The Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission eliminates the regulations with a Breakneck speed by using a process that lowers dozens of rules at the same time, while the public gives only 10 or 20 days to revise and submit objections.
Chairman Brendan Carr started his “Delete, Delete, Delete” Rule -Cutting Initiative in March and later announced that he would use the direct final rule (DFR) mechanism to eliminate regulations without a full period of the public comment. Direct final rule is just one of the various mechanisms that the FCC uses in the Delete, Delete, Delete Initiative. But despite the apparent uncertainty of regulations that have been removed under direct final rule so far, many observers are concerned that the process can easily be misused to eliminate more important rules that protect consumers.
On July 24, the FCC removed what the “11 outdated and useless rules” called with regard to Telegraaf, recipients of rabbit ear and telephone cabins. The FCC said that the 11 provisions consist of “39 regulatory costs, 7.194 words and 16 pages.”
The FCC eliminated these rules without the “prior notice and comment” period that was usually used to comply with the US Administrative Procedure Act (APA), where the FCC found that it had “a good reason” to skip that step. The FCC said it would allow 10 days of comments and that the eliminations of the rule would automatically come into force after the 10 -day period, unless the FCC concluded that it received “significant unfavorable comments”.
On August 7, the FCC once again used a direct final rule to eliminate 98 lines and requirements for broadcasters. This time the FCC allowed 20 days for comment. But the position maintained his position that the rules would be automatically removed at the end of the period if no “significant” comments were received.
FCC -Linemasings, on the other hand, usually allow 30 days for first comments and another 15 days for reactions to the answer. The FCC then considers the comments, responds to the most important issues and draws up a definitive proposal that is made for a voice from the committee. This process, which lasts for months and gives both the public and the commissioners more opportunity to consider the changes, may both apply to creating new rules and the elimination of existing.
