[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR0.455]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 0_COMMISSION ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart C_General Information

 

Sec. 0.455  Other locations at which records may be inspected.



    Except as provided in Sec. Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 0.443.

    (4) Reports filed pursuant to subpart E of part 19 of this chapter 

and applications for inspection of such reports. See Sec. 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 Sec. 

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 Sec. 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 Sec. 43.51 and reports of negotiations 

regarding foreign communication matters filed under Sec. 43.52 of this 

chapter, except for those kept confidential by the Commission pursuant 

to section 412 of the Communications Act. See Sec. 0.457(c)(3). Also 

files relating to international settlements under part 64 of this 

chapter.



[67 FR 13222, Mar. 21, 2002]