Other FieldsAgency Scheme: FCCOTCCD0011 ADJUDICATION STRUCTUREHearing Level: Basic StructureName of Hearing Office (local name): Enforcement BureauName of Hearing Office (global name): Federal Communications Commission: Enforcement BureauSub-Agency/Bureau/Division:: Telecommunications Consumers DivisionHearing Officer #1 (Title): Division Chief (or designee)Are administrative appeals permitted from final decisions at the hearing-level stage?: Yes (All Types of Cases) PROCESS & PROCEDURE - General InformationAre private parties permitted to have representation at hearings?: Yes (All Types of Cases)Who may serve as a private party representative?: AttorneyIs the agency permitted to have representation at hearings?: Yes (All Types of Cases)Regulations/rules of practice for hearings (please include CFR citations): 47 C.F.R. § 14.38-.52 PROCESS & PROCEDURE - Pre-Hearing ProcedureIs discovery permitted by either party at the hearing-level stage?: Yes (All Types of Cases)Briefly describe the scope and type(s) of discovery available (e.g., depositions, interrogatories, etc.): Complainant may file up to 10 written interrogatories. Additional discovery is at the discretion of the hearing officer, but may include document production, depositions, or additional interrogatories. See 47 C.F.R. § 14.47. Does the hearing officer have subpoena authority?: NoAre parties provided notice of hearing?: Yes (All Types of Cases) PROCESS & PROCEDURE - Hearing ProcedureWhat types of hearings are permitted at the hearing-level stage?: Written (Document-Only) HearingIn-PersonHow many hearing officers preside at each hearing?: OneIs witness testimony permitted at hearings?: YesAre hearings recorded and/or transcribed?: Yes PROCESS & PROCEDURE - Post-Hearing ProcedureWho typically drafts the decision at the hearing-level stage?: Adjudication OfficerWho has authority to issue final decisions?: Adjudication OfficerDo agency regulations or guidance provide time limits for issuance of final decisions?: NoIs judicial review available after issuance of a final decision?: No PROCESS & PROCEDURE - Case ManagementAre final decisions published and/or posted on the agency website?: Yes (Some Decisions)If "Yes (Some Decisions)," how does the agency determine which final decisions to publish/post? Please briefly describe: The relevant website page and regulations do not indicate how the agency decides which final decisions to publish.Do agency regulations/rules of practice specify the contents of the administrative record at the hearing-level stage?: NoDo agency regulations/rules of practice provide for closure of the record at the hearing-level stage (subject to applicable exce: No ADJUDICATORSInformation About Officer: Adjudication Officer TitleJob SeriesAre persons in this position employed full-time as adjudication officers? Division Chief (or designee)0000-Misc Occupations GroupNo ADR: General InformationIs ADR available at one or more points during the hearing process?: No ADR – Summary StatisticsFor Fiscal Year 2013, please provide the following annual ADR statistics: CASELOAD STATISTICS - Supplementary StatisticsSupplementary Caseload Statistics by Case Type: Verified by Agency: Not verified
