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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  06-  43 
 Released:  January  10,  2006 
 CONSUMER  &  GOVERNMENTAL  AFFAIRS  BUREAU  ACTION 
 REQUEST  FOR  EXEMPTION  FROM  COMMISSIONS  CLOSED  CAPTIONING  RULES  CGB-  CC-  0042 
 The  United  Methodist  Hour  of  MS,  Inc.  has  filed  a  petition  for  exemption  from  the  closed  captioning  requirements,  pursuant  to  Section  79.1  of  the  Commissions  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.    79.1,  for  its  program  Time 
 That  Makes  the  Difference.  Petitioner  claims  that  compliance  would  impose  an  undue  burden,  as  defined  in  Section  79.1(  f)  of  the  Commissions  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.    79.1(  f). 
 Comments  and  oppositions  are  due  within  30  days  from  the  date  of  this  public  notice.  The  case  identifier,  CGB-  CC-  0042,  must  be  placed  on  all  filings.  Comments  and  oppositions  sent  via  e-  mail  to  the  Commission 
 will  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  Commissions  Secretary,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Attn:  CGB  Room  3-  B431. 
 *  The  Commissions  contractor  will  receive  hand-  delivered  or  messenger-  delivered  paper  filings  for  the  Commissions  Secretary  at  236  Massachusetts  Avenue,  N.  E.,  Suite  110,  Washington,  DC  20002. 
 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  9300  East  Hampton  Drive,  Capitol  Heights,  MD  20743. 
 *  U.  S.  Postal  Service  first-  class,  Express,  and  Priority  mail  should  be  addressed  to  445  12  th  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: 
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 United  Methodist  Hour  of  MS,  Inc.  1604  S.  28  th  Ave. 
 P.  O.  Box  16657  Hattiesburg,  MS  39404-  6657 
 An  original  and  two  (2)  copies  of  petitioners  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  are  available  for  public  inspection  in  the  Commissions  Reference  Information  Center: 
 445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 202-  418-  7092 
 The  petition,  public  notice,  and  decision  (when  issued)  can  also  be  found  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  cgb/  dro/  caption.  html. 
 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/  cgb.  dro. 
 Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  Contact:  Amelia  Brown  (202)  418-  2799  (voice),  (202)  418-  7804  (TTY);  e-  mail  amelia.  brown@  fcc.  gov  or  Traci  Randolph  (202)  418-  0569  (voice),  (202)  418-  0537  (TTY);  e-mail 
 traci.  randolph@  fcc.  gov. 
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