§  25.154   Opposition to applications and other pleadings.

   (a) Petitions to deny, petitions for other forms of relief, and other
   objections or comments must:

   (1) Identify the application or applications (including applicant's
   name, station location, Commission file numbers, and radio service
   involved) with which it is concerned;

   (2) Be filed within thirty (30) days after the date of public notice
   announcing the acceptance for filing of the application or major
   amendment thereto (unless the Commission otherwise extends the filing
   deadline);

   (3) Filed in accordance with the pleading limitations, periods and
   other applicable provisions of § §  1.41 through 1.52 of this chapter,
   except that such petitions must be filed electronically through the
   International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the
   applicable provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this chapter;

   (4) Contain specific allegations of fact (except for those of which
   official notice may be taken) to support the specific relief requested,
   which shall be supported by affidavit of a person or persons with
   personal knowledge thereof, and which shall be sufficient to
   demonstrate that the petitioner (or respondent) is a party of interest
   and that a grant of, or other Commission action regarding, the
   application would be prima facie inconsistent with the public interest;
   and

   (5) Contain a certificate of service showing that it has been mailed to
   the applicant no later than the date the pleading is filed with the
   Commission.

   (b) The Commission will classify as informal objections:

   (1) Any pleading not filed in accordance with paragraph (a) of this
   section;

   (2) Any pleading to which the thirty (30) day public notice period of
   §  25.151 does not apply; or

   (3) Any objections to the grant of an application when the objections
   do not conform to either paragraph (a) of this section or to other
   Commission rules and requirements.

   (c) Except for opposition to petitions to deny an application filed
   pursuant to §  25.220, oppositions to petitions to deny an application
   or responses to comments and informal objections regarding an
   application may be filed within 10 days after the petition, comment, or
   objection is filed and must be in accordance with other applicable
   provisions of § §  1.41 through 1.52 of this chapter, except that such
   oppositions must be filed electronically through the International
   Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the applicable
   provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this chapter.

   (d) Except for opposition to petitions to deny an application filed
   pursuant to §  25.220, reply comments by the party that filed the
   original petition may be filed with respect to pleadings filed pursuant
   to paragraph (c) of this section within 5 days after the time for
   filing oppositions has expired unless the Commission otherwise extends
   the filing deadline and must be in accordance with other applicable
   provisions of § §  1.41 through 1.52 of this chapter, except that such
   reply comments must be filed electronically through the International
   Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the applicable
   provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this chapter.

   (e) If a petition to deny an application filed pursuant to §  25.220 is
   filed, the applicant must file a statement with the Commission
   explaining whether the applicant has resolved all outstanding issues
   raised by the petitioner, within 30 days of the date the petition for
   deny is filed. This statement must be in accordance with the provisions
   of § §  1.41 through 1.52 of this chapter applicable to oppositions to
   petitions to deny, except that such reply comments must be filed
   electronically through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in
   accordance with the applicable provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this
   chapter.

   [ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at  69 FR 47795 , Aug. 6, 2004;  70 FR 32254 , June 2, 2005]

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