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FCC 0.241
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 0.241 Authority delegated.
(a) The performance of functions and activities described in § 0.31 is
delegated to the Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology:
Provided, that the following matters shall be referred to the
Commission en banc for disposition:
(1) Notices of proposed rulemaking and of inquiry and final orders in
rulemaking proceedings, inquiry proceedings and non-editorial orders
making changes, except that the Chief of the Office of Engineering and
Technology is delegated authority, together with the Chief of the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, to adopt certain technical
standards applicable to hearing aid compatibility under § 20.19 of this
chapter, as specified in § 20.19(k).
(2) Petitions for review of actions taken to delegated authority. See
§ 1.115 of this chapter.
(3) Petitions and other requests for waivers of the Commission's rules,
whether or not accompanied by an applications, when such petitions or
requests contain new or novel arguments not previously considered by
the Commission or present facts or arguments which appear to justify a
change in Commission policy.
(4) Petitions and other requests for declaratory rulings, when such
petitions or requests contain new or novel arguments not previously
considered by the Commission or preset facts or arguments which appear
to justify a change in Commission policy.
(5) Any other petition, pleading or request presenting new or novel
questions of fact, law, or policy which cannot be resolved under
outstanding precedents and guidelines.
(6) Any other complaint or enforcement matter presenting new or novel
questions of fact, law, or policy which cannot be resolved under
outstanding precedents and guidelines.
(7) Authority to issued a notice of opportunity for hearing pursuant to
§ 1.80(g) of this chapter; and authority to issue notices of apparent
liability, final forfeiture orders, and orders cancelling or reducing
forfeitures imposed under § 1.80(f) of this chapter, if the amount set
out in the notice of apparent liability is more than $20,000.
(8) Proposed actions following any case remanded by the courts.
(b) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is delegated
authority to administer the Equipment Authorization program as
described in part 2 of this chapter.
(c) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is delegated
authority to administer the Experimental Radio licensing program
pursuant to part 5 of this chapter.
(d) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is delegated
authority to examine all applications for certification (approval) of
subscription television technical systems as acceptable for use under a
subscription television authorization as provided for in this chapter,
to notify the applicant that an examination of the certified technical
information and data submitted in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter indicates that the system does or does not appear to be
acceptable for authorization as a subscription television system. This
delegation shall be exercised in consultation with the Chief, Media
Bureau.
(e) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is authorized
to dismiss or deny petitions for rulemaking which are repetitive or
moot or which for other reasons plainly do not warrant consideration by
the Commission.
(f) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is authorized
to enter into agreements with the National Institute of Standards and
Technology and other accreditation bodies to perform accreditation of
test laboratories pursuant to § 2.948(d) of this chapter. In addition,
the Chief is authorized to make determinations regarding the continued
acceptability of individual accrediting organizations and accredited
laboratories.
(g) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is delegated
authority to enter into agreements with the National Institute of
Standards and Technology to perform accreditation of Telecommunication
Certification Bodies (TCBs) pursuant to § § 2.960 and 2.962 of this
chapter. In addition, the Chief is delegated authority to develop
specific methods that will be used to accredit TCBs, to designate TCBs,
to make determinations regarding the continued acceptability of
individual TCBs, and to develop procedures that TCBs will use for
performing post-market surveillance.
(h) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is delegated
authority to administer the database functions for unlicensed devices
operating in the television broadcast bands (TV bands) as set forth in
subpart H of part 15 of this chapter. The Chief is delegated authority
to develop specific methods that will be used to designate TV bands
database managers, to designate these database managers; to develop
procedures that these database managers will use to ensure compliance
with the requirements for database operations; to make determinations
regarding the continued acceptability of individual database managers;
and to perform other functions as needed for the administration of the
TV bands databases. The Chief is also delegated authority jointly with
the Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau to administer
provisions of § 15.713(h)(8) of this chapter pertaining to the
registration of event sites where large numbers of wireless microphones
that operate on frequencies specified in § 74.802 of this chapter are
used.
(i) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is delegated
authority to make nonsubstantive, editorial revisions to the
Commission's rules and regulations contained in parts 2, 4, 5, 15, and
18 of this chapter.
[ 51 FR 41106 , Nov. 13, 1986, as amended at 57 FR 18088 , Apr. 29, 1992;
60 FR 5324 , Jan. 27, 1995; 60 FR 32119 , June 20, 1995; 61 FR 4918 , Feb.
9, 1996; 61 FR 31045 , June 19, 1996; 62 FR 48952 , Sept. 18, 1997; 64 FR 4995 , Feb. 2, 1999; 67 FR 13220 , Mar. 21, 2002; 69 FR 70337 , Dec. 3,
2004; 73 FR 9463 , Feb. 21, 2008; 73 FR 25587 , May 7, 2008; 75 FR 75835 ,
Dec. 6, 2010]
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