Federal Communications Commission: Statement of Newton N. Minow, chairman, in support of Reorgani- Letter to Senator McClellan, dated June 8, 1961, concerning the effect of the first proviso of sec. 1, plan No. 2, on the Commission's Statement of Rosel H. Hyde, Commissioner, re Reorganization Plan Letter from Robert T. Bartley, Commissioner, to Senator McClellan dated May 4, 1961, opposing Reorganization Plan No. 2.--- Statement of Robert E. Lee, Commissioner, opposing Reorganization Statement of Frederick W. Ford, Commissioner, in support of Re- Comparison of Reorganization Plan No. 2 with respect to present Cases pending end of fiscal years 1956-60 and April 30, 1961. Orders issued during fiscal years 1956-60 and first 10 months of fiscal Commission actions on hearing examiners initial decisions_ Statement of Sigurd Anderson, regarding Reorganization Plan No. 4. Letter from Senator Warren G. Magnuson, chairman, Committee on Commerce, to Senator McClellan, dated June 7, 1961, recommend- ing that Reorganization Plan No. 4 be approved.. Memorandums: (1) Current and contemplated review practices if plan No. 4 becomes effective and, (2) effect of section 7(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, currently, and if plan No. 4 Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1950, Message from the President, National Labor Relations Board: Statement in support of Reorganization Plan No. 5.- Statement of Stuart Rothman, General Counsel, supporting Reor- 145 Memorandum comparing current procedures governing automatic Letter from Senator Lister Hill, chairman, Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, to Senator McClellan, dated Júne 8, 1961, com- Letters from Walter P. North, General Counsel, to Dr. Eli Nobleman, Bell, Edgar T., general manager, Oklahoma Television Corporation, letter to Senator Kerr, dated May 18, 1961, opposing Reorganization Brown, Douglas, president, Ozark Broadcasting Corp., letter to Senator Buttle, Edgar, president, The Federal Trial Examiners Conference, letter Letter to Senator Pastore, May 11, 1961... Letter to Congressman Oren Harris, May 26, 1961. Collins, LeRoy, president, National Association of Broadcasters, statement opposing Reorganization Plan No. 2- Darity, Martin J., station manager, WULA, Eufaula, Ala., letter to Senator Sparkman, dated May 17, 1961, opposing Reorganization Plan No. 2. Devine, John, general manager, station KVOO, Oklahoma, letter to Senator Kerr, dated May 20, 1961, opposing Reorganization Plan Funston, G. Keith, president, New York State Exchange, letter to Senator McClellan, dated May 15, 1961. Garner, John, general manager, station KMOS, Sedalia, Mo., letter to Senator Symington, dated May 16, 1961, opposing Reorganization Haas, Julian F., president, Arkansas Broadcasters Association, telegram to Senator McClellan dated May 19, 1961, opposing Reorganization Hardwick, Carter, managing director, station WSFA-TV, Montgomery, Ala., letter to Senator Sparkman, dated May 23, 1961, opposing Re- Hyland, Robert, president, Missouri Broadcasters Association, telegram to committee dated May 23, 1961, opposing Reorganization Plan Landis, James M., Special Assistant to the President, letter to Senator McClellan, dated June 12, 1961, setting forth the effect of section 7(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act on agencies if plans No. 1-4 become Lane, Frank S., general manager, station KRMG, Tulsa, Okla., letter to Senator Kerr, dated May 25, 1961, opposing Reorganization Plan Martin, Luther W., general manager, Show-Me Broadcasting Co., letter to Senator Symington dated May 15, 1961, opposing Reorganization Mayo, W. H., Radio Station KBRI, Brinkley, Ark., telegram to Senator McClellan, dated May 16, 1961, opposing Reorganization Plan No. 2.. Millar, Hudson C., Jr., president, Cullman Broadcasting Co., letter to Senator Sparkman dated May 22, 1961, opposing Reorganization Plan Miller, Lambert H., general counsel, National Association of Manufac- turers, letter to Senator McClellan, dated June 6, 1961, opposing Re- Morey, Gerald J., president, Station WNLC, New London, Conn., tele- gram to Senator Bush, dated May 22, 1961, opposing Reorganization Richardson, Kermit L., president and general manager, station KBOK, Malvern, Ark., letter to Senator McClellan, dated May 18, 1961, Roden, E. O., president, Skyline Radio Network, Booneville, Miss., letter to Senator Sparkman, dated May 19, 1961, opposing Reorganization Shipley, Carl L., of Shipley, Akerman & Pickett, letter to Senator REORGANIZATION PLANS OF 1961: NO. 1, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION; NO. 2, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; NO. 3, CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD; NO. 4, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; NO. 5, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1961 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m. in room 3302, New Senate Office Building, Senator John L. McClellan (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators, McClellan, Gruening, and Javits. Also present: Senator Francis Case of South Dakota; Walter L. Reynolds, chief clerk and staff director; Ann M. Grickis, assistant chief clerk and Eli E. Nobleman, professional staff member. