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CHAPTER I-FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

SUBCHAPTER A-GENERAL

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Commission organization

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Practice and procedure

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Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters;
general rules and regulations .....

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Experimental radio services (other than broadcast)
Emergency Alert System (EAS) .....

542

557

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Commercial radio operators

574

15

Radio frequency devices

583

17

Construction, marking, and lighting of antenna
structures

639

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Industrial, scientific, and medical equipment
Employee responsibilities and conduct

659

666

SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLICATIONS:

Annual Reports of the FCC to Congress.

FCC Record of Orders and Decisions.

Communications Act of 1934 (with amendments and index thereto), Recap. Version to May 1989. Study Guide and Reference Material for Commercial Radio Operator Examinations, May 1987 edition.

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0.442 Disclosure to other Federal govern-
ment agencies of information submitted
to the Commission in confidence.

0.443 General information office.

0.445 Publication, availability and use of
opinions, orders, policy statements, in-
terpretations, administrative manuals,
and staff instructions.

0.451 Inspection of records: Generally.
0.453 Public reference rooms.

0.455 Other locations at which records may
be inspected.

0.457 Records not routinely available for
public inspection.

0.459 Requests that materials or informa-
tion submitted to the Commission be
withheld from public inspection.

0.460 Requests for inspection of records
which are routinely available for public
inspection.

0.461 Requests for inspection of materials
not routinely available for public inspec-
tion.

0.463 Demand by competent authority for
the production of documents or testi-
mony concerning information contained
therein.

0.465 Request for copies of materials which
are available, or made available, for pub-
lic inspection.

Definitions.

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0.466

ant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.

0.467

0.409 Communication policy on
printing of FCC forms.

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Search and review fees.

Advance payments.

0.470 Assessment of fees.

PLACES FOR MAKING SUBMITTALS OR RE-
QUESTS, FOR FILING APPLICATIONS, AND FOR
TAKING EXAMINATIONS

0.471 Miscellaneous submittals or requests.
0.473 Reports of violations.

0.475 Applications for employment.
0.481 Place of filing applications for radio
authorizations.

0.482 Application for waiver of private radio
rules.

0.483 Applications for amateur or commer-
cial radio operator licenses.

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GENERAL

$0.1 The Commission.

The Federal Communications Commission is composed of five (5) members who are appointed by the president subject to confirmation by the Senate. Normally, one Commissioner is appointed or reappointed each year, for a term of five (5) years.

[53 FR 29054, Aug. 2, 1988]

80.3 The Chairman.

(a) One of the members of the Commission is designated by the President to serve as Chairman, or chief executive officer, of the Commission. As Chairman, he has the following duties and responsibilities:

(1) To preside at all meetings and sessions of the Commission.

(2) To represent the Commission in all matters relating to legislation and legislative reports; however, any other Commissioner may present his own or minority views or supplemental reports.

(3) To represent the Commission in all matters requiring conferences or communications with other governmental officers, departments or agencies.

(4) To coordinate and organize the work of the Commission in such a manner as to promote prompt and efficient disposition of all matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission.

(b) The Commission will, in the case of a vacancy in the Office of the Chairman of the Commission, or in the absence or inability of the Chairman to serve, temporarily designate one of its members to act as Chairman until the cause or circumstance requiring such designation has been eliminated or corrected.

[32 FR 10569, July 19, 1967]

§ 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.

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(13) International Bureau.
(14) Cable Services Bureau.

(b) Staff responsibilities and functions. The organization and functions of these major staff units are described in detail in §§0.11 through 0.161. 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 offlcers of the Commission, and other information concerning the Commission.)

(c) Delegations of authority to the staff. Pursuant to section 5(d) 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. In like manner, in hearing cases, pursuant to §0.361(b) and (c), the Commission may direct that matters pending before the Review Board be certified to the Commission for decision, and the Board may itself certify such matters to the Commission, with a request that they be acted upon by the Commission.

(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.

(Secs. 4(1), 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 in the Finding Aids section of this volume.

OFFICE OF MANAGING DIRECTOR 80.11 Functions of the Office.

(a) The Managing Director is appointed by the Chairman with the approval of the Commission. Under the supervision and direction of the Chairman, the Managing Director shall serve as the Commission's chief operating and executive official with the following duties and responsibilities:

(1) Provide managerial leadership to and exercise supervision and direction over the Commission's Bureaus and Offices with respect to management and administrative matters but not substantive regulatory matters such as regulatory policy and rule making, authorization of service, administration of sanctions, and adjudication.

(2) Formulate and administer all management and administrative policies, programs, and directives for the Commission consistent with authority delegated by the Commission and the Chairman and recommend to the Chair

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