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(a) To act as Alternate Defense Coordinator in representations with other agencies with respect to planning for the continuity of the essential functions of the Commission under national emergency conditions, and to serve as the alternate representative of the Commission to the Interagency Emergency Planning Committee of the Office of Emergency Planning.

(b) To serve as the alternate representative of the Commission to the Interagency Civil Defense Committee of the Office of Civil Defense, Department of the Army.

(c) To keep the Defense Commissioner informed as to significant developments in this area.

[29 FR. 14664, Oct. 10, 1964]

§ 0.183 Office of Emergency Communi

cations.

(a) The Chief of the Office of Emergency Communications plans, directs and coordinates the functions of the OfEce. The Office of Emergency Commuications under the supervision and direction of the Executive Director and in collaboration with, and with the concurrence of the responsible Bureau Heads and Staff Officers, develops, prepares, and recommends to the Defense Commiss.oner national emergency plans and develops preparedness programs covering See Executive Orders 10312, 10346, as amended, 11007, 11092, and 11179):

(1) Provision of service by common carriers, broadcasting facilities, and the safety and special radio services under national emergency conditions;

(2) Assignment of radio frequencies to Commission licensees under national emergency conditions;

(3) Preparation of data with respect to facilities operated by the non-governSat communications industry for use

the National Resources Evaluation Czter:

(4) Control of radio stations in an mergency, except those belonging to, or perated by, any department or agency f the United States Government;

(5) Investigations of violations of pertent law and regulations in an emerty, and development of procedures Segnated to initiate, recommend, or herwise bring about the appropriate 4rcement actions required in the ink of national security;

4 Provision of financial, credit, or her assistance to common carriers and

Commission licensees who might need such assistance in various conditions of mobilization, particularly those resulting from attack;

(7) Stimulation of the development by common carriers and by licensees, of standby plans for the conservation and salvage of supplies and equipment and the rehabilitation, restoration, or replacement of essential communication facilities after an attack;

(8) Preparation, as claimant agency for the non-government communications industry, to claim materials, manpower, equipment, supplies and services needed in support of the common carriers, and Commission licensees from the appropriate resource agencies, and work with such agencies in developing programs to insure availability of such resources in an emergency;

(9) Provision of advice and guidance to achieve such industry protection as is necessary to maintain the integrity of the facilities and services provided by common carriers and radio station licensees, and promote a national program to stimulate disaster preparedness and damage control, including, but not limited to, organizing and training facility employees, personnel shelter, evacuation and relocation plans, records protection, continuity of management, security, emergency repair and recovery of facilities, deconcentration and dispersal of facilities, and mutual aid associations for emergency;

(10) Development and maintenance of a capability to assess the effects of attack on communication facilities and services subject to Commission regulation, which are essential in a national emergency, and provide data to the Department of Defense; and

(11) Fostering or conducting research in areas directly concerned with the Commission's emergency preparedness responsibilities;

(b) The Office of Emergency Communications, in collaboration with, and with the concurrence of, Bureau Heads and Staff Officers, prepares plans for the continuity of Government functions of the Commission in the event of a national emergency (except for certain designated functions of the Field Engineering Bureau, as set forth in § 0.111) as prescribed by Executive Order 10346, as amended, including plans for emergency mobilization of the Commission's personnel; positioning, maintenance, and

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protection of supplies, material and essential records; and selection, training, transportation and emergency assignment, notification and funding arrangements for the Commission's Executive Reserve Unit of the National Defense Executive Reserve Program under the provisions of Executive Order 11179 (except for certain designated functions of the Field Engineering Bureau as set forth in § 0.111).

(c) The Office of Emergency Communications provides the Executive Secretariat for the National Industry Advisory Committee, its sub-committees at the Regional, State and Local level, and special working groups as may be formed for specific purposes by the Defense Commissioner.

