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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

§ 13.203 

U.S.C. 5121–5128, or a rule, regulation, 
or order issued under those statutes, 
that has been filed with the Hearing 
Docket after a hearing has been re-
quested under § 13.16(f)(3) or (g)(2)(ii) of 
this part. 

FAA decisionmaker means the Admin-

istrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, acting in the capacity of 
the decisionmaker on appeal, or any 
person to whom the Administrator has 
delegated the Administrator’s decision-
making authority in a civil penalty ac-
tion. As used in this subpart, the FAA 
decisionmaker is the official author-
ized to issue a final decision and order 
of the Administrator in a civil penalty 
action. 

Mail includes U.S. certified mail, U.S. 

registered mail, or use of an overnight 
express courier service. 

Order assessing civil penalty means a 

document that contains a finding of a 
violation of a provision of the Federal 
aviation statute listed in the first sen-
tence of 49 U.S.C. 46301(d)(2) or in 49 
U.S.C. 47531, or of the Federal haz-
ardous materials transportation stat-
ute, 49 U.S.C. 5121–5128, or a rule, regu-
lation or order issued under those stat-
utes, and may direct payment of a civil 
penalty. Unless an appeal is filed with 
the FAA decisionmaker in a timely 
manner, an initial decision or order of 
an administrative law judge shall be 
considered an order assessing civil pen-
alty if an administrative law judge 
finds that an alleged violation occurred 
and determines that a civil penalty, in 
an amount found appropriate by the 
administrative law judge, is warranted. 
Unless a petition for review is filed 
with a U.S. Court of Appeals in a time-
ly manner, a final decision and order of 
the Administrator shall be considered 
an order assessing civil penalty if the 
FAA decisionmaker finds that an al-
leged violation occurred and a civil 
penalty is warranted. 

Party  means the respondent or the 

Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA). 

Personal delivery includes hand-deliv-

ery or use of a contract or express mes-
senger service. ‘‘Personal delivery’’ 
does not include the use of Government 
interoffice mail service. 

Pleading  means a complaint, an an-

swer, and any amendment of these doc-
uments permitted under this subpart. 

Properly addressed means a document 

that shows an address contained in 
agency records, a residential, business, 
or other address submitted by a person 
on any document provided under this 
subpart, or any other address shown by 
other reasonable and available means. 

Respondent  means a person, corpora-

tion, or company named in a com-
plaint. 

[Amdt. 13–21, 55 FR 27575, July 3, 1990, as 
amended by Amdt. 13–24, 58 FR 50241, Sept. 
24, 1993; Amdt. 13–29, 62 FR 46866, Sept. 4, 
1997; 70 FR 8238, Feb. 18, 2005; 71 FR 70464, 
Dec. 5, 2006] 

§ 13.203

Separation of functions. 

(a) Civil penalty proceedings, includ-

ing hearings, shall be prosecuted by an 
agency attorney. 

(b) An agency employee engaged in 

the performance of investigative or 
prosecutorial functions in a civil pen-
alty action shall not, in that case or a 
factually-related case, participate or 
give advice in a decision by the admin-
istrative law judge or by the FAA deci-
sionmaker on appeal, except as counsel 
or a witness in the public proceedings. 

(c) The Chief Counsel, the Deputy 

Chief Counsel for Policy and Adjudica-
tion, and the Assistant Chief Counsel 
for Litigation, or an attorney on the 
staff of the Assistant Chief Counsel for 
Litigation will advise the FAA deci-
sionmaker regarding an initial decision 
or any appeal of a civil penalty action 
to the FAA decisionmaker. 

[Amdt. 13–21, 55 FR 27575, July 3, 1990, as 
amended by Amdt. 13–24, 58 FR 50241, Sept. 
24, 1993; 70 FR 8238, Feb. 18, 2005] 

§ 13.204

Appearances and rights of 

parties. 

(a) Any party may appear and be 

heard in person. 

(b) Any party may be accompanied, 

represented, or advised by an attorney 
or representative designated by the 
party and may be examined by that at-
torney or representative in any pro-
ceeding governed by this subpart. An 
attorney or representative who rep-
resents a party may file a notice of ap-
pearance in the action, in the manner 
provided in § 13.210 of this subpart, and 

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