§ 0.11   Functions of the Office.

   (a) The Managing Director is appointed by the Chairman with the approval of
   the Commission. Under the supervision and direction of the Chairman, the
   Managing  Director shall serve as the Commission's chief operating and
   executive official with the following duties and responsibilities:

   (1) Provide managerial leadership to and exercise supervision and direction
   over the Commission's Bureaus and Offices with respect to management and
   administrative  matters but not substantive regulatory matters such as
   regulatory policy and rule making, authorization of service, administration
   of sanctions, and adjudication.

   (2) Formulate and administer all management and administrative policies,
   programs,  and directives for the Commission consistent with authority
   delegated by the Commission and the Chairman and recommend to the Chairman
   and the Commission major changes in such policies and programs.

   (3) Assist the Chairman in carrying out the administrative and executive
   responsibilities delegated to the Chairman as the administrative head of the
   agency.

   (4) Advise the Chairman and Commission on management, administrative, and
   related matters; review and evaluate the programs and procedures of the
   Commission; initiate action or make recommendations as may be necessary to
   administer the Communications Act most effectively in the public interest.
   Assess the management, administrative, and resource implications of any
   proposed action or decision to be taken by the Commission or by a Bureau or
   Office under delegated authority; recommend to the Chairman and Commission
   program priorities, resource and position allocations, management, and
   administrative policies.

   (5) Plan and administer the Commissions performance review system. Assure
   that objections, priorities, and action plans established by Bureau and
   Offices are consistent with overall Commission objectives and priorities.

   (6) Plan and administer the Commission's Program Evaluation System. Ensure
   that evaluation results are utilized in Commission decision-making and
   priority-setting activities.

   (7) Direct agency efforts to improve management effectiveness, operational
   efficiency, employee productivity, and service to the public. Administer
   Commission-wide management programs.

   (8)  Plan and manage the administrative affairs of the Commission with
   respect  to  the  functions  of  personnel  and  position  management;
   labor-management relations; training; budget and financial management;
   accounting for the financial transactions of the Commission and preparation
   of financial statements and reports; information management and processing;
   organization  planning; management analysis; procurement; office space
   management and utilization; administrative and office services; supply and
   property management; records management; personnel and physical security;
   and international telecommunications settlements.

   (9) [Reserved]

   (10)  With the concurrence of the General Counsel, interpret rules and
   regulations pertaining to fees.

   (b) The Secretary is the official custodian of the Commission's documents.

   (Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 154,
   303, 307)

   [ 46 FR 59975 , Dec. 8, 1981, as amended at  47 FR 41380 , Sept. 20, 1982;  49 FR 45583 , Nov. 19, 1984;  50 FR 27953 , July 9, 1985;  53 FR 29054 , Aug. 2, 1988;
    53 FR 47536 , Nov. 23, 1988;  54 FR 152 , Jan. 4, 1989;  59 FR 26971 , May 25,
   1994;  60 FR 5323 , Jan. 27, 1995;  62 FR 15853 , Apr. 3, 1997;  62 FR 51052 ,
   Sept. 30, 1997;  67 FR 13217 , Mar. 21, 2002;  69 FR 30233 , May 27, 2004;  70 FR 21651 , Apr. 27, 2005;  71 FR 69034 , Nov. 29, 2006]

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