Sec. 0.201  General provisions.

    (a) There are three basic categories of delegations made by the 
Commission pursuant to section 5(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended:
    (1) Delegations to act in non-hearing matters and proceedings. The 
great bulk of delegations in this category are made to bureau chiefs and 
other members of the Commission's staff. This category also includes 
delegations to individual commissioners and to

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boards or committees of commissioners.
    (2) Delegations to rule on interlocutory matters in hearing 
proceedings. Delegations in this category are made to the Chief 
Administrative Law Judge.

    NOTE to paragraph (a)(2): Interlocutory matters which are not 
delegated to the Chief Administrative Law Judge are ruled on by the 
presiding officer by virtue of the authority vested in him to control 
the course and conduct of the hearing. This authority stems from section 
7 of the Administrative Procedure Act and section 409 of the 
Communications Act rather than from delegations of authority made 
pursuant to section 5(c) of the Communications Act. (See Secs. 0.218 and 
0.341.).

    (3) Delegations to review an initial decision. Delegations in this 
category are made to individual commissioners, to panels of 
commissioners.
    (b) Delegations are arranged in this subpart under headings denoting 
the person, panel, or board to whom authority has been delegated, rather 
than by the categories listed in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) Procedures pertaining to the filing and disposition of 
interlocutory pleadings in hearing proceedings are set forth in 
Secs. 1.291 through 1.298 of this chapter. Procedures pertaining to 
appeals from rulings of the presiding officer are set forth in 
Sec. 1.301. Procedures pertaining to reconsideration of the presiding 
officer's rulings are set forth in Sec. 1.303. Procedures pertaining to 
reconsideration and review of actions taken pursuant to delegated 
authority are set forth in Secs. 1.101, 1.102, 1.104, 1.106, 1.113, 
1.115, and 1.117. Procedures pertaining to exceptions to initial 
decisions are set forth in Secs. 1.276-1.279.
    (d) The Commission, by vote of a majority of the members then 
holding office, may delegate its functions either by rule or by order, 
and may at any time amend, modify, or rescind any such rule or order.
    (1) Functions of a continuing or recurring nature are delegated by 
rule. The rule is published in the Federal Register and is included in 
this subpart.
    (2) Functions pertaining to a particular matter or proceeding are 
delegated by order. The order is published in the Federal Register and 
associated with the record of that matter or proceeding, but neither the 
order nor any reference to the delegation made thereby is included in 
this subpart.
[ 28 FR 12402 , Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at  50 FR 26567 , June 27, 1985; 
 62 FR 4170 , Jan. 29, 1997]