DA 00-2246 Released: October 3, 2000 MASS MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES "PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE" EX PARTE STATUS ACCORDED TO PROCEEDING INVOLVING APPLICATIONS FILED BY FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. AND CHRIS-CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC. FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF LICENSES AND AUTHORIZATIONS On September 18, 2000, Fox Television Stations, Inc. ("Fox Television Stations") and Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. ("Chris- Craft") filed applications seeking Commission consent to the transfer of control of Chris-Craft's licenses and authorizations to Fox Television Stations. On September 27, 2000, the Mass Media Bureau issued a Broadcast Actions Public Notice (Broadcast Applications, Report No. 24828) announcing that the applications had been accepted for filing and establishing a pleading cycle to permit interested parties an opportunity to comment on the proposed transaction. Applications for consent to the transfer of control of broadcast licenses and authorizations are subject, unless otherwise provided, to treatment by the Commission as restricted proceedings for ex parte purposes under Section 1.1208 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.1208. However, in order to permit a full exchange on the multiple issues under consideration by the Commission, we have concluded that the public interest would be served by classifying this proceeding as permit-but-disclose under the ex parte rules. Accordingly, by this Public Notice, and pursuant to Section 1.1200(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.1200(a), we announce that this proceeding will be governed by permit-but-disclose ex parte procedures that are applicable to nonrestricted proceedings under Section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.1206. Permit-but-disclose ex parte procedures permit interested parties to make ex parte presentations to the Commissioners and Commission employees and require that these presentations be disclosed in the record of the relevant proceeding. Persons making a written ex parte presentation to the Commissioners or Commission employees must file the written presentation with the Commission Secretary, James R. Bird of the Office of the General Counsel (8-C818), and Barbara A. Kreisman of the Video Services Division (2-A665) no later than the next business day after the presentation. 47 C.F.R. 1.1206(b)(1). Persons making oral ex parte presentations must file a summary of the presentation and deliver copies to the Commissioners or Commission employees involved with the presentation no later than the next business day after the presentation. 47 C.F.R. 1.1206(b)(2). All ex parte filings must be clearly labeled as such and must reference this Public Notice, DA 00- 2246. An original and one copy of all ex parte memoranda must be filed with the Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., TW A-325, Washington, D.C. 20554, in accordance with Section 1.1206(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.1206(b)(1). In addition, one copy of each ex parte memoranda should be delivered to each of the following locations: (1) the Commission's duplicating contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc. ("ITS"), 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554; (2) David Roberts, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., Room 2-A728, Washington, D.C. 20554; and (3) David Brown, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., Room 2-A730, Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies of the applications and any subsequently filed documents in this matter may be obtained from ITS. The applications and documents are also available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours in the Commission's Reference Information Center located at Room CY-A257, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. For further information, contact David Roberts or David Brown, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau, at 418-1600. -FCC-