TITLE 47 - TELECOMMUNICATION

CHAPTER I - FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL

PART 0 - COMMISSION ORGANIZATION

subpart c - GENERAL INFORMATION

0.455 - Other locations at which records may be inspected.

Except as provided in 0.453,0.457, and 0.459, records are routinely available for inspection in the Reference Information Center or the offices of the Bureau or Office which exercises responsibility over the matters to which those records pertain (see 0.5), or will be made available for inspection at those office upon request. Upon inquiry to the appropriate Bureau or Office, persons desiring to inspect such records will be directed to the specific location at which the particular records may be inspected. A list of Bureaus and Offices and examples of the records available at each is set out below.

  (a) Media Bureau. (1) Rulings under the Fairness Doctrine and section 315 of the Communications Act, and related materials.

  (2) Ruling lists which contain brief summaries of rulings.

  (3) Congressional correspondence and related materials.

  (4) Correspondence and other actions and decisions relating to cable television services that are not filed in the FCC Reference Information Center, e.g. rate regulation files and related documents.

  (b) Wireline Competition Bureau. (1) Reports of public coast station operators filed under 43.71 of this chapter.

  (2) Valuation reports filed under section 213 of the Communications Act, including exhibits filed in connection therewith, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission, with reasons therefor, pursuant to section 213(f) of the Communications Act. See 0.457(c)(2).

  (3) Computer II files and related materials.

  (c) Office of Managing Director. (1) All minutes of Commission actions, containing a record of all final votes, minutes of actions and internal management matters as provided in 0.457 (b)(1) and (c)(1)(i). These records and files are available for inspection in the Agenda Group.

  (2) Files containing information concerning the history of the Commission's rules. These files are available for inspection in the Publications Group.

  (3) See 0.443.

  (4) Reports filed pursuant to subpart E of part 19 of this chapter and applications for inspection of such reports. See 0.460(k).

  (d) Office of Engineering and Technology which includes the Bureau's Technical Library containing technical reports, technical journals, and bulletins of spectrum management and related technical materials. Also files containing approved applications for Equipment Authorization (Type accepted, certified and notified) and related materials are available for review. These files are available in the Commission's Laboratory in Columbia, Maryland.

  (1) Experimental application and license files.

  (2) The Master Frequency Records.

  (3) Applications for Equipment Authorization (type accepted, type approval, certification, or advance approval of subscription television systems), following the effective date of the authorization. See 0.457(d)(1)(ii). (Application files, technical journals and other technical materials are maintained at the Commission's Laboratory at Columbia, Maryland.) (e) International Bureau. The treaties and other international and bilateral agreements listed in 73.1650 of this chapter are available for inspection in the office of the Chief, Strategic Analysis and Negotiations Division, International Bureau. Also contracts and other arrangements filed under 43.51 and reports of negotiations regarding foreign communication matters filed under 43.52 of this chapter, except for those kept confidential by the Commission pursuant to section 412 of the Communications Act. See 0.457(c)(3). Also files relating to international settlements under part 64 of this chapter.

[67 FR 13222, Mar. 21, 2002]