47 C.F.R. § 0.212 Board of Commissioners.
Title 47 - Telecommunication
(a) Whenever the Chairman or Acting Chairman of the Commission determines that a quorum of the Commission is not present or able to act, he may convene a Board of Commissioners. The Board shall be composed of all Commissioners present and able to act. (b) The Board of Commissioners is authorized to act upon all matters normally acted upon by the Commission en banc, except the following: (1) The final determination on the merits of any adjudicatory or investigatory hearing proceeding or of any rule making proceeding, except upon a finding by the Board that the public interest would be disserved by waiting the convening of a quorum of the Commission. (2) Petitions for reconsideration of Commission actions. (3) Applications for review of actions taken pursuant to delegated authority. (c) The Board of Commissioners is authorized to act upon all matters normally acted upon by an individual Commissioner (when he or his alternates are not present or able to act) or by a committee of Commissioners (in the absence of a quorum of the committee). (d) Actions taken by the Board of Commissioners shall be recorded in the same manner as actions taken by the Commission en banc. (e) This section has no application in circumstances in which the Commission is unable to function at its offices in Washington, D.C. See §§0.181–0.186 and §§0.381–0.387. [30 FR 9314, July 27, 1965]
Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 0—COMMISSION ORGANIZATION
Subpart B—Delegations of Authority
Commissioners
§ 0.212 Board of Commissioners.
