The FCC has finally decided to put Liberty Media's (LMCA) application for de jure control of Sirius XM ( NASDAQ: SIRI ) up for public notice. Many had considered that it was unusual for it to take this long. The application was filed back on August 17: WASHINGTON ( AP ) -- Federal regulators on Tuesday opened up a public comment period on an application by John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. to take control of satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio Inc. The Federal Communications Commission said petitions to deny the application are due by Nov. 1. Responses to those filings are due two weeks later, with a final rebuttal to the responses by Nov. 20. The Wall Street Journal is also reporting that the FCC has decided to waive the fact that Sirius Management did not sign the application. The stock has been jumping all day on news that media analyst Jessica Reif Cohen of Bank of America Merrill Lynch has initiated the satellite radio company with a Buy rating and a target price of $3.75.