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FCC, 865  {O,'F.2d 1289, 129495 (D.C. Cir. 1989)); see also Melcher v. FCC, 134 F.3d 1143, 1164-65 (D.C. Cir. 1998).>  X4 e S 13.` ` While QUALCOMM contends that it has a vested right in a pioneer's preference,  xgneither we nor the court has ever found that QUALCOMM was entitled to a preference under our  xrules. Further, QUALCOMM has no right to a hearing that cannot yield the benefits it seeks.  xA hearing is a means to an end, and the end that QUALCOMM seeks grant of a pioneer's  xpreference is no longer available. A hearing thus would be futile. Accordingly, our decision  xto dismiss QUALCOMM's preference application "simply respects the statutorilyfixed deadline"  x}for exercising our authority to award pioneer's preferences: "[I]n thus following the legislature's  X 4direction, the [Commission] contravened no due process right to fundamentally fair procedures."k" $Q {O 'ԍSpannaus v. FEC, 990 F.2d 643, 645 (D.C. Cir. 1993).k  X 4  X 4 e  14.` ` APA Notice and Comment Requirements. QUALCOMM argues that "[t]he APA  x<requires that the Commission allow an opportunity for notice and comment before promulgating  X 4 xVrules other than those 'of agency organization, or practice.'"T# Q yO''ԍPetition for Reconsideration at 20.T The APA also, however, permits  x/us to proceed without notice and comment procedures when good cause exists for finding such  X4 xprocedures are "impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest."I$FQ yO'ԍ5 U.S.C.  553(b)(B).I Similarly,  xpublication or service of a rule change at least 30 days before its effective date is not required  Xd4 xVwhen good cause is found.I%dQ yO'ԍ5 U.S.C.  553(d)(3).I Such is the situation before us. The unambiguous language of the  xBudget Act terminating our authority to grant pioneer's preferences effective upon enactment of  xthe Act made it unnecessary for us to follow public notice and comment procedures or to provide  xfor at least 30 days advance publication in order to amend our rules to terminate the pioneer's  xpreference program and to dismiss pending pioneer's preference requests. As we explained in  X4 xpthe Order: "In light of the fact that these rule changes are mandated by Congress and we have  X4no discretion, we find good cause to proceed without notice and comment. . . ."z&f Q {O 'ԍOrder at n. 13. See also 5 U.S.C.  553(b)(B) and (d)(3).z  X4 e z15.` ` Other Matters. In comments filed November 6, 1997, QUALCOMM argues that  X4 xthe Order interpreted the sunset provision of Section 309(j)(13)(F) in a manner inconsistent with  xpast Commission precedent but failed to explain the reasons for this departure from precedent. " &0*%%ZZ"  X4 xSpecifically, QUALCOMM claims that in the Second Report and Order and Further Notice of  X4 x<Proposed Rule Making (Second R&O) in the Pioneer's Preference Review Proceeding'Q {Od'#C\  P6QP#эSee ET Docket No. 93266, 10 FCC Rcd 4523, 4526 (1995). we  xlinterpreted Section 303(j)(13)(F) as applying only to pioneer's preference requests filed after  X4 xISeptember 1, 1994, but in our Order we applied that provision to pioneer's preference requests,  X4 xsuch as QUALCOMM's, which were filed before that date. Because the Order relied on the  X4 xsunset provision as the basis for dismissing QUALCOMM's request, QUALCOMM asserts that  xit was denied administrative due process because the Commission changed its interpretation of the sunset provision without explanation.  X94 e 16.` ` As an initial matter, we agree with observations made by PrimeCo/Sprint, in their  xopposition to the petition, that QUALCOMM's comments constitute a latefiled supplement to  x0its petition for reconsideration. Section 1.429(d) of our rules states: "The petition for  x<reconsideration and any supplement thereto shall be filed within 30 days from the date of public  xnotice of such action. . . . No supplement to a petition for reconsideration filed after expiration  xuof the 30 day period will be considered, except upon leave granted pursuant to a separate  X 4 xpleading stating the grounds for acceptance of the supplement. . . ."J( ZQ yO'ԍ47 C.F.R.  1.429(d). J The deadline for filing the  X4 xpetition for reconsideration and any supplement thereto was October 20, 1997.B)Q {O3' "y ԍSee 62 Fed. Reg. 48,951 (Sept. 18, 1997). Because the thirtieth day fell on October 18, 1997, a Saturday,  {O'the due date became the next business day, Monday, October 20, 1997. See 47 C.F.R.  1.4(b)(1), (e)(1), and (j).B Since  xQUALCOMM's comments were filed on November 6, 1997, and QUALCOMM did not file a  xseparate pleading requesting leave to file a latefiled supplement, we are dismissing its comments pursuant to Section 1.429(d).  