# Conforming Amateur Service Rules to the Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 1996-03-12 · Effective 1996-04-11 · 61 FR 9953
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-5764
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 9953
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 97
- **Publication date:** 1996-03-12
- **Effective date:** 1996-04-11
- **FCC docket:** FCC 96-74
## Abstract

This action amends the amateur service rules, consistent with the statutory mandate of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, to remove certain unnecessary and outdated regulations. It removes the conflict- of-interest provisions pertaining to the administration of amateur operator license examinations. It also eliminates the requirement that volunteer examiners (VEs) and volunteer-examiner coordinators (VECs) who administer and coordinate amateur operator examinations maintain records of out-of-pocket expenses and annually certify those expenses to the Commission. The effect of these rule amendments is to further the public interest because they eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/12/96-5764/conforming-amateur-service-rules-to-the-provisions-of-the-telecommunications-act-of-1996)
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