47 CFR § 1.53 - Separate pleadings for petitions for forbearance.
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title: "47 CFR § 1.53 - Separate pleadings for petitions for forbearance."
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section_name: "Separate pleadings for petitions for forbearance."
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# 1.53 Separate pleadings for petitions for forbearance.
In order to be considered as a petition for forbearance subject to the one-year deadline set forth in 47 U.S.C. 160(c), any petition requesting that the Commission exercise its forbearance authority under 47 U.S.C. 160 shall be filed as a separate pleading and shall be identified in the caption of such pleading as a petition for forbearance under 47 U.S.C. 160(c). Any request which is not in compliance with this rule is deemed not to constitute a petition pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 160(c), and is not subject to the deadline set forth therein.
[65 FR 7460, Feb. 15, 2000]