§ 1.88   Predesignation pleading procedure.

   In cases where an investigation is being conducted by the Commission in
   connection  with  the  operation  of  a broadcast station or a pending
   application for renewal of a broadcast license, the licensee may file a
   written statement to the Commission setting forth its views regarding the
   matters under investigation; the staff, in its discretion, may in writing,
   advise such licensee of the general nature of the investigation, and advise
   the licensee of its opportunity to submit such a statement to the staff. Any
   filing by the licensee will be forwarded to the Commission in conjunction
   with any staff memorandum recommending that the Commission take action as a
   result  of  the invesigation. Nothing in this rule shall supersede the
   application of our ex parte rules to situations described in § 1.1203 of
   these rules.

   (Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; (47 U.S.C. 154,
   303, 307))

   [ 45 FR 65597 , Oct. 3, 1980]

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