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 NEWS  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).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 For  Immediate  Release:  News  Media  Contact:  September  27,  2005  Rosemary  Kimball  (202)  418-  0511 
 TTY  (202)  418-  7365  E-  mail:  rosemary.  kimball@  fcc.  gov 


 DATES  SET  FOR  COMMENTS  ON  CLOSED  CAPTIONING  NOTICE  OF  PROPOSED  RULEMAKING 
 Comments  due  November  10,  2005;  replies  due  November  25,  2005 
 Washington,  DC  –  On  July  21,  2005,  the  Commission  released  a  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  (NPRM)  seeking  comment  on  several  aspects  of  the  Commission’s  closed  captioning  rules, 
 found  at  47  CFR  79.1.  Closed  Captioning  of  Video  Programming,  Telecommunications  for  the  Deaf,  Inc.  Petition  for  Rulemaking,  CG  Docket  No.  05-  231,  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  FCC  05-  142  (July  21, 
 2005). 
 Pursuant  to  the  NPRM,  comments  relating  to  the  rulemaking  are  due  45  days  after  the  NPRM  is  published  in  the  Federal  Register,  and  reply  comments  are  due  60  days  following  publication  in  the 
 Federal  Register.  Reply  comments  are  filed  after  the  comments  are  received,  and  offer  an  opportunity  to  “reply”  to  the  original  comments. 


 The  NPRM  was  published  in  the  Federal  Register  on  September  26,  2005  (70  FR  56150).  Therefore,  comments  are  due  on  November  10,  2005,  and  reply  comments  are  due  on  November  25, 
 2005.  Comments  should  be  filed  according  to  the  instructions  provided  in  the  NPRM. 
 Comments  may  be  filed  electronically  using  the  Internet  by  accessing  the  ECFS:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  cgb/  ecfs/  or  the  Federal  eRulemaking  Portal:  http://  www.  regulations.  gov.  Filers 
 should  follow  the  instructions  provided  on  the  website  for  submitting  comments. 
 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). 
 CG  Docket  No.  05-  231 
 Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  contact:  Amelia  Brown  at  (202)  418-  2799  (voice),  (202)  418-  0597  (TTY)  or  email  at  Amelia.  Brown@  fcc.  gov. 


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