[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 60 (Thursday, March 29, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14668-14669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1524]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 13

[Docket No. FAA-2006-26477]


FAA Civil Penalty Adjudication Web Site

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The FAA has a Web site that provides access to many documents 
relating to the agency's administrative adjudication of civil penalty 
cases. Currently, the address provided in the regulations for the civil 
penalty adjudication Web site is incorrect. In this rulemaking, we are 
amending the regulations to substitute the correct Web site address.

DATES: This rule is effective on March 29, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Skojec, Office of the Chief 
Counsel, Adjudication Branch, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC, 20591; telephone 202/385-8228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The FAA assesses civil penalties for violations of certain 
provisions of the Federal aviation statute and the Federal hazardous 
materials transportation statute. The rules of practice in 14 CFR 13.16 
and 14 CFR part 13, subpart G (14 CFR 13.201-13.235) govern these 
proceedings involving the adjudication of civil penalties.
    The agency has a Web site containing documents relating to the 
agency's adjudication of civil penalties. These documents include 
decisions and orders issued by the Administrator, indexes of decisions, 
contact information for the Hearing Docket and the administrative law 
judges, the rules of practice, and other information.
    We recently discovered that the address for the Web site set forth 
in 14 CFR 13.210 is incorrect. As a result, we are amending the rules 
to correct this problem.

This Rulemaking

    FAA Civil Penalty Adjudication Web Site. We are amending section 
13.210 to correct the Web site address for the FAA civil penalty 
adjudication Web site. The correct address is: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_adjudication/AGC400/Civil_Penalty.

Procedural Matters

    In general, under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 
553, agencies must publish regulations for public comment and give the 
public at least 30 days notice before adopting regulations. There is an 
exception to these requirements if the agency for good cause finds that 
notice and public comment are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 
to the public interest. In this case, the FAA finds that notice and 
comment requirements are unnecessary due to the administrative nature 
of the change. It is in the public interest for the Rules of Practice 
to provide the correct address for the civil penalty adjudication Web 
site as soon as possible.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 13

    Administrative practice and procedure, Air transportation, Aviation 
safety, Hazardous materials transportation, Investigations, Law 
enforcement, Penalties.

The Amendments

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Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 13 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations as follows:

PART 13--INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES

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1. The authority section for part 13 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 18 U.S.C. 6002; 28 U.S.C. 2461 (note); 49 U.S.C. 
106(g), 5121-5128, 40113-40114, 44103-44106, 44702-44703, 44709-
44710, 44713, 46101-46111, 46301, 46302 (for a violation of 49 
U.S.C. 46504), 46304-46316, 46318, 46501-46502, 46504-46507, 47106, 
47107, 47111, 47122, 47306, 47531-47532; 49 CFR 1.47.


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2. Amend Sec.  13.210 by revising paragraphs (e)(2) to read as follows:


Sec.  13.210  Filing of documents.

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    (e) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (2) Decisions and orders issued by the Administrator in civil 
penalty cases, indexes of decisions, contact information for the FAA 
Hearing Docket and the administrative law judges, the rules of 
practice, and other information are available on the FAA civil penalty 
adjudication Web site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_adjudication/AGC400/Civil_Penalty.


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    Issued in Washington, DC on March 23, 2007.
Rebecca MacPherson,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
[FR Doc. 07-1524 Filed 3-28-07; 8:45 am]
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