[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR1.57a]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 1_ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C_Delegations
 
Sec.  1.57a  Delegations to Deputy General Counsel.

    The Deputy General Counsel is delegated authority to:
    (a) Appear on behalf of the Department on the record in hearing 
cases, and to initiate and carry out enforcement actions on behalf of 
the Department, under the authority transferred to the Department from 
the Civil Aeronautics Board as described in Sec. Sec.  1.56a(f) and 
1.57(s). This includes the authority to compromise penalties under 49 
U.S.C. 46301; to issue appropriate orders, including cease and desist 
orders, under 49 U.S.C. 46101; and to require the production of 
information, enter carrier property and inspect records and inquire into 
the management of the business of a carrier under 49 U.S.C. 41711, as 
appropriate to the enforcement responsibilities. In carrying out these 
functions, the Deputy General Counsel is not subject to the supervision 
of the General Counsel.
    (b) Initiate and carry out enforcement actions relating to:
    (1) Foreign airport security on behalf of the Department under 49 
U.S.C. 44907; and
    (2) The Consumer Credit Protection Act under section 4(a)(5) of the 
Civil Aeronautics Board Sunset Act of 1984 (October 4, 1984; Pub. L. 98-
443). In carrying out these functions, the Deputy General Counsel is not 
subject to the supervision of the General Counsel.

[Amdt. 1-269, 60 FR 15877, Mar. 28, 1995]