Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Amendment of Section 73.202(b), ) MM Docket No. 91-58 Table of Allotments, ) RM-7419 FM Broadcast Stations. ) RM-7797 (Caldwell, College Station ) RM-7798 and Gause, Texas) ) ORDER Adopted: June 1, 1999 Released: June 4, 1999 By the Chief, Policy and Rules Division: 1. The Commission has before it the Motion to Consider Comments filed by Bryan Broadcasting License Subsidiary, Inc. ("Bryan Broadcasting"), and an Opposition to Bryan Broadcasting Motion to Consider Comments filed by Roy E. Henderson ("Henderson"). For the reasons discussed below, we will accept the Bryan Broadcasting Supplemental Comments filed in this proceeding on April 29, 1999, and afford Henderson ten working days from the release of this Order to file additional Reply Comments. 2. This matter emanated from the Order in Henderson v. FCC, D.C. Cir. 98-1372 (March 8, 1999) in which the U.S. Court of Appeals remanded this proceeding to the Commission. The purpose of the remand is to afford the Commission the opportunity to evaluate a Second Supplement to Application for Review filed by Henderson which was inadvertently not considered in the Commission decision in this proceeding. 13 FCC Rcd 13772 (1998). Thereafter, we adopted a Request for Supplemental Comments in Response to Court Remand ("Request for Supplemental Comments"), DA 99-673, released April 9, 1999. The Request for Supplemental Comments was adopted in order that the final Commission decision have the benefit of comment by the parties in this proceedings. In response to the Request for Supplemental Comments, both Henderson and Bryan Broadcasting filed Supplemental Comments and Reply Comments, and KRTS, Inc. filed Comments. However, Bryan Broadcasting did not serve Henderson with a copy of its Supplemental Comments as required by Section 1.420 of the Rules and paragraph 5 of the Request for Supplemental Comments. 3. In its Motion to Consider Comments, Bryan Broadcasting counsel conceded that its failure to serve Henderson was a "regrettable omission." Nevertheless, Bryan Broadcasting contends that the public interest weighs in favor of accepting its Supplemental Comments and that Henderson will not be prejudiced by favorable action on its Motion. In Opposition, Henderson contends that there has been no showing of good cause or any basis for special consideration which would warrant acceptance of the Bryan Broadcasting Supplemental Comments. For this reason, Henderson argues that the appropriate action would be not to consider the Bryan Broadcasting Supplemental Comments in this proceeding. 4. We will consider the Bryan Broadcasting Supplemental Comments. Notwithstanding the failure of Bryan Broadcasting to serve Henderson as required by our Rules, we continue to believe that the final Commission decision in this proceeding and any judicial review of the Commission decision should have the benefit of the Bryan Broadcasting Supplemental Comments and the Reply Comments by Henderson. Inasmuch as Bryan Broadcasting has now served Henderson with a copy of its Supplemental Comments, we believe that ten working days is sufficient for Henderson to file Reply Comments addressing the issues raised in the Bryan Broadcasting Supplemental Comments. 5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, That the aforementioned Motion to Consider Comments filed by Bryan Broadcasting License Subsidiary, Inc. IS GRANTED. 6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That Roy E. Henderson and KRTS, Inc. may file Reply Comments on or before June 18, 1999, directed to the aforementioned Supplemental Comments filed by Bryan Broadcasting License Subsidiary, Inc. 7. For further information concerning this matter, contact Robert Hayne, mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2177. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Charles W. Logan Chief, Policy and Rules Division Mass Media Bureau