NEWS
                                                         October 7, 1996
   
                 COMMISSION ELIMINATES MORE THAN HALF OF 
                         ITS INTERNAL  REGULATIONS
   
   The FCC announced today that it has eliminated more than two-thirds of all internal
   management directives and revised a number of others, resulting in a total reduction
   of more than half the pages of directives that were in place on September 11, 1993. 
   Streamlining  these regulations has made it possible for FCC employees to receive
   faster, more efficient support services, saving agency resources.
   
   "Today's announcement is part of the FCC's continuing effort to make itself as
   efficient as the most efficient 21st century business," said FCC Chairman Reed
   Hundt.  "Even as we look for ways to eliminate marketplace barriers and to simplify
   our processes for outside parties, it is also important to change our internal practices
   to create the most productive workplace."  
   
   Issued on September 11, 1993, Executive Order 12861, Elimination of One-Half of
   Executive Branch Internal Regulations, directed each executive department and
   agency to eliminate 50 percent of its civilian internal management regulations that are
   not required by law within three years.  Independent regulatory commissions and
   agencies were also requested to comply with its provisions.
   
   To meet this challenge, the FCC's Office of Managing Director established an
   Internal Regulations Task Force comprised of representatives from the major bureaus
   and offices.  The task force identified 115 internal directives totalling 3,112 pages
   which it determined to be subject to review.  Although this effort is continuing, as of
   September 11, 1996, the Commission  has eliminated 77 directives (66.95 percent)
   and revised 10 others resulting in a reduction of 1,773 pages (56.97 percent). 
   
   Examples of these reductions include:  converting the "Time, Leave and Attendance
   Manual" to a simple handout to remove information contained in other regulations
   and publications; eliminating "Performance of Commercial Activities" because it
   duplicated Office of Management and Budget publications; and reducing the "FCC
   Organization Manual" to  a simplified handout and placing it on the FCC Intranet for
   easier, paper-free, access by FCC employees.
   
   The work of this internal task force demonstrates FCC's continuing support for
   producing a Government that works better and costs less.  
   
                                  -FCC- 
   
   News media contact:  Meribeth McCarrick or Rochelle Cohen at (202) 418-0500.
   Office of Managing Director contact:  Peter Herrick at (202) 418-0443 or
   Terry Johnson at (202) 418-0445.