United States DC Circuit

FCC's new grace period rule for late payment of Interactive Video and Data Service licenses, 47 CFR 1.2110(g)(4), does not violate the Administrative Procedure Act's limits on "rules" to agency prescriptions of "future effect" under 5 USC 551(4).

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/18/2001
• Decided 11/16/2001
• Published 11/16/2001

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, HENDERSON, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard S. Myers argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant/petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stewart A. Block, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for appellee/respondents.   With him on the brief were Jane E. Mago, General Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Andrea Limmer, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice.