[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR0.186]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 0_COMMISSION ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart A_Organization

 

Sec. 0.186  Emergency Relocation Board.



    (a) As specified in the Commission's Continuity of Operations Plan 

and consistent with the exercise of the War Emergency Powers of the 

President as set forth in section 706 of the Communications Act of 1934, 

as amended, if the full Commission or a quorum thereof is unable to act, 

an Emergency Relocation Board will be convened at the Commission's 

Headquarters or other relocation site designated to serve as Primary FCC 

Staff to perform the functions of the Commission. Relocation may be 

required to accommodate a variety of emergency scenarios. Examples 

include scenarios in which FCC headquarters is unavailable or 

uninhabitable; or many, if not all, agencies must evacuate the immediate 

Washington, DC, area. The FCC's Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) 

includes the deliberate and pre-planned movement of selected key 

principals and supporting staff to a relocation facility. As an example, 

a sudden emergency, such as a fire or hazardous materials incident, may 

require the evacuation of FCC headquarters with little or no advance 

notice, but for only a short duration. Alternatively, an emergency so 

severe that FCC headquarters is rendered unusable and likely will be for 

a period long enough to significantly impact normal operations, may 

require COOP implementation. Nothing in this subsection shall be 

construed to diminish the authority of the Commission or its staff to 

perform functions of the Commission at the Commission's headquarters or 

other relocation site using existing authority provided for elsewhere in 

this Chapter.

    (b) The Board shall comprise such Commissioners as may be present 

(including Commissioners available through electronic communications or 

telephone) and able to act. In the absence of the Chairman, the 

Commissioner present with the longest seniority in office will serve as 

acting Chairman. If no Commissioner is present and able to act, the 

person designated as next most senior official in the Commission's 

Continuity of Operations Plan will head the Board.



[69 FR 30234, May 27, 2004]