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. The Chair will make a brief statement for the record. As announced on the floor of the Senate on May 18, these hearings have been scheduled to take testimony designed to assist the committee in determining the appropriate action to be taken on Senate Resolutions 148, 147, 142, and 143, expressing disapproval of Reorganization Plans No. 1, Securities and Exchange Commission; No. 2, Federal Communications Commission; No. 3, Civil Aeronautics Board; and No. 4, Federal Trade Commission of 1961, respectively. We will also hear testimony relative to plan No. 5 of 1961 dealing with the National Labor Relations Board, although no resolution of disapproval has been introduced in the Senate with respect to this plan, and I may say I have no information that such a resolution will be introduced. Since we are holding this series of hearings, I am going to hear testimony on it if anyone desires to comment with respect to that plan. Following the reference of these plans to this committee, the respective chairmen of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, the Senate Committee on Commerce, and the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, which exercise oversight jurisdiction over the regulatory agencies which are the subject of these plans, were requested to submit their views and recommendations for consideration by this committee. The Committee on Commerce held hearings on plan No. 2, Federal Communications Commission, on May 23, 1961, and on plan No. 4, Federal Trade Commission, on June 1. Hearings on plan No. 3, Civil Aeronautics Board, have been scheduled for June 8, I understand, and after that committee has held those hearings, we will be glad to receive such findings and recommendations as it may desire 1 to submit. The Senate Committee on Banking and Currency held hearings on plan No. 1, Securities and Exchange Commission, on June 2, 1961. If the respective chairmen or other members of these committees desire to present their views in person, we will, of course, be glad to hear from them and accordingly an invitation has been extended to them to testify, if they so desire. If, however, they wish to submit the recommendations of their committees in written form, these will be incorporated in the record. As other Senators indicate their desire to be heard, they will be accommodated. Also, letters were sent to each member of the regulatory agencies concerned, inviting them to submit their comments and recommenda tions on the plans affecting their respective agencies. In the case of plan No. 5, National Labor Relations Board, the views of the General Counsel to the Board were also requested. The comments and recommendations of the Chairmen and other members of these agencies will be inserted in the record at an appropriate place. As indicated, the committees exercising legislative oversight over the regulatory agencies which are the subjects of these plans have held extensive hearings, or are in the process of doing so. It is not our intention to duplicate their work. This committee would be remiss, however, in its duty to the Senate if it did not conduct an independent examination of the major features of these plans so as to enable us to reach an informed decision on the pending resolutions and on plan No. 5. Accordingly, we have asked each of the regulatory agencies concerned to have present representatives who can summarize the positions of their respective agencies and be available to answer any questions which members of the committee may have. Where members of these agencies have indicated that they are not in agreement with the Chairman and the majority of the members of these bodies and have submitted their views, they will be included in the record. Our first witness this morning will be Mr. James M. Landis, Special Assistant to the President. He will be followed by Senator Francis Case in support of Senate Resolutions 142 and 143. The committee will then hear from Mr. William E. Carey, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, accompanied by members of the Commission staff, Mr. Paul Rand Dixon, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, accompanied by members of the staff of that agency, and representatives of the Federal Communications Commission. Tomorrow we expect to hear from the sponsors of two of the resolutions of disapproval, Senator Roman L. Hruska, in support of Senate Resolution 147, Federal Trade Commission, and Senator Homer E. Capehart, in support of Senate Resolution 148, Securities and Exchange Commission. They will be followed by Mr. Allen S. Boyd, Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board. Although no resolution of disapproval of plan No. 5 has been filed in the Senate, the committee has extended an invitation to the Chairman and General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board to testify on this plan. These witnesses will present their views this afternoon, if we can obtain permission for the committee to sit. |