[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55598-55599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27251]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 1

[Docket No. OST-2001-6189]


Organization and Delegation of Powers and Duties; Redelegation to 
the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) redelegates to the 
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs the 
authority previously delegated by the President to the Secretary to 
carry out the duties and powers granted under section 101(a)(2) of the 
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective November 2, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nilza F. Velazquez, Attorney, Office 
of the General Counsel (C-10), Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; 202-366-9164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    The Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (Public 
Law 107-42, September 22, 2001) (the ``Act'') was enacted in response 
in response to the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. 
Section 101(a)(2) of the Act authorizes the President to compensate air 
carriers for the direct and incremental losses they incurred from 
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and any resulting ground stop 
order. The President signed a Memorandum for the Secretary of 
Transportation, dated September 25, 2001 (66 FR 49507, September 27, 
2001), delegating his authority under Section 101(a)(2) to the 
Secretary of Transportation. Under the authority of section 322 (b) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Secretary may delegate his authority 
unless otherwise prohibited. In the present case the delegation is 
appropriate.
    Since this amendment relates to Departmental management, 
procedures, and practice, notice and comment on it are unnecessary 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A), and it may be made effective in less than 
30 days after publication in the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 
553(d)(2) as a change in internal policy.

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List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Organization and 
functions (Government agencies).

    In consideration of the foregoing, part 1 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:

PART 1--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; Public Law 101-522, 104 Stat. 2744; 28 
U.S.C. 2672; 31 U.S.C. 3711(a)(2); 46 U.S.C. 2104(a).

    2. In Sec. 1.56a the introductory text is republished and paragraph 
(j) is added to read as follows:


Sec. 1.56a  Delegations to the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and 
International Affairs.

    The Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs is 
delegated the authority to:
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    (j) Carry out section 101(a)(2) of the Air Transportation Safety 
and System Stabilization Act (Public Law 107-42, 115 Stat. 230), as 
delegated to the Secretary of Transportation by the President pursuant 
to a Presidential Memorandum dated September 25, 2001.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2001.
Norman Y. Mineta,
Secretary of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 01-27251 Filed 11-1-01; 8:45 am]
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