PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 13-43 Released: January 14, 2013 CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ACTION REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION’S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES Docket No. CG 06-181 CGB-CC-0799 DISMISSED Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 79.1 of the Commission’s rules, on June 15, 2012, Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) filed a petition for exemption from the closed captioning requirements, based on the economically burdensome standard, for its programming. 1 GBN’s petition was placed on public notice on September 6, 2012. 2 On October 26, 2012, GBN requested that its petition be withdrawn without prejudice. Based on GBN’s request to withdraw, its petition is hereby dismissed without prejudice. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). This Public Notice can also be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/economically-burdensome-exemption-closed- captioning-requirements. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Contacts: Roger Holberg (202) 418-2134 (voice), e-mail roger.holberg@fcc.gov; or Traci Randolph (202) 418-0569 (voice), (202) 418-0537 (TTY), e-mail traci.randolph@fcc.gov. -FCC- 1 Supplement to Request for Exemption, Case Identifier: CGB-CC-0799, filed by GBN on June 15, 2012. See also, Notice of Need to File Updated Information with Respect to Pending Petitions for Exemption from the Commission’s Closed Captioning Rules Which Were Filed Prior to October 2010, Public Notice, CG Docket No. 06-181, 27 FCC Rcd. 3106 (April 6, 2012). 2 Request for Comment, Request for Exemption from Commission’s Closed Captioning Rules, Public Notice, CG Docket No. 06-181, 27 FCC Rcd. 10895 (Sept. 6, 2012).