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FCC 0.5
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 0.5 General description of Commission organization and operations.
(a) Principal staff units. The Commission is assisted in the performance of
its responsibilities by its staff, which is divided into the following
principal units:
(1) Office of Managing Director.
(2) Office of Engineering and Technology.
(3) Office of General Counsel.
(4) Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis.
(5) Office of Media Relations.
(6) Office of Legislative Affairs.
(7) Office of Inspector General.
(8) Office of Communications Business Opportunities.
(9) Office of Administrative Law Judges.
(10) Office of Workplace Diversity
(11) Wireline Competition Bureau.
(12) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
(13) International Bureau.
(14) Media Bureau.
(15) Enforcement Bureau.
(16) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
(17) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
(b) Staff responsibilities and functions. The organization and functions of
these major staff units are described in detail in Sec. Sec. 0.11 through 0.151. The
defense and emergency preparedness functions of the Commission are set forth
separately, beginning at Sec. 0.181. For a complete description of staff
functions, reference should be made to those provisions. (See also the U.S.
Government Organization Manual, which contains a chart showing the
Commission's organization, the names of the members and principal staff
officers of the Commission, and other information concerning the
Commission.)
(c) Delegations of authority to the staff. Pursuant to section 5(c) of the
Communications Act, the Commission has delegated authority to its staff to
act on matters which are minor or routine or settled in nature and those in
which immediate action may be necessary. See subpart B of this part. Actions
taken under delegated authority are subject to review by the Commission, on
its own motion or on an application for review filed by a person aggrieved
by the action. Except for the possibility of review, actions taken under
delegated authority have the same force and effect as actions taken by the
Commission. The delegation of authority to a staff officer, however, does
not mean that he will exercise that authority in all matters subject to the
delegation. In non-hearing matters, the staff is at liberty to refer any
matter at any stage to the Commission for action, upon concluding that it
involves matters warranting the Commission's consideration, and the
Commission may instruct the staff to do so.
(d) Commission action. Matters requiring Commission action, or warranting
its consideration, are dealt with by the Commission at regular monthly
meetings, or at special meetings called to consider a particular matter.
Meetings are normally held at the principal offices of the Commission in the
District of Columbia, but may be held elsewhere in the United States. In
appropriate circumstances, Commission action may be taken between meetings
“by circulation”, which involves the submission of a document to each of the
Commissioners for his approval.
(e) Compliance with Federal financial management requirements. Any Bureau or
Office recommending Commission action that may affect agency compliance with
Federal financial management requirements must confer with the Office of
Managing Director. Such items will indicate the position of the Managing
Director when forwarded to the Commission. Any Bureau or Office taking
action under delegated authority that may affect agency compliance with
Federal financial management requirements must confer with the Office of the
Managing Director before taking action.
(Secs. 4(i), 303(r) and 5(c)(i), Communications Act of 1934, as amended; 47
CFR 0.61 and 0.283)
[ 32 FR 10569 , July 19, 1967]
Editorial Note: ForFederal Registercitations affecting Sec. 0.5, see the List
of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the
printed volume and on GPO Access.
Office of Managing Director
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Goto Year: 2007 |
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