Sec. 22.130  Petitions to deny, responsive pleadings.

    Petitions to deny any major filing may be filed by parties able to 
demonstrate standing to file such petitions. Responsive pleadings to 
such petitions may be filed in accordance with the provisions of this 
section.
    (a) Content and requirements. Petitions to deny and responsive 
pleadings must:
    (1) Clearly identify the pertinent major filing(s);
    (2) Comply with all applicable requirements of Sec. 1.41 through 
Sec. 1.52 of this chapter;
    (3) Contain specific allegations of fact which, except for facts of 
which official notice may be taken, are supported by affidavit of a 
person or persons with personal knowledge thereof, and which are 
sufficient to demonstrate that the petitioner (or respondent) is a party 
in interest and

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that a grant or other FCC action regarding the major filing would be 
inconsistent with the public interest;
    (4) Be filed within 30 days after the date of the Public Notice 
listing the major filing; and.
    (5) Contain a certificate of service showing that a copy has been 
mailed to the applicant no later than the date of filing with the FCC.
    (b) Expansion. Petitions to deny a major amendment to an application 
may raise only matters directly related to the major amendment that 
could not have been raised in connection with the application as 
originally filed. This paragraph does not apply to petitioners who gain 
standing because of the major amendment.
    (c) Dismissal. The FCC may, by letter, dismiss any petition to deny 
a major filing if the petition does not comply with the requirements of 
this section, if the issues raised become moot, or if the petitioner or 
his/her attorney fails to appear at a settlement conference pursuant to 
Sec. 22.135. The reason(s) for the dismissal are stated in the letter. 
When a petition to deny is dismissed, any related responsive pleadings 
are also dismissed.