Report No. GN-169             GENERAL ACTION              December 23, 1994


           DAVID B. POPKIN DENIED RECONSIDERATION OF FCC ORDER 
         REGARDING TYPEFACE AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS OF FCC FILINGS

     The Commission has denied David B. Popkin's petition for
reconsideration of its Order which amended the rules to require
that FCC filings must utilize a type of at least 12-point in
height and must be double  spaced with margins set so that the
printed material does not exceed 6-1\2 x 9-1\2 inches.

     Popkin contended that the 12-point type requirement would
preclude the use of a standard typewriter for the submission of
pleadings; that many computer word processing programs do not
provide for the control of the height of the typeface used; that
a 16-point typeface had to be utilized on the instant pleading to
comply with the rule, which resulted in an inappropriate number
of pages of pater; and, that there should only be a restriction
on the maximum size of the printed area, as approximately
centered, rather than on the size of the borders around the area
of printed material.

     The Commission said it found no merit in Popkin's
contentions.  Moreover, there has been no response to this
petition for reconsideration indicating any support for Popkin's
contentions.  The Commission stated that no showing had been made
warranting the revision of Section 1.49 of the rules which was
intended to ensure that one party does not gain an unfair
advantage over another, while at the same time minimizing the
burden of all making filings with the Commission. 

     Action by the Commission December 16, 1994, by Order (FCC
94-329).  Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Quello, Barrett, Ness,
and Chong.

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