[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: 47CFR1.93]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 1_PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart A_General Rules of Practice and Procedure

 

Sec. 1.93  Consent orders.



    (a) As used in this subpart, a ``consent order'' is a formal decree 

accepting an agreement between a party to an adjudicatory hearing 

proceeding held to determine whether that party has violated statutes or 

Commission rules or policies and the appropriate operating Bureau, with 

regard to such party's future compliance with such statutes, rules or 

policies, and disposing of all issues on which the proceeding was 

designated for hearing. The order is issued by the officer designated to 

preside at the hearing or (if no officer has been designated) by the 

Chief Administrative Law Judge.

    (b) Where the interests of timely enforcement or compliance, the 

nature of the proceeding, and the public interest permit, the 

Commission, by its operating Bureaus, may negotiate a consent order with 

a party to secure future compliance with the law in exchange for prompt 

disposition of a matter subject to administrative adjudicative 

proceedings. Consent orders may not be negotiated with respect to 

matters which involve a party's basic statutory qualifications to hold a 

license (see 47 U.S.C. 308 and 309).



[41 FR 14871, Apr. 8, 1976]