Committee Leaders Open Investigation of FCC Process

House Commerce Committee Leaders opened an investigation into the Federal Communications Commission’s decision-making process ahead of granting a waiver of auction rules to Grain Management. The leaders have requested documents from the commission related to the following questions by August 15, 2014:

• Copies of all draft versions of the order granting Grain Management a waiver of the AMR (attributable material relationship) rule.
• All communications from November 4, 2013, to present between Grain Management and the Commission.
• All communications from November 4, 2013, to present between or among the members or employees of the Commission relating to Grain Management, the application of the AMR rule, or the Commission’s designated entity rules, or to the grant of the waiver of the AMR rule for Grain Management. This request includes all communications regarding the use of delegated authority, options memos, and timelines for Commission action.
• All materials maintained or produced by the FCC’s Electronic Chairman’s Lifecycle Agenda Tracking System (eCLAS) related to the Grain Management waiver.
• All written and electronic communications from April 25, 2006, to present between Grain Management and the Commission regarding the FCC's auction rules or procedures.
• All documents created by the FCC or submitted to the Commission on or after April 25, 2006, relating to the AMR rule.