---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 1.724"
title: "47"
number: "1.724"
heading: "Complaints governed by section 208(b)(1) of the Act."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/1.724"
---

# §1.724. Complaints governed by section 208(b)(1) of the Act.

- (a) Any party that intends to file a complaint subject to the 5-month deadline in [47 U.S.C. 208(b)(1)](/usc/47/208.md?p=b-1) must comply with the pre-complaint procedures below. The Enforcement Bureau's Market Disputes Resolution Division will not process complaints subject to the 5-month deadline unless the filer complies with these procedures.
- (b) A party seeking to file a complaint subject to [47 U.S.C. 208(b)(1)](/usc/47/208.md?p=b-1) shall notify the Chief of the Market Disputes Resolution Division in writing of its intent to file the complaint, and provide a copy of the letter to the defendant. Commission staff will convene a conference with both parties as soon as practicable. During that conference, the staff may discuss, among other things:
  - (1) Scheduling in the case;
  - (2) Narrowing factual and legal issues in dispute;
  - (3) Information exchange and discovery necessary to adjudicate the dispute;
  - (4) Entry of a protective order governing confidential material; and
  - (5) **Preparation for and scheduling a mandatory settlement negotiation session at the Commission.**
- (c) Staff will endeavor to complete the pre-complaint process as expeditiously as possible. Staff may direct the parties to exchange relevant information during the pre-complaint period.

## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 44832, Sept. 4, 2018]

### Source

Source: 28 FR 12450, Nov. 22, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 47 U.S.C. 1754, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[83 FR 44832, Sept. 4, 2018]