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 Federal  Communications  Commission  FCC  05-  85 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  matter  of 
 Appointment  of  the  Defense  Commissioner 
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 ORDER 
 Adopted:  April  13,  2005  Released:  April  15,  2005 
 By  the  Commission: 
 1.  Pursuant  to  Section  0.181  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  1  we  hereby  appoint  Chairman  Kevin  J.  Martin  to  be  Defense  Commissioner.  The  Defense  Commissioner  is  responsible  for  overseeing 
 all  homeland  security,  national  security  and  emergency  preparedness,  and  defense  functions  of  the  Commission.  This  involves,  inter  alia:  (1)  representing  the  Commission  in  interagency  matters 
 pertaining  to  homeland  security,  national  security  and  emergency  preparedness,  and  defense  matters,  including  matters  pertaining  to  continuity  of  government  during  national  emergencies;  (2)  serving  as  the 
 principal  point  of  contact  for  the  Commission  on  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  Department  of  Homeland  Security;  (3)  developing  emergency  programs  covering  service  provision  by  wireless  and  wireline 
 telecommunications  carriers,  broadcast,  cable,  and  satellite  facilities,  as  well  as  radio  frequency  assignment,  investigation,  and  enforcement;  and  (4)  assuming  the  duties  of  the  Commission  under  certain 
 emergencies.  2 
 2.  This  Order  is  procedural  in  nature  and  pertains  to  internal  organization  and  delegations  of  authority,  and  hence  is  not  subject  to  the  prior  notice  and  effective  date  provisions  of  the  Administrative 


 Procedure  Act.  3 
 3.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  that  pursuant  to  sections  1,  4(  i),  303(  r)  and  706  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  151,  154(  i),  303(  r),  and  606,  and  Section 


 0.181  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.181,  Chairman  Kevin  J.  Martin  is  appointed  Defense  Commissioner  EFFECTIVE  upon  adoption  of  this  Order. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Marlene  H.  Dortch  Secretary 
 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.181. 
 2  Id. 
 3  See  5  U.  S.  C.  §  553(  b),  (d). 
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