[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: 47CFR0.231]



[Page 29-31]

 

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 0_COMMISSION ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart B_Delegations of Authority

 

Sec. 0.231  Authority delegated.



    (a) The Managing Director, or his designee, upon securing 

concurrence of the General Counsel, is delegated authority to act upon 

requests for waiver, reduction or deferment of fees, establish payment 

dates, and issue notices proposing amendments or adjustments to the fee 

schedules established under part 1, subpart G, of this chapter.



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    (b) The Managing Director, or his designee, is delegated authority 

to make nonsubstantive, editorial revisions of the Commission's rules 

and regulations upon approval of the bureau or staff office primarily 

responsible for the particular part or section involved.

    (c) [Reserved]

    (d) The Managing Director, or his designee, upon securing the 

concurrence of the General Counsel, is delegated authority, within the 

purview of the Federal Tort Claims Act, as amended, 28 U.S.C. 2672, to 

grant tort claims directed against the Commission where the amount of 

the claim does not exceed $5,000. In addition thereto, the Managing 

Director, or his designee, upon securing the concurrence of the General 

Counsel, is delegated authority to act in the disposition of claims 

arising under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act, 

as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3701 and 3721, where the amount of the claim does 

not exceed $6,500.

    (e) The Managing Director is delegated authority to act as Head of 

the Procurement Activity and Contracting Officer for the Commission and 

to designate appropriate subordinate officials to act as Contracting 

Officers for the Commission. As Head of the Procurement Activity, the 

Managing Director will refer all appeals filed against final decisions 

regarding procurement contracts to the Armed Services Board of Contract 

Appeals for resolution. Appeals will be handled in accordance with the 

Rules of the Board of Contract Appeals.

    (f) (1) The Managing Director, or his designee, is delegated 

authority to perform all administrative determinations provided for by 

the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, Public Laws 104-134, 110 

Stat. 1321, 1358 (1996) (DCIA), including, but not limited to the 

provisions of Title 31, United States Code section 3711 to:

    (i) Collect claims of the United States Government for money or 

property arising out of the activities of, or referred to, the Federal 

Communications Commission,

    (ii) Compromise a claim of the Government of not more than $100,000 

(excluding interest) or such higher amount as the Attorney General of 

the United States may from time to time prescribe, and

    (iii) Suspend or end collection action on a claim of the Government 

of not more than $100,000 (excluding interest) when it appears that no 

person liable on the claim has the present or prospective ability to pay 

a significant amount of the claim or the cost of collecting the claim is 

likely to be more than the amount recovered.

    (2)(i) This delegation does not include waiver authority provided by 

31 U.S.C. 3720B.

    (ii) The Chief Financial Officer, or the Deputy Chief Financial 

Officer, is delegated authority to perform all administrative 

determinations provided for by 31 U.S.C. 3720B.

    (g) The Managing Director, after consultation with the Chairman 

shall establish, renew, and terminate all Federal advisory committees. 

He shall also exercise all management responsibilities under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act as amended (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App.).

    (h) [Reserved]

    (i) The Secretary, acting under the supervision of the Managing 

Director, serves as the official custodian of the Commission's documents 

and shall have authority to appoint a deputy or deputies for the 

purposes of custody and certification of documents located in 

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania or other established locations. The Secretary 

is delegated authority to rule on requests for extensions of time based 

on operational problems associated with the Commission's electronic 

comment filing system. See Sec. 1.46 of this chapter.

    (j) The Managing Director or his designee is delegated the 

authority, after seeking the opinion of the General Counsel, to 

determine, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles 

for federal agencies the organizations, programs (including funds), and 

accounts that are required to be included in the financial statements of 

the Commission.

    (k) The Managing Director, or his designee, after seeking the 

opinion of the General Counsel, is delegated the authority to direct all 

organizations, programs (including funds), and accounts that are 

required to be included



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in the financial statements of the Commission to comply with all 

relevant and applicable federal financial management and reporting 

statutes.



(Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303; 18 

U.S.C. 207(j); 39 U.S.C. 3220; Notice of Preliminary Guidelines issued 

by the Department of Justice, 50 FR 46622, November 8, 1985)



    Cross Reference: 47 CFR part 19, subpart E.



[29 FR 14666, Oct. 28, 1964]



    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 

0.231, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 

Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.



                             Chief Engineer