(d) The Office of Emergency Communications is composed of the Office of the Chief, including the NIAC Secretariat and the FCC Mobilization Planning Officer, the Emergency Communication Systems Division, and the Emergency Communication Resources Plans Division, with functions as set forth in paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of this section.

(e) Emergency Communication Systems Division: The Emergency Communication Systems Division develops and recommends plans and procedures for the following:

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(1) Broadcasting service.
tion, activation, deactivation of broad-
casting facilities and services, the con-
tinuation or suspension of broadcasting
services and facilities, and issuance of
appropriate authorizations for such fa-
cilities, services, and personnel in an
emergency.

(2) Safety and special radio services. Authorization, operation, and use of specified safety and special radio services, facilities, and personnel in the national interest in an emergency.

(3) Electromagnetic radiation. Control of radio stations in an emergency, except for those belonging to, or operated by, any department or agency of the United States Government.

(4) Facilities protection. Provide advice and guidance to achieve such industry protection as is necessary to maintain the integrity of the facilities and station licensees and promote a national program to stimulate disaster preparedness and damage control. The guidance shall include, but not be limited to, organizing and training facility employees, personnel shelter, evacuation and reloca

tion plans, records protection, continuity of management, security, emergency repair and recovery of facilities, deconcentration and dispersal of facilities, and mutual aid associations for emergency.

(5) Research. Foster or conduct research in areas directly concerned with the Commission's emergency preparedness responsibilities.

(f) Emergency Communication Resources Plans Division: (1) The Emergency Communication Resources Plans Division develops and recommends plans and procedures for the following:

(1) Common carrier service. (a) Extension, discontinuance, or reduction of common carrier facilities or services, and issuance of appropriate authorizations for such facilities, services, and personnel in an emergency; and control of all rates, charges, practices, classifications, and regulations for service to Government and non-Government users during an emergency, in consonance with national economic stabilization policies.

(b) Development and administration of priority systems for public correspondence and for the use and resumption of leased inter-city private line service in an emergency.

(c) Use of common carrier facilities and services to overseas points to meet vital needs in an emergency.

(ii) Safety and special radio services. Authorization, operation and use of specified safety and special radio services, facilities, and personnel in the national interest in an emergency.

(iii) Radio frequency assignment. Assignment of radio frequencies to, and their use by, Commission licensees in an emergency.

(iv) Resource data. Provision of assistance and data with respect to facilities operated by Commission licensees for national resource evaluation purposes of the Office of Emergency Planning.

(v) Financial aid. Provision of financial, credit, or other assistance to common carriers and Commission licensees who might need such assistance in various conditions of mobilization, particularly those resulting from attack.

(vi) Conservation, salvage, and rehabilitation. Stimulation of the development, by common carriers and by licensees, of standby plans for the conservation and salvage of supplies and equipment and the rehabilitation, restoration, or replacement of essential communication facilities after an attack.

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(vii) Claimancy. Preparation, claimant agency for the non-Government communications industry, to claim materials, manpower, equipment, supplies, and services needed in support of the common carriers and Commission licensees from the appropriate resource agencies, and insure availability of such reSources in an emergency.

(viii) Damage assessment. Maintain a capability to assess the effects of attack on communication facilities and services subject to Commission regulation which are essential in a national emergency, and provide data to the Department of Defense.

(2) The Emergency Communication Resources Plans Division coordinates and directs the activities of the Commission's Damage Assessment Unit, and Coordinates the activities of the Commission's Resource Data Officer assigned to the National Resources Evaluation Center.

(3) The Emergency Communication Resources Plans Division conducts the review of plans developed by the State Task Groups and the Commission's representatives to the Regional Preparedness Committees of the Office of Emergency Planning.

