Sec. 0.13  Functions of the Office.

    The Office of Inspector General is directly responsible to the 
Chairman as head of the agency. However, the Chairman may not prevent or 
prohibit the Office of Inspector General from carrying out its duties 
and responsibilities as mandated by the Inspector General Act Amendments 
of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-504) and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. Appendix 3), as amended. The Office has the following duties and 
responsibilities.
    (a) Provide policy direction for and to conduct, supervise and 
coordinate audits and investigations relating to the programs and 
operations of the Federal Communications Commission.
    (b) Review existing and proposed legislation and regulations 
relating to programs and operations of the Commission and to make 
recommendations in its required semiannual reports to Congress 
concerning the impact of such legislation or regulations on the economy 
and efficiency in the administration of these programs and operations, 
or the prevention and detection of fraud and abuse in such programs and 
operations.
    (c) Recommend policies and conduct or coordinate other activities to 
promote economy and efficiency in the administration of Commission 
programs, or detect and prevent fraud and abuse in Commission 
activities. Coordinate with other governmental agencies and non-
governmental entities on these matters.
    (d) Keep the Chairman of the Commission--and through him the other 
Commissioners--and the Congress fully and currently informed concerning 
fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to 
the administration of Commission programs and operations; recommend 
corrective action and report on the progress made in implementing such 
corrective action. In addition to providing the Chairman with the 
results of completed audits and inspections, the Inspector General shall 
prepare statutorily required reports, identified as such, to include:

[[Page 10]]

    (1) Semiannual reports summarizing activities of the office during 
the preceding six month period (due to the Chairman by April 30 and 
October 31);
    (2) Special reports specifically identifying any serious or flagrant 
problems, abuses or deficiencies (due to the Chairman immediately upon 
discovery of these matters by the Inspector General).
[ 54 FR 15194 , Apr. 17, 1989]

                        Office of Public Affairs