Sec.  54.723   Standard of review.

   (a) The Wireline Competition Bureau shall conduct de novo review of request
   for review of decisions issue by the Administrator.

   (b) The Federal Communications Commission shall conduct de novo review of
   requests for review of decisions by the Administrator that involve novel
   questions of fact, law, or policy; provided, however, that the Commission
   shall not conduct de novo review of decisions issued by the Wireline
   Competition Bureau under delegated authority.

   [ 67 FR 13228 , Mar. 21, 2002]