[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: 49CFR6.5]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 6_IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN AGENCY PROCEEDINGS
--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec.  6.5  Proceedings covered.

    (a) The Act applies to adversary adjudications conducted by the 
Department of Transportation. These are adjudications under 5 U.S.C. 554 
in which the position of the Department is represented by an attorney or 
other representative who enters an appearance and participates in the 
proceeding. Coverage of the Act begins at designation of a proceeding or 
issuance of a charge sheet. Any proceeding in which the Department may 
prescribe or establish a lawful present or future rate is not covered by 
the Act. Proceedings to grant or renew licenses are also excluded, but 
proceedings to modify, suspend, or revoke licenses are covered if they 
are otherwise ``adversary adjudications.'' For the Department of 
Transportation, the types of proceedings covered include, but may not be 
limited to: Coast Guard suspension or revocation of licenses, 
certificates or documents under 46 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.; Coast Guard 
class II civil penalty proceedings under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1321(b)(6)(B)(ii); Coast Guard class II penalty proceedings under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 
U.S.C. 9609(b); suspension and revocation of Certificates of Registry 
proceedings for Great Lakes Pilots pursuant to 46 CFR Part 401; National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) automotive fuel economy 
enforcement under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 329 (49 CFR Part 511); Federal 
Highway Administration (FHWA) enforcement of motor carrier safety 
regulations under 49 U.S.C. 521 and 5123 (49 CFR 386); the Department's 
aviation economic enforcement proceedings conducted by its Office of 
Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Subtitle VII, 
14 CFR Chapter II. Also covered are any appeal of a decision made 
pursuant to section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
605) before an agency board of contract appeals as provided in section 8 
of that Act (41 U.S.C. 607), any hearing conducted under Chapter 38 of 
title 31, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. 
2000bb et seq.
    (b) If a proceeding includes both matters covered by the Act and 
matters specifically excluded from coverage, any award made will include 
only fees and expenses related to covered issues.

[48 FR 1070, Jan. 10, 1983, as amended at 62 FR 19233, Apr. 21, 1997]