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.

• Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322(a).
• Source: 84 FR 71717, Dec. 27, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

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49:1.0.1.1.3.3.3.11	SECTION 5.45	5.45 Rescinded guidance.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

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