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S-#&m P7/&P# Federal Communications Commission FCC 97155 ____________________________________________________________________________________  #&m P7/&P#` `   Before the  S- Federal Communications Commission  S-` `  Washington, D.C. 20554  S8- In re Application of hhC) ` `  hhC)  S-Martin W. Hoffman, hhC)q  S-Trustee` `  hhC) ` `  hhC)  Sp-For Renewal of the License ofhhC)qFile No. BRCT881201LG  SH -Station WHCTTV hhC)  S -Hartford, Connecticut hhC)  S -` `  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: May 5, 1997; Released: August 5, 1997 By the Commission:  S- ` F 1. The Commission has before it an Application for Review filed on behalf of Shurberg  dt"Broadcasting of Hartford ("SBH"). SBH had filed an application for a construction permit seeking the frequency now assigned to Station WHCTTV, which has been subject to a bankruptcy proceeding.  S- 2. SBH seeks review of a decision entered by the Office of Managing Director,O OX<ԍ #Xw PE37W XP##c PE37gP#Martin W. Hoffman, Esquire ("Astroline") (Man. Dir. April 23, 1993).  that denied  dt"SBH's petition to dismiss the renewal application filed by Martin W. Hoffman, the trustee in bankruptcy  dt"/for Station WHCTTV for failure to file its fee by July 15, 1991, the hearing fee deadline established  Sx- dt"by the Commission's Memorandum Opinion and Order, Proposals to Reform the Commission's  SP- dt"lComparative Hearing Process to Expedite the Resolution of Cases, 6 FCC Rcd 157 (1991), recon.  S(- dt"granted in part, 6 FCC Rcd 3403, 3408 (1991)(hereinafter referred to as the "Reconsideration Order").  dt"The Office of Managing Director's decision waived the hearing fee deadline and granted the request for  dt"\acceptance of a late hearing fee filed by Mr. Hoffman. The Office of Managing Director premised its  dt"decision upon a finding that, as the trustee in a bankruptcy proceeding, Mr. Hoffman's position before  dt"the Commission was somewhat unique, that strict adherence to the Commission's procedural  dt"requirements would have frustrated Mr. Hoffman's statutory mission under the bankruptcy laws, and  dt".finally that the underlying purpose of the hearing fee deadline was to "expedite the comparative process  S - dt"Lfor new broadcast facilities 'by encouraging more and/or earlier settlements'" and thus was not applicable in a comparative renewal context (Emphasis added.)  3. SBH maintains that the Office of Managing Director erred in waiving the hearing fee deadline""h0*(&(&(($"  _and in accepting Mr. Hoffman's late filed hearing fee. Specifically, SBH maintains that the  .Commission's hearing fee requirements apply to new, as well as challenged renewal applicants, that Mr.  Hoffman was required to timely file the renewal application in accordance with the established hearing  fee deadline, and that Mr. Hoffman's alleged ignorance of the deadline or unfamiliarity with the  /Commission's processes did not excuse his failure to comply. SBH also contends that Mr. Hoffman  now has only retained the license, having distributed "virtually all of the debtor's real and personal   property," and thus dismissal of his application would not interfere with "Mr. Hoffman's supposed interest in 'distribution of the debtor's assets to the maximum benefit of creditors.'"  "x4. SBH correctly points out that the Commission subjects both applicants for new broadcast  Sp- stations and applicants for renewal that face comparative challenge to the hearing fee requirement. See  SH - ]Reconsideration Order, 6 FCC Rcd at 3403, 3409 n.2. As the renewal of Station WHCTTV was  ^subject to challenge, Mr. Hoffman thus was required to tender the hearing fee payment by the  established July 15, 1991 procedural deadline. However, under the circumstances, we find that the  zOffice of Managing Director's decision appropriately waived the hearing fee deadline and granted Mr.  Hoffman's request for acceptance of a late hearing fee. As the Office of Managing Director's decision  states, whereas a bankruptcy trustee representing a debtor licensee before the Commission generally is  subject to the Commission's rules and regulations, the Commission recognizes that the trustee has a  specific statutory mission and that strict enforcement of our procedural rules may conflict with the  S- Mbankruptcy laws. See, e.g., LaRose v. FCC, 494 F. 2d 1145 (D.C. Cir. 1974). Waiver of the hearing  fee deadline, in this instance, has served the public interest by accommodating the bankruptcy laws and  by enabling Mr. Hoffman to carry out his responsibilities as the appointed trustee for Station WHCT S-TV.  See 47 C.F.R. 1.1117.  nx5. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, that, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 155(c)(5); 47 C.F.R. 1.115(g), the application for review filed by SBH IS DENIED. x` `  hhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x` `  hhWilliam F. Caton  S-x` `  hhActing Secretary#Xw P7W XP#