[Federal Register: May 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 84)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 kwheeles@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Karen Wheeless, Office of Managing
Director, 202-418-2910, or by e-mail to kwheeles@fcc.gov.
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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