Sec.  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 Sec. Sec. 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
   Sec. 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) 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 Sec. Sec. 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) 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 Sec. Sec. 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.

   [ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at  69 FR 47795 , Aug. 6, 2004]