§  54.723   Standard of review.

   (a) The Wireline Competition Bureau shall conduct de novo review of
   request for review of decisions issue by the Administrator.

   (b) The Federal Communications Commission shall conduct de novo review
   of requests for review of decisions by the Administrator that involve
   novel questions of fact, law, or policy; provided, however, that the
   Commission shall not conduct de novo review of decisions issued by the
   Wireline Competition Bureau under delegated authority.

   [ 67 FR 13228 , Mar. 21, 2002]