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NAKB NEWU LETTER Page 3 January 15, 1939 Tiie Commission plane to submit a finf.l report on the telephone Investi¬ gation to the present Congress. This investigation was supervised by Commissioner Walker, anu a proposed report v;as submitted during the fiscal year 193*5» A committee composed of Commissioners Case, chairman. Craven, ana Payne, has obtained evidence to guide the Commission in determining whether the new technical rules concerning broadcasting, ana the Standards of Engin¬ eering Practice formulated by the Cojamission should be adopted. Upon its completion, this committee’s report will aia in formulating new policies with respect to the technical aspects of broadcasting, including a decision on the question of superpower. NEW FCC PROCEDURE The Communications Commission’s newly established Motions Pocket procedure, set up under the New Rules of Practice and Procedure, which became effec¬ tive January 1, was inaugurated on Friday, January 6. On that.day Com¬ missioner Paul A. Walker heard motions and petitions in nine pending cases. Hereafter a motions docket will be called at 10:00 A.M. on Friday of each week. Under the old rules most of the motions and petitions were handled by a Comiflissioner without hearing the parties and without specific and uniform provision for the filing of opposition, although opposition was considered when it was offered. Under the new plan the Commissioner designated to the Motions Dockets will study the motions and petitions and will also hear the parties at an open hearing. Full provision 1ms been made for notice and opposition both through the filing of counter-motions and counter-petitions and through argument. A member of the Law Department will be present at hearings. The Commissioner presiding will pass upon all (potions, petitions, or matters in cases designated for formal hearing, excepting motions and petitions.requesting final disposition of a case on its merits, those having the nature of an appeal to the Commission, and those recreating change or modification of a fine! order made by the Commission. WATCH YOUR LICENSE RENEWAL The Federal Communications Commission has announced that hereafter it will insist upon strict adherence to its rule requiring broadcast stations to file application for renewal of license more than sixty days in advance or expiration of the license. No temporary broadcast licenses or extensions of licenser will be issued under any circumstances where the stations fall to file applications for renewal. When an application i£ received less than sixty days in advance of expiration of licence, a temporary extension of license only will be granted, and the reasons for so acting will be made public.