§ 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 § § 0.11 through 0.151. The
   defense and emergency preparedness functions of the Commission are set forth
   separately,  beginning  at § 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: For Federal Register citations affecting § 0.5, see the List
   of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the
   printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.

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