Sec. 25.154  Opposition to applications and other pleadings.

    (a) Petitions to deny, petitions for other forms of relief, and 
other objections or comments must:
    (1) Identify the application or applications (including applicant's 
name, station location, Commission file numbers, and radio service 
involved) with which it is concerned;
    (2) Be filed within thirty (30) days after the date of public notice 
announcing the acceptance for filing of the application or major 
amendment thereto (unless the Commission otherwise extends the filing 
deadline);
    (3) Filed in accordance with the pleading limitations, periods and 
other applicable provisions of Secs. 1.41 through 1.52 of this chapter;

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    (4) Contain specific allegations of fact (except for those of which 
official notice may be taken) to support the specific relief requested, 
which shall be supported by affidavit of a person or persons with 
personal knowledge thereof, and which shall be sufficient to demonstrate 
that the petitioner (or respondent) is a party of interest and that a 
grant of, or other Commission action regarding, the application would be 
prima facie inconsistent with the public interest; and
    (5) Contain a certificate of service showing that it has been mailed 
to the applicant no later than the date the pleading is filed with the 
Commission.
    (b) The Commission will classify as informal objections:
    (1) Any pleading not filed in accordance with paragraph (a) of this 
section;
    (2) Any pleading to which the thirty (30) day public notice period 
of Sec. 25.151 does not apply; or
    (3) Any objections to the grant of an application when the 
objections do not conform to either paragraph (a) of this section or to 
other Commission rules and requirements.
    (c) Oppositions to petitions to deny an application or responses to 
comments and informal objections regarding an application may be filed 
within 10 days after the petition, comment, or objection is filed and 
must be in accordance with other applicable provisions of Secs. 1.41 
through 1.52 of this chapter.
    (d) Reply comments by the party that filed the original petition may 
be filed with respect to pleadings filed pursuant to paragraph (c) of 
this section within 5 days after the time for filing oppositions has 
expired unless the Commission otherwise extends the filing deadline and 
must be in accordance with other applicable provisions of Secs. 1.41 
through 1.52 of this chapter.