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FCC 1.401
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 | 2016
  § 1.401   Petitions for rulemaking.

   (a) Any interested person may petition for the issuance, amendment or repeal
   of a rule or regulation.

   (b)  The petition for rule making shall conform to the requirements of
   § § 1.49, 1.52, and 1.419(b) (or § 1.420(e), if applicable), and shall be
   submitted or addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission,
   Washington, DC 20554, or may be submitted electronically.

   (c) The petition shall set forth the text or substance of the proposed rule,
   amendment, or rule to be repealed, together with all facts, views, arguments
   and data deemed to support the action requested, and shall indicate how the
   interests of petitioner will be affected.

   (d) Petitions for amendment of the FM Table of Assignments (§ 73.202 of this
   chapter) or the Television Table of Assignments (§ 73.606) shall be served by
   petitioner on any Commission licensee or permittee whose channel assignment
   would be changed by grant of the petition. The petition shall be accompanied
   by a certificate of service on such licensees or permittees. Petitions to
   amend the FM Table of Allotments must be accompanied by the appropriate
   construction permit application and payment of the appropriate application
   filing fee.

   (e) Petitions which are moot, premature, repetitive, frivolous, or which
   plainly do not warrant consideration by the Commission may be denied or
   dismissed without prejudice to the petitioner.

   [ 28 FR 12432 , Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at  28 FR 14503 , Dec. 31, 1963;  40 FR 53391 , Nov. 18, 1975;  45 FR 42621 , June 25, 1980;  63 FR 24125 , May 1, 1998;
    71 FR 76215 , Dec. 20, 2006]

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Goto Section: 1.400 | 1.403

Goto Year: 2014 | 2016
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