X%4 e z17.` ` Nonetheless, we note sua sponte that the "unexplained departure from precedent"  X4 x_argument advanced in QUALCOMM's comments is without merit. In the Second R&O, in  xrejecting comments suggesting that we immediately repeal the pioneer's preference program, we  xexplained that, for preference requests filed after September 1, 1994, Section 309(j)(13)(F)  X4 xdirected us to continue this program until September 30, 1998, and that for preference requests  x[filed on or before September 1, 1994, we did not find any valid reason for terminating the  X4 xprogram earlier.k*FQ yO 'ԍ10 FCC Rcd at 4526.#X\  P6G;P#k No commenter in that proceeding had raised, and we did not discuss, whether  x"we had the authority to continue the pioneer's preference program beyond the date specified in  xSection 309(j)(13)(F) for preference requests filed on or before September 1, 1994. It is clear,  x/however, that we retained no such authority. The GATT legislation required the termination of"Z*0*%%ZZ"  X4 xthe entire pioneer's preference program by a date certain, September 30, 1998.++Q yOy' "  ԍAs QUALCOMM points out, the pioneer's preference program was initially authorized pursuant to Sections  yOA' x 7(a) and 303(g) of the Communications Act. As discussed above, however, the GATT legislation provided that the  x. Commission "shall not award licenses [by giving preferential treatment to innovators] except in accordance with the  {O' x requirements [of Section 309(j)(13)]." See paragraph 10, supra. Thus, this legislation entirely subsumed the  x Commission's pioneer's preference program and terminated the Commission's authority to award such preferences  yOc'as of the date set forth in Section 309(j)(13)(F).+ That we  x}retained the discretion to terminate the program with respect to earlierfiled preference requests  x(but chose not to exercise that discretion) does not imply that we had discretion to continue the  X4 xprogram in any respect beyond the date set forth in the legislation.<,BQ yO ' " ԍIndeed, in its petition for reconsideration, QUALCOMM seems to accept this assessment of the program's  xk termination date. At note 10 of the petition, QUALCOMM states: "Congress also established a termination date  x for the Commission's authority to preclude mutually exclusive applications. That date was September 30, 1998."  x Later, at p. 7 of the petition, QUALCOMM states: "The Budget Act, among other things, amended the  x Communications Act to change the deadline for the expiration of the FCC's authority to provide preferential  x treatment in licensing procedures by precluding the filing of mutually exclusive applications from September 30,  x 1998 to August 5, 1997." Nowhere in its petition does QUALCOMM state, or even imply, that preference requests  x filed on or before September 1, 1994 should be accorded a later expiration date than that specified in Section 309(j)(13)(F).< Our actions in the Order  xdismissing QUALCOMM's preference request and terminating the pioneer's preference program  xVas of the date set forth in Section 309(j)(13)(F) as amended by the Budget Act, August 5, 1997,  Xx4are thus fully consistent with our actions in the Second R&O.  XL4 e 18.` ` Finally, we note that in comments filed November 12, 1997, Global requests that  xwe "consider on the merits" the pioneer's preference request filed by Web SportsNet, Inc. and  X 4 xGregory D. Deieso but also dismissed in our Order. We are dismissing these comments as an  X 4 ximproperly latefiled petition for reconsideration of our action dismissing the preference request,r- Q {O'ԍSee 47 C.F.R.  1.429(d). See also supra  16.r  X 4but also note that we have no authority to grant the relief requested.P. Q {OG'ԍSee  17, supra.P  X ' !IV. ORDERING CLAUSES ă  X4 e K19.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the petition for reconsideration filed on  xOctober 20, 1997 by QUALCOMM Incorporated IS DENIED. This action is taken pursuant to  xSections 4(i) and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i) and 303(r).  X4 e 20.` ` IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the comments filed on November 6, 1997 by  X4 xpQUALCOMM Incorporated and on November 12, 1997 by Global Broadcasting Company, Inc.  x"ARE DISMISSED. This action is taken pursuant to Section 1.429(d) of our rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.429(d).  Xv4 ` ` FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  X 4 ` ` Magalie Roman Salas  X 4 ` ` Secretary