(g) FCC Mobilization Planning Officer: (1) The FCC Mobilization Planning Officer, pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order 10346, as amended, and in consultation with the Bureau Heads and Staff Officers of the Commission, has responsibility for the preparation of plans for recommendation to the Defense Commissioner for maintenance of the Commission's essential functions at the seat of Government, and elsewhere, during a national emergency (except for certain designated functions of the Field Engineering Bureau as set forth in $0.111) including the following specific functions:

(i) Prepares detailed plans for the emergency mobilization, assignment and utilization of present Commission personnel and augmentation staff, including emergency notification, transportation, and continuity of funding arrangements.

(ii) Makes detailed advance arrangements for selection, positioning, maintenance, and protection of supplies and materials required by emergency relocation personnel for the execution of the plans for continuity of the Commis

sion's essential functions in the event of a national emergency.

(iii) Prepares recommendations for the selection, positioning, maintenance, and protection of essential records for the performance of essential functions of the Commission in the event of a national emergency.

(iv) Prepares plans for the selection, training, emergency assignment, emergency notification, transportation, and emergency funding arrangements for personnel in the Commission's Executive Reserve Unit of the National Defense Executive Reserve Program under the provisions of Executive Order 11179. (v) Selects and prepares detailed plans for training, emergency assignment, emergency notification, and transportation of the Emergency Task Forces assigned to the Special Facilities Division of the Office of Emergency Planning and to the Commission's Principal Emergency Relocation Facility.

(vi) In cooperation with the Chief, Emergency Communication Systems Division, and the Chief, Emergency Communication Resources Plans Division, makes detailed plans for appropriate investigation, enforcement and carrying out by Emergency Task Forces of all approved emergency preparedness plans (except for certain functions of the Field Engineering Bureau) under the provisions of Executive Orders 11092 and 10312.

(vii) Prepares plans for and conducts tests and exercises (except for certain activities of the Field Engineering Bureau as set forth in § 0.111) to determine the state of operational readiness of the Commission and its emergency facilities to execute its essential emergency functions and emergency mobilization plans in the event of a national emergency; and performs such other duties related to the Commission's continuity of Government activities and responsibilites as directed.

(viii) Prepares data and information with respect to continuity of the essential functions of the Commission in a national emergency (except for the Field Engineering Bureau as set forth in § 0.111), for use by the Defense Coordinator and Alternate Defense Coordinator at Interagency Emergency Planning Committee meetings, as directed, and prepares initial drafts of documents to implement any required actions as a result of such meetings.

(h) Executive Secretariat of the National Industry Advisory Committee: The Executive Secretary of the National Industry Advisory Committee provides secretariat service to the National Industry Advisory Committee, and its subcommittees at the Regional, State and Local level and special working groups as may be formed for specific purposes by the Defense Commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11007, as follows:

(1) Preparation of appointments to Committees or Working Groups as directed by the Defense Commissioner and maintenance of membership rosters, records and files of all committees and requests for appropriate security clearance for selected members.

(2) Preparation, certification, and appropriate distribution of agendas and associated material for meetings of all committees.

(3) Arrangements for preparation of appropriate minutes of meetings, and distribution thereof.

(4) Preparation of interagency coordination of National Industry Advisory Committee recommendations as directed.

(5) Coordinates preparation of the required agenda items for consideration by the Commission to effect implementation of National Industry Advisory Committee recommendations.

[29 F.R. 15758, Nov. 24, 1964]

§ 0.184 Field Liaison Offices of the Office of Emergency Communications.

(a) Field Liaison officers of the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) are designated as FCC representatives to Regional Civil Defense Coordinating Boards of the Office of Civil Defense, Department of the Army (DOA). (Engineers in Charge of Field Engineering Bureau (FEB) district offices at Boston, Massachusetts; Baltimore, Maryland; Atlanta, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington are designated as alternates.)

(b) Field Liaison officers of the OEC are designated to serve as alternate FCC representatives to the OEP Regional Preparedness Committees. (The Engineers in Charge listed in paragraph (a) of this section are principal representatives.)

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FCC Field Supervisor, Eastern United State Regions 1, 2, 3, 4) located at OCD Region 3, ville, Ga.

