§ 0.241 Authority delegated.

(a) The performance of functions and activities described in § 0.31 is delegated to the Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology: Provided that the following matters shall be referred to the Commission en banc for disposition: (1) Notice of proposed rulemaking and of inquiry and final orders in rulemaking proceedings, inquiry proceedings and non-editorial orders making changes, except that: (i) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is delegated authority, together with the Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, to adopt certain technical standards applicable to hearing aid compatibility under § 20.19 of this chapter, as specified in § 20.19(k). (ii) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is delegated authority, by notice-and-comment rulemaking if required by statute or otherwise in the public interest, to issue an order amending rules in parts 2, 5, 15, or 18 of this chapter that reference industry standards to specify revised versions of the standards. This delegation is limited to modifying rules to reference revisions to standards that are already in the rules and not to incorporate a new standard into the rules, and is limited to the approval of changes to the technical standards that do not raise major compliance issues. (iii) The Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology is delegated authority, along with the Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, by notice-and-comment rulemaking if required by statute or in the public interest, to issue an order amending rules in part 88 of this chapter that reference industry standards to specify revised versions of the standards. These delegations are limited to modifying rules to reference revisions to standards that are already in the rules and not to incorporate a new standard into the rules, and are limited to the approval of changes that do not raise major compliance issues