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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACTS: 
 March  5,  2004  Michelle  Russo  (202)  418-  2358  Meribeth  McCarrick  (202)  418-  0654 
 FCC  LOCALISM  TASK  FORCE  ANNOUNCES  DATE  OF  RAPID  CITY,  SOUTH  DAKOTA  HEARING 
 RM-  10803 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  The  Federal  Communications  Commission’s  Localism  Task  Force  today  announced  that  its  next  broadcast  localism  hearing  will  be  held  in  Rapid  City,  South  Dakota, 
 on  May  26,  2004.  Further  details  regarding  the  Rapid  City  hearing  will  be  released  as  they  become  available. 


 Scheduling  conflicts  and  logistical  difficulties  required  the  Task  Force  to  change  its  original  timeframe  for  the  remaining  localism  hearings.  Dates  for  the  California,  Maine  and 
 Washington,  D.  C.  hearings  will  be  announced  as  they  are  established. 
 Although  the  Localism  Task  Force  is  an  internal  FCC  organization,  it  seeks  participation  by  members  of  the  public,  broadcasters,  civic  organizations,  academics,  local  governments,  and 
 any  other  interested  individuals  or  institutions  as  it  conducts  its  review  of  broadcast  localism.  To  facilitate  public  input,  the  Task  Force  has  established  a  filing  number  (RM-  10803)  for  submission 
 of  comments  or  other  information  via  the  FCC’s  Electronic  Comment  Filing  System.  Instructions  for  submitting  comments  are  attached  and  are  also  available  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  cgb/  ecfs.  For 
 additional  information  concerning  the  Task  Force  visit  the  Task  Force’s  web  site  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  localism,  or  contact  the  Task  Force  directly  at  (202)  418-  7777,  or  at 
 localism@  fcc.  gov. 
 The  meeting  site  will  be  accessible  to  people  using  wheelchairs  or  other  mobility  aids.  Meeting  agendas  and  handouts  will  be  provided  in  accessible  formats.  Sign  language  interpreters, 


 open  captioning,  and  assistive  listening  devices  will  be  provided  on  site. 
 Requests  for  other  reasonable  accommodations  for  people  with  disabilities  should  be  made  as  early  as  possible.  Please  provide  at  least  five  days’  advance  notice.  Requests  should  include  a 
 description  of  the  accommodation  needed  and  should  provide  as  much  detail  as  possible,  including  contact  information  should  additional  information  regarding  an  accommodation  request  be 
 required.  Last-  minute  requests  will  be  accepted,  but  may  be  impossible  to  fill.  To  make  a  request  for  accommodation,  send  an  e-  mail  to:  fcc504@  fcc.  gov  or  call  the  Consumer  &  Governmental 
 Affairs  Bureau  at  202-  418-  0530  (voice)  or  202-  418-  0432  (TTY).  This  News  Release  can  be  downloaded  in  Text  and  ASCII  formats  at:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  mb  or  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  localism. 
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