Title 49

PART 5

Part 5 - Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, And Enforcement Procedures

PART 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULEMAKING, GUIDANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES Authority:49 U.S.C. 322(a). Source:84 FR 71717, Dec. 27, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

49:1.0.1.1.3.1SUBPART A
Subpart A - General
49:1.0.1.1.3.1.3.1SECTION 5.1
   5.1 Applicability.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2SUBPART B
Subpart B - Rulemaking Procedures
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.1SECTION 5.3
   5.3 General.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.2SECTION 5.5
   5.5 Regulatory policies.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.3SECTION 5.7
   5.7 Responsibilities.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.4SECTION 5.9
   5.9 Regulatory Reform Task Force.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.5SECTION 5.11
   5.11 Initiating a rulemaking.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.6SECTION 5.13
   5.13 General rulemaking procedures.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.7SECTION 5.15
   5.15 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda).
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.8SECTION 5.17
   5.17 Special procedures for economically significant and high-impact rulemakings.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.9SECTION 5.19
   5.19 Public contacts in informal rulemaking.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.10SECTION 5.21
   5.21 Policy updates and revisions.
49:1.0.1.1.3.2.3.11SECTION 5.23
   5.23 Disclaimer.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3SUBPART C
Subpart C - Guidance Procedures
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.1SECTION 5.25
   5.25 General.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.2SECTION 5.27
   5.27 Review and clearance by Chief Counsels and the Office of the General Counsel.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.3SECTION 5.29
   5.29 Requirements for clearance.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.4SECTION 5.31
   5.31 Public access to effective guidance documents.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.5SECTION 5.33
   5.33 Good faith cost estimates.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.6SECTION 5.35
   5.35 Approved procedures for guidance documents identified as “significant” or “otherwise of importance to the Department's interests.”
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.7SECTION 5.37
   5.37 Definitions of “significant guidance document” and guidance documents that are “otherwise of importance to the Department's interests.”
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.8SECTION 5.39
   5.39 Designation procedures.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.9SECTION 5.41
   5.41 Notice-and-comment procedures.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.10SECTION 5.43
   5.43 Petitions for guidance.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.11SECTION 5.45
   5.45 Rescinded guidance.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.12SECTION 5.47
   5.47 Exigent circumstances.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.13SECTION 5.49
   5.49 Reports to Congress and GAO.
49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.14SECTION 5.51
   5.51 No judicial review or enforceable rights.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4SUBPART D
Subpart D - Enforcement Procedures
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.1SECTION 5.53
   5.53 General.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.2SECTION 5.55
   5.55 Enforcement attorney responsibilities.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.3SECTION 5.57
   5.57 Definitions.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.4SECTION 5.59
   5.59 Enforcement policy generally.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.5SECTION 5.61
   5.61 Investigative functions.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.6SECTION 5.63
   5.63 Clear legal foundation.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.7SECTION 5.65
   5.65 Proper exercise of prosecutorial and enforcement discretion.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.8SECTION 5.67
   5.67 Duty to review for legal sufficiency.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.9SECTION 5.69
   5.69 Fair notice.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.10SECTION 5.71
   5.71 Separation of functions.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.11SECTION 5.73
   5.73 Avoiding bias.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.12SECTION 5.75
   5.75 Formal enforcement adjudications.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.13SECTION 5.77
   5.77 Informal enforcement adjudications.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.14SECTION 5.79
   5.79 The hearing record.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.15SECTION 5.81
   5.81 Contacts with the public.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.16SECTION 5.83
   5.83 Duty to disclose exculpatory evidence.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.17SECTION 5.85
   5.85 Use of guidance documents in administrative enforcement cases.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.18SECTION 5.87
   5.87 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.19SECTION 5.89
   5.89 Duty to adjudicate proceedings promptly.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.20SECTION 5.91
   5.91 Agency decisions.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.21SECTION 5.93
   5.93 Settlements.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.22SECTION 5.95
   5.95 OGC approval required for certain settlement terms.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.23SECTION 5.97
   5.97 Basis for civil penalties and disclosures thereof.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.24SECTION 5.99
   5.99 Publication of decisions.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.25SECTION 5.101
   5.101 Coordination with the Office of Inspector General on criminal matters.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.26SECTION 5.103
   5.103 Standard operating procedures.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.27SECTION 5.105
   5.105 Cooperative Information Sharing.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.28SECTION 5.107
   5.107 Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act Compliance (SBREFA).
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.29SECTION 5.109
   5.109 Referral of matters for judicial enforcement.
49:1.0.1.1.3.4.3.30SECTION 5.111
   5.111 No third-party rights or benefits.