[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR13.3]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 13_INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart A_Investigative Procedures
 
Sec.  13.3  Investigations (general).

    (a) Under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, (49 U.S.C. 
1301 et seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.), the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (49 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. 
2201 et seq.), the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (as 
amended, 49 U.S.C. App. 2201 et seq., Airport and Airway Safety and 
Capacity Expansion Act of 1987), and the Regulations of the Office of 
the Secretary of Transportation (49 CFR 1 et seq.), the Administrator 
may conduct investigations, hold hearings, issue subpoenas, require the 
production of relevant documents, records, and property, and take 
evidence and depositions.
    (b) For the purpose of investigating alleged violations of the 
Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended the Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Act, the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, the 
Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, the Airport and Airway 
Improvement Act of 1982 as amended by the Airport and Airway Safety and 
Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, or any rule, regulation, or order issued 
thereunder, the Administrator's authority has been delegated to the 
various services and or offices for matters within their respective 
areas for all routine investigations. When the compulsory processes of 
sections 313 and 1004 (49 U.S.C. 1354 and 1484) of the Federal Aviation 
Act, or section 109 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 
U.S.C. 1808) are invoked, the Administrator's authority has been 
delegated to the Chief Counsel, the Deputy Chief Counsel, each Assistant 
Chief Counsel, each Regional Counsel, the Aeronautical Center Counsel, 
and the Technical Center Counsel.
    (c) In conducting formal investigations, the Chief Counsel, the 
Deputy Chief Counsel, each Assistant Chief Counsel, each Regional 
Counsel, the Aeronautical Center Counsel, and the Technical Center 
Counsel may issue an order of investigation in accordance with Subpart F 
of this part.
    (d) A complaint against the sponsor, proprietor, or operator of a 
Federally-assisted airport involving violations of

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the legal authorities listed in Sec.  16.1 of this chapter shall be 
filed in accordance with the provisions of part 16 of this chapter, 
except in the case of complaints, investigations, and proceedings 
initiated before December 16, 1996, the effective date of part 16 of 
this chapter.

[Doc. No. 18884, 44 FR 63723, Nov. 5, 1979, as amended by Amdt. 13-17, 
53 FR 33783, Aug. 31, 1988; 53 FR 35255, Sept. 12, 1988; Amdt. 13-19, 54 
FR 39290, Sept. 25, 1989; Amdt. 13-27, 61 FR 54004, Oct. 16, 1996; Amdt. 
13-29, 62 FR 46865, Sept. 4, 1997]