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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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                                               CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ACTION               January 9, 2002


REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION’S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES 
CSR 5536


USA Broadcasting, Inc. (“USAB”) has filed a petition for exemption from the closed captioning requirements, pursuant to Section 79.1 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 79.1.  USAB owns 13 full-power UHF television stations that carry electronic retail programming and plans to change the format on its stations to provide original and local programming.  Petitioner claims that compliance with the closed captioning requirements would impose an undue burden, as defined in Section 79.1(f) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(f).
	
Comments and oppositions are due within 30 days from the date of this public notice.  Petitioner’s reply is due 20 days thereafter.  Please place the case identifier, CSR 5536, on all filings. 
       
The petition is available for public inspection in the Commission’s Reference Information Center:
       
       445 12th Street, S.W.
       Washington, D.C. 20554
       202-418-7092


Media Contact:  Michelle Russo at (202) 418-7200.
Cable Services Bureau Contact:  Sonia Greenaway-Mickle or Steve Garner at (202) 418-7200.
TTY:  (202) 418-7172.


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