0.311 Authority delegated to the Chief and to the Deputy Chief of the Field Engineering Bureau.

0.314 Authority delegated to the Engineers in Charge.

0.315 Authority delegated to Engineers in

Charge who serve as FCC representatives to Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Civil Defense Coordinating Boards and Regional Preparedness Committees of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). 0.316 Authority delegated to Marine Supervisors at marine offices, to engineers engaged in ship inspection duties at radio district offices, and to radio engineers at suboffices.

0.317 Record of actions taken. 0.318 Authority delegated to operator examiner.

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Subpart A-Organization AUTHORITY: §§ 0.1 to 0.186 also issued under sec. 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 155.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Subpart A appear at 28 F.R. 12392, Nov. 22, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

GENERAL

§ 0.1 The Commission.

The Federal Communications Commission is composed of 7 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 7 years. [32 F.R. 10569, July 19, 1967]

§ 0.3 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 F.R. 10569, July 19, 1967]

§ 0.4 Standing committees of Commissioners.

There are 3 standing committees of Commissioners; the Telegraph Committee, the Telephone Committee, and the Subscription Television Committee, each composed of 3 Commissioners. These committees are delegated authority to act or study and report on certain tele

graph, telephone and subscription television matters from time to time. [32 F.R. 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 Executive Director.
(2) Office of Chief Engineer.

(3) Office of General Counsel.

(4) Broadcast Bureau.

(5) Common Carrier Bureau.

(6) Safety and Special Radio Services Bureau.

(7) Field Engineering Bureau.
(8) Office of Hearing Examiners.
(9) Review Board.

(10) Office of Opinions and Review.
(11) Office of the Secretary.
(12) Office of Information.
(13) CATV Task Force.

(b) Staff responsibilities and functions. The organization and functions of these major staff units are described in detail in §§ 0.11-0.171. 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 these 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.) So that the public may more readily inform itself concerning the operations of the Commission as a whole, concerning the staff officials who exercise responsibility over matters in which they are interested and concerning the relationship between the several staff units in such matters, however, a brief overall description of staff functions and responsibilities is set forth in this paragraph.

(1) The Executive Director. The Executive Director is directly responsible to the Commission, works under the supervision of the Chairman, and assists him in carrying out the Commission's organizational and administrative responsibilities. His principal role is to see that other staff units work together and promptly dispose of the matters for which they are responsible. He is directly responsible for internal administrative matters such as personnel and budget

planning, and supervises implementation of the Public Information Act of 1966.

(2) The Chief Engineer and the Gen eral Counsel. Though primary responsibility in most established areas of regulation is lodged in other staff units, the Chief Engineer and the General Counsel are responsible for advising the Commission concerning any engineering or legal matter involved in the making and implementation of policy or in the decision of cases. For example, while policies relating solely to broadcasting are primarily the responsibility of the Broadcast Bureau, and the preparation of Commission opinions in hearing cases is primarily the responsibility of the Office of Opinions and Review, the Chief Engineer and the General Counsel may be called upon for advice and assistance in either area. The Chief Engineer and the General Counsel, in addition, exercise primary responsibility in areas of regulation which transcend the responsibilities of a single bureau. Thus, for example, the General Counsel is primarily responsible for the Rules of Practice and Procedure, Part 1 of this chapter, and the Chief Engineer is primarily responsible for frequency allocation and for other areas of regulation under Parts 2, 5, and 15. The General Counsel also represents the Commission in litigation in the courts and coordinates the preparation of the Commission's legislative program. Both the Chief Engineer and the General Counsel exercise responsibility in matters pertaining to international communications.

(3) The operating bureaus. The principal work load operations of the Commission are conducted by the four operating bureaus.

(i) Three of these bureaus: The Broadcast Bureau, Common Carrier Bureau, and Safety and Special Radio Services Bureau-exercise primary responsibility in the three principal areas of regulation into which the Commission has divided its responsibilities. The Broadcast Bureau, as its name indicates, is responsible for the regulation of broadcast stations (see Part 73 of this chapter) and related facilities (see Part 74). The Common Carrier Bureau is responsible for the regulation of communications common carriers whether carriage involves the use of wire or radio facilities (see Parts 21-66). The Safety and Special Radio Services Bureau is responsible for the regulation of all other