Request for Exemption from Commission's Closed Captioning Rules
PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
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Washington, D.C. 20554
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DA 12-579
Released: April 12, 2012
REQUEST FOR COMMENT
REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION’S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES
CGB-CC-1165
CG Docket No. 06-181
Crosswalk Chapel has filed a petition for exemption for its programming from the closed captioningrequirements, pursuant to Section 79.1 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 79.1. Petitioner claims that
compliance would impose an “undue economic burden,” as defined in Section 79.1(f) of the Commission’s
rules, 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(f).1
Comments and oppositions are due within 30 days from the date of this public notice. The case identifier,
CGB-CC-1165
, must be placed on all filings. Comments and oppositions sent via e-mail to the Commissionwill be considered informal and are not part of the official record.
Filing Instructions
An original and two (2) copies of all comments, oppositions, and replies must be filed with the Commission.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, commercial overnight courier, or by first class or
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal
Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, Attn: CGB Room 3-B431.
1 Prior to the enactment of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, Pub. L. No. 111-260,
124 Stat. 2751 (2010), (CVAA) in October 2010, petitioners seeking individual exemptions from the closed captioning
requirements sought “undue burden” exemptions. Although the CVAA replaced the “undue burden” terminology with
the term “economically burdensome,” (47 U.S.C. § 613(d) as amended by Sec. 202(c) of the CVAA), in light of the
CVAA’s legislative history, the Commission adopted an Interim Order continuing to use the undue burden factors
contained in Section 713(e) of the Act in evaluating petitions for individual captioning waivers. For a fuller discussion
of this and related issues, see Anglers for Christ Ministries, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, Order, and Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, CG Docket Nos. 06-181 and 11-175, 26 FCC Rcd 14941 at 14960, ¶36 (2011)(“Anglers Reversal
MO&O”), which can be found at http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/caption.html. Accordingly, this proceeding will use
the “economically burdensome” terminology and the four undue burden factors contained in section 713(e) in evaluating
Crosswalk Chapel’s petition.
* Hand-delivered or messenger- delivered paper filings: Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-A325,
Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand
deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of
before entering the building.
* Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service, Express Mail and Priority Mail) must
be sent to: Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Attention: Disability
Rights Office, Room 3-B431, 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
* U.S. Postal Service (including first-class, Express, and Priority Mail) should be addressed to:
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Attention: Disability Rights Office,
Room 3-B431, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.
In addition, comments and oppositions filed must indicate that they have been served on the petitioner. All
comments and oppositions must be served on petitioner at:
Crosswalk Chapel
P.O. Box 1624
Pekin, IL 61555
An original and two (2) copies of petitioner’s reply to the comments in the record is due 20 days after the
comment deadline. Electronic filing is not available at this time. In addition, replies to comments or
oppositions shall be served on the commenting or opposing party and shall include a certification that the
commenter was served with a copy.
All comments, oppositions, and replies must contain a detailed, full showing, supported by affidavit, of any
facts or considerations relied on.
The petition, comments, oppositions and replies will be available for public inspection in the Commission’s
Reference Information Center:
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
202-418-7094
The petition, public notice, and decision (when issued) can also be found at
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/economically-burdensome-exemption-closed-captioning-requirements.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at
202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). This Public Notice can also be downloaded in Word and
Portable Document Format at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/economically-burdensome-exemption-closed-
captioning-requirements.
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Contact: Roger Holberg (202) 418-2134 (voice); e-mail
roger.holberg@fcc.gov or Traci Randolph (202) 418-0569 (voice), (202) 418-0537 (TTY); e-mail
traci.randolph@fcc.gov.
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