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§ 16.303 

(1) Set forth the new issues or evi-

dence; 

(2) Contain affidavits of prospective 

witnesses, authenticated documents, or 
both, or an explanation of why such 
substantiation is unavailable; and 

(3) Contain a statement explaining 

why such new matter could not have 
been discovered in the exercise of due 
diligence prior to the date on which the 
evidentiary record closed. 

(g) A Final Agency Decision may be 

appealed in accordance with subpart G 
of this part. 

[Amdt. 16–1, 78 FR 56147, Sept. 12, 2013] 

Subpart G—Judicial Review 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 27783, 61 FR 54004, Oct. 

16, 1996, unless otherwise noted. Redesig-
nated by Amdt. 16–1, 78 FR 56148, Sept. 12, 
2013. 

§ 16.247

Judicial review of a final deci-

sion and order. 

(a) A person may seek judicial re-

view, in a United States Court of Ap-
peals, of a final decision and order of 
the Associate Administrator, and of an 
order of dismissal with prejudice issued 
by the Director, as provided in 49 
U.S.C. 46110 or 49 U.S.C. 47106(d) and 
47111(d). A party seeking judicial re-
view shall file a petition for review 
with the Court not later than 60 days 
after the order has been served on the 
party or within 60 days after the entry 
of an order under 49 U.S.C. 46110. 

(b) The following do not constitute 

final decisions and orders subject to ju-
dicial review: 

(1) An FAA decision to dismiss a 

complaint without prejudice, as set 
forth in § 16.27; 

(2) A Director’s Determination; 
(3) An initial decision issued by a 

hearing officer at the conclusion of a 
hearing; 

(4) A Director’s Determination or an 

initial decision of a hearing officer be-
comes the final decision of the Asso-
ciate Administrator because it was not 
appealed within the applicable time pe-
riods provided under §§ 16.33(c) and 
16.241(b). 

[Doc. No. 27783, 61 FR 54004, Oct. 16, 1996. Re-
designated and amended by Amdt. 16–1, 78 FR 
56148, Sept. 12, 2013] 

Subpart H—Ex Parte 

Communications 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 27783, 61 FR 54004, Oct. 

16, 1996, unless otherwise noted. Redesig-
nated at 78 FR 56148, Sept. 12, 2013. 

§ 16.301

Prohibited ex parte commu-

nications. 

(a) The prohibitions of this section 

shall apply from the time a proceeding 
is noticed for hearing unless the person 
responsible for the communication has 
knowledge that it will be noticed, in 
which case the prohibitions shall apply 
at the time of the acquisition of such 
knowledge. 

(b) Except to the extent required for 

the disposition of ex parte matters as 
authorized by law: 

(1) No interested person outside the 

FAA and no FAA employee partici-
pating as a party shall make or know-
ingly cause to be made to any 
decisional employee an ex parte com-
munication relevant to the merits of 
the proceeding; 

(2) No FAA employee shall make or 

knowingly cause to be made to any in-
terested person outside the FAA an ex 
parte communication relevant to the 
merits of the proceeding; or 

(3) Ex parte communications regard-

ing solely matters of agency procedure 
or practice are not prohibited by this 
section. 

[Doc. No. 27783, 61 FR 54004, Oct. 16, 1996. Re-
designated at Amdt. 16–1, 78 FR 56148, Sept. 
12, 2013] 

§ 16.303

Procedures for handling ex 

parte communications. 

A decisional employee who receives 

or who makes or knowingly causes to 
be made a communication prohibited 
by § 16.303 shall place in the public 
record of the proceeding: 

(a) All such written communications; 
(b) Memoranda stating the substance 

of all such oral communications; and 

(c) All written responses, and memo-

randa stating the substance of all oral 
responses, to the materials described in 
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. 

[Doc. No. 27783, 61 FR 54004, Oct. 16, 1996. Re-
designated at Amdt. 16–1, 78 FR 56148, Sept. 
12, 2013] 

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