FCC Field Supervisor, Western United State Regions 5, 6, 7, 8) located at OCD Region Rosa, Calif.

(d) The FCC Field Liaison C listed in paragraph (c) of this secti designated as the FCC representat attend and supervise all Regiona State Industry Advisory Com meetings within their respective R and States pursuant to the require of Executive Order 11007. [29 F.R. 14665, Oct. 28, 1964] § 0.185 Responsibilities of the b and staff offices.

The heads of each of the sever reaus and staff offices, in rendering and assistance to the Executive D in the performance of his dutie respect to defense activities wil the following duties and responsib

(a) To keep the Executive Dired formed of the instigation, progres

completion of programs, plans, or activLes with respect to defense in which they are engaged or have been requested to engage.

(b) To render assistance and advice to the Executive Director on matters which relate to the functions of their respective bureaus or staff offices.

(c) To render such assistance and advice to other agencies as may be consistent with the functions of their respective bureaus or staff offices and the Commission's policy with respect thereto.

(d) To perform such other duties related to the Commission's defense activites as may be assigned to them by the Commission.

29 FR. 14665, Oct. 28, 1964]

$ 0.136 Emergency Relocation Board.

(a) An Emergency Relocation Board, to be convened at the Commission's relocation headquarters, performs the functions of the Commission in the event of the inability of the Commission to function at its offices in WashEaton, D.C., resulting from disaster or the threat of imminent disaster from enemy attack or from natural causes, eber:

1) At the time of or under circumstances specified in a directive from the President.

2 In the absence thereof, upon recept of a warning signal indicating that an attack on the capital is likely.

3. In the absence of either a direcEve or warning signal, immediately wing an actual attack.

b) The Board shall comprise such Commissioners as may be present and able to act or, if no Commissioner is present and able to act, the occupant of the following positions, in the order ed, who is present and able to act: 1 The Chief, Field Engineering Brau

2 The General Counsel.

3 The Chief Engineer.

4 The Chief, Safety and Special Radio Services Bureau.

5 The Chief, Broadcast Bureau.
6. The Chief, Common Carrier Bu-

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(12) An Assistant Chief, Broadcast Bureau.

(13) The Associate Chief, Common Carrier Bureau.

(14) The Chief of Division, ranking in the same order as indicated in subparagraphs (1) to (7) of this paragraph. [28 F.R. 12392, Nov. 22, 1963, as amended at 29 F.R. 15923, Nov. 28, 1964]

Subpart B-Delegations of
Authority

AUTHORITY: §§ 0.201 to 0.387 also issued under sec. 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 155.

SOURCE: §§0.201 to 0.387 appear at 28 F.R. 12402, Nov. 22, 1963, except as otherwise noted.

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(a) There are three basic categories of delegations made by the Commission. pursuant to section 5(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended:

(1) Delegations to act in non-hearing matters and proceedings. The great bulk of delegations in this category are made to bureau chiefs and other members of the Commission's staff. This category also includes delegations to individual commissioners and to boards or committees of commissioners, such as the Telegraph and Telephone Committees.

(2) Delegations to rule on interlocutory matters in hearing proceedings. Delegations in this category are made to the Review Board and to the Chief Hearing Examiner.

NOTE: Interlocutory matters which are delegated neither to the Review Board nor to the Chlef Hearing Examiner are ruled on by the presiding officer by virtue of the authority vested in him to control the course and conduct of the hearing. This authority stems from section 7 of the Administrative Procedure Act and section 409 of the Communications Act rather than from delegations of authority made pursuant to section 5(d) of the Communications Act. (See §§ 0.218 and 0.341.)

(3) Delegations to review an initial decision. Delegations in this category are made to individual commissioners, to panels of commissioners, or to the Review Board.

(b) Delegations are arranged in this subpart under headings denoting the person, panel, or board to whom authority has been delegated, rather than by

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