[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03277]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 0

[MD Docket No. 18-397; FCC 19-4]


Memorializing the Significance of the FCC's Chief Information 
Officer's Role

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC 
or Commission) adopted a change to a rule to incorporate a statutory 
update to the authorities of the FCC's Chief Information Officer (CIO) 
into the FCC's organizational rules. The purpose of this rule change is 
to demonstrate the FCC's commitment to ensuring that the FCC's CIO has 
a significant role in advancing the Commission's overall information 
technology capabilities.

DATES: Effective February 26, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Daniel Daly, [email protected], of the FCC's Office of the Managing 
Director, (202) 418-1832.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order, 
FCC 19-4, adopted January 29, 2019 and released on January 30, 2019. 
The full text of this document is available electronically via the 
FCC's Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) website at http://www.fcc.gov/edocs_public/ or via the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing 
System (ECFS) website at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. (Documents will be 
available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe 
Acrobat.) This document is also available for public inspection and 
copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information 
Center, which is located in Room CY-A257 at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. The Reference Information Center is 
open to the public Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Synopsis

    Section 502 of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users 
of Modern Services Act of 2018 (RAY BAUM'S Act), Division P of Public 
Law 115-141, provides the Commission's CIO with enhanced 
responsibilities. The purpose of this Order is to amend 47 CFR 0.11 of 
the Commission's organizational rules to reflect the specific CIO 
functions included in the RAY BAUM'S Act. Section 0.11 relates to the 
functions of the FCC's Office of the Managing Director. The text of the 
language that is being added to 47 CFR 0.11 is the same as the language 
in Section 502 of the RAY BAUM'S Act. Section 502 is codified at 47 
U.S.C. 155a. This update to the Commission's organizational rules is 
not required by law. However, this update demonstrates the FCC's 
commitment to ensuring that the CIO has a significant role in advancing 
the Commission's overall information technology capabilities.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This document does not contain new or modified information 
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA), Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain 
any new or modified information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4).

Congressional Review Act

    The Commission will not send a copy of this Order to Congress and 
the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional 
Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because the adopted rules are 
rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice that do not 
``substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency 
parties.''

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 0

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organization and 
functions (Government agencies).

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.

Final Rules

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 0 as follows:

PART 0--COMMISSION ORGANIZATION

0
1. The authority citation for part 0 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Sec. 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 155, 
225, unless otherwise noted.


0
2. Section 0.11 is amended by adding paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  0.11  Functions of the Office.

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    (c) The Chief Information Officer shall have a significant role in: 
The decision-making process for annual and multi-year planning, 
programming, budgeting, and execution decisions, related reporting 
requirements, and reports related to information technology; the 
management, governance, and oversight processes related to information 
technology; and the hiring of personnel with information technology 
responsibilities. The Chief Information Officer, in consultation with 
the Chief Financial Officer and budget officials, shall specify and 
approve the allocation of amounts appropriated to the Commission for 
information technology, consistent with the provisions of 
appropriations Acts, budget guidelines, and recommendations from the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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[FR Doc. 2019-03277 Filed 2-25-19; 8:45 am]
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