47 C.F.R. § 54.723

Standard of review.

            (a) The Wireline Competition Bureau shall conduct
            de novo
             review of request for review of decisions issue by the Administrator.

            (b) The Federal Communications Commission shall conduct
            de novo
             review of requests for review of decisions by the Administrator that involve novel questions of fact, law, or policy; provided, however, that the Commission shall not conduct
            de novo
             review of decisions issued by the Wireline Competition Bureau under delegated authority.

[67 FR 13228, Mar. 21, 2002]

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