Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 28, 1995 / Rules and Regulations 15877

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Hydrocarbons,

Incorporation by reference,

Intergovernmental regulations,

Reporting and recordkeeping, Ozone,

Volatile organic compounds.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: March 16, 1995.

Felicia Marcus,

Regional Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 1

[OST Docket No 1; Amdt. 1–269]

Organization and Delegation of Powers

and Duties Transfer of Delegations

From Assistant Secretary for

Governmental Affairs to General

Counsel and Deputy General Counsel

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: Responsibility for the

Department’s airline consumer

protection program and related

responsibilities has been transferred

from the Assistant Secretary for

Governmental Affairs to the General

Counsel and the Deputy General

Counsel. This rule amends the

delegations to be in accordance with the

changed responsibilities. The rule is

necessary to reflect the delegations in

the Code of Federal Regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule becomes

effective March 28, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven B. Farbman, Office of the

Assistant General Counsel for

Regulation and Enforcement (202) 366–

9306, United States Department of

Transportation, 400 7th Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Responsibility for the Department’s

airline consumer protection program

and related responsibilities has been

transferred from the Assistant Secretary

for Governmental Affairs to the General

Counsel and the Deputy General

Counsel. This rule amends the

delegations to be in accordance with the

changed responsibilities. The Office of

Intergovernmental and Consumer

Affairs has been changed to the Office

of Intergovernmental Affairs. The

Aviation Consumer Protection Division,

located within the Office of the

Assistant General Counsel for Aviation

Enforcement and Proceedings, has been

created.

Since this rule relates to departmental

management, organization, procedure,

and practice, notice and public

comment are unnecessary. For the same

reason, good cause exists for not

publishing this rule at least 30 days

before its effective date, as is ordinarily

required by 5 U.S.C. 553(d). Therefore,

this rule is effective on the date of its

publication.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1

Authority delegations (Government

agencies), Organizations and functions

(Government agencies).

PART 1—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 1

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; Pub. L. 101–552,

28 U.S.C. 2672, 31 U.S.C. 3711(a)(2).

§ 1.22 [Amended]

2. Section 1.22(f) is revised to read as

follows:

§ 1.22 Structure.

* * * * *

(f) Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Governmental Affairs. This office is

composed of the Offices of

Congressional Affairs and

Intergovernmental Affairs.

* * * * *

3. In § 1.56a, ‘‘1.61(d)’’ is revised to

read ‘‘1.57(s)’’ in paragraph (f)(1).

4. In § 1.56b, ‘‘1.61(d)’’ is revised to

read ‘‘1.57(s)’’.

5. Section 1.57 is amended by adding

a new paragraph (s) to read as follows:

§ 1.57 Delegations to General Counsel.

* * * * *

(s) Assist and protect consumers in

their dealings with the air transportation

industry and assist state and local

organizations in handling airline

consumer complaints. Carry out 49

U.S.C. 40113 and 41771 as appropriate

to those functions.

* * * * *

6. Section 1.57a is revised to read as

follows:

§ 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

§§ 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.

§ 1.61 [Amended]

7. In § 1.61, remove paragraph (d).

Issued at Washington, DC this 22nd day of

March, 1995.

Federico Pen ̃ a,

Secretary of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 95–7568 Filed 3–27–95; 8:45 am]

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