Incumbent provides legal interpretation and analysis of regulatory and legislative requirements and
recommendations on rule makings that increase competitive opportunities for small businesses. The
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
(SBREFA) of 1996, requires federal agencies to consider the effect of their rule makings on small
businesses, make information available to small businesses to assist in compliance, develop forfeiture
policies that account for small business characteristics, and a variety of other measures. The RFA makes
an agency’s final analysis judicially reviewable in a legal action brought by affected small business
entities.
Assists the Director with managing OCBO and works to promote opportunities in the
communications industry for small businesses. Incumbent assists the staff and Director with
executing OCBO’s mission to increase competition, encourage innovation, foster economic
growth, improve communications service to all communities, improve education and increase
diversity of voices and viewpoints across various communications mediums. The Deputy
Director works with entrepreneurs, industry, public interest organizations, and individuals to
disseminate information about FCC policies, broadband initiatives, cybersecurity, and other
priorities of the Commission.
Provides advice and guidance to the Chairperson and Commissioners’ staff, bureaus’ and
offices’ staff to ensure legal analysis that accompany FCC notice-and-comment rule
makings comply with the RFA. Implements, recommends, and evaluates the legal
sufficiency of RFA analyses, Commissions actions and rule makings; prepares legal
memoranda, comments on rulemakings, legislation, regulations, and any other matters for
which OCBO is responsible. Manages and coordinates the preparation of agency draft
orders, public notices, staff attorneys’ legal briefs. May coordinate legal research and
analyses with the Office of General Counsel (OGC), bureau and office chiefs, and the
Office of Chairperson and Commissioners.
Analyzes questions of law and telecommunications regulations. Based upon the
incumbent’s extensive legal and/or telecommunications background, the Incumbent may be
asked to advise and make legal recommendations on Commission decisions, proposed
rules, and regulatory and legislative issues impacting OCBO programs. Works closely with
the bureaus and offices, and leads interdisciplinary working groups directed to originate
research and investigative analysis on critical and unprecedented regulatory and legislative
issues affecting the implementation of policies and procedures throughout the Commission.