February 8, 2011 • fcc.gov/data 
Mary Beth Richards 
SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR FCC REFORM 
Greg Elin 
CHIEF DATA OFFICER 

Modernize and streamline how the FCC: 
Collects Data 
EFFICIENT, TIMELY, RELEVANT 
Uses and Manages Data 
STANDARDIZE AND MODERNIZE 
Shares Data 
TRANSPARENT, USEFUL PUBLIC DATA TOOLS 
Appoint Data Officers and agency data team 
Maintain central data set inventory  
Standardize and make collections electronic   
Accelerate linking together FCC databases 
Ensure public information is online 
Zero-based review of all data collections  
Individuals 
responsible for 
creating policies, 
practices and tools to 
make data an asset 
for daily use 
Centralized data set 
inventory for smarter 
tracking and licensing 
Cloud-services to 
reduce cost of 
development and 
maintenance 

Statutory 
Situational 
Transactional 
Framework for Eliminating 
THREE TIERS OF EVALUATING 
Elimination Process Varies 
PRA – REVIEWED EVERY 3 YEARS 
STATUTE – WORK WITH CONGRESS 
COMMISSION LEVEL  
20 Initial Collections Targeted 
for Near Term Discontinuation 
TIER 1 CANDIDATES 
OUTDATED, RARELY USED 
Form 
1210 
Continue Review for collections that can be 
discontinued or modified   
Continue Zero-based of data collections in 
additional Bureaus