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) Except for opposition to petitions to deny an application filed pursuant
   to  Sec. 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  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) Except for opposition to petitions to deny an application filed pursuant
   to  Sec. 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  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.

   (e) If a petition to deny an application filed pursuant to  Sec. 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  Sec.  Sec. 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]