Communications ComJ.llission, the· Office of the Secretary
will accept the filing of .documents that were due to be
filed with the Commission· during the Governrrtent
shutdown according to' the following procedures:
• All documents that were due to be filed with the
Commission (at its headquarters, Gettysburg, PA, or
Mellon Bank) while ii was closed will be due no later
than 5:30 p.m. on the second business day after the
Commission reopens. To this extent, Section 1.4U) of
the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.40), which
would otherwise require such filings on the firs"t busi 
ness day after the shutdown, IS HEB-EBY WAIVED.
While parties will have two business days to f1le at
the appropriate location once the agency is. reopened
for business, they are strongly encouraged to tender
their documents for filing as early as possible:
• Unless otherwise announced,. the FCC Headquar 
ters building and the Secretary's office will be open
at 8:00 a.m. -on the first day ·the Commission is.
authorized to reopen for business, and will be closed
at 5:30 ·p.m. The Secretary will not accept documenis
after 5:30 p.m. Therefore, while persons will be ad 
mitted to the building before 5:30 p.m., due to the
anticipated volume qf filings, they may hot be able ·to
file documents with the Secretary after 5:30 p.m. See
47 C.F.R. § 1.4(1). Filings at the Commission's Get 
tysburg facility and at the Mellqn Bank will also be
accepted during normal business hours during the
first two business days after the Commission isau~
thorized to reopen.
• Documents received during. the Government
shutdown via mail at the Commission's headquarters,
at Melion Bank or at the Commission's Gettysburg.
offices will be deemed filed on the first day that the
Commission is authorized to reopen.
This Public Notice affects only due dates for fili"ngs with
the Commission that were due during the shutdown. It
does not affec;t due dates for the filing of documents due to
be filed after the Commission reopens and does not affect
the effective dates of Commission actions or other events.
These matters may be dealt with separately by the Commis 
sion or its Bureaus.
Action by the Managing Director.
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