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FCC 0.21
Revised as of October 1, 2011
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§ 0.21 Functions of the Office.
The Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, as a staff office
to the Commission, assists, advises and makes recommendations to the
Commission with respect to the development and implementation of
communications policies in all areas of Commission authority and
responsibility. A principal function of the Office is to conduct
independent policy analyses to assess the long-term effects of
alternative Commission policies on domestic and international
communication industries and services, with due consideration of the
responsibilities and programs of other staff units, and to recommend
appropriate Commission action. The Office is also responsible for
coordinating the policy research and development activities of other
staff units, with special concern for matters which transcend their
individual areas of responsibility. The Office is composed of legal,
engineering, economic, and sociological policy analysts and other
personnel, and is headed by a chief having the following duties and
responsibilities:
(a) To identify and define significant communications policy issues in
all areas of Commission interest and responsibility;
(b) To conduct technical, economic, and sociological impact studies of
existing and proposed communications policies and operations, including
cooperative studies with other staff units and consultant and contract
efforts as appropriate;
(c) To develop and evaluate alternative policy options and approaches
for consideration by the Commission;
(d) To review and comment on all significant actions proposed to be
taken by the Commission in terms of their overall policy implications;
(e) To recommend and evaluate governmental (state and federal),
academic, and industry sponsored research affecting Commission policy
issues;
(f) To prepare briefings, position papers, proposed Commission actions,
or other agenda items as appropriate;
(g) To manage the Commission's policy research program, recommend
budget levels and priorities for this program, and serve as central
account manager for all contractual policy research studies funded by
the Commission;
(h) To coordinate the formation and presentation of Commission
positions in communications policy; represent the Commission at
appropriate discussions and conferences.
(i) Develop and recommend procedures and plans for the effective
handling of policy issues within the Commission.
(j) To help ensure that FCC policy encourages and promotes competitive
market structures by providing bureaus and offices with the necessary
support to identify, evaluate, and effectively and consistently resolve
competitiveness issues.
[ 38 FR 17005 , June 28, 1973, as amended at 45 FR 25400 , Apr. 15, 1980;
51 FR 12615 , Apr. 14, 1986; 60 FR 5323 , Jan. 27, 1995; 64 FR 5950 , Feb.
8, 1999; 68 FR 11747 , Mar. 12, 2003]
Office of Engineering and Technology
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