[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 21682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10585]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, 
Utility and Integrity of Disseminated Information

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) has made 
available its Draft Information Quality Guidelines pursuant to the 
requirements of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) 
Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, 
Utility and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies, 
67 FR 8452, February 22, 2002.

DATES: The Commission must receive written comments on or before June 
28, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be written and should be addressed to Dr. 
Karen Wheeless, Data Quality Guideline Comments, Room 1-A807, Office of 
Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554 or to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Karen Wheeless, Office of Managing 
Director, 202-418-2910, or by e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 515 of the Treasury and General 
Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554) 
directs OMB to issue government-wide guidelines that ``provide policy 
and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing 
the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity of information 
(including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies.'' 
The OMB guidelines require each agency to prepare a draft report 
providing the agency's information quality guidelines. Each agency 
further is required to publish a notice of availability of this draft 
report in the Federal Register and to post this report on its Web site 
by May 1, 2002, to provide an opportunity for public comment. The 
Commission will post its draft Information Quality Guidelines on its 
Web site at (www.fcc.gov/omd/dataquality) and encourages public comment 
on the report.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-10585 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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