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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

§ 16.5 

Personal delivery means same-day 

hand delivery or overnight express de-
livery service. 

Respondent  means any person named 

in a complaint as a person responsible 
for noncompliance. 

Sponsor means: 
(1) Any public agency which, either 

individually or jointly with one or 
more other public agencies, has re-
ceived Federal financial assistance for 
airport development or planning under 
the Federal Airport Act, Airport and 
Airway Development Act or Airport 
and Airway Improvement Act; 

(2) Any private owner of a public-use 

airport that has received financial as-
sistance from the FAA for such airport; 
and 

(3) Any person to whom the Federal 

Government has conveyed property for 
airport purposes under section 13(g) of 
the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as 
amended. 

Writing or written includes paper doc-

uments that are filed and/or served by 
mail, personal delivery, facsimile, or 
email (as attached PDF files). 

[Doc. No. 27783, 61 FR 54004, October 16, 1996, 
as amended at Amdt. 16–1, 78 FR 56141, Sept. 
12, 2013] 

§ 16.5

Separation of functions. 

(a) Proceedings under this part, in-

cluding hearings under subpart F of 
this part, will be prosecuted by an 
agency attorney. 

(b) After issuance of an initial deter-

mination in which the FAA provides 
the opportunity for a hearing, an agen-
cy employee engaged in the perform-
ance of investigative or prosecutorial 
functions in a proceeding under this 
part will not, in that case or a factu-
ally related case, participate or give 
advice in an initial decision by the 
hearing officer, or a final decision by 
the Associate Administrator or des-
ignee on written appeal, and will not, 
except as counsel or as witness in the 
public proceedings, engage in any sub-
stantive communication regarding that 
case or a related case with the hearing 
officer, the Associate Administrator on 
written appeal, or agency employees 
advising those officials in that capac-
ity. 

(c) The Chief Counsel, the Assistant 

Chief Counsel for Litigation, or an at-

torney on the staff of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for Litigation advises 
the Associate Administrator regarding 
an initial decision, an appeal, or a final 
decision regarding any case brought 
under this part. 

Subpart B—General Rules Appli-

cable to Complaints, Pro-
ceedings Initiated by the FAA, 
and Appeals 

§ 16.11

General processes. 

(a) Under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 

40113 and 47121, the Director may con-
duct investigations, issue orders, and 
take such other actions as are nec-
essary to fulfill the purposes of this 
part. This includes the extension of 
any time period prescribed, where nec-
essary or appropriate for a fair and 
complete consideration of matters be-
fore the agency, prior to issuance of 
the Director’s Determination. 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provi-

sion of this part, upon finding that cir-
cumstances require expedited handling 
of a particular case or controversy, the 
Director may issue an order directing 
any of the following prior to the 
issuance of the Director’s Determina-
tion: 

(1) Shortening the time period for 

any action under this part consistent 
with due process; 

(2) If other adequate opportunity to 

respond to pleadings is available, 
eliminating the reply, rebuttal, or 
other actions prescribed by this part; 

(3) Designating alternative methods 

of service; or 

(4) Directing such other measures as 

may be required. 

(c) Other than those matters con-

cerning a Corrective Action Plan, the 
jurisdiction of the Director terminates 
upon the issuance of the Director’s De-
termination. All matters arising dur-
ing the appeal period, such as requests 
for extension of time to make an ap-
peal, will be addressed by the Associate 
Administrator. 

(d) The Director may transfer to the 

FAA Deputy Assistant Administrator 
for Civil Rights or Office of Civil 
Rights designee the authority to pre-
pare and issue Director’s Determina-
tions pursuant to § 16.31 for complaints 
alleging violations of section 505(d) of 

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