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GAO-14-851R 1 (2014-08-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqol0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-326179 August 29, 2014 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Chairman The Honorable John Thune Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Henry Waxman Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entitled Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions (FCC 14-50). We received the rule on June 24, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on August 15, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 48,442. The final rule adopts rules to implement the broadcast television spectrum incentive auction. The central objective of the incentive auction is to harness the economics of demand for spectrum in order to allow market forces to determine its highest and best use, which will benefit consumers of telecommunications services. Enclosed is our assessment of FCC's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that FCC complied with the applicable requirements. If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule, please contact Shirley A. Jones, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8156. signed Robert J. Cramer Managing Associate General Counsel Enclosure cc: Blaise Scinto Chief, Broadband Division Federal Communications Commission GAO-1 4-851 R

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