United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2011_register executive 2011-04-30 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fff7dc D09002ee1c7fff887 United States Federal Communications Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency In this document the Commission revises certain ex parte and organizational rules. This document amends and reforms the Commission's rules on ex parte presentations made in the course of Commission rulemakings and other permit-but-disclose proceedings. It also adopts a new rule requiring all oral ex parte communications to be documented, and their contents described. This reform should enable those participating in our proceedings as well as those observing them to better identify and understand the issues being debated before the Commission. New electronic filing rules will empower anyone using the Internet to access this information, and stronger enforcement provisions will bolster these new requirements. Given the complexity of the issues we must decide and the far-reaching impact our decisions often have, we believe these initiatives to increase transparency serve the best interests of the Commission, the entities we regulate, and the public we serve. 76 FR 24376 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-05-02/2011-10353 2011-10353 fr02my11-14 6712-01-P GC Docket No. 10-43 FCC 11-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-05-02/2011-10353 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-05-02/html/2011-10353.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-05-02/pdf/2011-10353.pdf Organization and Functions (Government Agencies) Administrative Practice and Procedure Claims Investigations Lawyers Telecommunications 8 p. 24376 24383 76 FR 24376 Title 47 Part 0 47 CFR Part 0 Title 47 Part 1 47 CFR Part 1 Commission's Ex Parte Rules and Other Procedural Rules; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue RULE 2011-10353 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 2011-06-01 GC Docket No. 10-43 FCC 11-11 6712-01-P 2011-10353 Final rule.

In this document the Commission revises certain ex parte and organizational rules. This document amends and reforms the Commission's rules on ex parte presentations made in the course of Commission rulemakings and other permit-but-disclose proceedings. It also adopts a new rule requiring all oral ex parte communications to be documented, and their contents described. This reform should enable those participating in our proceedings as well as those observing them to better identify and understand the issues being debated before the Commission. New electronic filing rules will empower anyone using the Internet to access this information, and stronger enforcement provisions will bolster these new requirements. Given the complexity of the issues we must decide and the far-reaching impact our decisions often have, we believe these initiatives to increase transparency serve the best interests of the Commission, the entities we regulate, and the public we serve.

Effective June 1, 2011, except for the amendments to Sec. Sec. 1.1206(b) and 1.1208, which contain information collection requirements that are not effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The FCC will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for those rules. Joel Kaufman, Chief, Administrative Law Division, Office of General Counsel, 202-418-1758 or joel.kaufman@fcc.gov. For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contained in this document, contact Leslie F. Smith, (202) 418-0217, or send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. Organization and Functions (Government Agencies) Administrative Practice and Procedure Claims Investigations Lawyers Telecommunications Commission's Ex Parte Rules and Other Procedural Rules , joel.kaufman@fcc.gov PRA@fcc.gov http://www.fcc.gov Vol. 76, no. 84 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-05-02 continuing daily deposited born digital 456 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-05-02 P0b002ee180ce5afb 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr02my11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-05-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-05-02/pdf/FR-2011-05-02.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-05-02/xml/FR-2011-05-02.xml fdlp 24339 24786 DGPO 2011-04-30 2024-06-04 FR-2011-05-02 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-05-02 76 84