§ 25.154   Opposition to applications and other pleadings.

   (a)  Petitions to deny, petitions for other forms of relief, and other
   objections or comments must:

   (1) Identify the application or applications (including applicant's name,
   station location, Commission file numbers, and radio service involved) with
   which it is concerned;

   (2)  Be  filed within thirty (30) days after the date of public notice
   announcing the acceptance for filing of the application or major amendment
   thereto (unless the Commission otherwise extends the filing deadline);

   (3) Filed in accordance with the pleading limitations, periods and other
   applicable provisions of § § 1.41 through 1.52 of this chapter, except that
   such petitions must be filed electronically through the International Bureau
   Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the applicable provisions of part 1,
   subpart Y of this chapter;

   (4) Contain specific allegations of fact (except for those of which official
   notice may be taken) to support the specific relief requested, which shall
   be supported by affidavit of a person or persons with personal knowledge
   thereof, and which shall be sufficient to demonstrate that the petitioner
   (or  respondent)  is a party of interest and that a grant of, or other
   Commission  action  regarding,  the  application  would be prima facie
   inconsistent with the public interest; and

   (5) Contain a certificate of service showing that it has been mailed to the
   applicant no later than the date the pleading is filed with the Commission.

   (b) The Commission will classify as informal objections:

   (1) Any pleading not filed in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section;

   (2)  Any pleading to which the thirty (30) day public notice period of
   § 25.151 does not apply; or

   (3) Any objections to the grant of an application when the objections do not
   conform to either paragraph (a) of this section or to other Commission rules
   and requirements.

   (c) Except for opposition to petitions to deny an application filed pursuant
   to § 25.220, oppositions to petitions to deny an application or responses to
   comments and informal objections regarding an application may be filed
   within 10 days after the petition, comment, or objection is filed and must
   be in accordance with other applicable provisions of § § 1.41 through 1.52 of
   this chapter, except that such oppositions must be filed electronically
   through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the
   applicable provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this chapter.

   (d) Reply comments by a party that filed a petition to deny may be filed in
   response to pleadings filed pursuant to paragraph (c) or (e) of this section
   within 5 days after expiration of the time for filing oppositions unless the
   Commission extends the filing deadline and must be in accordance with other
   applicable provisions of § § 1.41 through 1.52 of this chapter, except that
   such reply comments must be filed electronically through the International
   Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the applicable provisions of
   part 1, subpart Y of this chapter.

   (e) Within 30 days after a petition to deny an application filed pursuant to
   § 25.220 is filed, the applicant may file an opposition to the petition and
   must file a statement with the Commission, either in conjunction with, or in
   lieu of, such opposition, explaining whether the applicant has resolved all
   outstanding  issues  raised  by the petitioner. This statement and any
   conjoined opposition must be in accordance with the provisions of § § 1.41
   through 1.52 of this chapter applicable to oppositions to petitions to deny,
   except that such reply comments must be filed electronically through the
   International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the applicable
   provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this chapter.

   [ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at  69 FR 47795 , Aug. 6, 2004;  70 FR 32254 , June 2, 2005;  79 FR 8320 , Feb. 12, 2014]

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